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2011 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive

We know what you’re thinking: Isn’t the Smart ForTwo already a glorified golf cart, and won’t adding an electric motor only reinforce that assumption? Find out as we take a first drive in the 2011 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive.

New Face, Great Space: The 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class

I spent my summer road trips in the back seat of Dad's old vinyl-clad coupes. If only we'd had something like the updated-for-2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class, those miles would have passed more pleasantly.

The Same But Different - 2011 BMW 135i DCT

For 2011 the BMW 135i looks no different than the previous year's model. But underneath lies the company's new single-turbo motor, paired for the first time with a seven-speed dual-clutch tranny.

2010 Aston Martin Rapide

Few places in the world do exotic cars blend in so seamlessly to the backdrop than in Miami. That's why we got the hell out of there as fast as we could in Aston Martin's new Rapide.