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Oh Toyota, you really are coming out with some of the coolest cars on the market aren’t you?  They have done it again folks; Toyota has impressed me all over the place with the brand new, 2010 Toyota Mark X.  This particular car is actually going to be a rear-wheel drive sedan that I think is going to be one of those cars that makes history.

Not only does the 2010 Toyota Mark X look really, really cool and nothing like a standard Toyota, but I have to say that this car is going to drive awesome too.  There is going to be two engine options: a 2.5-liter V6 producing 203 horsepower and a new, larger 3.5-liter V6 reportedly producing a healthy 315 hp.

Come on – who doesn’t love that?  Really guys, go ahead and take a look at the 2010 Toyota Mark X!

One week – it has only been about a week since the Lotus Evora Type 124 actually appeared on the radar and to me, it seems like longer!  This is a car that I have been waiting for – for quite a while and I have been watching for it to come out and now that it is here, I can not wait to actually see it in action.  The Lotus Evora Type 124 is actually one of the race cars that Lotus has put out and it is certainly one car that is going to go places.

We all know that the Evora is a car that already basically had some of the elements to switch it over into a race car, however the new Lotus Evora Type 124 – is truly a race car.  It has been restructured a little bit and it has certainly had a few things added and some weight taken away, as that is key to keeping the car awesome on the race track.

The Lotus Evora Type 124 is one car that I think everyone is going to be surprised by and one that is certainly going to show a hell of a lot of other cars up!

Back in the month of April, Mercedes-Benz began making all sorts of plans to come out with the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell – on a smaller scale.  The German automaker wanted to start small in order to see how this particular car went – they are going to be starting with just about 200 cars throughout the United States as well as Europe and as of early next year, you should be able to lease the beautiful Mercedes-Benz F-Cell.

What is so different about the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell is that it actually uses a 100 kW electric motor that churns out about 214 lb-ft of torque, which is something that many – many cars do not have.  This car actually features a 2.0-liter gas-powered engine inside that will get up to about 60 mph in under 11 seconds, which is awesome!

The best part about the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell?  It can go up to about 86.6 mpg, which is fantastic because gas prices are on the rise again!

Have you ever seriously thought about getting yourself a Lotus?  I mean honestly, they are one of the hottest cars in the world and while they are rare – they are absolutely worth the investment.  This particular sports car though is now available for rent via Hertz in Italy!  To me – that is pretty awesome.  I know if I was going to Italy, I would absolutely want to drive around in style and now you can!

While this car may not be one of the top sports cars in Italy, it is certainly in the top twenty and I think that if they have the Lotus available for rent the next time that I am in Italy, I will be taking advantage of it and definitely get myself behind the wheel of this beautiful – great looking sports car.

Remember, Italy is the capital of style and if you are driving around in one of the Saab or Coopers, you will not look nearly as cool than if you rolled up in a Lotus!

BMW is a brand that whenever I think about it for too long, I really think that it is definitely one of the best looking brands of cars and the cars themselves are very, very well-made.

German-made cars I think are by far some of the best cars on the market; however, BMW is the best.  There is some news in the BMW world though; the BMW “Y” is actually a new range of cars which will include all sorts of different models of Z2 all the way to 1-series and finally a completely and totally new and fresh compact premium line of Y.

BMW is going to divide these brand new lines into three different groups of cars.  The Traditional, Sporting and finally Lifestyle and all of these cars are going to be built with one universal platform, which of course will be the basis for the MINI by BMW.

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