Paul Eisenstein

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Reviews by Paul Eisenstein

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  1999 Cadillac Seville

  When you bill yourself “the standard of the world,” you have a lot to live up to. And during the dark days of the 1980s and early 1990s, that claim certainly...

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  1998 Volvo XC

  Navigating Alaska's rugged Chugach mountains is not a challenge we'd normally accept in a car designed for an affluent urban lifestyle. But with the introduction of the V70 XC Cross Country...

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  1998 Mercedes-Benz E320

  Big, solid, superbly engineered and finely crafted, those are thoughts that the sight of a Mercedes-Benz readily brings to mind. But passionate? Passion is a word we might associate with Jaguar....

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  1999 Saab 9-3

  Saab’s new 9-3 is the successor to the long-lived Saab 900, a car that practically became a legend among its followers. Like all Saabs, the 900 had a reputation for being...

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  1999 Saab 9-5

  This is a big year for Saab: The 9-5 is the first new product to roll off the Swedish automaker’s assembly lines since 1994, and it has been quickly followed by...

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  1996 Geo Prizm

  Remember the term “economy car”? It used to mean a stripped-down box with barely enough power to get out of its own way. Options included little more than a sideview mirror,...

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  1999 Volkswagen New Beetle

  They were slow, ungainly, noisy, cramped and uncomfortable. Passengers froze on cold days. But people loved them. For countless American Baby Boomers growing up in the turbulent 1960s, the Beetle was...

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  1997 Chrysler LHS

  The LHS is Chyrsler's full-size luxury flagship with acres of passenger and cargo space. But it's no land yacht. Equipped with front-wheel drive, relatively little weight and a sporty character, the...

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  1998 Dodge Intrepid

  With their cab-forward styling, Chrysler’s LH cars have earned the automaker a reputation for cutting-edge design. LH is an industry insider term referring to a trio of midsize sedans that made...