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"Road &amp;amp;amp; Track Issue Insider: April 2007            Icons are meant to be challenged; Audi takes its best shot against the Porsche 911 with its mid-engine supercar, the R8. Detroit Editor Shaun Bailey drives it; and Editor-at-Large Paul Fr\u00E8re scrutinizes its inner workings, from the direct-injected 4.2-liter V-8 to its sophisticated all-wheel-drive system.   Road Test  First, Audi dominated with the R8 LMP car; now here&amp;#039;s its road-going namesake, with a 420-bhp mid-mounted V-8 and awd \u2014 By Shaun Bailey   Stylish, fun retractable hardtops without the Fort Knox price\u2014high-falutin&amp;#039; tech for us salt-of-the-earth types \u2014 By Jonathan Elfalan &amp;amp;amp; Jim Hall   If you&amp;#039;ve got it, a truck brought it. We&amp;#039;ve assembled a trio of trucks here, all noted for their many,many on-time deliveries \u2014 By Dennis Simanaitis   Fuel-sipping econoboxes needn&amp;#039;t be coma-inducing. Honda, Nissan and Toyota prove that there&amp;#039;s life after small, after all \u2014 By Mike Monticello   Road Test Update:  |  |  A V-10 Sturm-und-Drang powerhouse from Audi, a sport/luxury V-6 from Lexus and a 5-shooter from Volkswagen \u2014 By the R&amp;amp;amp;T Staff   First Drive  The winds of change blow past this Bimmer&amp;#039;s slickly engineered retractable hardtop, and from its twin turbochargers \u2014 By Jonathan Elfalan   The cute rear-engine European city car will finally be sold in the U.S., distributed by Penske&amp;#039;s UnitedAuto Group \u2014 By Matthias Pfannm\u00FCller   On its centennial anniversary of producing all-wheel-drive passenger cars, Mercedes markets a drive-at-each-wheel S-Class \u2014 By Andrew Bornhop   Features  Lurid slides, blind pebble-strewn corners and never a dull moment...riding with Kiwi Steve Millen in a 630-bhp Ford GT \u2014 By John Lamm   Long-Term Test: Jaguar XK Coupe Back in black: not just an AC/DC song, but a description of our ebony XK, Jaguar&amp;#039;s second-generation V-8 coupe \u2014 By Jonathan Elfalan   From the twist-my-arm files: Pounding around the punishing Sebring circuit in Porsches, BMWs and Audis \u2014 By Douglas Kott   Our Mike-of-all-trades takes on other journalists on quads, motorcycles, karts, cars and SUVs in a play-dirty competition \u2014 By Mike Monticello   Columns  On The Road: Rolex And The King Pulling up a bar stool with Richard Petty, with the Daytona 24-hour race as a backdrop, makes for some unforgettable memories \u2014 By Thos L. Bryant   Dodge&amp;#039;s micro-Viper will try to knock the Miata off its lofty perch; plus Japanese craziness at the Tokyo Auto Salon \u2014 Edited by Mike Monticello   When it comes to today&amp;#039;s cars, &amp;quot;modern&amp;quot; quite often equates to &amp;quot;really heavy.&amp;quot; Does Jenny Craig have an automotive division? \u2014 By Peter Egan   Forget restrictor plates, caps on displacement and rev limiters; racing based on energy use could be the future \u2014 By Dennis Simanaitis   Sport: Formula 1 Driver Ratings Sam Posey ranks stratospheric talent in an already rarefied atmosphere, and ponders who might fill the Schumacher vacuum \u2014 Edited by Jim Hall   Pole Position: Are You Ready For Some Racing? Ah, springtime, when a seasoned racer&amp;#039;s fancy turns to competition. Standing starts in Champ Car; Car of Tomorrow in NASCAR \u2014 By Joe Rusz   Departments  Your Turn People, Places and Things Road Test Summary  Finish Line Time &amp;amp;amp; Place PS "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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