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I still remember the day in 1968 when the genus "classic sports car" died.inline_mediumwraptextright28296112/reviews/driven/1004_triumph_dolomite_sprint_vs_bmw_2002tii1004_02_z+triumph_dolomite_sprint_and_bMW_2002tii+front_view.jpgTrue

Miles: 9826
Months in Fleet: Threeinline_mediumwraptextright26435408/reviews/12_month_car_reviews/1004_2010_volkswagen_gti_march_20100912_06_z+2010_volkswagen_gTI+rear_view.jpgTrue

The GX is a very good choice if you're looking for an extremely well-equipped, luxuriously appointed, and genuinely capable off-roader. In other words, a Land Rover that won't ever break down. Its on-road manners are more than acceptable, with no scary body roll and minimal, if still present brake dive. There's likewise little to fault inside, even if it is possible at this point to get a Toyota 4Runner with almost as much leather. The small V-8 won't win any awards for efficiency or quietness, but it certainly muscles the GX's 5340-pounds around with authority.inline_mediumwraptextright27384512/reviews/editors_notebook/1003_2010_lexus_gx460_premium1003_z_03+2010_lexus_gX460_premium+side_view.jpgTrue

It's amazing how a few visual tweaks can totally change the character of a vehicle. Whereas our Four Seasons 7-series is an old world Q-ship with its beige paint and smallish eighteen-inch wheels (yes, I just called eighteen-inch wheels "smallish" - welcome to 2010), this particular model looks like a taut four-door sports car. M-sport twenty-inch wheels visually shrink the body, while the gunmetal gray paint brings out the 7's high-tech, modern side. I also prefer this model's darker interior, as it again hides the car's girth.inline_mediumwraptextright28598395/reviews/editors_notebook/1003_2010_bmw_750li_xdrive_sedan1003_z_04+2010_bMW_750Li_xDrive_sedan+front_fascia.jpgTrue

Volkswagen's GTI is the only car in this magazine's history to be voted Automobile of the Year twice. And now there's a hotter version, called the Golf R, on sale in Europe. Volkswagen of America hasn't officially said whether the Golf R is coming here, but that didn't stop us from taking one for a spin.inline_mediumwraptextright28119268/reviews/driven/1004_2010_volkswagen_golf_r1004_01_z+2010_volkswagen_golf_r+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

Months in fleet: five
Miles to date: 15,169inline_mediumwraptextright28290340/reviews/12_month_car_reviews/1004_2010_audi_q5_3_2_march_update1003_01_z+2010_audi_q5_3_2+rear_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

If only my high school guidance counselor could see me now. I'm roaring down the front straight at the Monteblanco Circuito at a cool 160 mph in the new Lamborghini Superleggera LP 570-4, and part of me was wishing I had his phone number.inline_mediumwraptextright27410000/reviews/driven/1004_2011_lamborghini_gallardo_superleggera_lp570_41004_z_12+2011_lamborghini_gallardo_superleggera_lP570-4+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

Despite the fact that it debuted way back in 2005, the lovely Mercedes-Benz S-class remains at the very top of its class. And the new hybrid model happens to add a (slightly) more responsible version. Pleasantly, the S400 Hybrid is also the least expensive S-class for sale today, with a base price of $88,825 versus the S550's opening rate of $92,475. Sure, you might lose some cachet with the more traditional folks at your country club, but the overall fuel mileage gains of 3 mpg overall are pretty enticing. (The S400 is EPA rated at 19 mpg in the city, 26 mpg on the highway, and 21 mpg combined, which matches the EPA's combined figure for the Lexus LS600hL. The S400's trip computer indicated that I averaged 23 mpg over 320 weekend miles. The base-V-8-powered S-class, the S550, on the other hand, gets significantly lower ratings of 15 city/23 highway/18 combined mpg.)inline_mediumwraptextright32797503/green/reviews/1003_2010_mercedes_benz_s400_hybrid1003_z_02+2010_mercedes-Benz_s400_hybrid+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

We first laid eyes on the all-new 2011 Kia Sportage last month at the Geneva motor show, but now that the cute-ute is in New York for its official U.S. debut, we're learning more about what we'll soon see at dealers across the country.inline_mediumwraptextright28631116/features/news/1003_2011_kia_sportage2011-kia-sportage-front-three-quarter.JPG.jpgTrue