Caught! Lexus takes serious aim at BMW’s M3 with IS 500
Read this full Spied Vehicle article at Motor Trend: Caught! Japan takes serious aim at BMW’s M3. Get a good look at this partially disguised Lexus IS at the legendary Nuerburgring Nordschleife.

Newcomers: 2007 Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG
Read this full Classic Archive article at Motor Trend: Mercedes-Benz has collected 80 million data points that suggest its R-Class is so relaxing its driver’s heart will average 1.6 fewer beats per minute than it would were he piloting two other unnamed German competitors.

Newcomers: 2007 Nissan Sentra
Read this full Road Test article at Motor Trend: Nissan’s marketing mavens like to connect their cars to iconic, nonautomotive brands. The new Renault Megane-based Gen VI Sentra, six years in the making in replacing a car that looked old when it arrived.

Future: Ford Adrenalin & Explorer Sport Trac SVT
Read this full “Future Vehicle” article at Motor Trend: With the Adrenalin pickup canceled, Ford’s in-house hot-shop has no work.

Fleet Update: 2006 Honda Civic Si
Read this Full Long-Term Road Test article at Motor Trend: We confirmed just how good our long-term Civic Si is at the track after lapping the Streets of Willow for the “Takin’ It to the Streets” story (June 2006), where the Si crushed the VW GTI by 1.56 seconds around the 1.58-mile course.

TT-Lambo: Audi stuffs half a Gallardo V-10 into its new coupe as model range expands
Read this full Future Vehice article at Motor Trend: Audi stuffs half a Gallardo V-10 into its new coupe.

Fleet Update: 2005 Volvo S40 T5 AWD
Read this full Long-Term Road Test article at Motor Trend: The S40’s “passenger airbag off–service urgent” warning light turned out to be a faulty ignition switch, which was replaced under warranty.

Road Test: 2006 Ferrari F430 Spider & 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
Read this full Exotic Sports Coupe Comparison article at Motor Trend: There are probably few things in the world more pointless than a 190-mph convertible.

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart: Mitsubishi spreads the Evo magic
Read this full Spied Vehicle article at Motor Trend: The Lancer has been about the only successful car line to come from Mitsubishi in recent years, due in no small part to the fanatical enthusiast following generated by the turbocharged, all-wheel-drive, rally-bred Evo models.

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