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Diamondbacks Behind the Wheel Womack, Gonzalez, Grace: What’S in the Garage? Plus THE ENTHUSIAST’S GUIDE TO LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL VOLUME 2 NUMBER 3 MAY/JUNE 2003 $5 Diamondbacks behind the wheel Womack, Gonzalez, Grace: what’s in the garage? plus... • Bulletproof: Lincoln Ballistic Protection and BMW High Security • Stewart Warner performance gauges • Bridgestone performance tires • Talbo Lago replica • T-Rex three-wheelers • Shootout: full-size dually pickups duke it out at Westworld • Auto update • Quiz • Briefs & Rumors • and more! VEHICLES • EQUIPMENT • SAFETY • PERFORMANCE • MAINTENANCE • MOTORSPORTS • EVENTS • DESTINATIONS • ATTRACTIONS THE ENTHUSIAST’S GUIDE TO LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL Contents MAY/JUNE 2003 DRIVER SHOWCASE Diamondbacks Behind The Wheel.......................................10 A They love life on the field and at the plate, and we love cheering them on. What do they shop for when they want to be on the road and behind the wheel? By Jill Amadio EQUIPMENT Ultra-High Performance Tire: Bridgestone Potenza RE750 .....15 Hot highways, flash floods and performance vehicles. This latest development takes on all three. ARMORED VEHICLES Bulletproof Luxury: Lincoln & BMW ...................................16 If you’re concerned about security on the road... really, really concerned... Lincoln and BMW are here to help. EQUIPMENT Performance Gauges ......................................................19 A sampling of Stewart Warner’s wide array of instruments designed to help you perform, keep you informed, and keep things looking very cool in the cockpit. VEHICLE REVIEW Talbo Lago Replica ..........................................................20 Part Batmobile, part upscale classic... we check out this custom iteration of a ’30s luxo-performance coupe. By Dan J. Gardner PERFORMANCE TEST Shootout at Scottsdale: Full-Size Pickups Face Off ................22 B Proving that a modern diesel dually pickup truck has indeed become a technological marvel, we perform an in- depth comparison of the latest from America’s Big Three. By Tim Sharp ALTERNATIVE WHEELS T-Rex & T-Rex T/R : A Real “Crossover” Vehicle ..................29 C Bike Week brought us this innovative pair of three- wheelers from Québec. An afternoon tour reveals a high level of performance and a truly unique character overall. By Andrew J. Waite and Joe Sage DEPARTMENTS CAR SMARTS : QUIZ ...............................................................4 AUTO UPDATE ......................................................................6 MOTOR RESOURCES DIRECTORY.................................................18 THE INSIDE TRACK: BRIEFS & RUMORS.........................................28 DESTINATION DIRECTORY........................................................30 UPCOMING FEATURES............................................................31 B AC Scottsdale Air Center: a full service ground support general aviation facility. FBO amenities include: 8 25,000 sq.ft. terminal comfort 8 72,000 sq.ft. hangar accommodations 8 300,000 sq.ft. flight line concrete 8 ExxonMobil premier care Avitat flight line service 8 State-of-the-art weather & pilot services 8 Professional management services 8 Top shelf concierge services at a moment’s notice 8 New & used aircraft sales & marketing services 8 Charter accommodations 8 Aircraft maintenance 8 Avionics installation & repair COVER PHOTOS: Joe Sage; Arizona Diamondbacks. RIGHT: Dick Reed, Ford, Dan J. Gardner, Tim Sharp, Joe Sage One block west of Hayden between Raintree and Costco • Scottsdale Air Center • 15290 N. 78th Way • Scottsdale AZ 85260 • 480-951-2525 QUIZ : CAR SMARTS 5. Which manufacturer is the first to offer a six-speed automatic transmission on front MAGAZINE transverse-mounted cars? (a) Ford (b) Toyota Publisher/Executive Editor: Joe Sage (c) Volkswagen Contributing Writers: Delivering (d) Honda Jill Amadio, Mark Cox, Larry Edsall, Dan J. Gardner, Gary Goldzweig, 6. Dave Smith Motors in Kellogg Idaho Bill & Barbara Schaffer, Tim Sharp sells more vehicles on the Internet than Contributing Photographers: any other dealer in the US. How many the driver’s edge Rich Cox, Dan J. Gardner, vehicles did they sell each month on the Larry Edsall, Dick Reed web for the first six months of last year? Design & Production: AdZoneAZ (a) 95 vehicles per month Advertising Sales: 480-948-0200 (b) 152 vehicles per month to teen drivers. (c) 271 vehicles per month 1. What percentage of new cars sold in (d) 365 vehicles per month ARIZONA DRIVER MAGAZINE Now you have an alternative to “on-the-job training” for developing driving 2002 were some variation of a silver color? PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY BY ADZONE ARIZONA LLC (a) 10 percent 7. The Honda Insight gas-electric hybrid PO Box 13387 - Scottsdale AZ 85267 skills. It is proven that experiential learning is far superior. Beyond classroom, (b) 19 percent gets the best fuel economy according to www.azdrivermag.com and in addition to road time, this program of interactive training and full the 2003 Fuel Economy Guide. What