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May-June 2006 THE ENTHUSIAST’S GUIDE TO LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL CONTENTS MAY-JUNE 2006 SPECIALTY VEHICLE TOUR The Bionic Gloves Veggie Power Ballpark Tour...........18 A Everybody’s talking about alternative fuels, but we’re doing something about it. Take one classic Mercedes, convert to run on biodiesel, take a comprehensive tour of baseball spring training, and meet a lot of french fry chefs along the way. By Joe Connor TEST DRIVE New Chevy Tahoe .................................................26 The Tahoe has been incredibly popular, covering family fare to bling machine with equal ease. With gas prices soaring... they enlarge it and increase fuel economy. By Barbara and Bill Schaffer VEHICLE INTRODUCTION New GMC Yukon and Yukon Denali ........................28 You’ll find we were amply impressed with the above- mentioned new Tahoe. Sonofagun if GM doesn’t release a new Yukon right on the heels of the Tahoe. By Bill Schaffer TEEN DRIVERS VW Challenges Teens on Seat Belt Use.....................30 Volkswagen teams with Scholastic to motivate teens to use their seat bels, working with a tool already in play: peer- to-peer influence, aka peer pressure. EQUIPMENT Honda Civic Hybrid ...............................................32 B Honda moved into the mainstram (compared with the Insight) with the original Civic Hybrid. Now they have given it a complete update. Find out why our test vehicle needs another complete update. By Barbara and Bill Schaffer, and Joe Sage MOTORSPORTS Buy NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Tickets from the Drivers ....35 C Information on a range of upcoming NASCAR events at Phoenix International Raceway, including a chance to buy tickets from several stars in person, June 22. MOTORSPORTS Wish List Machines............................................... 38 BMW M5, Corvette Z06, Dodge Viper SRT10, Mercedes- Benz CLS55 AMG. These are wicked high-end machines you see regularly in these parts. Here you can see them all in one place, all the easier to dream of owning one. By Barbara and Bill Schaffer DEPARTMENTS FROM THE PUBLISHER : START YOUR ENGINES .................................4 CAR SMARTS : QUIZ ......................................................................7 AUTO NEWS UPDATE...................................................................10 DESTINATION DIRECTORY.............................................................17 MOTOR RESOURCES DIRECTORY ...................................................24 D THE INSIDE TRACK: BRIEFS & RUMORS ...........................................36 UPCOMING FEATURES..................................................................42 E B C A - COVER: Joe Connor has had this 1984 Mercedes-Benz converted to run on biodiesel (or conventional fuel). Photo by Joe Sage. START YOUR ENGINES : FROM THE PUBLISHER pring is in the air here as we put this issue together, and green seems to be THE ENTHUSIAST’S GUIDE TO LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL the theme as we visualize the crocuses soon popping up through the snow in S northern climes. Another sure sign of spring is baseball, as spring training gets MAGAZINE underway once again across the Sonoran Desert. And another sure sign of green is the booming interest in alternative fuels vehicles. So how does it all tie together at PUBLISHER/EXECUTIVE EDITOR: the offices of Arizona Driver magazine? Easy! Joe Sage Our colleague Joe Connor, head of modernerabaseball.com in San Diego, has tied CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: it together for us. Obviously an avid and knowledgeable baseball fan, and a bit of a Jill Amadio, Joe Connor, car buff as well (Joe’s original business portrait showed him at the controls of the Pilar Covarrubias, Mark Cox, Larry Edsall, Dan J. Gardner, startlingly diminutive Corbin Sparrow personal transportation module). With creden- Gary Goldzweig, Chip Keen, tials like that, and one finger always on the pulse of impossible adventure, Joe is Bob Kroener, Jim Rogers, embarking upon a tour of every Major League Baseball park, all season long, a new Bill & Barbara Schaffer, Tim Sharp one almost every day, starting of course with the first pitch of spring training at CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Tucson Electric Park, and ending in Anaheim on October 1 with the last game of the Jean-Pierre Brietta, Rich Cox, regular season. In between, not only will Connor be meeting, greeting, absorbing Luis DeBonoPaula, Larry Edsall, (and creating) statistics wherever he goes, as always .... but he will be covering the Dan J. Gardner, Randy Lorentzen, miles behind the wheel of a 1984 Mercedes-Benz that’s been converted to run on Jim Pyle, Dick Reed DESIGN & PRODUCTION: AdZoneAZ vegetable oil (or quite a few other things, as the need arises). We were able to