2010 Dodge Charger Bottom Line
The latest incarnation of the Charger is entering its fourth year of production, though lack of sales is not something Dodge is worried about. This can be attributed to its unique styling, which still looks fresh after all these years. The 2010 Dodge Charger has hardly changed, maintaining its sleek profile, which blends modern sedan styling…
2010 BMW 7-Series 750i 750Li 760Li ActiveHybrid 7 Bottom Line
The 2010 BMW 7-Series has come in from the cold. Last year brought the newest edition of the bigger Bimmer-and in its fifth generation, the luxury sedan got a style-ectomy that reversed the awkward proportions and surfaces of the 2002-2008 model. The quintessential BMW driving feel remains intact, despite a horde of new electronic interventions…
2010 Mercury Milan Milan Hybrid Bottom Line
Both restyled and extensively refreshed with new powertrains, the 2010 Mercury Milan and Milan Hybrid are remarkably good mid-size sedans that should be better known than they are. Although they’re mechanically identical to the Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid models, the Milan’s cleaner exterior and more stylish interior set it apart, taking it a…
2010 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S – Turbo Targa – Cabriolet Bottom Line
Since time immemorial-or was it the Sixties? Who can remember?-the Porsche 911 has been the outline for sports cars with its iconic teardrop shape and its iconoclastic handling. Never better than it is now, the 2010 Porsche 911 once again raises its own bar by dropping in a new Turbo model with faultless handling and urgent, propulsive boxer…
2010 Toyota Highlander Highlander Hybrid Bottom Line
The Toyota Highlander was completely redesigned for 2008. In the process, it grew a full size larger than the previous version, from compact to mid-size, adding an optional third-row seat in the process. It’s a popular family crossover, with the unusual feature of an available hybrid model, which only the compact Ford Escape and the luxury Lexus…
2010 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML-Class — ML450 Hybrid ML350 BlueTEC ML350 ML450 Bottom Line
The original Mercedes-Benz M-Class gave the automaker its foothold in the SUV market and in America. Legally branded the ML-Class, to avoid problems with BMW and Infiniti, the M-Class was the first vehicle to come from the company’s Alabama factory back in 1998. More than a decade later, the ML-Class is in its final years of the current body…
2010 Mercedes-Benz R-Class R350 R350 BlueTEC Bottom Line
If car companies treated their products like TV families, Mercedes-Benz would have a Brady-style dilemma on its hands with the R-Class. It’s such a Jan-the obedient, plain B student unfortunately born between two cuter, smarter, more talented siblings. The R-Class all but disappeared in the shadows of the five-seat ML-Class and seven-seater…
2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S550 S600 S63 S65 AMG S400 Hybrid Bottom Line
The S-Class four-door spans a wide gulf at the top of the Mercedes range. The largest Benz sedan short of the princely Maybach 57 and 62, the S-Class nudges $90,000 in its least expensive form and more than doubles that in AMG tune. Across the spectrum, the S-Class models share plenty of good things, from the latest safety technology to serenity…
2010 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL350 BlueTEC GL450 GL550 Bottom Line
It had been planned as the replacement for the military-ready Gelaendewagen, but when 2007 rolled around, Mercedes-Benz decided to keep that domesticated G-Class-and instead, pitched the newly developed GL-Class SUV as a more luxurious family vehicle with surprising off-road capabilities. Smart move: The GL-Class is among the best seven-seat SUVs…
2010 Jaguar XK – XKR Bottom Line
Look far and wide: You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more suave grand tourer than the 2010 Jaguar XK and XKR. We’ve admired this duo since they were recast in aluminum and rendered spectacular for the 2007 model year. This year, Jaguar’s upsizes its powerplants as it hammers out a permanent niche alongside the Benz SL, BMW 6-Series, Chevy Corvette…
