December 2007 Table of Contents

With 520 horsepower, twenty pounds of turbo boost, and rear-wheel drive, the Porsche 911 GT2 is as wicked as they come.

Wow, this big Mercedes sedan concept offers hope for cars that are not only green but also sexy. The S-class-based F700 introduces Mercedes-Benz's DiesOtto powertrain system, which combines the low-emissions capabilities of an efficient gasoline engine with th

A twin-turbo V-10 makes for the meanest Audi in history. And no, you can't have one.

Membership in the 200-mph club comes at a price for the Continental GT Speed.

The Ferrari F430 gains power and loses weight to become the dangerously sweet 430 Scuderia.

No motorsports journalist wields a poison pen more artfully than Robin Miller.

The new Audi A4 takes it to BMW and Mercedes-Benz. It's all grown up, and has grown in nearly every dimension.

Surprise! Lexus builds a car that's better on the track than it is on the street.

Three whack-jobs, one photographer, and a very nasty old Cadillac limousine hit the long road.

Longer, and now with dinky doors. Is a bigger Mini really what the world needs?

No longer destined for the Hertz parking lot. It's not sexy, but the Malibu is handsome and well-proportioned, looks substantial, and has real road presence.

Reconfigured with less go but more gigabytes. The Focus lost its angular, artistic interior design in 2005, but at least the new coupe and sedan feature better materials and the Sync media system.

Off-road cruise control makes its debut. The Land Cruiser gets the 381-hp V-8 from the new Tundra, plus an off-road system for dummies.

The Touareg's little brother brings diesel efficiency to small crossovers. We hope to see the Tiguan TDI in the U.S. sometime soon.

It's a sideways trial by fire in a supercharged Dodge Charger SRT8, a real-deal Formula Drift Championship racing car.

Less is more, more or less. Cool small cars such as the Mini Cooper, the Volvo C30, and the Fiat 500 are just what the doctor ordered for us obese Americans.

Talk about hauling the mail.

Did you really think you could drive across the country with a bunch of lunatics, and the police wouldn't come? Oh, they'll come alright. And they'll be mad.