MotorMouths

If we had lots of money, but only the ability to by one car to satisfy all our vehicular needs, and those needs didn’t include driving on a race track, this would be the car we would buy. We just wish we could afford one.

The 2010 S4 is our pick of the entire Audi range (well, except for the R8 supercar), the S4 makes other sports sedans look silly with its appealing looks, swanky interior and sheer speed.

The Lexus LFA firmly establishes Toyota firmly within the upper echelons of sports car manufacturers. The real payoff isn’t going to be the the incredibly rare LFA, but other future Toyota performance models.

The Mercedes SLS carves a performance-oriented, luxury-capable niche all its own, something that’s aided by the classy, restrained looks and the visual drama of the doors.

The Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S is high-priced, but at least finally lives up to the promise of glamorous looks, a storied history and an exotic name.

The 2010 Toyota Prius gets 50 MPG combined fuel economy, making it the most fuel-efficient car for sale in the U.S. But, did you know it returns 26.6 MPG at 102 MPH?

The Performance Package-equipped 2011 Shelby GT500 is no longer merely a rip-roaringly fast Ford Mustang — it’s a well-balanced rip-roaringly fast Mustang.

With a low starting price, 42 MPG highway fuel economy, sharp looks, seriously nice interior and a responsive chassis, this new Golf TDI makes more expensive cars look frivolous and direct rivals look behind the times.

The 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid looks like a cynical attempt to copy the Toyota Prius, but its really a cynical and clever attempt to give Americans exactly what they want.

So Infiniti’s created a luxurious four-door that looks gorgeous, goes fast and doesn’t have much space in the back. The Infiniti M37 suddenly has our attention.

Like the hard top, the Nissan 370Z Roadster raises the bar for performance convertibles both in terms of outright speed and, most importantly in driver involvement.

The 2010 Acura MDX is arguably the most fun-to-drive, most comfortable and nicest looking car in Acura’s range; the problem is Acura’s cars should drive better than a big SUV.