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For quite a while now, Canadians have had an option their neighbors to the south have not had when buying compact cars — an Acura version of the dutiful Honda Civic. That option continues on with the power-plenum enhanced 2009 Acura CSX Type-S, here spotted fresh off the truck, still wearing transit booties. The $34,000C Type-S gets an impressive list of standard features and a rather sporty set of wheels along with unique tail lights and... uh... yeah, mostly it's about that price tag. Yikes. If you live in the great white north, head on over to your dealer and find out what the fuss is aboot. More »
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Ah, the ignominious Eighties. Possibly the worst decade for cars since the Seventies, cars from the Greed Decade suffered from a lack of power, atrocious build-quality, and highly questionable and/or uninspired styling. Still, the manufacturers occasionally attempted to inject some fun into the vehicles. Case in point: Chrysler's hiring of Carroll Shelby to add a shot of git-up-'n'-git to their line of ho-hum compacts, including the Charger and Omni GLH (the GLH stands for "Goes Like Hell"). While not nearly as impressive as today's line of SRT-badged Mopars or the classic Mustangs and Cobras of yesterday, the Shelby Dodges nevertheless offered decent performance for the time. Check out all their questionable majesty. More »
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