spend ADVERTISING SALES: 480-948-0200 quite a bit of time with Joe and the car. The story unfolds within. And just to keep things green, we report on the nicely revised Honda Civic Hybrid. ARIZONA DRIVER MAGAZINE Enjoy the drive. PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY BY ADZONE ARIZONA LLC Arizona Driver Magazine PO Box 13387 - Scottsdale AZ 85267 Joe Sage www.azdrivermag.com Publisher/Executive Editor Arizona Driver Magazine and Arizona Rider Magazine are registered tradenames of AdZone Arizona LLC. WhereWhere thethe roads areare dry dry andand thethe cars cars areare slick. slick. Arizona Driver Magazine PO Box 13387 Southwest Media Communications LLC - 602-748-4584 Scottsdale AZ 85267 6450 E Cave Creek Rd - Suite 105 - Cave Creek AZ 85331 480-948-0200 PO Box 5953 - Carefree AZ 85377 www.azdrivermag.com 4 • May-June 2006 • ARIZONADRIVER ARIZONADRIVER • May-June 2006 • 5 QUIZ : CAR SMARTS 9. What year was the first Dodge Challen- 20. What percentage of Rolls-Royce ger produced? owners drive their own cars, as opposed to a. 1970 b. 1972 having a driver? c. 1974 d. 1976 a. 65 percent b. 75 percent c. 85 percent d. 95 percent 10. How many Volkswagen Golfs are sold daily around the world? 21. What does BMW’s free maintenance a. 200 b. 600 program cost the company annually, per c. 1300 d. 2200 car, for the 5 Series sedan? a. $598 b. $1,285 11. How many vehicles does the average c. $2,339 d. $3,417 person buy in a lifetime? a. 8 vehicles b. 13 vehicles 22. What was the first manufacturer to offer c. 20 vehicles d. 27 vehicles a Bose audio system in their vehicles? a. Porsche b. Honda 12. How many “flex fuel” vehicles (vehi- c. Ford d. General Motors cles that can burn either regular gasoline or E85 Ethanol fuel) are currently operating 23. What is the average payroll of a US in the United States? auto dealership? 1. How many 2005 model vehicles were a. 1 million b. 4 million a. $875,000 b. $1.45 million considered crossovers. c. 8 million d. 12 million c. $2.33 million d. $4.81 million a. 14 crossovers b. 28 crossovers c. 41 crossovers d. 57 crossovers 13. What is the horsepower rating of the 24. What was the average pre-tax profit for all-new Toyota RAV4 3.5-liter V-6 engine? new car auto dealerships in 2005? 2. How many vehicles were recalled in a. 195 hp b. 222 hp a. $284,569 b. $531,033 2005? c. 240 hp d. 269 hp c. $947,996 d. $1,724,112 a. 5 million b. 11 million c. 17 million d. 31 million 14. What is the horsepower rating of the 25. What percentage of Taco Bell’s busi- new naturally aspired Porsche engine (the ness is from drive-thru customers? 3. Which auto company gave its share- most powerful naturally Porsche engine a. 25 percent b. 40 percent holders the largest percentage of return on ever) unveiled in Geneva in February? c. 55 percent d. 70 percent their investments for 2005? a. 350 hp b. 375 hp a. Hyundai b. Toyota c. 415 hp d. 450 hp 26. According to a recent study, how many c. Suzuki d. Honda vehicles are purchased by a family after 15. Which was the first production car to the head of household turns 50 years old? 4. How old is Robert Lutz, the General have a V-12 engine? a. 3 vehicles b. 5 vehicles Motors product chief? a. Lincoln b. Cadillac c. 7 vehicles d. 9 vehicles a. 68-years old b. 71-years old c. Maybach d. Mercedes-Benz c. 74-years old d. 77-years old 27. In what city will the new NASCAR Hall 16. How many people died from airbag of Fame be built? 5. When was the first satellite radio induced injuries in 2005? a. Talladega, AL b. Nashville, TN installed into a vehicle? a. 2 died b. 9 died c. Charlotte, NC d. Daytona, FL a. 2000 b. 2001 c. 15 died d. 24 died c. 2002 d. 2003 28. What is the minimum height at which a 17. What vehicle is featured in Harrison child no longer needs a booster seat when 6. Which car will the new James Bond Ford’s new movie Firewall? riding in a car? drive in the latest 007 movie, Casino a. Ford Mustang GT a. 4 feet b. 4 feet 3 inches Royale? b. Pontiac GTO c. 4 feet 6 inches d. 4 feet 9 inches a. Aston Martin DBS c. Chrysler 300C b. Morgan Aero 8 d. Chevrolet Impala 29. What is the least important decision- c. SLR McLaren making factor customers cite when d. Panoz Esperante 18. Which car manufacturer exported 5,000 shopping for a new car? tons of organic soybeans grown on the a. Fuel efficiency b. Insurance cost 7. When was the first drive-in movie company land where one of the factories is c. Vehicle color d. Safety features theater opened? located? a. 1923 b. 1933 a. General Motors b. Honda 30. On average, what does one minute of c 1943 d. 1953 c. Ford d. Toyota stopped production time cost a company producing automotive vehicles or parts? 8. What percentage of individuals repla- 19. How many of the nation’s 170,000 a. $200 b. $1,200 cing their wiper blades does so as part of a service stations currently offer E85 fuel? c.
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