Four door fun in 2015
The sporty sedan: 2015 Cadillac CTS-V
Why its awesome: It has long been a (personal) opinion of mine that the Americans simply do not know how to build well-rounded, superbly engineered cars. The CTS-V has proven detractors wrong time and again, with a mountain of power and refinement on par with the European super saloons. Plus, it looks damn cool.
The fun numbers: 640 horsepower(!), 630 lb-ft torque (!), 200 mph top speed. Supercharged 6.2 liter V8.
Will it win a drag race with a BMW M5?
Uh, probably. Those numbers would shame most supercars, and the current M5 only has a measly 560 horsepower.
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The ugly but puzzlingly cool crossover: 2015 BMW X6M
Why its awesome: It's not, really, but it has a certain kind of charm. Doing 150 mph in a car that is halfway between an SUV and a station wagon apparently has some kind of charm to it. The Arabs love it. Yalla habibi.
Fun numbers: 575 horsepower, 553 lb-ft torque, 4.4-litre V8.
Does driving a crossover count as an indicator of your multiple personality disorder, or are you really that devoid of taste? You are definitely devoid of any taste.
The square jawed crossover: 2015 Audi RS-Q3
Why its awesome: German rivalry makes the world a better place, and Audi's Q3 range topper takes years of expertise and crams them into a smallish four door crossover. Its going to be an expensive ride dropping off the kids at the school, but on the way back, owners are advised to take the twistiest, emptiest roads.
The fun numbers: 340 horsepower, 332 lb-ft torque, 4.8 second 0-60 mph time, 155 mph limited top speed.
When will Audi stop using silver accents on its sporty models? Never. Because silver mirrors and bumper accents add 100 horsepower to an Audi.
The baby-seal killing sporty SUV: 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport
Why its awesome: The Discovery is the thing to buy if you haven't got the moolah for the top dog Range Rover. It will serve faithfully, bound over small hills with ease, and make you look like a cool, hip business executive when you show up to meetings in your incredibly orange SUV.
Fun numbers: 240 horsepower and 250 lb-ft of torque from a 2.0 liter engine. Small numbers, but it's the power delivery that counts.
Is it really that orange, or is it because your favourite weekly automotive publication needs extensive colour corrected images because it is printed on a pink page? You can get it in more muted, classier colours, but then they would all turn orange on our pink page. We like orange.
The sporty (almost not a) station wagon: 2015 Mercedes Benz CLA45 AMG Shooting Brake
Why its awesome: It looks like a banana, so you can paint it yellow and sing “Bananaa-aaa” as your four wheeled Minion hurtles down the Autobahn.
Fun numbers: 360 horsepower and 330 lb-ft torque from a tiny 2.0 liter turbo four cylinder. It's the most powerful four cylinder engine currently in production.
How many bundles of Bangladesh's best-selling Standard lungi can you fit in the trunk of this “station wagon”? Approximately 16 lungis. Distribute to family members accordingly.
The most powerful production sedan: 2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat
Why its awesome: A mencaing face perfectly suited to its mencaing growl. You'll be on first name basis with a tyre supplier.
Fun numbers: 707 horsepower and 650 lb-ft from a 6.2 supercharged V8 with (o-60mph) 0-100kmph figures of around 3.7 seconds. And all that on street tyres. Once upon a time you needed supercars the likes of F40 and Mclaren F1 to do that. Top speed is limited to 204mph. Limited! This time America went excess in all the right ways.
Will Greenpeace use this car for their branding purposes? Not if it burns tyres at this rate.
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