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CanadianDriver had a rare opportunity to drive a prototype of the highly-anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car this week. The production version is scheduled to go on sale in Canada in mid 2011, reports Editor-in-chief, Greg Wilson. 
A wagon that's "ready to rumble", the "classy" CTS Sport Wagon "will flatter its owner," says Senior Editor, Paul Williams. Its optional 3.6-litre engine is "lusty" and "refined", but uses more fuel than anticipated, he reports. 
The Panamera with all-wheel drive "does a remarkable job of melding sybaritic motoring comfort with sporting behaviour, and as a bonus – it's a bloody useful hatchback," says reviewer Peter Bleakney. "My only gripe is poor rear visibility." 
Everything in the LS 600h L is done with little to zero drama, says James, from full-on acceleration to stand-on-the-pedal braking. Plus, it does everything while transmitting almost no noise into the cabin. 
After 1,500 kilometres of city and highway driving in Lexus' entry-level luxury hybrid sedan, reviewer Haney Louka finds that colder temperatures increase fuel consumption dramatically, particularly if the car is left parked outside overnight before driving. 
Highlights of Subaru's smog-reducing Legacy PZEV sedan include an extra large trunk pass through with the rear seats folded down, steering wheel-mounted shift paddles for its continuously variable transmission, and an engine compartment that's easily accessible for servicing. 
Icy roads weren't as much of a problem for the tiny Smart as the small rocks and mud spray thrown up by passing trucks and cars, reports contributor, Bob McHugh. "We counted six major windshield cracks," he says. 
The Sonata gets my recommendation as a used vehicle buy, says Contributing Editor, Chris Chase. "Its reliability isn't perfect, but it is very good; that, plus used values that make it a downright bargain," he says. 
Lotus's coming-of-age car, the Lotus Eleven was meant for competition, not the street. With a weight of just 454 kg (1,000 lb) and a wind-cheating shape, the Lotus Eleven racked up class wins at LeMans in 1956 and 1957. 
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