Low Mass Is Its Own Reward: Affordable cars for the enthusiast driver mean that you don't have to spend Ferrari money to get an automotive thrill ride

摘要

LAST MONTH, I SANG THE PRAISES OF A NUMBER OF CARS THAT I'D Driven in 2003, including the BMW 645Ci coupe, several new Cadillacs- among them my own 2003 Escalade ESV - the Chevy Silverado HD 1500 pickup, the Mazda MPV, the all-aluminum Jaguar XJ8, and the Volkswagen New Beetle Turbo S. Finally, I iced the cake with the Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG, which I have driven three or four times - including a fantastic drive at very high speeds through the mountains of Mexico, between Oaxaca and Tuxtla Gutierrez on the old Mexican Carrera Panamericana route.