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What would Gulliver drive?
It has taken years of analysis and reverse engineering, but the Japanese automakers are now able to build vehicles just as big and stupid as the Americans. This is a troubling development for Detroit, which has long had a lock on big and stupid. Indeed,...Tags: DVDs, Ford, Mississippi, Shaquille O'Neal, Nissan
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E55 AMG: Twist and shout
The engine of the 2004 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG produces 516 pound-feet of torque between 2,650 and 4,500 rpm. For a lot of people, this sentence means nothing. What, after all, is torque? What is a pound-foot, and is 516 of them a good thing or bad? "Pound-...Tags: Archimedes, Porsche, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ferrari, BMW
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Santa's little helper
More than a few readers have sent messages questioning what, exactly, I value in an automobile. These inquiries have often included helpful suggestions concerning the kind of flying leap I can take and where. Let me explain. What I value in a car is...Tags: Mike Myers, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Armed Forces, Los Angeles, Daimler AG
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Mighty Aphrodite
Sensible people might well ask what car could possibly be worth $150,000. This is why I never invite sensible people to parties. The 2004 Bentley Continental GT -- the first all-new Bentley since Volkswagen's takeover of the brand in 1998 -- is an...Tags: Maybach, Luxury Vehicles, Lifestyle and Leisure, BMW, England
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Caddy's wedge with an edge
The flashy fractalism that girds the Cadillac XLR has a name. General Motors Corp.'s luxury division calls it "Art and Science" design. The name always reminds me of Raphael's great painting "School of Athens," in which Plato and Aristotle are seen...Tags: Physiology, DVDs, Porsche, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Luxury Vehicles
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Thinking inside the box
After spending a week driving a Scion xB -- the ice-cube-shaped flagship of Toyota Motor Corp.'s new youth- directed brand Scion -- I would like to publicly apologize to Volvo for all the times I accused its products of being boxy. Clearly, I didn't...Tags: Metal, Environmental Politics, Car Guides and Reviews, Marketing, Sex Pistols (music group)
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Caught up in the Crossfire
Like many great beauties -- Marilyn Monroe, for instance -- the new Chrysler Crossfire has a faintly tragic air about it. And like many consumers of beauty -- Frank Sinatra, for instance -- I'm only too happy to exploit it. The 2004 Crossfire ($35,570 as...Tags: Guggenheim Museum, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Vehicles
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Toyota's spark of genius
This is a car Detroit assures us cannot be built. No way. No how. A spacious, safe and well-appointed mid-size four-door with practical performance while returning more than 60 miles per gallon? For $20,000? Are you, like, high? Well, there it sits in my...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Consumers, Los Angeles, National Government, Energy
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An Acura that rolls but doesn't rock
The 2004 Acura TL will raise no one's blood lust, nor will it send anyone into an eye-lolling frenzy. The TL is Botox for the brain box. You might think that the TL -- based on the current-generation Honda Accord and built in Maryville, Ohio -- would be...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), DVDs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stock Broking, Bridgestone Corp.
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Dan Neil Biography
EXPERIENCE • Los Angeles Times, automobile columnist, 2003. • Lecturer, North Carolina Wesleyan College, 1986-87. • Spectator Magazine, copy editor, arts columnist, 1987-89. • The News and Observer, copy editor, arts reporter, 1989-91; automotive section...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Expedia Incorporated, Awards and Prizes, Periodicals, Colleges and Universities
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Times' Pulitzer Prizes
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Song of the open road
Tribune newspapersThe Road. Do you hear the power of those words, all those songs pouring into your head like the dusty stream from a grain silo? Are you suddenly tangled up in blue on the lonesome highway to hell with white-line fever? Of course you are. Because life...Tags: Networking, The Eagles (music group), Johnny Cash, Passenger Cars, Music Industry
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