A few of our staff members aren’t too smitten with the styling of the new Toyota Matrix, but once we all got time behind the wheel, it didn’t matter. We agree that this car has plenty of power and passengers praised the Matrix’s comfortable interior, as well.

Click through the jump to read our full impressions and click the images below to open a gallery.

Mercedes-AMG brings another 6.2-liter V-8 bomber for the ‘burbs. The thumping SL63 AMG makes us both dismiss and appreciate the outgoing SL55 AMG.

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They called it the Bionic Cheetah. When Infiniti’s radical FX45 debuted in 2003, it was a dead ringer for the like-named show car from a year earlier, which was begotten from a 2001 show car also called the FX45.

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After floundering for a time with noble attempts that didn’t quite cut it, Zagato presents the Bentley GTZ, and nails the whole concept. We spend a day learning the art.

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We look at some of the similarities and differences between a frontline Chrysler product and the best-selling Mercedes-Benz on earth.

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It’s Friday afternoon which means that it’s time for everyone’s new favorite department at WINDING ROAD News, Ask It.

After spending time in the Hyundai Veracruz, many of our staffers are reminded of crossovers like the Ford Edge, Nissan Murano, Toyota Highlander, and Lexus RX. While all of these CUVs are just as capable as our Veracruz, we agree that if given the choice, we’d take the Hyundai.

Nate Luzod
Art Director

To its eternal credit, Bentley has managed to keep its Volkswagen masters at bay for some time, taking advantage of the company’s economies of scale when practical but never losing sight of its own rich heritage. In this era of spirit-killing takeovers, that’s no small accomplishment.

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As many WINDING ROAD readers are no doubt aware, our publication is lucky enough to have a constantly rotating set of fleet vehicles to help fuel our automotive adventures.