Test Drives, Trends & Events

The 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart.

There are certain things in life that take the two parts from separate worlds and turn them into one purposeful object. One item that springs to mind is the oft-overlooked spork. A spork, for the culinary elite who are reading this, is the unholy union of a spoon and a fork. It might not sound like a good idea, but it allows you to scoop and stab without switching utensils. An engineer at Mitsubishi must use a spork during lunchtime and I believe it helped lead them to create the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart, a car which combines sports car fun with wagon usefulness. More...

The 2010 Lexus HS 250h compact hybrid luxury sedan is catching some sun at The Garage.

Lexus knows the hybrid game well. They were the first to bring a mid-size luxury hybrid SUV/Crossover to the market in the form of the RX and they introduced the first full-size luxury hybrid sedan with the LS. They also introduced the first luxury hybrid sports sedan in the form of the GS. Now, they are offering a luxury hybrid compact sedan with the all-new 2010 Lexus HS 250h. Is it simply a Prius that went shopping for designer duds or a luxury car with a greener heart? More...

The 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster

“Top down, chrome spinnin’…” or in this case, it would be the 19” lightweight alloy wheels wrapped in high-performance Bridgestone Potenza tires; 245 in the front and large 275s strapped to the back. The song continues that “you see the boss grinnin’…” and I am doing more than grinnin’. I am behind the wheel of the 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster - smilin’ because this is one convertible sports car that gets it all just right. More...

Is that bulge in your hood from a 414 hp V8 or am I just happy to see you?

Is there such a thing as having your automotive cake and being able to drive it too? If you drive any one of the handful of available sport sedans, then it’s possible to get a slice. Sliding behind the wheel of the 2009 BMW M3 Sedan however, I received a face full of Funfetti cake and pressing the gas pedal further only spreads the frosting wider across my smeared, “why-so-serious” gaping maw. More...

The 2009 Lexus LS 460 is a full-size luxury sedan with a mid-size luxury sedan price tag.

The full-size luxury sedan market is full of players but attention seems to focus on two main stars: the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and the BMW 7-Series. Both are filled to the brim with leading-edge technology and both are luxuriously appointed inside. Both have large and potent engines and both are leaders in an exclusive category. There are other choices in this category that don’t seem to get the same level of respect, but the 2009 Lexus LS 460 is one car that offers similar levels of comfort and luxury at a price as (relatively) subdued as its exterior styling. More...