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 tested a 1965 GTO with Tri-Power and what they considered the most desirable options ( close-ratio four-speed manual transmission, power steering, metallic brakes, rally wheels, 4. 11 limited-slip differential, and Rally Gauge Cluster ), with a total sticker price of US $ 3, 643. 79.

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.

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.

The Miata has also made Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list 11 times.

The Toronado was Motor Trend magazine's 1966 " Car of the Year.

The RX-7 made Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list five times.

In 1983, the RX-7 would appear on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for the first time in 20 years

The FC RX-7 was Motor Trends Import Car of the Year for 1986, and the Turbo II was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for a second time in 1987.

The FD RX-7 also made Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1993 through 1995, for every year in which it was sold state-side.

As of October 2006 the RX-8 has won at least 37 international motoring awards including 2003 International Engine of the Year, the 2003 Japanese Car of the Year, Australia's Wheels magazine's Car of the Year for 2003, the 2004 Singapore Car of the Year, the 2004 U. S. Best Sports Car, and several UK Best Car Awards.

It was named on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

It also made Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1985.

The redesigned CR-X was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1988.

The Integra was included on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list six times: in 1987, 1988, and 1994 through 1997.

The Contour and Mystique were on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1995, 1996 and 1997.

The Maxima SE was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1990.

The Maxima SE again made Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1995 and 1996.

The Caravan was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1985.

The Caravan itself won Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year 1996 and appeared on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1996 and 1997.

The Blue Mountain Region Sports Car Club of America hosts the Duryea Hill Climb, the longest in the Pennsylvania Hillclimb Association series, which follows the same route the automaker used to test his cars.

Banzai prepares to test his Jet Car, a modified Ford F-350 pickup truck powered by a jet engine, and capable of exceeding Mach 1.

The test is a success ; Banzai stuns onlookers by driving the Jet Car directly through a mountain.

The scene depicts an early test of a precursor to the Jet Car, built by Buckaroo's parents and Dr. Hikita.

The test ends in disaster, as the Jet Car has been sabotaged by the evil Hanoi Xan, leader of the World Crime League.

The " home movie " ends, and dissolves to the present-day opening scene of the film depicting Buckaroo's test run of the latter-day Jet Car.

In a comparison test conducted by Car and Driver Magazine, the Volkswagen Rabbit S was named the winner among eight small cars.

It also took home 1st place on Car and Driver's " Four of a Kind " comparison test.

The 128 was voted European Car of the Year for 1970, and continued to be acclaimed by the press throughout its lifetime: the magazine Road & Track placed the 128 above the Datsun B210, Toyota Corolla, Mazda 808, and Subaru DL but behind the Volkswagen Golf ( which was launched in 1974 some five years after the 128 ) and Honda Civic in a comparison test, praising it as a " driver's car " with " excellent " brakes and " outstanding handling ".

Examples of new car crash test programs include National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's NCAP, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Australasian New Car Assessment Program, EuroNCAP and JapNCAP.

The M35 / M45 garnered acclaim from the automotive press, winning an eight-car comparison test in Car and Driver, and the model was named the best luxury sedan by Consumer Reports.

In the Car and Driver magazine road test of a 1973 Gran Torino Sport, the suspension received high marks for comfort and handling.

This lack of sophistication caused the United States car magazine Car and Driver to publish a highly critical test of the Kadett in 1968, describing it as the " worst car in the world " and featuring photos of the car in a junkyard.

A 1965 Grand Prix road test was featured in the February, 1965 issue of Motor Trend magazine, much of which was devoted the entire Pontiac lineup receiving M / T " Car of the Year " honors for 1965.

# ( April 1968 ) Car & Driver, full road test, 1968 Toronado W-34.

A 1992 comparison test of the Northstar-powered Allanté by Car and Driver placed it above the Jaguar XJS V12 convertible and the Mercedes-Benz 300SL in North America.

On March 20, 2008 da Matta climbed back into a race car for the first time since his accident, completing a two-day test in a Riley Daytona Prototype prepared by reigning Rolex Sports Car Series champions GAINSCO / Bob Stallings Racing.

In March 2007 he was confirmed as the test and reserve driver for Minardi Team USA, former boss Paul Stoddart's recently acquired Champ Car World Series team.

Car & Drivers acceleration test delivered a 0-60 time of 4. 3 seconds.

Car and Driver in a 1975 Astre road test, said, " For $ 180 over the price of a Vega, the Astre features upgraded interior trim-primarily the items for which Chevrolet charges $ 134 in their custom interior.

Car and Driver in a 1977 Astre road test, said, " The Astre is the Vega-polished and refined and significantly improved, but still a Vega in perhaps its ultimate state of development .. It remained for Pontiac to do what Chevrolet probably should have done in the first place: the substitution of the marvelous old Chevy II cast-iron four-cylinder econo-motor for the much-troubled aluminum-block Vega engine.