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By the time you read this, the details of the new C7 Corvette will be public knowledge. But what about the C8? You don't know about that, do you? Well, lucky for you I have sources deep inside General Motors who've agreed to tell me and only me what's in store for the next Corvette after the next Corvette. Hold onto your seats, because the 2020 Corvette is gonna be one wild ride.

You might think that $35 grand is a lot to spend on a Kia, but apparently it's not. The entire reason this new-for-2013 Limited trim level was developed for the Optima is because buyers kept telling Kia dealers that they liked the Optima but wished there was a fancier, top-of-the-line model. So, Kia obligingly created the Limited and it is indeed an attractive machine, especially with its twinkling LED running lights. In fact, with its generous equipment, comfortable cabin, and upmarket exterior design, it is in essence an entry-level luxury sedan. The existence of the Optima Limited speaks to the power of good design: If Kia hadn't hired a good design chief, Automobile Magazine's 2012 Man of the Year Peter Schreyer, who elevated the brand's designs to heights never before imagined, then they would never be able to charge $35,000 for a vehicle. But they didhire Schreyer, he did fix their designs, and now they have a product that people are willing to pay $35,000 for. It's a simple equation.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Think of the Jeep Grand Cherokee as an ant. As ant species extend from innocent little pismires in your yard to hellacious fire ants that plague ranches in central Texas, the Grand Cherokee family extends from the bargain-priced Laredo to the ravenous SRT that has now devoured the Circuit of the Americas.

Like everyone, Volvo has an image its likes to project. That's why, when it comes to press cars, Volvo's mainstay S60 sedan is most often seen decked out as the high-performance T6 or the R-Design. Indeed, Automobile Magazine had a T6 for a Four Seasons test, in which the S60 fared well. However, after spending a week in the standard T5, I can't help but think that this is in fact the best-realized iteration of the S60. It hits the Swede spot.

Through nine months, our Range Rover Evoque has smashed the stereotypes that people associate with Land Rover. It doesn't look like an old-fashioned Land Rover, doesn't drive like an old-fashioned Land Rover, and doesn't suck gasoline like an old-fashioned Land Rover. Heck, it doesn't even spend lots of time in the shop. Although, as we've accumulated miles through this winter's dose of ice, snow, and wind, we've found one stereotype that still holds true: it'll go anywhere.

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The new 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTD will make its official debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in March. Although this is far from the first Golf GTD model, it is the first that actually has a fighting chance of actually being sold in North America.