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Vintalage · 05-13-2005, 04:19 PM

Went today. Had some fun. Drove almost all the cars they had. I'm going to try and keep this short.

First car I drove was the Acura TL. Having a seat in the car is one thing. Actually driving it is another. It's quick and that surprised me. And it handles great. Then I drove the STS V8. I still am not thrilled about the quality of the interior, but it drives fantastic. And I was hard on it. You can certainly feel the power from that V8.

Then I went over to the small SUVs. The one I enjoyed the most was the SRX V8. That thing can move. But it was the X5 4.4 that really took the cake in the larger luxury SUVs area. That thing shocked me. The handling is fantastic and the power...wow. I've never driven an SUV this quick and nimble.

Other vehicles I test drove were the Escalade Platinum, Yukon Denali (both nice), Navigator (6 speed really makes a difference), GTO (love), Corvette. Now about the Corvette. The track is to frickin short!!! Hell, all the tracks are too short. Especially the one for the GTO. I was totally let down. And I said to the guy in the Corvette "that's it?"

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Vintalage 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryland Drives: 2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT1 Posts: 2,901	Re: Autoshow in motion: Questions concerning the event Went today. Had some fun. Drove almost all the cars they had. I'm going to try and keep this short. First car I drove was the Acura TL. Having a seat in the car is one thing. Actually driving it is another. It's quick and that surprised me. And it handles great. Then I drove the STS V8. I still am not thrilled about the quality of the interior, but it drives fantastic. And I was hard on it. You can certainly feel the power from that V8. Then I went over to the small SUVs. The one I enjoyed the most was the SRX V8. That thing can move. But it was the X5 4.4 that really took the cake in the larger luxury SUVs area. That thing shocked me. The handling is fantastic and the power...wow. I've never driven an SUV this quick and nimble. Other vehicles I test drove were the Escalade Platinum, Yukon Denali (both nice), Navigator (6 speed really makes a difference), GTO (love), Corvette. Now about the Corvette. The track is to frickin short!!! Hell, all the tracks are too short. Especially the one for the GTO. I was totally let down. And I said to the guy in the Corvette "that's it?"