Among the numerous examples of the use of the supercar description include the May 1965 issue of the American magazine Car Life, in a road test of the Pontiac GTO, and how " Hurst puts American Motors into the Supercar club with the 390 Rogue " ( the SC / Rambler ) to fight in " the Supercar street racer gang " market segment.

Car Life clocked a GTO so equipped at 0 – 60 miles per hour ( 0 – 97 km / h ) in 6. 6

Car Life was satisfied with the metallic brakes on its GTO, but Motor Trend and Road Test found the four-wheel drum brakes with organic linings to be alarmingly inadequate in high-speed driving.

Testers were split about handling, with Hot Rod calling it " the best-balanced car ever built ," but Car Life chiding its excessive nose heaviness, understeer, and inadequate damping.

Examples of these promos, released at almost the same time in 1975 are, GARY TOMS EMPIRE – " Drive My Car ", DON DOWNING – " Dream World ", BARRABAS – " Mellow Blow ", THE TRAMMPS – " Hooked for Life ", ACE SPECTRUM – " Keep Holdin ' On ", SOUTH SHORE COMMISSION – " Train Called Freedom ", THE CHEQUERS – " Undecided Love ", ERNIE RUSH – " Breakaway ", RALPH CARTER – " When You're Young and in Love ", Michael ZAGER & The Moon Band Feat.

In Car Life magazine's test of a 1968 Torino GT SportsRoof equipped with a 390-4V, C-6, and 3. 25: 1 axle, they recorded a 0-time of 7. 7 seconds, and the quarter-mile ( 402 m ) dragstrip time of 15. 8 seconds at.

Car Life, March 1968

The Corvair was referred to as " the phantom " by Car Life magazine in their 1968 Monza road test, and by 1969 Chevrolet's Corvair four-page brochure was " by request only ".

TV3 announced a new raft of TV documentaries for 2011 including The Irish of 9 / 11, The Hospice, Paul Connolly Investigates, Anatomy of a Car Crash, Challenging God, 24 Hours to Kill, The Day the Germans Bombed Dublin, The Rise and Fall of Fianna Fáil, Sex Lives, Hen Parties, Paddies in Paradise, Strictly Irish Dancing, Ireland's Disco Kids, Dejunk Your Life and Ireland's Top Teens.

Car Life magazine tested an F-85 with the standard engine and automatic transmission, and recorded a 0-60 ( 0 – 96 km / h ) time of 14. 5 seconds, with a top speed just over.

The car also gained great publicity for the division by winning several leading automotive awards, such as Motor Trend < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Car of the Year Award and Car Life < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Award for Engineering Excellence.

# ( Feb. 1966 ) Car Life, full road test, 1966 Toronado.

Car Life tested an L69 442 with four-speed transmission and obtained a 0 – 60 time of 6. 3 seconds and a quarter mile of 14. 8 seconds at.

Car Life tested a 1968 442 with a 3. 42: 1 rear axle ratio and Hydramatic and attained 0 – 60 times of 7. 0 seconds, and a quarter-mile time of 15. 13 seconds at.

Car Life also tested a four-speed W-30 with 4. 33 rearend gears and recorded a 13. 3 at, which shows the long stroke did not affect actual performance although long term durability at high ( 6000 plus ) engine speeds might be affected.

She had cameo roles in Crowe's The Wild Life ( 1984 ) as David's wife and Fast Times at Ridgemont High ( 1982 ) credited as " Beautiful Girl in Car ".

The term itself " was coined by Dennis Shattuck, who was editor of Car Life magazine " at the time.

Performance was strong enough that Car Life magazine stated ; " No one will wonder why they didn't use the 389 ," and fuel economy with the 326 ranged up to 19 mpg.

* Elisabeth Rosenthal, " In German Suburb, Life Goes on Without Car ," New York Times, May 11, 2009.

She leads entirely on " The Weatherman ", " Caring ", " the Car Thief ", and " The Beekeeper's Daughter ", as well as a partial lead on " Life Would Be Wonderful ".

" The original " Car Life " review at the time the first LTD was released suggests that it stood for nothing and was just three meaningless letters.

