Glovebox Notes: New Car Reviews
 | 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS Not fast enough to share the Evo’s silhouette without embarrassment. Mitsubishi has gone too far down market; I’d rather pay another $3k and have all-wheel drive, or maybe $5k and have a turbo and...[read more] Overall Experience: | Paul Duchene |
 | 2009 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring AWD Well-balanced sporty feel and some utility, excellent crash ratings, competitively priced, with laundry list of luxury options. Give me the same performance with better mileage, and lose the credit ca...[read more] Overall Experience: | Jim Pickering |
 | 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara XSport V6 Grandson of Geo Tracker has grown up well. Worthwhile alternative to CR-V and RAV4 despite poorer mileage. [read more] Overall Experience: | Paul Duchene |
 | 2009 Hyundai Genesis 3.8 Has an air of Stepford wives creepiness, in that it’s cloned from BMW and Lexus the way Russian clones of US bombers copied the patches for bullet holes in the donor planes. A 5-series BMW with a 3-...[read more] Overall Experience: | Paul Duchene |
 | 2008 Hyundai Vera Cruz Limited AWD While Hyundai is to be applauded for its upmarket ambitions, the proof of this pudding is about 50,000 miles away. Until then, the jury’s out. [read more] Overall Experience: | Paul Duchene |
 | 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion SUV A calculated shot at Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 but less room than the RAV4, not as driver-friendly as the CR-V and more expensive than both. Interior durability issues loom large.[read more] Overall Experience: | Paul Duchene |
 | 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 The ultimate race car for the street; take it to the track, put a couple sets of golf clubs in trunk, or go shopping, then do it all again tomorrow. At less than $80k, you can’t beat the bang-for-bu...[read more] Overall Experience: | KJ Glennon |
 | 2008 BMW M3 Sedan Much more of a high-speed instrument than its predecessor, this M3 demands skill when driven hard but requires little when just running around town—and four doors make it the perfect package for the...[read more] Overall Experience: | Jim Pickering |
 | 2008 Infiniti G37 Journey The G37 Coupe does everything right, but that should be a given in this segment. The cabin is plush but, coupled with the automatic, quick to bore. Make mine a 6-speed manual, and swap out the coupe f...[read more] Overall Experience: | Stefan Lombard |
 | 2009 Mini John Cooper Works The best Mini yet. With go-kart handling and decent fuel economy, this would make one heckuva daily commuter. The dash layout is enough to keep me from buying one, although that puts me in the minorit...[read more] Overall Experience: | Stefan Lombard |
