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—Ypsilanti, Michigan

If a nonsensical vehicle like the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S tickles your fancy, you may want to leave space on your bedroom wall for another drool-worthy pinup. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the BMW X5M. It has 555 horsepower, it runs a tuned version of BMW’s xDrive all-wheel-drive system, and it costs $85,400—that’s a whopping $40,900 less than the starting price of Madam Cayenne. And if you immediately think to yourself, “Well, clearly this is because the Porsche is a superior vehicle,” you’ll want to think again. The X5M is as good to drive as it is hard to comprehend.

When BMW introduced its latest M-badged creations—in both X5 and X6 guises—we weren’t sure what to think. And while we’ve now driven both of the beastly crossovers, they still don’t make a whole lot of sense to us (just like the turbocharged Cayennes). But while the Porsche is only minimally impressive, what with its somewhat disconnected driving experience, the X5M (and X6M, alike) is really honed in as a true driver’s car. The Ultimate Driving Crossover, if you will.

CLICK HERE to continue reading this review.

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The über-exotic Rapide, Aston Martin's new four-door, four-seat sports car, officially launches in the second quarter (late Spring) of 2010, retailing for a base MSRP of $199,950. Aston Martin expects to build approximately 2000 Rapides total in the first year of production.

Production will commence at the all-new Aston Martin Rapide Plant in Graz, Austria, and each car will take roughly 220 man hours to build. Naturally, these cars come stocked with the highest levels of refinement, just like the rest of the Aston Martin line (which we recently had the chance to sample), and standard features include things like a Bang & Olufsen Beosound audio system (tuned specifically for the Rapide), heated memory seats, an adaptive damping system, and dual-cast brakes.

The Rapide is now on sale via Aston Martin's American dealer network, with deliveries starting next year. (The line forms to the right.) Scroll down to read the official press release.

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Our spy photographer caught this Lotus prototype out testing. Could it be a mule for a V-8 engine for the new Lotus Esprit? And if so, will the engine come from Toyota? BMW?

At this point, we can only guess, but we definitely get excited when we look at these photos. Any new developments from Lotus are a sign of good things to come.

Click through the gallery above to see the mysterious Lotus, or scroll down for the shooter’s postulations. And, of course, we’ll keep you up-to-date as more information comes out about this car.

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A 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR has set a new lap record for a production vehicle at Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. Its time of 1:33:915 beats the previous record by over one second.

The Viper SRT10 ACR is a purpose-built street-legal track car. It features a revised fifth gear ratio, a design inspired by time spent on the Nurburgring.  An imporved short throw shifter and redesigned aerodynamics, as well as a top speed of 184 miles per hour are new for 2010.

The Viper SRT10 ACR is powered by a 600-horsepower, 8.4-liter V-10 that flings it to 60 miles per hour in under four seconds. It will make its official debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month.

See it in the gallery above or in the video below. The official press release follows.

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Words like "absurd," "unnecessary," and "ridiculous" come to mind when we ponder the new BMW X5M. It's a 5300-pound, twin-turbocharged, 555-horsepower machine -- and while it's a bit nonsensical, it's immensely fun to shove around.

We'll be testing the X5M for the next week, so head over to our Ask It forum post and let us know what questions you have about this big beast. We'll do our best to respond, as well as post driving impressions and other thoughts throughout the week.

+ NextAutos Forums: Ask It: 2010 BMW X5M

Check out this video of Underground Racing’s TTG, a twin-turbocharged Lamborghini Gallardo, pulling really, really hard on a dyno. That terrifying noise is the sound of 1500 angry horses.

The client claims an under-ten second, 160+ mile-per-hour quarter mile. Underground Racing promises a video of the TTG at the drag strip in the near future, so stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy the video above.

+ Top Speed: Video: Underground Racing Fine-tunes Lamborghini Gallardo

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The speculation surrounding the Cadillac CTS Coupe finally comes to an end today. The official images and details of the two-door CTS have been released and the production car will hit showrooms in the spring of 2010. And while the coupe might look a lot like the sedan and wagon variants that we've already driven, it's important to know that only the instrument panel, console, front fenders, grille, and headlamps are shared with the sedan. The coupe rides on the same wheelbase, but is shorter by two inches and rides two inches lower to the ground.

At its launch, the only engine available will be GM's lovely 3.6-liter direct-injection V-6 with 304 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque, mated to either a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. Rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive variants will be available, as are two different handling packages, one wearing eighteen-inch wheels, and the other with upgraded brakes and nineteen-inch wheels.

Hot for a V-badged CTS Coupe? Look for that M3-killer to arrive later next year, hopefully using the same 556-horsepower supercharged mill as the sedan. The CTS Coupe is nothing short of bold and beautiful, and we're excited to see how it compares to the perennial-favorite BMW 335i.

Click through the post for the full details, and stay tuned for more information from the car's official unveiling at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month.