June 07 Auto Mag Roundup (Automotive)

Car and Driver
Four of a Kind
"We look at four distinct ways to spend $35,000 on a coupe and try to figure out which is the best sports car."
4th Ford Shelby GT (5spd man)
3rd Nissan 350Z (6 spd man)
2nd Audi TT 2.0T (6sp auto man)
1st Mazda RX-8 (6 spd man)

Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano hits 0-60 in 3.3 seconds, and 11.2 sec @ 131mph in the quarter

40 Somethings
"BMW's renewed 3-series defends its title as king of the lucury fresh-air four-seaters."
5th Volvo C70 T5
4th Volkswagen Eos 3.2
3rd Saab 9-3 2.0T
2nd Audi A4 2.0T
1st BMW 328i

2005 Porsche Boxster S Long Term Test
"More than a 911, In More Ways Than One"
Mike Dushane- "It's hard to find fault with the Boxster S's combination of capability and comfort. It's my favorite car."

Road Track
Volvo S80 V8 AWD is qicker than expected with 5.6 sec to 60mph and 14.2 second quarter mile at 99.4.

"League of Extraordinary Pocket Rockets"
5th Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V
4th Mini Cooper S
3rd Honda Civic Si Sedan
2nd Volkswagen GTI 4 door
1st MazdaSpeed3

Motor Trend
2008 Lexus LS600h L with 0-60 in 5.5 seconds and the quartermile in 14.0 seconds at 102.7mph returning 19mpg during their testing

"Track Attack - We Find America's Best-Handling Car"
Included BMW 335i coupe, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Honda Civic Si coupe, Honda S2000, Lotus Exige S, and Mazdaspeed3 GT, Mini Cooper S JC Works GP, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR, Porsche 911 GT3, and Porsche Cayman S.
After a vast battery of tests:
1st Porsche GT3 (And even more information supporting the this car as my favorite car at the moment, and maybe for a long time)
2nd Porsche Cayman S
3rd Lotus Exige S
4th Mitsubishi Evolution IX MR

Crossover Summit
"A meeting of traction"
1st Place Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring AWD
2nd Place Acura MDX
3rd GMC Acadia SLT AWD

2007 Vortech Corvette Z06
635hp with a 0-60 time of 3.9 seconds, 0-100mph in 7.4 seconds, 11.5 seconds and 133.1 mph
2007 Stock Corvette Z06
505hp with a 0-60 time of 3.8 seconds, 0-100mph in 7.8 seconds, 11.7 seconds and 124.0mph
The additional power from the supercharger made traction hard to find, but the trap speed in the quarter shows the improvement. Put some slicks on it, hope the drivetrain holds, and say hello to 10's.