BY Brian Silvestro, Collin Woodard
Road & Track
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| Who would've expected a supercar with a high-revving naturally aspirated V10 to come from the same people that make the Prius? Made with things like carbon fiber and Yamaha exhaust tuning, |
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| Sometimes, manufacturers break the mold, and create something wildly different. Here are cars that fit that description, |
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| Kia isn't know for its driver's cars. It makes economy-minded sedans and crossovers made for people to get from point A to point B, and not much else. That all changed with the Stinger. With a front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout, it's cemented itself as a real competitor in the entry-level luxury lineup. |
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| If you had told us back in 2009 that Hyundai would be creating a luxury brand called Genesis, we would have said that made sense. Honda had Acura, Toyota had Lexus, and even Nissan had Infiniti. Considering how ambitious Hyundai had been in the years prior, launching a luxury brand would have made sense. Instead, the company that sold one of the least-expensive cars in the world |
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| Range Rovers are awesome. They're basically luxury cars you can drive through the jungle. You can also get supercharged Range Rovers that are extremely fast luxury cars you can still drive through the jungle. Despite being generally awesome, what Range Rovers were never very good at was going around corners. That changed when Land Rover |
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| Technically the Mercedes-Benz R-Class is not a minivan. It doesn't have sliding rear doors, so it's actually a crossover SUV. But technicalities aside, the R-Class is a Mercedes minivan. We can begrudgingly accept that luxury SUVs are a necessity these days, but the R-Class still has us scratching our heads. What's even crazier is that AMG decided to do a version of the R-Class, which resulted in |
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| Porsche is no stranger to experimentation. The 911 is iconic, but it's also built grand tourers, roadsters, and even front-engine sports cars. Still, it's always been a sports car company. That made 2002 a huge year for Porsche because it introduced its first SUV, a move made to provide financial stability for the future of the sports car brand. Compared to other SUVs, |
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| . Some people are a little disappointed there's never been a factory turbocharged version, but even with only 200 horsepower, it's still a blast to drive. But who would have thought Subaru would sell a naturally aspirated rear-wheel drive sports car on a lot next to a lineup full of all-wheel drive cars? The great thing is, being rear-wheel drive hasn't stopped people from |
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| Audi hasn't always had a halo car. In fact, it had pretty much nothing but a collection of all-wheel drive sedans and wagons, until the R8 came into the lineup. A V8-powered mid-engine supercar with Quattro? It was a big deal. |