are its (c) 28 percent Arizona Driver Magazine and (d) 37 percent city/highway mpg ratings? Arizona Rider Magazine are registered simulation builds a solid foundation for young drivers. (a) 64 city/70 highway tradenames of AdZone Arizona LLC. 2. In a recent survey of Generation Y (b) 61 city/68 highway (people born between 1977 and 1994), (c) 60 city/66 highway which was their favorite brand car? (d) 59 city/64 highway (a) Kia (b) Volkswagen 8. Which gasoline-powered car was the (c) Saturn most fuel efficient in the 2003 U.S. Depart- (d) Hyundai ment of Energy Fuel Economy Guide? (a) Toyota Echo (manual transmission) 3. Singer and actor Chris Isaak can afford to (b) Ford Focus (manual transmission) choose, but he stays faithful to what car? (c) Honda Civic (manual transmission) Hands-on Virtual Driver Training (a) 1967 Ford (d) MINI Cooper (manual transmission) (b) 1964 Chevy Nova (c) 1963 Dodge Dart convertible 9. How many hotels in North America have • Significantly increases the participant’s awareness of personal and vehicle limitations (d) 1964 Volkswagen minibus earned AAA’s coveted five-diamond award • Enhances the ability to react correctly when faced with crucial decisions and maneuvers for 2003? 4. Which car does Bill Ford, Chairman of (a) 77 hotels • Provides actionable feedback for areas where additional work would prove beneficial Ford, drive as his personal car? (b) 138 hotels • Compresses years of driving experience into manageable course time (a) Jaguar S-Type R (c) 216 hotels (b) Volvo S60 R (d) 307 hotels (c) SVT Ford Mustang convertible (d) Lincoln LS (answers below) matic is the Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible. Beetle New Volkswagen the is matic properties that are evaluated by AAA each year. each AAA by evaluated are that properties wheel drive). One of their first cars with a six-speed auto- six-speed a with cars first their of One drive). wheel have earned the five-diamond rating out of the 42,000 the of out rating five-diamond the earned have transverse-mounted engine (the most common for front for common most (the engine transverse-mounted winners has only 77 hotels on it. Only 53 restaurants 53 Only it. on hotels 77 only has winners offer a six-speed automatic transmission on a car with a with car a on transmission automatic six-speed a offer 9. Answer: (A) The list of AAA five-diamond award five-diamond AAA of list The (A) Answer: 9. 5. ANSWER: (c) Volkswagen is the first manufacturer to manufacturer first the is Volkswagen (c) ANSWER: 5. gasoline hybrids or diesels. or hybrids gasoline driving a blue SVT Ford Mustang convertible since fall. since convertible Mustang Ford SVT blue a driving many cars with better fuel economy, but they were either were they but economy, fuel better with cars many 4 ANSWER: (c) Ford’s CEO Bill Ford has reportedly been reportedly has Ford Bill CEO Ford’s (c) ANSWER: 4 Ford Focus 27/36 and Honda Civic 32/38. There were There 32/38. Civic Honda and 27/36 Focus Ford his only car. only his powered cars are rated as follows: Mini Cooper 28/37, Cooper Mini follows: as rated are cars powered his faithful 1964 Chevy Nova for more than 15 years. It’s years. 15 than more for Nova Chevy 1964 faithful his It is rated at 35/43 mpg (city/highway). Other gas- Other (city/highway). mpg 35/43 at rated is It 3 ANSWER: (b) Singer and actor Chris Isaak has driven has Isaak Chris actor and Singer (b) ANSWER: 3 powered car, according to the 2003 Fuel Economy Guide. Economy Fuel 2003 the to according car, powered transmission has the best fuel economy for a gasoline- a for economy fuel best the has transmission of the US population. US the of 8. ANSWER: (a) The Toyota Echo with a manual a with Echo Toyota The (a) ANSWER: 8. Hyundai and Pontiac. Gen Y now represents 28 percent 28 represents now Y Gen Pontiac. and Hyundai born between 1977 and 1994, followed by VW, Saturn, VW, by followed 1994, and 1977 between born All the numbers are available at www.fueleconomy.gov at available are numbers the All Learn more about this exciting facility coming to the Valley, ates survey, Kia was the most popular brand of people of brand popular most the was Kia survey, ates the highway according to the 2003 Fuel Economy Guide. Economy Fuel 2003 the to according highway the 2. ANSWER: (a) According to a J.D. Power and Associ- and Power J.D. a to According (a) ANSWER: 2. economy rating of 61 mpg for city driving and 68 mpg on mpg 68 and driving city for mpg 61 of rating economy using tools and techniques proven nationwide for professional drivers with a five-speed manual transmission gets a fuel a gets transmission manual five-speed a with weighed in at 15 percent and blue 10 percent. 10 blue and percent 15 at in weighed 7 ANSWER: (b) The Honda Insight electric-gas hybrid electric-gas Insight Honda The (b) ANSWER: 7 silver paint. White was second, at 17 percent. Black percent. 17 at second, was White paint. silver from emergency services to transit personnel. percent of the cars sold in 2002 had some variation of a of variation some had 2002 in sold cars the of percent sold an average 365 vehicles on the web each month.
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