Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Wagon

The 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen is unchanged. The 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen occupies a unique space in the marketplace: it's the only non-luxury-branded European station wagon that's exported to the United States. With high-end interior touches, refined driving characteristics and a high-mileage diesel engine option, the Jetta Sportwagen is an excellent stand-in for the small crossovers and SUVs that you might otherwise consider in this price range. Since it's actually a wagon version of the current-generation VW Golf rather than a direct relative of the Jetta sedan, the Jetta Sportwagen looks and feels like Volkswagen's hatchbacks on the inside. Its interior materials are noticeably higher in quality than those of the current Jetta sedan, and it has friendly touches like a height-adjustable center armrest and rear seat air vents. It also has a large cargo area and, with the rear seats folded, as much or more capacity as most compact crossovers. Another key benefit to Jetta Sportwagen ownership is the driving experience itself. VW's wagon handles more securely than any crossover SUV you'll likely cross shop, and it has a truly refined ride quality that makes road trips a pleasure. Acceleration is acceptable with either of the two available engines, though our choice would be the turbocharged 2.0-liter diesel engine. Known as the TDI, it returns outstanding fuel economy: The EPA rates it 34 mpg in combined driving and 42 mpg for pure highway travel.

If anyone asks you about supercars, the names of Lamborghini, Ferrari, or Porsche will easily come across your mind. Of course, these names have every right to enter yours as well as anyone’s minds due to their own superb achievements. But, what if anyone also tells you that there is, really, a name more invigorating and exceptional than those already famous brands? A notably genius though not very familiar name of an automaker is Pagani. In fact, only a handful of car maniacs know the name, not to mention the Pagani Zonda R as the product. The car is an apogee of power, speed, and class performance. To tell its power, the car needs only to show off its bodywork. When you test-drive the car, then nothing could stop you at going top speed. Intended to be a race-course car, Pagani Zonda R was fashioned after the Zonda F model, with Ca-Titanium composite to produce lightweight and leaving all of its firmness stay intact. The lustrous hood houses a 6.0L Mercedes AMG engine producing enormously breath-taking 750hp and 710Nm of torque. Direct throttle actuation is employed through a super-charging of mechanical cables. The traction control uses 12-way Bosch Motorsport and ABS performance. However, the Pagani Zonda R is the beast in the exterior, but beauty in its interior. Sophisticated paneling controls and eminence finishing touch all make the inside glows in perfect gleaming. 5-point safety belts in Toora fashion seatings and CrMo rolling cage are installed to make sure that anyone driving this speed-monster is riding a safe beast. The bravura of a pure experience in speed performance is a promise that Pagani Zonda R has never failed to keep. With the revving ability to notch 0 to 60 in not more than 2.7 second, nothing on the road would ever match this raceway experience.

New details have been released for both the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG and S65 AMG facelifts. With a starting price of €115,700 before tax, the S63 AMG short-wheelbase brings a 525 horsepower, 6.3-liter V8 engine producing up to 630 Nm of torque. A long wheelbase model is available for an additional €6,000. At €185,900 the S65 AMG is hardly cheap, but the 612 horsepower delivered by the 6.0-liter biturbo V12 may be enough to convince new customers. The V12 delivers a massive 1000 Nm of torque, guaranteeing a 0-100 km/h time of 4.4 seconds, 0.2 seconds faster than the S63. Both cars are electronically limited to 250 km/h. On the S63 the driver controls the AMGSPEEDSHIFT 7G-Tronic transmission, while the S65 utilizes a five-speed automatic. Impressively, Mercedes did not have to degrade the performance of these two vehicles to improve fuel economy. From the looks of these two cars, it seems many of the 8,000 current S-Class AMG customers may get a little jealous. A new arrow-shaped radiator grille - with twin chrome louvres on the S65 - is an effective status symbol on a car that commands respect.

AMG-spec LED daytime lights are mounted just above the air outlets on either side of the front apron. At an angle, this leads nicely into the new sidesills, which blends with the new side mirros to form a defined line to the car's rear. At the back, a new rear apron has a body-color diffuser built in, replacing the black diffuser on previous models. 52 LEDs are shaped in a "double 'C'" pattern to make up the taillights. Redesigned quad exhaust pipes appear in chrome. The two cars separate at the wheels, where the S63 uses 19-inch multispoke wheels, while the S65 uses a 20-inch set. Both wheels are painted in Titanium grey, with glossy finishes. The bigger wheels can be purchased as an option on the S63. A healthy amount of equipment comes standard, including the Active Body Control AMG sports suspension. ABC provides stabilizes the car when gusts of wind blast the vehicle from the side. The system adjusts "the wheel load distribution within milliseconds" and works with the Electronic Stability Program to reduce the effects of crosswinds. Torque Vectoring Brakes improve cornering by adjusting the caliper pressure on the inner rear wheel. AMG Adaptive Brakes are also included, using a double floating brake caliper at the front. Inside, the S-class AMG comes with a healthy amount of leather, and multifunctioning AMG sport seats which will gladly give you a massage should you need one. Both vehicles feature the AMG analogue clock, and AMG aluminum shift paddles that connect to a Direct Select gearshift. A piano black lacquer crossed with carbon fiber AMG trim is also available. You can read more details, including information about the Split-View COMAND system, in the press release below. The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG and the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG go on sale at the end of the month.

During my most recent trip to L.A., which took place one week ago, I came across a pre-production prototype of the Mercedes-AMG GT, the successor to the amazing SLS AMG, doing some warm-weather testing. I had never spotted a test mule for a future car on the street and I don't intentionally search for those wherever I go. For those of you who are unfamiliar with test mules, they usually have some sort of camouflage as to not give away what the car could possibly be. Auto publications and forums are always on the lookout for pre-production prototypes and are successful at finding them; I am one of the lucky few who found something like this in a parking lot unexpectedly. It was a very exciting experience, especially since it was a test mule for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG successor (for those of you who don't know, if I had to choose a favorite car brand, it would be Mercedes-Benz). Unlike the SLS, the Mercedes-AMG GT will not have gullwing doors and the naturally aspirated 6.3-liter V8 under the hood. Instead, the GT will use a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 producing 510 HP and 479 lb-ft of torque. It will be aimed at the Porsche 911 and have its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October. The Mercedes-AMG GT will be one of the most anticipating cars of 2015 and I already know that it will be one of the best sports cars to hit the market next year (along with the Corvette C7 Z06).