MotorMouths

The LaCrosse eAssist is designed to feel and drive like a premium car, not a hybrid.We would seriously consider it when lining up gas-sipping mid-size luxury cars since it offers most hybrid benefits with few hybrid compromises.

Audi hits one out of the park with its new fastback boulevardier. It’s a family sedan that doesn’t know it’s not a sports car. Cheap it ain’t, but the A7 is right at the top of our dream car list.

Bentley’s Continental GT is a grand touring coupe of the highest order. Incorporating all-wheel-drive technology, and a W12 engine (from Bentley’s corporate cousins at VW Group), it highlights the art of making bespoke automobiles.

It’s a shame that the hardtop is not as well-loved as its convertible sibling is, but it’s clear the firm has you covered, or uncovered, whichever way your preferences lean. For us? We’ll stray from the norm and slip inside the sexy 650i Coupe.

The Fiat 500c is so cute it makes Hello Kitty look like a Pit Bull. Luckily, there’s some real substance to that smiling face, even if it’s not quite a fuel miser.

Ford has actually put together a rather inspired package in its 2012 Edge EcoBoost. Ford continues to knock at technology’s door in an effort to find new and more efficient means of moving people and their stuff.

Ford’s legendary Boss 302 Mustang is back, and although not perfect, still manages to get most things right.

Spending time in the CLS63 AMG is like being a Grand Master Martial Arts expert in a brilliant Savile Row custom suit. The ability is always there, just hidden under an exterior covering.

Mercedes-Benz takes direct aim at the BMW 3-Series Coupe with its new two-door sport player, the C-Class Coupe.

Small but mighty, the Coupe provides a balls to the wall experience in a size not much bigger than a shoebox. It fits oddly into the MINI lineup, but it brings with it genuinely sporting credentials that are hard to discredit.

Big ultra-luxury grand-touring vehicles are not supposed to be so fast, so agile, and so beautiful, all at the same time, as the Bentely Continental GTC

The wrapper might be bigger and more tweaked than ever, and there’s no shortage of marketing-oriented design, but this latest 3-Series seems to live up to its heritage. BMW continues its line of impressive road cars that feel at home both on the street and the track.