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Cadillac CTS — quick spin around the track 8 Apr 2012 | 02:56 pm

The original Cadillac CTS was the first Cadillac aimed straight at all the Euro sports sedans.  It fell short, but only by a little.  Well, Cadillac seems to have put the past few years to good use, b...

Acura RL — quick spin around the track 8 Apr 2012 | 02:55 pm

Acura has been making noise about how it spiced up the new 2009 RL with more power and a firmer suspension.  It’s up to 300 horsepower now, and it still has Acura’s ingenious Super Handling All-Wheel-...

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution — quick spin around the track 8 Apr 2012 | 02:55 pm

Redesigned, rearmed, and ready for a rematch against the new Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Mitsubishi’s new Evo carries over the distinction of feeling smaller, more nimble, and more fun than its rival. Ev...

Dodge Viper — quick spin around the track 8 Apr 2012 | 02:54 pm

As I was only allowed to pilot the newly enhanced, 600-horsepower Viper with a Dodge company rep riding shotgun, I didn’t get to drive it like the devil intended.  Still, I walked away with enough to ...

Lexus LS600h L — quick spin around the track 8 Apr 2012 | 02:52 pm

The Lexus LS600h L is the perfect answer to the question “what’s it like to zoom around a track at 80 MPH and feel absolutely nothing?”  It’s almost eerie, and more than a little funny.  You know you’...

MazdaSpeed 3 — quick spin around the track 8 Apr 2012 | 02:50 pm

You gotta hand it to Mazda: the MazdaSpeed 3 makes good on the “speed” in its name.  Not only is this 263-horsepower rocket possibly the fastest front-wheel-drive car in the western world (0-60 in the...

Chevrolet Cobalt SS — quick spin around the track 8 Apr 2012 | 02:49 pm

Having just stepped out of the Dodge Caliber SRT4, I approached the Cobalt SS expecting another front-wheel-drive sport compact with all the right specs but all the wrong moves.  I was pleasantly mist...

Dodge Caliber SRT4 — quick spin around the track 8 Apr 2012 | 02:48 pm

As the successor to the Dodge Neon SRT4, the Caliber SRT4 has a tradition to uphold: being the fastest, meanest, front-wheel-drive sport compact car in all the land.  With 285 turbocharged horsepower,...

Hyundai Accent — quick spin around the track 8 Apr 2012 | 02:47 pm

Despite belonging to the cheapest class of cars in America, the Accent wasn’t the dullest of the ten cars I drove on the track — or even second-dullest.  Sure, we’re talking about 106 horsepower here,...

Nissan Sentra SE-R — quick spin around the track 8 Apr 2012 | 02:46 pm

The first car that comes to mind when you hear “racetrack” probably isn’t “Nissan Sentra,” but this is the SE-R version — the beefed-up super-Sentra whose performance legacy goes back to 1991.  Honest...

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