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Paul Rohovsky | National Manager of Advanced Business Development, Lexus

I still don't subscribe to the logic of selling two mechanically identical compact crossovers for the same price under two different brands, but I will admit that I like the Terrain a bit better than I did the Equinox. The beefy, blocky sheetmetal certainly has a more masculine image, which might appeal to people downsizing from something bigger and more truckish.inline_mediumwraptextright26344769/reviews/editors_notebook/0912_2010_gmc_terrain_awd_slt20912_02_z+2010_gMC_terrain_aWD_sLT-2+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

Dave Stollery is many things: successful industrial designer, accomplished actor (he appeared on the Broadway stage as a child and as TV character Marty of Spin and Marty as an adolescent), fascinating raconteur, and, above all, an outstanding car designer with a highly experimental bent. After seven years with General Motors and seven more as the first design director for Toyota's pioneering California studio, Calty, he set up an independent operation, Industrial Design Research.inline_mediumwraptextright31384116/features/news/1001_arex_roadster1001_02_z+arex_roadster+rear_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

It's easy to criticize cars that are "all show and no go." But looking at this Audi A5, which offers four-cylinder power in a segment dominated by 300-hp six-cylinders, I feel compelled to ask, is there anything really wrong with prioritizing looks over performance?inline_mediumwraptextright26328515/reviews/editors_notebook/0912_2010_audi_a5_20t_quattro_mt60912_01_z+2010_audi_a5_20T_quattro_mT6+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

Parker Kligerman couldn't have looked more vulnerable. He had just completed a 200-mile race at Michigan International Speedway, driving with brio and making a daring late pass to win. Now he sat before reporters, a microphone in one hand, the other arm wrapped protectively around his ribs. A mop of toffee-colored hair swept over his eyes and ears. The blemishes on his cheeks threatened to outnumber the bristles on his chin. He spoke of returning home to Westport, Connecticut, for his high-school finals before next week's graduation.inline_mediumwraptextright27342706/features/racing/1001_parker_kligermans_big_adventure1001_16_z+parker_kligerman+nASCAR_nationwide_series_dodge_charger.jpgTrue