2011 Hyundai Sonata SE - Four Season Wrap-Up

2011 Hyundai Sonata SE - Four Season Wrap-Up

You've come a long way, Hyundai.

It's fair to say that we were surprised by the Hyundai Sonata. Granted, the previous Sonata was a competent offering, but it was not exactly a standout. With the new Sonata, however, staff members suddenly started tossing around phrases like "best-in-class." Against such stalwart competitors as the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry -- and solid challengers like the Nissan Altima, the Ford Fusion, and the Chevrolet Malibu -- that was a very big claim. The best way to find out for sure whether the Sonata was deserving of such enthusiasm was to spend a year with one in a Four Seasons test.

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2007 Acura RDX

2007 Acura RDX

The 2007 Acura RDX is most notable for its powertrain, the first turbocharged gasonline engine from Honda. It comes beneath the skin of a compact, luxury SUV that promises to be a great driver. Check it out in our New Cars coverage.

Honda's first turbocharged engine debuts in....an SUV.

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2007 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

2007 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

The car you see here? It's the long-awaited production version of the concept hotness shown three years ago in Frankfurt, and we keep having to snap our mouths shut and wipe up the drool. Granted, it's not visually perfect, but the 8C is one of the most beautiful shapes to come out of Europe in some time.

If this big red chunk of hotness looks familiar, it's probably because you've seen it before: Alfa unveiled a concept version of the Competizione at the Frankfurt show in 2003. That look-but-don't-drive concept pretty much blew everyone's minds (the headlights look less bugeyed in person, we promise). A year later, at the 2005 Pebble Beach Concours, Alfa pulled the wraps off of a roadster version of the car. It too was gorgeous.

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Domenicali says Ferrari still support cost controls | F1 Fanatic round-up

In the round-up: Ferrari say they want to keep costs down in F1 despite having quit FOTA.

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First Look: 2012 Mini Roadster

First Look: 2012 Mini Roadster

Mini chops the top off its two-seater.

As if five body styles weren't enough, Mini is adding a sixth variant to its lineup. The two-seat Roadster expands the Mini brand into new territory -- it marks the first time since the first Mini launched in 1959 that the nameplate has offered a roadster from the factory. The new models fills a tiny niche in Mini's range, bridging the gap between the open-top, four-seat Convertible and the hardtop, two-seat Coupe.

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F1 2011 Teams and Drivers

Full Name	Red Bull Racing	Seasons	6
Principal	Christian Horner	Races	107
Nationality	Austria	Wins	15
Engine	Renault	Championships	1
Chassis	RB7
Sebastian Vettel (GER)		Mark Webber (AUS)
	Seasons 4 Races 62 Wins 10 C'ships 1		Seasons 9 Races 159 Wins 6 C'ships 0
Full Name	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	Seasons	45
Principal	Martin Whitmarsh	Races	684
Nationality	Great Britain	Wins	168
Engine	Mercedes	Championships	8
Chassis	MP4-26
Lewis Hamilton (GBR)		Jenson Button (GBR)
	Seasons 4 Races 71 Wins 14 C'ships 1		Seasons 11 Races 191 Wins 9 C'ships 1
Full Name	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Seasons	61
Principal	Stefano Domenicali	Races	812
Nationality	Italy	Wins	215
Engine	Ferrari	Championships	16
Chassis	F150
Fernando Alonso (ESP)		Felipe Massa (BRA)
	Seasons 9 Races 159 Wins 26 C'ships 2		Seasons 8 Races 135 Wins 11 C'ships 0
Full Name	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team	Seasons	3
Principal	Ross Brawn	Races	30
Nationality	Germany	Wins	9
Engine	Mercedes	Championships	0
Chassis	MGP W02
Michael Schumacher (GER)		Nico Rosberg (GER)
	Seasons 17 Races 269 Wins 91 C'ships 7		Seasons 5 Races 89 Wins 0 C'ships 0
Full Name	Lotus Renault GP Team	Seasons	18
Principal	Eric Boullier	Races	281
Nationality	France	Wins	35
Engine	Renault	Championships	2
Chassis	R31
Robert Kubica (POL)		Vitaly Petrov (RUS)
	Seasons 5 Races 76 Wins 1 C'ships 0		Seasons 1 Races 19 Wins 0 C'ships 0
Full Name	AT&T Williams	Seasons	35
Principal	Frank Williams	Races	554
Nationality	Great Britain	Wins	113
Engine	Cosworth	Championships	9
Chassis	FW33
Rubens Barrichello (BRA)		Pastor Maldonado (VEN)
	Seasons 18 Races 307 Wins 11 C'ships 0
Full Name	Force India F1 Team	Seasons	3
Principal	Vijay Mallya	Races	53
Nationality	India	Wins	0
Engine	Mercedes	Championships	0
Chassis	VJM04
Adrian Sutil (GER)		Paul di Resta (GBR)
	Seasons 4 Races 71 Wins 0 C'ships 0
Full Name	Sauber F1 Team	Seasons	13
Principal	Peter Sauber	Races	216
Nationality	Switzerland	Wins	0
Engine	Ferrari	Championships	0
Chassis	C30
Kamui Kobayashi (JPN)		Sergio Perez (MEX)
	Seasons 2 Races 21 Wins 0 C'ships 0
Full Name	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Seasons	5
Principal	Franz Tost	Races	88
Nationality	Italy	Wins	1
Engine	Ferrari	Championships	0
Chassis	STR6
Jaime Alguersuari (ESP)		S�bastien Buemi (SUI)
	Seasons 2 Races 27 Wins 0 C'ships 0		Seasons 2 Races 36 Wins 0 C'ships 0
Full Name	Lotus Racing	Seasons	38
Principal	Tony Fernandes	Races	509
Nationality	Malaysia	Wins	79
Engine	Renault	Championships	7
Chassis	TL11
Heikki Kovalainen (FIN)		Jarno Trulli (ITA)
	Seasons 4 Races 71 Wins 1 C'ships 0		Seasons 14 Races 238 Wins 1 C'ships 0
Full Name	HRT F1 Team	Seasons	1
Principal	Colin Kolles	Races	18
Nationality	Spain	Wins	0
Engine	Cosworth	Championships	0
Chassis	F111
Narain Karthikeyan (IND)		TBA
	Seasons 1 Races 19 Wins 0 C'ships 0
Full Name	Marussia Virgin Racing	Seasons	1
Principal	John Booth	Races	18
Nationality	Great Britain	Wins	0
Engine	Cosworth	Championships	0
Chassis	MVR-02
Timo Glock (GER)		Jerome d'Ambrosio (BEL)
	Seasons 4 Races 56 Wins 0 C'ships 0

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