2013 Nissan Sentra SV
It certainly carries the family resemblance to the recently redesigned Altima, but is that a good thing? I’m not saying the Altima isn’t an attractive midsize but I thought the Sentra was after a more youthful demo, the kind that…
2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon
This might just be the perfect car. What one vehicle can satisfy so many disparate automotive desires as Benz’s baddest wagon? Practicality and performance have never assimilated as astutely as they have here in the E63. It’s a car that…
2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
…Which, unless your drive into work takes you across the equivalent of the Rubicon Trail, is insane. As my buddy Alton Brown would say, the Wrangler is a uni-tasker. It was built with one purpose in mind and that isn’t…
2012 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
The Eclipse, Galant and Endeavor are gone, initial quality and dependability scores are substandard and the hopes of Mitsubishi persevering in the U.S. have been pinned to a small electric car called the i. Everything the company offers us now…
2012 MINI Cooper Coupe JCW
I have to admit, the frequent announcements of new Cooper derivatives have started to seem less than scintillating, but this Coupe abruptly reverses that trend. And my tester is a John Cooper Works Coupe, the most extreme example, powered by…