DRIVERS LOG: 2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS
SENIOR EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: As much as I like performance SUVs, I don?t quite understand this Cayenne. It?s certainly deluxe, given its $90,000 price, leather...
LONG-TERMERS: 2007 Mazdaspeed 3: Call it Mazdacrazyfast 3: Our long-term Mazda hatch was anything but boring
Whether we were wailing through winding back roads or making weekend warehouse-store runs, we found very little we didn't like about our long-term 2007 Mazdaspeed...
LONG-TERMERS: 2007 Nissan Altima: A year with the Un-Camry: We tried to kill our Altima, but it wouldn't die
We added a Nissan Altima to the long-term fleet because we saw the then-new car as a potential antithesis to the Camry, something crisper and...
DRIVERS LOG: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG
PRODUCTION CHIEF WENDY WARRNE KEEBLER: I am always delighted by the interior lighting in these Mercedes-Benzes; it?s truly special and adds a touch found in...
2009 Honda Pilot Touring
Whoa, baby, has the Pilot grown up since it first arrived on the market. This all-new 2009 edition, especially in this top-of-the-line trim, is outfitted...
2008 Lotus Exige 240 S
This is unquestionably the most focused car that's readily available on the market. It's basically a track car with some luxury items that will keep...
DRIVERS LOG: 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i
EXECUTIVE EDITOR WES RAYNAL: In this day of $4-plus-per-gallon fuel, this is a fine alternative to a Honda Civic or a Toyota Corolla. Or for...
SHORT STINT: Mazda RX-8 R3
OUR TAKE: The RX-8 is without question one of the most rewarding cars to drive hard and toss from corner to corner. But the car?s...
DRIVERS LOG: 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera S
MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: I'm pretty much out of superlatives when it comes to the 911. I have been fortunate enough to drive some of...
LONG-TERMERS: 2008 Chrysler Town and Country Limited: Where's the fridge? A year in our Town and Country may be an exercise in utility
Usually, a new vehicle in AutoWeek's long-term test fleet is cause for celebration, with a stampede to the garage followed by the inevitable jockeying for...
2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4Matic: Looking back to go forward
Most people would agree that there are only a limited number of ways you can cut the compact SUV. With crash and safety regulations, there...
Some Mercedes diesel highlights
Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913), who patented his diesel combustion engine in 1892, must have looked down from Inventors' Heaven and smiled on the recent Vermont gathering...
Running the 'Ring: Euro delivery of a Porsche GT3 RS . . . backward
Last fall, my Porsche dealer called to say that there had been a cancellation on a green 2008 GT3 RS, a car I had wanted...
AUTOFILE: 2008 Audi S5: Coup? de beaut?: Audi's sexy S5
Walter de' Silva calls it the best car he's ever penned, a view not easily disputed once you clap eyes on the sensuous four-seat coupe....
DRIVES: 2009 Mercedes-Benz Bluetec ML 320, GL 320, R320: Blue notes: Eco-friendly diesels let you tiptoe through the torque
With Bluetec diesel variants of its luxury SUVs available, Mercedes-Benz says diesels are now environmentally as clean as gasoline engines, while providing the big torque...
DRIVES: 2009 Porsche 911: Sweetness, Gen II: 46 years on, Porsche's 911 keeps getting better
If you encounter the perfect automobile, let us know. Meantime, if you seek a high-performance road car that embodies enthusiast values and rationality, with a...
DRIVERS LOG: 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR
SENIOR EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: If you drive this 10th-generation Evo back-to-back with the Evo IX, the new model comes off as much more polished, less...
SHORT STINT: 2008 Porsche Boxster S
OUR TAKE: Every time we get into a Porsche, we marvel at how perfect the clutch and gearshift mechanisms work; their feel and operation is...
SHORT STINT: 2008 Ford Mustang convertible
OUR TAKE: The Mustang convertible?s ride is fairly soft, and it gets out of sorts over rough pavement. That said, it is still surprising just...
SHORT STINT: 2008 BMW Z4 M Roadster
Chris Bangle?s design vision has been controversial, but if his leadership creates something that looks like this, we figure he?s on the right path.Throw in...
DRIVERS LOG: 2008 Saturn Outlook XR
EXECUTIVE EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This weekend had each kid doing a different sporting activity, seemingly at the same time, so there was a lot of...
2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged
We were torn between enjoying the entertainment value of some of the interior gimmickry of Jaguar's new XF--the vents that power open and closed, the...
2008 Pontiac G8
The G8 scores high on the comfort scale. The cloth-covered front seats are deeply sculpted, with beefy side bolsters that allow you to settle in...
DRIVERS LOG: 2008 Mini Cooper Clubman
EDITOR DUTCH MANDEL: This Clubman does not wind me up the way the original new Mini got me lusting for the marque. There's too much...
LONG-TERMERS: 2008 Acura MDX: Like Einstein, baby: Acura MDX has major snow smarts, but we have a minor mishap
Our Acura MDX started its second quarter with us by returning from an 11-day, 1000-mile holiday trip to northern Michigan. Not only did the MDX...