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So if you're starting to think outside the car and if you don't already know how to ride, you need to start somewhere. We'd like to... <em class="date">08/30/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/30/MTDE12BU15.DTL">2008 Hyundai Accent SE 3-Door</a></h4> <h5>Expected quality freshened with added standard features</h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/30/MTDE12BU15.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/28_t/mt-mt_hyundai_08_0499048173_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">For more than 10 years, Hyundai's Accent has been building popularity on the U.S. automotive scene by offering good quality with often unexpected features and performance at affordable entry-level prices. The 2008 model... <em class="date">08/30/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/29/MTJS12G9M6.DTL">2009 Dodge Challenger is a grand muscle car</a></h4> <h5></h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/29/MTJS12G9M6.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/28_t/ba-mt_dodge_0829_0499048165_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">Dodge brings back a famous rear-wheel drive coupe to challenge some of the fastest cars on the road. It's the return of the muscle car - Challenger. The original Challenger debuted almost 40 years ago. Today there's a... <em class="date">08/29/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/29/MTDE12BU0H.DTL">2008 Audi A5 S-Line Coupe</a></h4> <h5>All-new Audi is a modern grand tourer</h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/29/MTDE12BU0H.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/28_t/mt-mt_audi_0829_0499048162_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">The ringmasters at Audi have launched new model series into a highly charged market segment. The new A5 coupe skillfully blends Audi's strong design cues with exhilarating driving performance capability while managing... <em class="date">08/29/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/24/MTO51270TM.DTL">FREEWHEELING</a></h4> <h5>Gas betting - playing poker at the pump</h5><p class="paraTxt">Leave it to the World Wide Web to be the playground for a new-age spin on pumping gas. There's even an element of gambling mixed in. Two new Internet-based companies will soon offer a hedge against rising fuel prices by... <em class="date">08/24/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/24/MTO51270VJ.DTL">Volkswagen introduces the new 2009 Jetta SportWagen</a></h4> <h5></h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/24/MTO51270VJ.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/22_t/ba-mt_jetta1_082_0499010426_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">Today's savvy buyer should look at the station wagon as the new family hauler. VW has a Jetta wagon that starts at less than $20,000, carries five and their stuff. At one point in time, station wagons used to be the... <em class="date">08/24/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/24/MTO51270LT.DTL">Running in the Family</a></h4> <h5>A 1966 Mustang cruises into its third generation</h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/24/MTO51270LT.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/22_t/ba-mt_caruso_por_0499010414_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">Mike Caruso, 47, is the owner of San Francisco's Caruso Construction Company and has been doing high-end residential remodeling in the Bay Area for 25 years. My love for this car started in the fall of 1968. I was a... <em class="date">08/24/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/23/MTDE12BU0A.DTL">2008 Suzuki XL7 Limited 3Row Navi FWD</a></h4> <h5>Seven passenger SUV flush with features</h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/23/MTDE12BU0A.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/21_t/mt-mt_susuki_082_0499003021_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">Suzuki's XL7 midsize SUV flagship was designed with the North American market in mind. Last year, it grew in stature, becoming larger and providing more power than its predecessor, while adding an available third-row,... <em class="date">08/23/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/23/MTNM12ESDK.DTL">Kawasaki Concours 14: Lightweight with great balance</a></h4> <h5></h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/23/MTNM12ESDK.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/21_t/mt-mt_kawasaki_0_0499003017_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">The Concours 14 from the Green Team at Kawasaki conjures up a new image of a superbike. In terms of its appearance, the powerful Kawasaki super-sport cruiser is executed in a highly streamlined design, with its... <em class="date">08/23/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/22/MTDE12BU04.DTL">Buick adds more luxury to its lineup with 2008 Lucerne Super</a></h4> <h5></h5><p class="paraTxt">I've enjoyed a super test-drive week with the 2008 Buick Lucerne. I drove the top-of-the-line Lucerne Super, equipped with everything any motorist could desire. Lucerne has two additional models, the CX and CXL, but the... <em class="date">08/22/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/22/MTDE12BTVS.DTL">2008 BMW M3 Convertible</a></h4> <h5>Third member of the M3 family gets an upgrade</h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/22/MTDE12BTVS.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/20_t/mt-mt_spotlight1_0498993583_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">BMW unveiled its newest M3 team member at the 2008 New York Auto Show. It is the M3 Convertible - the third body configuration for the M3 Series lineup (the first two are a coupe and a sedan). The M3 Convertible isn't a... <em class="date">08/22/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/17/MTO51270JT.DTL">Volvo delivers an all-new wagon for 2008 with the V70</a></h4> <h5></h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/17/MTO51270JT.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/16_t/ba-mt_volvo1_081_0498952723_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">The Volvo V70 is not an ordinary station wagon. It's an upscale state-of-the-art family wagon, offering the latest in luxuries, refinement and safety. As soon as I slid into the front seat of Volvo's five-passenger... <em class="date">08/17/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/17/MTO51270K6.DTL">Yes, It's Really a Porsche!</a></h4> <h5>A German cult car finds a good home</h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/17/MTO51270K6.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/16_t/ba-mt_my_ridepor_0498952648_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">Peter Jann is an optical engineer who works for Agilent Technologies in Santa Clara. I bought a red 1976 Porsche 914 back in 1980. It was love at first sight but it had a lot of issues that I couldn't afford to deal... <em class="date">08/17/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/17/MTO5124QUJ.DTL">FREEWHEELING</a></h4> <h5>It's a buyer's market</h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/17/MTO5124QUJ.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/16_t/ba-mt_freewheeli_0498952616_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">While fuel prices have skyrocketed, the cost of a new car still remains affordable. A lengthy list of models priced less than $20,000 come with the added bonus of being thrifty with gas. Many include the creature... <em class="date">08/17/08</em></p></div> <div class="summary_item"><h4><a href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/16/MTDE129275.DTL">2008 Honda VFR Interceptor ABS</a></h4> <h5>Sporty tourer is a versatile all-around ride</h5><a class="linkedthumb" href="/web/20080903170201/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/16/MTDE129275.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903170201im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/08/14_t/mt-mt_cycle_0816_0498944513_t.gif" title="Click to view article" alt="Click to view article"/></a><p class="paraTxt">Honda's Interceptor is truly a racebred machine. It serves up the qualities of a sport bike while also providing the more endearing attributes of a street bike. 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