MotorMouths

Consider the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 the anti-GT-R. Unlike Nissan’s Godzilla, it will do nothing for you, yet everything you ask.

The $201,000, 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 will go from 0-60 in under 3.5 seconds, hit a top speed of 202 mph hour, and get over 20 mpg n on the highway.

Unlike the Panamera, every curve of the Aston Martin Rapide makes sense, from the crisp hood creases to the cleanly backswept greenhouse and flared fenders. The look is aggressive, yet sophisticated, and invokes jet-set imagery and flights of fancy.

The Mercedes SLS goes down the track better than just about any three-pointed star that’s come before it, yet it’s easy and rewarding to drive on the way home.

Our selection of the Subaru Forester as 2009 Sport/Utility of the Year is not a reaction to prices at the pump, but a renewed appreciation for the value of the dollar and a thoughtfully designed, well-executed vehicle.

Don’t get me wrong, both the $50K SLK350 and $65K SLK55 AMG are fine-driving vehicles. It’s just that, with the top down, who can discern a 32-horsepower improvement?

Is Honda’s new Insight Hybrid merely a 7/8th-size Prius that delivers 7/8ths the fuel economy? No, the Insight is, quite simply, more fun to drive.

For 2011, Audi has chosen to make the Q7 a rolling showcase of its latest technology. All gas-powered models will now come equipped with an all-new supercharged, direct-injection V-6 engine and dynamically the Q7 is an elephant in ballet shoes.

At $38,995, the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is only $2500 more than the F-150 FX4, yet an order of magnitude more capable.

The new Mitsubishi MR Touring definitely looks more mellow and certainly has additional creature comforts, but does this mean the mighty Evolution has gone soft? Limp even? Not one bit.

Achieving Vmax in the Jaguar XFR is Earl Grey easy: Pop the car into Dynamic Mode, drop your loafer on the throttle, and then hold on as the ZF auto squirts through the ratios.

There is a lot of the Mercedes-Benz CLS styling throughout the Passat CC. In profile or at a three-quarter angle, nothing else on the road looks like the CC – except for the CLS.