If Volvo’s new-for-2011 cars are any indicator, an era is ending. We recently spent a few days with a 2010 S40 2.4i, knowing this could be our last chance to drive one of Volvo's clean, simple sedans.

As Land Rovers go, the Range Rover Sport is hands-down the coolest looking. Now with 375 horsepower in stock form, it's also a bit more sporty.

Around the Kilometer office, we joke that SE must stand for “Short Edition.” Unlike other bikes with “special edition” suffixes, the 2010 Triumph Bonneville SE is actually a distinct model. After 50 years of Bonnevilles, and ten years of current production, Triumph has conceded that a lower seat height option might be nice.

For 2010, the Volkswagen Golf received a major update that improves on its legacy as the king of high-quality basic transportation, as we recently discovered with this TDI.

When our black sixth-gen GTI showed up last fall, it rolled in on a set of Continental SportContact 2 high-performance tires. Great tires normally, but not once the snow starts falling. The only real answer is proper snow tires.

Our 2010 Volvo XC60 recently changed hands, leaving our man George’s outpost in Pennsylvania to see out the remainder of its year with us at our Chicago home base. Just in time for a regular service and some warranty updates.

It’s said that one man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity. No more certain example exists than the case of our latest project vehicle, a 2001 Triumph Bonneville.

We have a month left with our 335d before it goes away; how did we manage to rack up 23,000 miles already? SImple — everybody loves to drive this car.