Mr. Carey said that the magazine did not test the Portfolio name with focus groups.

Several European magazines tested it and were able to exceed 100 mph, making it by far the fastest production 250 on the market.

In the same year, the magazine tested the similarly sized Ford Zephyr Six.

It was the fastest four-seater the magazine had ever tested at the time.

The magazine tested converting those free subscriptions to paid, and succeeded in getting a third of its 75,000 subscribers to pay.

And when the magazine recently tested coffee grinders, the version without the bells and whistles - or the high price tag - came out on top.

The magazine The Motor Cycle tested the engine and found little wrong with it.

The magazine is testing prices in the $50 range for individual CD-ROM's.

The ratings reflect the performance, comfort, utility and reliability of more than 280 vehicles that the magazine recently tested.

For the kitchen rehab, the magazine tested 215 products in seven categories.