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For February, we present our seventh-annual Lightning Lap results and our full road test on the lighter-weight Ram 1500 SLT. In a 600-hp comparison test, we pit the reborn Dodge Viper against the Chevy Corvette ZR1; from Santa Cruz, we report on the Blastolene automotive artistic collective. Plus, living with the 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD; and read about the Porsche Carrera coupe and cabriolet, Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, Buick Verano Turbo, and Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG.
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2000-09 WHAT TO BUY: HONDA S2000
Overseen by Honda chief engineer Shigeru Uehara (the father of the original Acura NSX and the Integra Type R, two cars that embodied Japanese performance in the '90s), the Honda S2000 is a two-seat roadster we described as \"the car of your dreams.\"
Maturity Is Overrated
Highs: Quicker to 60 mph than the manual, active safety tech included, lots of drive modes. Lows: Carries extra pounds, a CVT just isn’t as fun as a stick, luxury price without all the luxury niceties.
EV, Straight Up
Highs: 253-mile EPA range, practical interior, free of silly EV gimmicks. Lows: All work and no gimmicks makes it a dull boy, not so lively off the line, Chevy Bolt EUV costs less.
AN ODD CHOICE TO COMMEMORATE 50 YEARS OF M
If you had a performance division with 50 years of glorious history, would you celebrate it by introducing a plug-in-hybrid SUV?
Seamlessly Electric
The i7 smoothly integrates an EV powertrain into the new 7-series megasedan.
THE REBELLION ADVANCES
For over a decade, the Power Wagon has served as Ram's burly off-road king. But it doesn't offer Cummins power, and customers clamored for a stonking diesel off-roader with more towing capacity.
Getting Warmer
A prototype drive of the high-performance Integra suggests it could be a nice foil for the raucous Civic Type R.
Track Tractor
An SUV for the track sounds as ridiculous as a supercar optimized for off-roading. And yet, Lamborghini says that around a typical racetrack, its new Urus Performante is quicker than the original 2015 Huracán.
E-tron and On
Highs: Conventionally handsome exterior, upscale and userfriendly interior, largely free of EV weirdness. Lows: Mechanically identical to its Volkswagen sibling, ho-hum highway range, not as speedy as some rivals.
2023 FORD F-150 RAPTOR R: Trucks of Fury
Highs: 700 horsepower, monster-truck presence, surprisingly graceful on-road manners. Lows: Not 703 horsepower, can't lock the rear diff in two-wheel drive, it costs how much?
