12
MANHATTAN ON A TANK OF GAS
The Ford Escape hybrid tackles Manhattan traffic to see how many
miles it can cover on one tank of gas.
 14 BARRETT-JACKSON PALM BEACH
Record sales achieved at the 2nd annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach,
Florida collector car auction.
18 DTM PRESENTATION AT HAMBURG
Mercedes announces their 8 DTM drivers for the 2004 season at the championship's
presentation in Hamburg, Germany.
24 HUMMER H3T
The dynamic H3T infuses all of Hummer's military-derived DNA into an efficient refined package and carves a niche
in the midsize truck market.
40 MERCEDES-BENZ SL55 AMG
A review of Mercedes-Benz's big gun: the high-performance supercharged V-8 SL55 AMG.
62 SPECIAL-EDITION BOXSTER S
Porsche produces a limited, special-edition of the familiar Porsche Boxster S to commemorate the 1953 550 Spyder.
64 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-10R
A technical review of the latest solider to enter the liter-sportsbike wars...the Kawasaki ZX-10R.
68 INDEX OF AMERICAN POLICE CARS
A quick review of police cars throughout the 20th Century and the book that covers the topic in detail.
70 AUYANG S200 LAMBO
Entreprenuer Albert Auyang's Honda S2000 modification project.
77 MASERATI MC12
We review the technical details of the remarkable new 200+ mph GT car the MC12... a carbon-fiber, mid-engine, V12 with more than 600 hp.
 82 THE AGELESS VESPA SCOOTER
Makes and Models gives you a look
at the classicly ageless Vespa scooter
adorned with our classicly beautiful
model, Ashley Derrick.
87 BRABUS 2004
How do you improve on the ultimate
in luxury for the road? Let the
Brabus team of top engineers, technicians,
designers and upholsterers
loose to work their magic on the
Maybach,
Mercedes SLK and G-Model.
96 MUSCLE CAR RETROSPECTIVE
A reminiscent look back at the 1970
Dodge Daytona and the Plymouth
Superbird, Chrysler’s road versions
of the cars that so thoroughly dominated
NASCAR, they had to change
the rules to have them banned from
the high-speed oval circuits.
102 KZ REVIVAL
A look at what it takes to restore a
1975 Kawasaki Z1-900...the first
Japanese “superbike”.
106 FLORIDA FERRARI CLUB OF AMERICA
Coverage of the annual Ferrari Club
of America Florida Region “Sebring
Spring Spectacular”.
110 CIGARETTE RUMRUNNER 47
Power upgrade to two 1050 hp
Sterling engines highlights this review
of the new Concept RumRunner 47
from Cigarette.
114 2004 AUDI RS 6 TEAM
The Audi RS 6 team returns to the
SPEED World Challenge GT Series
for 2004 to defend last years Driver
and Manufacturer’s Title.
122 MUSTANG GT-R CONCEPT
Ford’s 40th anniversary of the
Mustang inspires this return to its
road-racing, 5.0 liter roots with this
Mustang GT-R concept based on the
2005 Mustang due out this fall.
128 Ducati Desmosedeci V4
M&M gives you some insight on the
Ducati Desmosedeci V4, Ducati’s
MotoGP team updated ride for 2004.
|  Issue 57
June 2004
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