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BMW X6 xDrive 35iPerformance
Typical of BMW, the X6's brakes are more than up to the task of reining in the easily gotten velocity. Our X6 came to a halt from 60 mph in just 111 feet. To put that impressive number into perspective, a Lotus Elise SC — a dedicated, ultralight sports car — does it in 110 feet. The powerful brakes also exhibited no fade in a half-dozen consecutive max-effort stops from that speed. The brake pedal is pretty stiff, however. And at first, the binders seemed a bit touchy, but we acclimated quickly.
Saturn Astra XR Coupe Performance
On the track, our 2009 Saturn Astra Coupe didn't break any records. It made it from zero to 60 mph in an underwhelming 8.9 seconds and reached the quarter-mile in 16.6 seconds at 83.9 mph. Through the slalom, the Astra's average speed was 66.4 mph. We felt quite a bit of body roll, but the car was still fairly confident and easy to drive. Brakes were average; our three-door stopped from 60 mph in 126 feet.
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Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV Sport: ComfortThe rear seats are near mirror images of their forward counterparts, as the Sport package includes rear bucket seats. This is great for outboard occupants, but perches the poor schmoe stuck in the middle up onto the buckets' edges and into the ceiling. Seating capacity could better be described as 4+1.
DR BRIAN STRASNICK : Porsche Boxster S
Sport Plus works just as well, but is a little disconcerting. With this console button pressed, the ghost of Stig enters the car and does all the gearchanging for you. It’s quite a party trick the way it works, changing down right to the apex of The Streets of Willow’s corners then hanging onto the gears all the way out. But, Luddite that I am, and even noting the 16 per cent improvement in fuel economy PDK is claimed to deliver, I’m still not sure it’s more fun than a manual.
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