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Remember the lemon issue?
I discovered this mag after spending a few months in Britain in the early '90's.I bought every mag I could get my hands on when I was over there (and there are many!); this one is one of the best ones in terms of prose and pics.Most every picture is a work of art.The words are good, no punches are pulled even when such reviews as the Lemon issue would have cost the magazine its life here in the US.
The Lemon issue was done back inApril 1994 when they put a lemon on the front cover with a VW badge on it.Inside, the review started with the VW in the background of a dark alley, a driver's body walking out of the alley tossing the keys to the car in the trash.The review was unforgiving of the reliability of the car.I laughed increduously that they could print it.Several months ago they revisited the review and the reaction it got inside VW.They didn't apologize for doing it, VW didn't yank their advertising(!), and they claim they are as honest today as they were then and at any other time in their history.
Pretty cool.
The only downside is the price, but the quality is very good.You just need more time to read it than I usually have.Unlike AutoWeek, which is a very easy read even though it is a weekly, I seldom can get through an issue of CAR.If I had hours of free time (as I did in Britain back then) I could get through it but I spend much of my time now keeping current with software and system administration.

Cheaper at the newstand...
Here are the facts: this is the best English-language general-interest car magazine in the world. This is a British magazine and you will fall in love with some random car that will never be sold in the states. And this is an expensive magazine. It's actually cheaper to buy on the newstand---try any medium-sized chain bookstore---than by subscription.

Other thoughts...if you like the racy end of the European cars, also check out Evo magazine.

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Best weekly car rag
I currently subscribe to three car magazines: Grassroots Motorsports for my bi-monthly amateur motorsports/project car fix, Road & Track for my monthly car comparison and vintage car fix, and Autoweek for my weekly new-car-news-first fix.No other printed publication can touch Autoweek for being the first to press with the latest and greatest car news and racing coverage.And they always do it with beautiful photography, informative and entertaining writing, and an easy-to-read format.

Best for news!
While this magazine may be the good for racing and car reviews I keep getting because it gives real NEWS. All the other car magazines have lead times of months or more. Autoweek can tell you what happened last week in the automotive world. Where this appeals to me most is finding out what new cars are coming. If you are someone that wants to know that the new Mini-Cooper is coming this Spring then you could have read it in Autoweek two years ago, with pictures! Learn week by week that the new BMW M3 is delayed, things like that. They often have driving impression reviews months before other car magazines. Another sometimes great part of this magazine is the last page called BWTM for 'But Wait There's More...'. Here they make fun of the automotive news. Other than those sections the full car reviews are average at best, not as good as Car & Driver. The racing coverage of Nascar, F1, Cart and sometimes IRL is good but you only get about 2 pages of each per issue. Not much coverage of other racing. The editorial columns are 2nd rate and not as good as Car & Driver. Buy it for the news, that's my review!

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Test some cars for the "Average" buyer
This magazine is not for the average car buyer.They might as well call this the Robb Report.They only test highend cars and the "best" ones are the ones that go 0-60mph the quickest, not ride nice or get good mpg.

Pound by pound the best
In USA, you can't find a better magazine. These is the magazine if you want to know the technical details on a simple but professional way, and at the same time, has great humor. Just check that the other magazines are loaded with C&D former talents.

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Okay only if you're a serious gearhead
In my opinion Road & Track is just okay. While they test the
newest cars and always have the lastest news on the auto industry, the magazine entirely lacks humor and is plain boring. By itself its okay but not when compared to its rivals such as Motor Trend and its sister magazine Car & Driver- which is in my opinion the best by far. Also, Road & Track probably doesn't test half as many cars a year as Car & Driver does and they don't test SUVs, minivans or pickup trucks as does its rivals. Road & Track's writing style can also tend to get boring with not an ounce of humor talking strictly about 'technical' stuff. The editors are also seem to be afraid to criticise poor performing cars, giving instead praise to every car they test.
If the traits of Road & Track forementioned above don't bother you in the slightest, then feel free to subscribe- but make sure you purchase a newsstand copy first just to make sure you like it- otherwise buy Car & Driver or at least Motor Trend.

Automotive Journalism at its best
I'm a subscriber to Road & Track, Car and Driver, and Motor Trend. Simply put, R&T is the one I look forward to the most each month.

If you're looking for a well-rounded auto magazine, this is it. In R&T you'll find:
-Road Tests and First Drives.
-An excellent "Ampersand" monthly feature with all the latest info on future cars and prototypes.
-News about the latest races and drivers.
-Top-notch photography and art.
-Witty columnists. (see Side Glances by Peter Egan)
-The occasional technology-related feature.
-Classic cars, classic drivers, classic tracks. The best historical content in the business.
-Very little content on SUVs. (a positive in my book)

The competitors:
Car and Driver has substantially more road tests and previews, and some good specialty features on a pretty regular basis, but hardly anything on racing and history.

