Our friends at Honeywell recently graced our test fleet with a European-spec 2008 Audi A5. Our test vehicle was equipped with a 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V-6 good for 237 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque, though sadly, this powerplant will not be available for American enthusiasts.

Mitsubishi has returned from the dead letter pile of automotive sales and is once again selling sufficient cars to not only save face but also to make money. The Lancer, in its civilian form, is one of the reasons. Available in three trim levels—DE, ES, and GTS—the Lancer provides attractive transportation and, in the GTS version we drove recently in Arizona, enough fun to keep you smiling on your daily commute.

Can the 2008 Malibu Hybrid convince Camry Hybrid intenders or Fusion and Accord customers that it is a better choice? Malibu presents a sleek, sexy, and expensive appearance that swoops from its new, single-crossbar nose to its well-balanced rear. And, like all Malibus, the “heart of green

F. Scott Fitzgerald, were he writing of the Lexus LX570, could say, “LX570 owners
are different from you and me.

Production assistant Steven J. Ewing thinks the Grand Vitara is not surprisingly quick in the way that the V-6 Toyota RAV4 is, but there’s still a good rush of power through the forward gears. To read what other WINDING ROAD staffers thought about this Suzuki SUV, follow the jump.

What we have here is the Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS wearing Saab nomenclature. What we don’t have here is a Saab. The TrailBlazer SS is arguably the best of the General Motors SUVs using the GMT360 architecture, but it is simply and emphatically not the starting place for the next great thing from Saab. If GM hasn’t learned the difference between Saabs and light-duty trucks by now, it is never going to learn, and Saab is doomed.

Can a three-ton Tahoe compete with a slim-trim Prius for honors among hybrids? Yes. In fact, a Chevrolet Tahoe or GMC Yukon 2-Mode Hybrid can also feel like a powerful American V-8 SUV and still win the Green Car Journal Green Car of the Year award.

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More than ten years ago, Toyota introduced the RAV4 and a new automotive category was born: the small crossover. Honda quickly followed with its CR-V, as did many other manufacturers, and now Nissan is finally getting in on what has become a crowded segment.