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The muscle car was born in Detroit, and the performance cars at this year’s auto show are carrying the torch for a new generation. Compare cars, read reviews and find deals at www.autotrader.com

The 2007 Volvo XC90 V8 Sport proves that there’s more to Volvo than just shades of gray. This is a sport-utility that has the character for real driving, not just a family weekend.

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( www.TFLcar.com ) What’s the best sporty car that you can buy today? We at The fast Lane Car are lucky to drive a different car every week so we’ve had the chance to drive many (if not most) of the best sporty cars on the market. Here are the top 5 sporty cars that we’ve driven in 2011.

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The new A6 is a serious challenger to BMW’s dominance among midsize sport-luxury sedans. Here are five reasons why. Compare cars, read reviews and find deals at www.autotrader.com

1971 Oldsmobile 442 W30 Road Test filmed in 1972 at what is believed to be Grattan race track in Michigan Of the 1304 Olds 442 convertibles built in 1971 only 110 were W30s and only 32 were 4 speeds like this one. SOMEONE SENT ME A MESSAGE THAT THE CAR IN THIS VIDEO HAS SURVIVED THE YEARS AND IS TODAY ONE OF 11 DOCUMENTED 71 W30 4SPEED CONVERTIBLES OF THE ORIGINAL 32 MADE. Car and Track narrator Gordon “Bud” Lindemann (born August 22, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois — 1983) was a pioneer in motor sports broadcasting. Lindemann graduated from high school in 1940. He joined the United States Coast Guard during World War II, and was stationed on the USS Eastwind in the North Atlantic. While in the service, Gordon met his future wife Kay and they were married on February 9, 1945. Lindemann worked briefly in radio in Boston following the war before moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1946. “Big Bud” (another nickname) then became actively involved in motor sports in the mid-1950s as an announcer at the now-defunct Grand Rapids Speedrome. He later worked at the Berlin Raceway and the Kalamazoo Speedway until the mid-1960s. In 1964, while working for the WZZM-TV broadcasting company, he developed a program called “Autoscope”. The show featured local races as well as some national events. “Autoscope” became a local success, and in 1967 Lindemann expanded by forming his own production company, “Car & Track Productions”, owned by Lindemann himself and operated by many of his own family …

Technically too the very sporty Cross Coupé concept car defines a new status, being based on Volkswagen’s new modular transverse matrix (MQB) — the first such model ever to be publicly shown. Features of the Cross Coupé consequently include strikingly short bodywork overhangs. The four-seat SUV is powered by two electric motors (1 x front, 1 x rear) and a direct injection turbo petrol engine (TSI). The Cross Coupé can drive a distance of up to 45 kilometres purely on electric power. The all-wheel drive system with ‘electric drive shaft’ represents an innovation for Volkswagen, with the rear axle being driven by the rear of the two electric motors. In this situation power is supplied to the rear electric motor by the one at the front, which during this phase acts as a generator powered by the TSI engine. In the Cross Coupé the flow of electrical energy thus replaces the conventional transfer of power by means of a drive shaft. And that creates room on board the concept car for another important technology: the centre tunnel, usually the place for the drive shaft, houses the lithium ion battery (tunnel battery) on the Cross Coupé. The low position of the battery and the general layout of the drive systems give the vehicle a very low centre of gravity and facilitate a balanced spread of axle loading. Although equipped with the all-round qualities of an SUV, the concept car therefore demonstrates the dynamic handling of a coupé.

( www.TFLcar.com ) The 2012 Audi A3 TDI has been around for a half a dozen years and in that time many small 5 door cars have tried to copy the Audi’s blend of sporty driving fun and luxurious appointments. One of those cars is the new KIA Forte SX. It looks, drives and even has many of the same features of the Audi. Check out this review as we mashup the KIA Forte with the Audi A3 TDI.

The 2011 Porsche Panamera combines an executive luxury sedan with Porsche performance. Compare cars, read reviews and find deals at www.autotrader.com