Frankly, Motor Trend isn't anything to write home about. The articles are shorter and less captivating, they can't seem to settle on a design theme, and they also have a lack of racing and historical content.

If I had to pick just one, Road & Track would definitely be my choice.

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Worth every dime of the $2.50 per issue subscription.
Well I echo what all the other reviews have said about this magazine.

Subscibing to this magazine is making sure that unbiased articles can still exist for all makes and models of sports cars.You see there are extremely few ads in this magazine and so even though the mag is a bit smaller than say a Car and Driver magazine it is loaded front to back with reviews.One after another.The photography is fantastic and just looking at the pictures makes you wonder what some of the other mainstream magazines could be like if they could just try to put out a better quality product.Even the cardstock of the paper is first rate.It makes the Car and Driver mag feel so cheap in comparison.Both come to my address and I honestly can say that I look forward to both but for different reasons.I first stumbled upon this magazine at an airport 6 years ago and I am so glad that I did.I would love to see more articles with affordable sports car alternatives as they print at the end of each issue.I remember an article about what used sports cars you could buy with certain dollar amounts and this was to me (a man on a budget) a rather nice look at the market as a whole that year.Also we are not all 16 year olds out there subscirbing to this magazine so it would be nice to see Road tests on at least one moderatly priced non exotic each issue.Thank you for putting together such a high quality magazine for your readers to enjoy.

Terrific Magazine for Driving Enthusiasts
This is a great magazine for people who like to drive for the fun of it.Rather than try to cover the entire automotive industry like some of the other magazines, Sports Car International focuses on cars that are fun to drive.The articles are interesting and well written.The authors aren't afraid to point out a car's flaws, and the reviews and impressions seem quite balanced.
Most importantly, this magazine is written from the perspective of the driving enthusiast.The authors focus on the things that make a car fun to drive, not stuff like cupholders.
If you're into fun cars, both new and old, this really is a must-have magazine.

One of the best sports car magazines
This U.S.-based magazine is easily among the best for sports car enthusiasts.Excellent photography, driving impressions from amateur racers, styling impressions from professional car designers, and thoughtful, very descriptive reviews from all over the world make it my favorite.It easily compares with the best from Europe and the U.S. and is soley focussed on sports cars.No trucks, no SUVs, no minivans.Just excellent sports car reviews and photography.Highly recommended.

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Great Sport compact magazine
This magazine is packed full with great down to earth writting and tons and tons of project cars, and with the project cars they tell you EVERYTHING! If you dont like the sport compact cars this might not be the magazine for you but if you do this is the one. Every issue is almost like a book it has so much stuff inside. Get this if you r into and type of sport compact car or just need to fix some stuff on your own!

The sports compact scene without the lifestyle BS
This magazine isn't a fashion show about the new youth culture and it doesn't pander to people like some of the car shows on TNN.It stays focused on the cars and doesn't stray to the "lifestyle" aspect of the sport.This is a real magazine for real car guys.I was impressed by the detailed technical sections and by the understandable explanations about how various parts do (and more importantly don't) help your car perform better in the real world. The head to head tests are excellent.There are lots of pictures and features about cool cars, but they haven't pushed the substantive sections of the magazine out - its a very nice combination.

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The best
This is the best car magazine for serious car enthusiasts except no substitutes.

$15 per issue is a rip.
You can easily pick this up at most major book stores for $5-8 dollars per issue.

Pretty good but not $15/issue
For those who love cars and would like to see how the other half lives, this is a great magazine.Highly focused on it's native British market, it makes for interesting and often amusing reading.If we had half the cars currently available in Europe/Great Britain, the big 3 would be gone.

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Only for Euro cars sold in USA
Great magazine lots of good tips and nice product reviews. Very entertaining. The only downside it only has info on European cars sold in the US Market, so if you want info on the latest Alfa Romeo or tips on how to improved the performance of your Peugeot 307 this is not the place. On the other hand if you have a VW Gti or a BMW you will love it.

Superb auto magazine...
Outstanding magazine for German auto enthusiasts! New car reviews and project cars, some of which go back to the 1970s.

The Best European Tuner Magazine I've Read
European Car features a wide variety of new, old, and upcoming European made automobiles. You'll find everything from a hopped up '89 VW GTI, to the lastest masterpiece of Pininfarina. They test creations from every European performance tuner out there, as well as a few vehicles that are completely unadulterated and right from the manufacturer.

If you are looking for a magazine that will review the latest Peugot and tell you trunk space, the number of cup holders, and whether or not it has power windows, this is NOT the magazine for you.

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The best of it's kind, but...
I've been a subscriber since 1968, just sent a gift sub to a nephew, and it won't start coming for 4 MONTHS!!Glad I ordered online!

Great Magazine for the GM fan
Good magazine for the occasional reading.Like stated above, if you are anything other that a GM fan, you will find yourself in the dark 80% of the time.I truly respect all brands of muscle, but if I wanted to read only on GM, I would buy one of their sister publications.