Car mags in the USA, rated by your friend M:
1. Autoweek- Ive read reviews where they say "dont buy this car"- that takes guts when you depend on ads to pay the bills. this mag is truthful but since its weekly you can read it in 20 minutes.
2. Automobile- I thought the review of the 360 vs Z8 was too short- it left me wanting more, maybe its because the cars are so fantastic, or the author spent too much time discussing tech things I can find on the net and not enough real driving impressions. Anyhow, its #2, overall a good mag.
3. Car & Driver / Road & Track- Solid reporting, reviews are mostly trustworthy but they give a nod to the people footing the bills. You can trust their numbers though (0-60mph, etc)
4 (by a large margin distant from 1-3) Motortrend Their numbers are always the most "aggressive" so if you see 0-60 4.0 seconds you can probably figure that its more like 5 seconds. Their Car of the Year awards are for sale. The only thing this mag is good for is pictures.
ME
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