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Months in Fleet: Four
Mileage to Date: 7142 milesinline_mediumwraptextright0033217899/reviews/12_month_car_reviews/1004_2009_nissan_cube_sl_april_update1004_02+2009_nissan_cube_sL+rear_three_quarter_view.jpgtrue

I admire the Suzuki SX4 for having a ride that's more solid and composed than the Honda Fit's. Over bumps, the Fit often feels like the cheap car it is, while the SX4 feels like something larger and more comfort-oriented, along the lines of a family sedan. The tradeoff is that the SX4 occasionally feels too loose and soft when it's worked hard on rough roads.inline_mediumwraptextright0027568298/reviews/editors_notebook/1004_2010_suzuki_sx4_sportback1004_02+2010_suzuki_sX4_sportBack+rear_three_quarter_view.jpgtrue

Miles: 12,105
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Having made its entrance in the rarified environs of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and its worldwide public debut at last fall's Frankfurt auto show, the Bentley Mulsanne is now ready to hit the streets. We've had a chance to do just that, but in this case the streets were the narrow village lanes, undulating country byways, and wide-open dual carriageways (divided highways) of Bentley's home turf, in the U.K. The car won't be rolling onto U.S. roads until sometime this fall.inline_mediumwraptextright002011 Bentley Mulsanne33255648/reviews/driven/1005_2011_bentley_mulsanne1005_01_z+2011_bentley_mulsanne+front_three_quarters_view.jpgtrue

No longer are 0-60 times or top speeds the measure of a sports car. No, it seems in this day and age, any sports coupe truly worth its salt has a limited-edition monster that further pushes the perfomance envelope. Cars affixed with names like Scuderia, Superleggera, GT3 RS, and ACR-X are evidence of today's demand for no-nonsense road monsters, sacrificing comfort and practicality for purpose and sheer speed. Audi’s R8 was billed as an everyday supercar when it was released and the addition of a V-10 in the latest example hasn’t done anything to change that impression. But such a reputation is a double edged sword, with some dismissing the mid-engined Audi as too soft, or without soul.