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"Cargazing" column writer Derek Price says the Volkwagen Golf R he's currently driving looks like a mild-mannered math teacher's economy car, but underneath its unimposing exterior is an engine with 300 horsepower. And Derek also recently drove the Ram Power Wagon, a mighty off-road pickup.