MotorMouths

A base Carrera is not this friendly. A GT3 is not this forgiving. No 911 pivots this well. The Boxster Spyder is the best-handling car Porsche currently makes, which puts it high in the running for best-handling new car, period.

For some people, global economic hardship doesn’t amount to a hill of beans. The 600-hp Bentley Continental GTC Speed is their kind of car.

The 2009 Corvette ZR1, engineered to be the most powerful, best performing, highest priced Chevy in history is another great addition to the Corvette portfolio.

Public perception aside, the emotions are what matter, and the emotions are nice. The CTS-V coupe makes me proud to come from this country, proud to not be evil. It’s a kid-hauling Corvette for the person who wants a fun, fast car with no stigmas or strings attached.

The Bentley Mulsanne is an intangible representation of everything that is good and bad about Great Britain, and if you don’t like it, you are either too poor or too ordinary or both. No matter. This is the best four-door that Bentley has to offer.

The Ford Fiesta will hit American dealers in a few short months. If you are possessed of a driver’s license and a functional brain, you will get yourself to your local Ford shop and arrange a test drive as soon as cars become available. You will not regret it.

Is the XJ a fully formed answer to Jaguar’s needs? Is it perfect? Will it solve the company’s sales and demographic problems? No, maybe, and only time will tell. Regardless, it’s a pretty good step in the right direction, and it’s a Jaguar. In the end, those things give us hope.

No matter what you think of the people-mover as a concept, the Sienna is a good minivan. In SE form, it might even be a fun one. Do we want a minivan? No. Does that fact matter to the people who do? No.

Is this the most entertaining hybrid car money can buy? Yes. Is it what I want and, frankly, what the market needs? Not quite. Make no mistake: The CR-Z is not a bad car. But there’s something missing here.

The BMW X6 pounds down country highways with more composure and more tail-wagging sureness than a 335xi or an X5, and more speed than some purpose-built sports cars.

The Journey is a decent, if not earthshaking, effort. Although the competition is often more entertaining to drive, few competitors offer as much bang for the buck.

You’re essentially buying a slightly more expensive, VW-badged Chrysler, albeit one with a nicer interior.