Miles: 19,500
Months in Fleet: Eight

Photo Gallery: 2010 Volkswagen GTI – July 2010 – Automobile Magazine

So, what makes this G37 an Anniversary Edition? Well, it has a Premium package, a navigation package, a sport package, and four-wheel active steering. It also has a new exterior color that most of us would call gray but Nissan calls Graphite Shadow. Its interior is leather, colored Monaco Red. (We’ve had lots of cars with red leather interiors lately, and I have to say that they don’t really float my boat, but this one is well-executed.)

Photo Gallery: 2010 Infinti G37 Sedan Journey Anniversary Edition – Editor’s Notbook – Automobile Magazine

Scientists can’t classify it as an element, but soil is one of the few substances on this planet we simply cannot live without. Foliage and food sources spring from it, our modern world is built atop of it, and arguably, it provides the basis for one of the most entertaining forms of motorsport ever created: rallying.

Photo Gallery: Let’s Get Dirty – Automobile Magazine

Months in Fleet: One
Miles to date: 3163

Photo Gallery: 2011 Hyundai Sonata SE – July 2010 Update – Automobile Magazine

High-performance SUVs seem to be the answer to a question no one asked. An ultrafast vehicle with a center of gravity higher than some sports cars’ rooflines and weighs as much as several sports cars combined? Sounds like a recipe for a rollover. Nonetheless, automakers have found the concept rather popular — and profitable — and we can’t deny that these vehicles can be impressive performers.

Photo Gallery: Driven: Five High-Riding, Sports Car Beating Tuner SUVs – Automobile Magazine

It’s easy enough to be wooed by the svelte form of the Infiniti G37 coupe, but its $36,915 entry price isn’t exactly an easy hurdle for all consumers to clear. Perhaps G37 fans on a strict budget may be intrigued by the 2010 Nissan Altima 3.5 SR Coupe. It’s hard to argue that the two-door Altima isn’t an attractive car, but does the midsize, front-wheel-drive coupe have enough substance to support its good looks?

Photo Gallery: 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe 3.5 SR – Driven – Automobile Magazine

Months in fleet: Five
Mileage to date: 18,246

Photo Gallery: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi – July 2010 Update – Automobile Magazine