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A Nationwide Survey Asks Owners to Name the Most ''Ideal'' Sports Car in the Country--Porsche's Models Top the List.

ATLANTA -- Being ideal is the ultimate goal for many products, and according to a national survey conducted by AutoPacific, a California based automotive marketing and product-consulting firm, the Porsche 911 has attained this status in the minds of new-car owners. Second on this ideal list of

Publication: Business Wire

Girls are sensible but boys want speed; STUDENT RESEARCH INTO THE IDEAL CAR REVEALS A HUGE GENDER DIVIDE.(News)

Byline: NIGEL HART STUDENTS at Coventry University have been researching the different ideas boys and girls have of a perfect car. First-year transport design students found boys dream of high-speed, sporty cars. Girls were far more practical, placing a bigger emphasis on safety and comfort in cars

Publication: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

The "ideal" police car?: The horse of the fleet

There is an old saying that a camel is a horse designed by a committee. What would happen if that same committee-or a group of its law enforcement peers-was asked to design the "ideal" police cruiser? An even better question would be whether such a car can be built. A lot of forward-thinking law

Publication: Law & Order

Forenza an ideal commuter car from Suzuki Combined Forenza, Reno sales give automaker a boost

Looking for an ideal economical, reasonably priced commuter car? Then take a close look at the Suzuki Forenza, which is sold mainly on the basis of price and value. Suzuki has become more competitive by adding compact station wagon and hatchback body styles to its car line. They join the compact

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

Rumble of cars, transit is sound of clashing ideals

Some people's most cherished ideals can be pretty funny until they start forcing them on the rest of us. For instance, American Prospect, a thoughtful political magazine that calls itself "a journal for the liberal imagination," hires the kind of writers who fairly drool when they write things such

Publication: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Superb Agila-ty; With compact dimensions and a high driving position, this Vauxhall has long been an ideal city car - and soon it will look a lot more funky too, says BILL CAVEN.(Features)

Byline: BILL CAVEN URBAN warriors are increasingly becoming a common sight in British towns and cities. Love them or loathe them, these city slickers are the ideal weapon for motorists largely confined to the concrete jungle. It has to be said that the first batch of these vehicles tended to look

Publication: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)