Oh, look... the Ford Focus Wagon. The fifth variant of the new Ford Focus is yet another stylish, attractive and functional Euro-wagon we won't be getting stateside. America, why do you hate small, utilitarian vehicles?

Seriously, when Ford sold a Focus wagon in the U.S., the take rate was about 4%. But the hatchback five-door was about 10%. We're told by Ford that the Fiesta early reservations are running as high as 50% for the 5-door.

So America likes a big, bulky hatchback, but they hate the elongated and sleek wagon. Whatever. We're apparently an idiotic country when it comes to car-buying preferences and proud of it. Fine...

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When it comes to building tuning programs for BMW cars, you won’t find a tuning house that’s more capable than AC Schnitzer. The famed German tuner has done some sort of tuning package for a lot of BMWs in the past and with the recent release of the BMW 5-Series GT, it was only a matter of time before AC Schnitzer began working on a program for 5-Series GT.

And as expected, the German tuner has once again delivered on latest project: a tuning program for the new BMW 5-Series GT. The tuning kit for the 5-Series GT is based on the six-cylinder 530d, which spikes the engine’s total output from the standard 245 horsepower to 286 horsepower.

Among the notable features of AC Schnitzer’s exterior package for the 5-Series GT includes a twin sports rear silencer, chromed "Sports Trim“ tailpipe trims and chromed "Racing" tailpipe trim, front and rear spoilers, bonnet Vents with chromed center web, side skirts, and 19" or 20" alloy forged wheels...

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What is an Infiniti? That's a pretty harsh question to be asking 20 years after the brand's debut, but sadly, it's pertinent. To be fair, the possible answers to this question got much narrower in 2003 when Infiniti introduced a legitimate BMW 3 Series competitor, the G35 (now G37). The situation further clarified that same year when the "Bionic Cheetah," known to the rest of us as the FX showed its (then) quite handsome face. But it was the 2005 introduction of the second generation M sedan that announced most loudly Infiniti's luxury-performance aspirations: to kick BMW in the back of the pants.

When it debuted, the M (specifically M45S) was a better sporting sedan than the BMW 545i. It had more power, it arguably handled better, and the heavily larded-on high-tech gizmos were worlds more user-friendly than BMW's first-generation iDrive (two minutes to tune in a radio station sucks)...

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Cavallo Verde! These purport to be the first photos of the Ferrari 599 Hybrid set for reveal in Geneva. And while it's blasphemous to the extreme, at least they've given it an ugly paintjob so we can avoid it. Yeah, blah blah blah electric motors and batteries and crap like that....

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Late last year we first heard that Mercedes-Benz, together with its high-performance AMG division, was going to replace its entire engine lineup with a new range of more fuel efficient direct-injected and turbocharged units. Today, we have the first solid details on one of the most exciting of the newcomers, a 5.5-liter V-8 that will replace the...

Despite the rumors of the Italian super car maker Lamborghini making a SuperVeloce Gallardo, the raging bull is going to bring a factory tuned version of their more compact dream machine to market, but it won’t be wearing an SV logo. Instead the new car will focus on reducing weight as a means of going faster and will be appropriately named the LP570-4 Superleggera when the car makes its official debut tomorrow at the Geneva Motor Show.

The new Lamborghini LP570-4 Superleggera will weigh in at around 154 pounds less than the Gallardo LP 560-4. The 5,2 liter V10 engine will deliver an incredible 570 hp. The result is a sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, from 0 to 124 mph in only 10.2 seconds later, wjile top speed goes up to 202 mph...

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Long ago one young man in high school had a dream to own a brand new 1956 Jaguar. That man is Bill Lyons and yes eight years later his dream came true. Bill even met his wife sharing his love for cars and his Jaguar. Today Bill is still on the top of his dreams, still attracting lovely women like our Erika Martin to talk about his Jag. The man who chases his dreams and makes them come true is Bill Lyons and he sure lives the good life.

Ford perversely uses "EcoBoost" to describe their direct-injected and turbocharged engines when everyone knows fuel economy is merely the side effect of more power. The Hennessey MaxBoost 435 is a Lincoln MKS with the right name and 435 HP.

When I was out at the Hennessey world HQ earlier this month to sample the Hennessey VelociRaptor 500 — the 500 HP supercharged version of Ford's Baja-traversing Raptor — there was another Dearborn-sourced product waiting to get a new name and a big dose of power.

The Lincoln MKS is Ford's latest luxury flagship, outfitted with a comfortable interior and designed for easy and refined power from its not-really-optional 355 HP twin-turbo EcoBoost V6. It's already a lot of power for the LBJ-sized Lincoln.

Hennessey takes it one step further, squeezing out 435 HP and 405 lb-ft of torque by helping the turbos breathe better and some basic tuning. Other than CORSA stainless steel catback exhaust out back, the polished intercooler piping and giant cold air intake there's not much to differentiate this from the stock MKS. Actually, the best visual upgrade is ditching the big Lincoln's awful plastic engine cover...

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Monaco’s no stranger to supercars, which is we’re not really surprised to see Ferraris or Lamborghinis frolicking around the ultra expensive sovereign city-state in South Western Europe. It’s precisely why Monaco has rightfully earned the nickname as "a billionaire’s playground".

Then again, we’re bound to make certain exceptions and this is one of those times, especially since the car that was photographed by Flickr member Kyter MC just happens to be the recently-released Lexus LF-A. It just goes to show that despite the sheer volume of supercars riding around in Monaco, people will still stop and take a good look at the LF-A...

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