First drive: 2016 Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce
To create the Superveloce, Lamborghini stripped the "ordinary" Aventador of 110 pounds and bolted up a new nose, a rear wing, and added 50 more horsepower. While the result might be more torture device than car, it’s perhaps one of the most fun wheeled creations of all time.
First Drive: 2016 Honda Pilot Elite
The 2016 Honda Pilot is now a sleek and no longer boxy, reliable family runabout. Though it might fall down in the piloted driving tech realm, it will quickly charm drivers with a comfortable ride, easily accessible, well crafted and hugely roomy interior, and technologically advanced AWD system.
First Drive: 2015 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT
Can a $99,000, entry-level Aston Martin ever be as good as the Porsche 911? We took one to the mountains outside Santa Monica to find out.
Joyride: 2015 Jaguar XF 3.0 AWD Sport
Jaguar’s XF might be based upon a 20-year-old chassis, but from that primordial platform, the Brits have created a very handsome, comfortable and compelling mid-size luxury sedan.
First drive: 2015 Lamborghini Aventador
The 2015 Lamborghini Aventador might not be a perfect car. But it’s a perfect for making you feel like a world-conquering alpha male.
Joyride: 2015 Subaru BRZ Series.Blue Edition
The 2015 Subaru BRZ has been reinvigorated with the addition of an optional Series.Blue Edition. Although it doesn’t make the car any faster per se, it makes it look faster, which is half the fun anyway.
First drive: 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe
The 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe is not only one of the best-looking cars on the road for under $60,000; it’s also one of the most mobile-friendly, too. In terms of driving dynamics, though, it’s still bested by its German rivals.
First drive: 2015 Porsche Macan
Incorporating the DNA of the 918 Spider, with the Macan S and Macan Turbo, Porsche has created the most track-capable compact crossover the segment has ever seen. Off of the racing circuit, however, drivers and passengers alike might not be able to sense its sporting credentials.
Joy Ride: 2014 Land Rover LR4
Nearing the end of its life, the Land Rover LR4 receives a new supercharged V6 engine and an eight-speed automatic. These features haven’t helped much, in terms of efficiency, but that doesn’t really matter. The LR4 isn’t designed for going just somewhere; it’s designed to go anywhere.
First drive: 2015 BMW M3 and M4
For 2015 BMW’s M3 and M4 are lighter, faster, more powerful, and more efficient than ever before. If you can look past the industrial sound of the exhaust and the steep asking price, you might well fall deeply in love with the all-new mid-sized Ms.
Joy Ride: 2014 Jaguar XJL Portfolio AWD
With an efficient powertrain, a supple and stylish interior, and sporty long-wheelbase handling, the 2014 Jaguar XJL does what its competitors can’t: drive like a sports sedan, offer the room of a limo, and the looks of a $300,000 luxury landship.
First Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI
All too often, when an automaker makes a car bigger, it compromises driving dynamics. Delightfully, Volkswagen hasn’t fallen into this trap. For 2015, the all-new GTI stands as the fastest, most efficient the breed has ever been.
Joy ride: 2014 Infiniti QX70
The 2014 Infiniti QX70 might be getting on in years – especially compared to its rivals – but what the crossover lacks in refinement it more than makes up for in sports car-like road handling.
First drive: 2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe
The 2015 Jaguar F-TYPE Coupe is the kind of scintillating sports car that will make you happily to be alive. And, when other people see you driving by, it’ll make them happy you’re alive as well.
First Drive: 2015 Audi A3
The entry-level Audi A3 is all-new for 2015. While some of its competitors have taken on the shape of bigger and more expensive models, the A3 is its own incredibly well designed creation.
First Drive: 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe
Entering its fourth generation, the Chevrolet Tahoe is more refined and debonair than ever for the 2015 model year. With real wood and leather on the interior, and an efficient V8 engine, the Tahoe is a truck-based 4x4 you no longer have to pretend is utilitarian purchase.
Joyride: 2014 Lexus IS F
If you yearn to own a BMW M3 but fear the upkeep costs, let me point you toward the Lexus IS F. It’s Toyota’s answer to the rear-drive V8-powered Bimmer for which your frugalness is keeping you from signing on the line.
First Drive: 2014 BMW 435i Convertible
BMW’s 4 Series Convertible is lighter weight and more aerodynamic than the 3 Series Convertible it replaces. Despite having been put on a diet, it’s no less sporty or refined than its predecessor. In fact, it’s so good, it might make you question getting the coupe at all.
First Drive: 2014 Chevrolet SS
In order to take on the Germans for performance sedan supremacy, Chevrolet called on the rear-wheel drive, V8 prowess of the Australians. Together, they created the SS, which might best even BMW’s 5 Series
First Drive: 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray convertible
After more than 50 years, Chevrolet has finally created a Corvette that the young and the hip wouldn’t be ashamed to own. The Stingray Convertible is an American sports car to rival the Germans, Italians, and the English in all the best ways.
First Drive: 2015 Subaru WRX
At first glance, with a keenly designed exterior and a masterfully crafted interior, there are few reasons to dislike the 2015 Subaru WRX. Climb behind the wheel, though, and you’ll immediately fall in love with its plucky personality and class-beating handling.
First Drive: 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series
With more in common with a racecar than a consumer car, the SLS AMG Black Series is a gorgeous hunk of German steel that can turn the most mundane driver into a track-taming dynamo. Priced at $275,000, though, you’ll pay dearly for the privilege.
First drive: 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG packs the most powerful four-cylinder ever put into production and stands as the cheapest AMG car ever sold. With a pedigree like that, it has much to live up to. So we took it to the track to see how it holds up under pressure.
First Drive: 2014 Audi RS 7
The 2014 Audi RS 7, with 560 horsepower, outstanding exterior looks, and serene cabin, easily bests its competition without shouting about it. It simply takes its trophy and goes back to its seat to have a piece of salted pretzel bread.
First Drive: 2014 Audi SQ5
What do you do if your family has outgrown your Audi S4 and you’re not ready to make the leap into a Porsche crossover? Well, then, Audi would like to introduce you to the SQ5 – a crossover that goes like a sports sedan but handles like a light-duty truck.
