2018 Audi S5 The sports coupe,

 

First Drive Review

At the media drive event for its new A5 and S5 coupes, Audi repeatedly proclaimed the cars to be design icons, as if looking to imbue them with an ineffable status. When Ingolstadt trotted out the first A5 at the 2007 Geneva auto show, jaws quietly dropped. It was a subtle car; its sinew was suggested, rather than paraded. It was an undoubtedly lovely automobile. Fine to drive, too, especially in manual-transmission S5 form, where it took on the character of a quietly brutish hooligan, more back-of-the-pub rude boy than flamboyant Ted or greased-up rocker.

2017 Porsche Panamera: Beautifully Advanced

 

Official Photos and Info

When Porsche originally decided to move forward with the Panamera, a lot of options were on the menu, including a traditional three-box sedan. But there were enough of those in the market, and not so many hatchbacks. Since then, more hatchbacks have joined the luxury arena, including the Audi A7 and the Tesla Model S. But the Panamera stands alone: More spacious than the A7 and more luxurious than the Tesla, it’s a valid contender against the Audi A8, the BMW 7-series, and the Mercedes-Benz S-class, although its shape and dynamics pit it against top versions of the Germans’ sleeker offerings, such as the Audi RS7, BMW M6 Gran Coupe, and Mercedes-AMG CLS63 S.

2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

 

Instrumented Test

Buyers are shunning sedans to join the lemming-like rush to crossovers, dropping the car share of the market from 50 percent to 43 percent in just three years. If regular gasoline zooms past $3.60 per gallon, as it did in 2012, many of these defectors may pine for the fuel efficiency of a modern four-door family sedan. That’s when the growing crowd of hybrids, such as the Chevrolet Malibu reviewed here, will seem eminently sensible. Basic math tells all: $3.60 per gallon divided by 46 mpg (EPA combined rating) equals 8 cents per mile for gasoline. A large, premium-fueled crossover could cost three times that much.