Quick and Roomy

When you hear it called the ‘Bionic Cheetah,‘ don‘t snigger....

Refined Corvette

The brakes are also similar to the C5's, although the front rotors are cast with slightly thicker faces to improve fade resistance. Four-channel anti-lock brakes extract the maximum retardation from each ti...

2004 Toyota Sienna LE – Road Test

My, my, would you just look at our little Sienna. He has grown up and moved away from home. Empty-nesters Mama Camry and Papa Avalon may have shed a tear, but they knew deep in their combustion chambers tha...

Acceleration and Transmissions

As always, the fuel-injected Corvette engine is a sweetheart to drive. Power is excellent, but even more impressive is the torque curve, which is as close to being flat as any we've seen. F...

Area of Maximum Tuning

In 1963 we were a bit stunned by a Mercury Marauder that had 427 cubic inches, 425 horsepower, good handling, and performance that, to us, was absolutely breathtaking. The Tempest GTO is ...

Race Breeding and Engineering

The barrels have alloy cooling fins and shrunk-in "Hirai" (a spe­cial cast iron) liners. The bore and stroke, at 3.15 x 2.60 inches (80 x 66mm) are fashionably oversquare, with a ratio of...