Behind the Wheel | BYD F3DM

BYD Is the First Ripple in a Potential Chinese Wave

By BRADLEY BERMAN

Stephanie Diani for The New York Times

DEBUTANTE BYD’s plug-in hybrid is just visiting Los Angeles, but it could become the first American import by a Chinese automaker.

A plug-in hybrid could become the first production car in American showrooms from a Chinese automaker.

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February 23, 2011 2:00 PM ET

With Abarth, Fiat Hopes to Avoid Cute Curse in America

The Fiat sub-brand's scorpion badge will be fitted to a high-performance 500 destined for the United States, though an even more powerful variant is coming to Geneva next week.

February 23, 2011 11:26 AM ET

Geneva Auto Show: Porsche Panamera S Hybrid

The sports sedan joins a growing field of high-end luxury vehicles that offer hybrid power trains.

February 18, 2011

Wheelies: Dearborn-on-Volga Edition

The Ford Motor Company will partner with a Russian manufacturer to provide passenger vehicles for Russia's rapidly growing number of car owners.

Around the Block | Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

FASHIONABLY LATE A year’s delay may have made the Camaro droptop better.

Celebrating Its Pony-Car Success, Camaro Goes Topless

By JERRY GARRETT

The Camaro, which outsold the rival Ford Mustang last year for the first time a in quarter century, now arrives in a convertible version.

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DESERT FOX For 2011, the desert-racing Raptor gets a 411-horsepower V-8.

Ford Raptor: Tonka Toy for Big Sandbox

By EZRA DYER

In creating the Raptor, Ford essentially ignored the engine and lavished its efforts on transforming the chassis into a Baja-ready bump-annihilation system.

Behind the Wheel | 2012 Mazda 5

JUST WAVE Mazda 5 is the first production car to borrow the flowing lines of the Nagare concept car.

Mazda 5 Is Ready for Parenthood, Diapers Not Included

By RICHARD S. CHANG

The new Mazda 5 is distinguished from other minivans by its small size, a design that is more common in Europe and Japan, where such minivans are called “multipurpose vehicles.”

Around the Block | 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon

A Power Wagon From Cadillac

By LAWRENCE ULRICH

As it joins sedan and coupe versions of the CTS-V, this wagon completes the holy trinity of Cadillac’s high-performance line.

Behind the Wheel | 2011 Infiniti QX56

BIGFOOT The large luxury S.U.V. hasn’t surrendered yet.

The Elephant in the Showroom

By EZRA DYER

The QX doesn’t rewrite the giant-S.U.V. formula. But, as the only new player on the field, it does have all the latest gear.

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Behind the Wheel | 2011 Hyundai Sonata

TRIPLE PLAY Hyundai now offers its Sonata midsize sedan in Hybrid, above; conventional gasoline; and turbocharged versions. All have 4-cylinder engines with exemplary mileage.

Crowd-Pleasing Composition in 3 Movements

By JOHN PEARLEY HUFFMAN

When describing what makes the 2011 Hyundai Sonata so undeniably excellent, the structural metaphor that applies best is, obviously, the crunchy taco.