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Karl Brauer is the Editor in Chief of Edmunds.com, which means he finds himself in a different vehicle almost every day of the week. If you want a daily road test review regarding the latest cars and trucks to hit the market, along with commentary on everything from auto industry happenings to L.A. drivers to his latest close encounter with Johnny Law, this is the place to be.

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#2348 of 2391 Re: all these speeds [kevm14] by carlisimo Oct 27, 2005 (5:32 pm)
Replying to: kevm14 (Oct 27, 2005 4:58 pm) I have a four speed, and I will vouch for its inadequacy. I'd rather have five than six though, so that combined with R you only have three rows of shift gates, and they don't end up crowded close together. Not that I've ever tried a 6spd. Now, if you're varying your speed between 0 and 200mph, more gears makes a lot of sense.
#2349 of 2391 Re: American Exotics -- Corvette Z06, Ford GT, Dodge Viper [editor_karl] by navigator89 Oct 27, 2005 (10:35 pm)
Replying to: editor_karl (Oct 27, 2005 2:25 pm) Editor Karl, Have you seen the topless Ford GT pictures? It looks awesome!!!! All car manufacturers it seems first release some fancy exotic, and a drop top a a bit ater. BMW did that with the M6, and Ford with the Mustang.
#2350 of 2391 Re: hey Karl [bigdaddycoats] by nitromax Oct 28, 2005 (2:26 am)
Replying to: bigdaddycoats (Oct 27, 2005 11:11 am) I do not think this is the 2007 Envoy - http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=107665 rather it is the upcoming Acadia based on the Lambada paltform. At least that is the consensus at a GM enthusiast site. I thought the Lamabada platform was forbidden. Replies to this message: ateixeira (Oct 28, 2005 7:30 am) volvodan1 (Oct 28, 2005 7:48 am) jaserb (Oct 28, 2005 8:49 am) nitromax (Oct 28, 2005 8:56 am) ateixeira (Oct 28, 2005 10:18 am) jchan2 (Apr 04, 2005 10:24 am)
#2351 of 2391 Re: hey Karl [nitromax] by ateixeira Oct 28, 2005 (7:30 am)
Replying to: nitromax (Oct 28, 2005 2:26 am) I can't wait for the Macarena platform. -juice
#2352 of 2391 Re: hey Karl [nitromax] by volvodan1 Oct 28, 2005 (7:48 am)
Replying to: nitromax (Oct 28, 2005 2:26 am) Rarely does anything make me laugh out loud. That was great! Replies to this message: jaserb (Oct 28, 2005 8:49 am) nitromax (Oct 28, 2005 8:56 am) ateixeira (Oct 28, 2005 10:18 am)
#2353 of 2391 Re: Remote start isn't really an "innovation" though... [kevm14] by redmaxx Oct 28, 2005 (8:48 am)
Replying to: kevm14 (Oct 27, 2005 11:13 am) I get it now, that operation would make sense.
#2354 of 2391 Re: hey Karl [volvodan1] by jaserb Oct 28, 2005 (8:49 am)
Replying to: volvodan1 (Oct 28, 2005 7:48 am) No fair. I made that joke and nobody got it! jaserb, "Karl's Daily Log Book" #518, 11 May 2005 2:30 pm -Jason Replies to this message: nitromax (Oct 28, 2005 8:56 am) ateixeira (Oct 28, 2005 10:18 am)
#2355 of 2391 Re: hey Karl [jaserb] by nitromax Oct 28, 2005 (8:56 am)
Replying to: jaserb (Oct 28, 2005 8:49 am) LOL Well May 11th was a Tuesday. It probably went over better today because it's a Friday. Remember, timing is everything. (great, now I got that freakin Macarena song in my head)
#2356 of 2391 Re: hey Karl [jaserb] by ateixeira Oct 28, 2005 (10:18 am)
Replying to: jaserb (Oct 28, 2005 8:49 am) Oh I got it, got a good chuckle out of it too. My Macarena comment was a follow-up joke. -juice
#2357 of 2391 American Exotics -- 1/4-mile Times by editor_karl Oct 29, 2005 (12:09 am)
We just tested the cars, but unfortunately I can't remember all the numbers we got. But I do remember 1/4-mile times (always my real benchmark for performance...must come from my drag racing days of youth...). Anyway, they stack up like this (these numbers are uncorrected, so figure about 3/10ths off each to account for the altitude of our facility): Ford GT: 1/4-mile 11.91 seconds Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 1/4-mile 12.10 seconds Dodge Viper Coupe: 1/4-mile 12.80 seconds Yup, these cars are all very FAST!! With the corrected number for the GT coming in around 11.6 seconds...well, there are only about three street legal production cars ever made that are clearly quicker, and they all cost A LOT more and are A LOT harder to acquire (McLaren F1, Ferrari Enzo, Bugatti Veyron). Pretty wild... And no, I wasn't the driver for these numbers. We used a professional driver hired just to do the testing for these bad boys.