Grease-covered hotrodders in the 1950s did it. Gear-heads of the '60s and '70s did it. And, more recently, the toner culture did it. But the days of the do-it-yourself upgrade now may be behind those of us burdened by the crush of everyday responsibility. Folks with a new family, for example. We barely have time to toast a bagel in the morning, much less hop up our ride. What we need is a car for those of us whose inner speed demons won't shut up, people with real-world salaries and the need to cam- more than one passenger. Today's manufacturers are happy to oblige, and we've just tested tour of their best offerings. The Honda Civic Si, the Subaru Impreza WRX, the Chevrolet Cobalt SS Supercharged, and the Volkswagen Jetta GLI each provide plentiful performance, practicality, and style, plus serious fun, at prices that nearly any schmo can afford. With cars like these - and more on the way, such as the next Dodge SRT4 and the Mazdaspeed 3 - there's no need to hunt for performance in a parts box, because it's right there on the showroom floor. These four begin life as relatively ordinary-looking economy cars. Serious performance, however, needs to be backed up with a serious look, and all have received the requisite tweaks inside and out.
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机译：1950年代，用油脂覆盖的热轧机做到了。 60年代和70年代的齿轮箱做到了。并且，最近，调色剂文化做到了。但是，如今，自己动手升级的时代可能已经落后于我们日常责任的沉重负担。例如，有新家庭的人。早上我们几乎没有时间烤百吉饼，更不用说搭便车了。我们需要的是对于那些内心的速度魔鬼不会闭嘴，拥有现实世界中的薪水并且需要容纳多名乘客的人的汽车。如今的制造商很乐意提供服务，我们刚刚测试了他们最好的产品。本田思域Si，斯巴鲁翼豹WRX，雪佛兰Cobalt SS Supercharged和大众捷达GLI都以几乎任何schmo都能承受的价格提供了丰富的性能，实用性和风格，以及令人愉悦的乐趣。有了这样的汽车-以及诸如下一代道奇SRT4和Mazdaspeed 3之类的更多汽车-无需在零件盒中追求性能，因为它就在展厅地板上。这四款汽车最初都是相对普通的经济型汽车。但是，需要以严肃的外观备份严肃的性能，并且所有人都已经进行了必要的内外调整。
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