MotorMouths

If you’re after the lightest, stiffest, best handling CTS-V, the coupe is the one to have. It’s the 21st Century version of the Hemi ‘Cuda.

With the FR-S, Scion engineers have managed to craft the perfect autocross car. In fact, the FR-S is destined to become the next Mazda Miata/MX-5 in terms of affordability, competitiveness, and cult interest.

It’s a level of driving comfort you won’t soon forget. But the real sweetness of the 300S lies under the hood. Combine this with a palatial interior and you’ve got a sedan that trounces its domestic competitors while rivaling the best from abroad.

Harness the Lexus LFA’s huge reservoir of power and handling, and it becomes the best piece you’ve ever driven. But overstep its bounds and it will slice your wrists like the freshly honed scalpel that it really is.

The all new 2013 GS will delight art aesthetes and performance addicts alike.

If you want to operate the SRT8 as a simple luxury sedan, you’re free to ignore the brutal horsepower, torque, brakes and cornering facility, because this 300 really makes the perfect family sedan. I’m convinced it’s the performance lover’s deal of the new year.

As a whole, the new Dart verges on sensational, with such unexpected value for price that you’ll have to drive one yourself to find out just how good this resuscitated new/old nameplate really is.

The 2011 XFR marks an epochal advance in appearance, performance and engineering for Jaguar. This sports sedan is better looking than the Porsche Panamera, more nimble than the BMW M5 and much cheaper than the Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.3.

If you need a sportscar and a high performance sedan, look no further than Bimmer’s 650i. Granted, it’s a tad pricey. But if you perceive it as 2 cars in 1, you’re on the right reasoning track.

The latest iteration of the long-lived Mustang GT has to be the bargain performance sensation of the year.It is a ferocious street fighter capable of punching twice its weight.

Where the standard GS is a mild-mannered sedan, the hybrid version gives you such a sharp whack up the backside that the 450h is in a different performance league all together. The interior is palatial, handling is surprisingly good and it is painless fast.

The 2012 XJL Supersport is way too much fun to drive, to hand its keys to hired help. Better to depress the checkered flag “Sports Handling” button on the center console, and blast off in a sedan that looks like a Bentley but behaves like a Ferrari.