MotorMouths

The 2011 TSX sport wagon provides enough sportiness to get most drivers in trouble and have the car mentioned in the same sentence with German Avants and American Cadillac CTS wagons. With a starting price of $31,000, it’s cheaper than all of them.

The 2010 Acura ZDX is not for everyone. It’s not even a safe bet. It’s for people reaching beyond the typical. It’s for risk takers, people who define their vehicles instead of the other way around. Astronauts come to mind as potential ZDX drivers.

The A6 blends everything together into a symphony of driving fun. This A6 will make many trips more interesting than the actual destinations.

The 2012 Audi A7 fills a void no one knew existed until now. This category is known as the I want a luxury sports car, under $60,000 with plush interior, lots of space, looks spectacular and can carry a lot of stuff.

Few cars manage such a successful marriage between luxury and sportiness as the new A8. It can handle all of the daily driving with a refinement few other cars can match. It would be fantastic for a long road trip, providing lots of space and nearly every imaginable comfort.

“Honest officer, it’s my 25th high school reunion in a couple of days,” I said to the man examining my driver’s license under the glare of red and blue flashing lights. If you’re going to drive down memory lane, do it in a 2011 Audi R8 Spyder.

Now if you have $300,000 sitting around and you want a nice daily commuter, the Bentley Continental Supersports Coupe may be the car for you. It’s powerful and comfortable, bordering on obscene.

Everything about this giant sedan is fantastic. The Bentley Mulsanne is exclusive, beautiful and caters to the driver and passenger. But it requires congressional bailout package to afford payments.

The BMW M3 is one of the most complete performance cars available today. Just walking up to the M3 will make you think a little faster.

Driving the X6 M changed the way I looked at this vehicle. It still may only seat four people, but my advice is to just not be the fifth person invited to ride in it. This BMW earns its M badge by what it can do, not by how it looks.

For many drivers, quiet equates to luxury, and this is where the LaCrosse excels. The smaller direct-injection engine is hardly heard at all, and the rest of the world is muted. The LaCrosse includes extensive soundproofing.

The sum of the 2012 LaCrosse is truly greater than its pieces. Take all of the technology that makes cars more efficient and put them all together in the most reasonable way. All of the gizmos and gadgets are there. It’s comfortable and complete.