Last week, we brought forth details on Lotus’ "Ultimate Consumer Track and Race Car" not knowing that the Lotus 125 would make a pre-appearance at the Mazda Raceway Laguna

Download 2011 Lotus Exos Type 125 race car

The "what is it?" debates continue with the ZDX. Associate online editor Kirill Ougarov notes, "We might as well call the ZDX a 2+2 SUV because I pity anyone foolish enough to get into those back seats.

Download Long Term Update 5: 2010 Acura ZDX

The Toyota Corolla should be any automaker's dream car, especially for the accounting department. The basic formula is this: Start with a tidy but not extravagant package that has earned a reputation for safety, value, and reliability. Then, make only the slightest of changes to limit superfluous development costs that would significantly affect the consumer price. Is that a brand-new powertrain and a totally redesigned suspension sitting in the lab? Maybe they'll see use in a couple more years, buddy.

Download First Drive: 2011 Toyota Corolla LE

Swedish automaker Volvo has never been one to promote performance over style. Actually, they have never been one for flashiness either. What the company takes seriously, though, is automotive safety. On this end, few can question their standing as one of the world’s safest cars.

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Jeep Wrangler is no doubt a very cool car, for those of you who enjoy these kind of cars. But what do you think about a Wrangler pick-up? Sounds even better, don’t you agree? Called JK-8 Independence this specil Wrangler takes its inspiration from the 1980’s, Mopar and features a 50 inches long bed, while the width between wheel wells is 44 inches.

Download 2011 Jeep Wrangler JK-8 Independence

At the risk of alienating my Inside Line colleagues, my best friends in automotive journalism, Jerry Seinfeld, and the whole of Porsche's PR machine, I have a confession to make: I've never thought much of the Boxster.

Download First Drive: 2006 Porsche Cayman S

Why We Bought It
We were blown away by the Hyundai Sonata's performance in our comparison test against the best-selling Honda Accord and Toyota Camry midsize sedans. With a self-imposed $22,000 price limit, we were able to ramp up a Sonata with a more powerful engine and a long list of standard features, including a premium stereo package. For the same money, the Accord and Camry could only offer four-cylinder versions with cloth interior.

Download Long-Term Test: 2006 Hyundai Sonata LX

With lots of public support stemming from the relative success of the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans, it wasn't a stretch for managers in the Glass House to expect similar reactions from a Lincoln product built on the same front-drive platform.

Download Full Test: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr

"Kia Optima's been Optimized," "Optimal Performance from the Kia Optima," "Optimum New Optima."

Since the second-generation Kia Optima went on sale in March 2006, automotive journalists have used a variety of hokey, "optimistic" headlines to announce the midsize sedan's substantial improvements.

Download Full Test: 2006.5 Kia Optima

It's 4 o'clock in the morning, we're still 100 miles from home and we've been driving the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited in one form or another for nearly 24 hours. Our trip from the top of California to the bottom was supposed to include a stop at a resort town along the way, but our photographer/tour guide didn't anticipate people on vacation in August so it's one "No Vacancy" after another.

Download Full Test: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara

We’ve already seen a leaked brochure showing several pictures of the next-gen Mercedes-Benz CLS-class, due in 2011 as a 2012 model. Now you can save your eyes the trouble of straining to see a grainy German brochure, as Mercedes has released official pictures of a European-spec CLS.

Download 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS - Official Photos and Info

Frugal and fun to drive, the Ford Ka is proof that American automakers can build great small cars when they want to. In Europe, where a gallon of gas can cost more than $9, Ford never really had much of a choice in the matter. When gas prices in the U.S. were on the rise, there was talk of possibly bringing the Ka to our shores, but those voices have since died down in the wake of buck-fifty fuel.


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Debuts in Geneva

After months of speculation, MINI has officially introduced the new SD lineup.

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400 Horsepower and 40 mpg? 200-mph Plug-in Electric Supercars? Our Experts Say They're All on the Horizon

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It's Simple: Be the World's Largest Automaker by 2018

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One of the fastest times ever posted

It looks like we were right when we said Akira Iida was taking it easy when he lapped the Nordschleife in 7:22.85 with the Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition as an exhibition run.

According to a tweet by EVO's Chris Harris, the Gazoo Racing driver has managed to beat his previous record by setting a new time of 7:14.XX. If this turns out to be correct, the LFA would become one of the fastest production vehicles to ever complete the 20.8 km (12.9 mile) long course.



Download Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition laps Nordschleife in 7:14 - report