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When it comes to small cars with all-wheel drive, the Subaru Impreza 2.5i hatchback is arguably the best choice in the under $25,000 category, opines Editor-in-chief Greg Wilson. "It offers a proven all-wheel drive system, comfortable cabin, and excellent driveability." 
Six models wear the S-Class badge, but the S550 is the "best buy," as odd as that sounds at $123,500, says Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh; it's a good blend of performance, unabashed luxury and better fuel consumption than expected. 
The 2010 GTI has "lightning-quick reflexes, eager acceleration, and ample room for four people and their stuff," says reviewer Haney Louka. Though he prefers manual transmissions, Haney says the GTI's Direct Shift Gearbox has a terrific "fun factor." 
The MX-5 is a blast to drive, even at legal speeds, says James, owing to its relatively low-horsepower engine and the car's light weight. It gets a bit noisy in highway cruising, though. 
The 2011 Shelby GT500's supercharged 5.4-litre V8 gets a modest 10 horsepower increase, but more importantly its new aluminum block cuts the motor's weight by a significant 46 kg (102 lbs), says Contributing Editor, Chris Chase, "improving the car's handling abilities." 
Though it was one of the best cars to come out of a General Motors division in some time, the first-generation CTS "hasn't held up terribly well, reliability-wise," says Contributing Editor, Chris Chase. 
"Unlike the older two-seat roadsters of the 60's and 70's (such as the MGB and Triumph TR4), the (first generation) Mazda Miata combined the conveniences of a modern roadster with the reliability of a Japanese automaker," says Jeff Burry. 
Hankook Tire has big plans: raise its profile in Canada, and move from being the seventh-largest to the fifth-largest tire manufacturer worldwide. Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh visits its home base in Korea to see how it's all going to happen. 
A vehicle that "packed the most usable space into the smallest possible dimensions," the Fiat Multipla could seat six in a vehicle that was only 3,531 mm (139 in.) long, says auto historian, Bill Vance. 
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