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ADDRESS	COMPANY	COMMENTS:
www.acura.com	ACURA	**** Nice "showroom" area. Lots of information. "Fun" area provides screen saver and information about "Hollywood" stars appearing in Acura ads. Very little information on 2000 models.
www.audi.com	AUDI	**Loads slowly. Heavy European feel. Very stylish. Difficult to navigate. Nice photographs of vehicles. Detailed specifications
www.bmwusa.com	BMW	****Good site. Cars speak for themselves. Has lots of information on new X5 SUV. Includes Quicktime video. Hard to find specs. No pricing (that we could find).
www.buick.com	BUICK	***Lots of nice graphics. Several golf tie-ins. Good photographs and information about vehicles. Very detailed information. See "virtual views" for something different.
www.cadillac.com	CADILLAC	***Tedious load. Good photographs. Handy brochure request. "World" site contains information about Cadillac in other countries. Pricing is base MSRP only without options.
www.chevrolet.com	CHEVROLET	**Needs Macraomedia plug-in. Has download capability. Extravagant "splash page." Lots of information on 2000 models. Not that easy to navigate. Neat old photographs under Suburban. Lacks detailed pricing.
www.chryslercars.com	CHRYSLER	****Very easy to navigate. You can get where you want from "splash page." Modern black and white photographs. Good "incentives" information.
www.daewoocars.com	DAEWOO	**Sound we could do without. Strange bungee jumper on "splash page." Lots of money spent on gimmicks which seem kind of cheap. Took forever to see cars.
www.4adodge.com	DODGE	***NASCAR information. Thorough vehicle information. Covers all of the basics. Includes lots of buying information. Dodge is fixated on red photographs of its vehicles.
www.fordvehicles.com	FORD	**Presents all sites under Ford umbrella, i.e. Ford and Mazda. Too busy. Interactive owners' area. but you must be an owner so prospective buyers cannot take advantage.
www.gmc.com	GMC	**** Straight-forward and informative "splash page." Lots of information on 2000 vehicles. Submit a story about your GMC and win a baseball cap.
www.honda.com	HONDA	****Informative and easy to move about. Seems a little staid in comparison to others but certainly has all of the necessary information.
www.hyundaiusa.com	HYUNDAI	****Accessible site from "splash page." Clear and informative. Provides "what's new" and "special incentives." "Ratings and Reviews " site takes you to recent articles.
www.infiniti-usa.com	INFINITI	****Very slick site. Virtual demo needs plug-in. Safety section lacks testing information.
www.isuzu.com	ISUZU	****Fun intro. Ability to skip through intro (watch it once.) Nice build a car area. Better than most.
www.jaguarcars.com	JAGUAR	**World site. Jaguar racing information. Slow to load. Fair pictures and limited information that is easily accessible
www.jeepunpaved.com	JEEP	**Mediocre site that is just not that easy to move about. Information is fair. good pricing information. Good build a vehicle features
www.kia.com	KIA	***Simple site which is not flashy but is informative. Contains "testimonials," "racing (Sportage)." "Fun stuff" contains silly screen saver.
www.landrover.com	LAND ROVER	***Contains "owners" area but you need a vin number. Useful site with "gear" store.
www.lexususa.com	LEXUS	***Foregoes splash pages and moves right into the meat and potatoes. Good build a car section.
www.lincolnvehicles.com	LINCOLN	**Similar to Mercury. Frames makes site look too busy. Includes car show information (go to events.) Link to owners' site not a part of Lincoln's web site.
www.mazda.com	MAZDA	***World site - pick a country. Adequate site. Contains the usual information - build a car and specifications. Well laid out.
www.mbusa.com	MERCEDES	*World-wide site. USA site has lots of 2000 information. Some "cute" ideas not that great. Site carefully controls information. Requires completion of application and survey.
www.mercuryvehicles.com	MERCURY	**Frames are annoying. Shopping includes Shockwave multimedia. Contains detailed specification information.
www.mitsucars.com	MITSUBISHI	***Splashy opening. Easy to navigate. Detailed information but a little slow to move around. Split screen information can be hard to read.
www.nissan-usa.com	NISSAN	****Quite a "splash page." Good pricing section adds-in options' pricing. Helpful details for latest models.
www.oldsmobile.com	OLDSMOBILE	*****Very nice "history" section. Only site (we have seen) with a payment calculator. Also has "related links"
www.plymouthcars.com	PLYMOUTH	***Functional site. Easy to navigate and loads quickly. Nice use of roll-overs. Nothing overly fancy but helpful.
www.pontiac.com	PONTIAC	****Has concept vehicle information. Site takes you behind the scenes to Bonneville factory. Interactive testing brings best car according to responses.
www.porsche.com	PORSCHE	***More minimalist approach works well. Site contains racing, events and news. Enter to win a 911 for $100 investment only 3,000 entrants. No history section which would be interesting
www.saab.com	SAAB	***Stylish page. Interesting art. Jazz at the Lincoln Center tie-in. More flash than information.
www.saturn.com	SATURN	***Lots of Homey Saturn stuff. Information about car and company. Hard to navigate. Not intuitive. Good pricing information.
www.subaru.com	SUBARU	***Not as splashy as some but c ertainly informative. No extra information. Some of the specification information could be more detailed.
www.suzuki.com	SUZUKI	**Site is structured around "news" about Suzuki cars and trucks. Self-congratulatory. Site seems to emphasize Grand Vitara. Lots of road tests and reviews by magazines.
www.toyota.com	TOYOTA	****Simple site to use. Detailed model information. Motorsports information. Apply for credit online.
www.vw.com	VW	***Car details and lots of other information. VW Store with emphasis on Bug stuff. Includes 360 degree cams. Photographs are okay.
www.volvocars.com	VOLVO	***"Old cars" section. Actually includes listing of classic Volvos for sale. Detailed vehicle information with 3D cams.