The original script ( called The Yellow Car, about an electric car living in a gas-guzzling world ), some of the original drawings and characters were produced in 1998 and the producers agreed that Cars could be the next movie after A Bug's Life and would be released in early 1999, particularly around June 4.

During the closing credits, the characters are at a drive-in watching clips of the Pixar films " Toy Car Story " ( Toy Story ), " Monster Trucks, Inc ." ( Monsters, Inc .) and A Bug's Life, whose characters have been rendered as vehicles in the style of Cars.

One so equipped was tested by ' Car and Driver ' magazine, who proclaimed it the last of the fast cars.

As the person responsible for Ford ’ s research on potential names, Eggert added “ Mustang ” to the list to be tested by focus groups ; “ Mustang ,” by a wide margin, came out on top under the heading: " Suitability as Name for the Special Car.

Car and Driver tested a heavily optioned 455, with a four-speed transmission and 3. 31 axle and recorded a quarter mile time of 15. 0 seconds with a trap speed of.

Car and Driver magazine tested the car at 4. 6 seconds 0-60 mph and 13. 0 seconds at for the quarter mile, so the claims were justified.

Three more were assembled from parts and tested at Ford's Experimental Car Garage in Dearborn.

Car and Driver magazine tested a 1968 Ford Torino GT equipped with the 428 CJ with Ram Air induction, C-6 Cruise-O-Matic, and 3. 91: 1 gears and recorded a quarter mile time of 14. 2 seconds at.

Performance with the 351 CJ was still good though, and Car and Driver tested a 351 CJ, 4-speed Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof with 3. 50: 1 gears to have a 0-time of 6. 8 seconds.

Car and Driver did not publish its quarter mile times, but Cars magazine tested a Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof with a 351 CJ, C-6 automatic, and 3. 50 gears to run though the quarter mile in 15. 40 seconds.

The 0-60 time was 0. 9 seconds slower than the 1972 model Car and Driver tested a year before ; however, this can partially be attributed to differences in gear ratio, transmission type, and a weight increase.

Car and Driver tested an automatic Jetfire and obtained a 0-60 time of 9. 2 seconds, with a top speed of 110 mph ( 176 km / h ).

At the same time Canada Car and Foundry Company had developed three inch shells and were being tested at the camp by Russian artillery.

This lended to the car now achieving a 0-60 time of just 4. 7 seconds, as tested by Car and Driver.

According to the May 2011 issue of Car and Driver ( in which they tested a Euro-spec model in a comparison along with the BMW 1 Series M and Infiniti G37 IPL coupe ), the North American model will have the same powertrain ( possibly with 360 hp ), but will only be available with the six-speed manual transmission.

What Car tested the XM 2. 0 ( 8v ) Si against the Renault 25 GTX, Lancia Thema CDi and Saab 9000 2. 0 16v.

In February 1991 Car Magazine tested the XM in V6 form alongside ten other executive cars ( Alfa Romeo 164 V6 Lusso, BMW 525i 24v, Ford Scorpio 2. 9 EFi, Jaguar XJ6 3. 2, Mercedes Benz 260E, Peugeot 605 3. 0 SVE, Rover Sterling, Saab 9000 CDs 2. 3 turbo, Vauxhall Senator CD 3. 0i and Volvo 960 3. 0i-24 ).

Modern Rod tested a 1965 F85 442 with the four-speed manual, slicks, and headers and obtained a quarter mile acceleration of 13. 78 seconds at ; Car Lifes automatic ' 65 ran the quarter mile in 15. 5 seconds at, with a 0 to 60 time of 7. 8 seconds.

Car and Driver tested a 1965 442 and did 0 – 60 mph in 5. 5 seconds.

Car and Driver tested the 392 at 12. 9 seconds at while Motor Trend ran it at 13. 0 seconds at and Edmunds ' number was far closer to Chrysler's claimed numbers at 12. 6 seconds at.

The Kalos models have been tested in at least four international New Car Assessment Programs, the results reflecting varying equipment and the differences in the tests themselves.

The T250 model has been tested by the European New Car Assessment Program ( Euro NCAP ):