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CONQUERING THE DIVIDE: 1500 MILES in a lotus evora<br />
MoToRTReNd<br />
JANUARY 2012 BIGGEST EVER motortrend.com<br />
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35Contenders<br />
...and the closest result in history!<br />
FIRST DRIVE:<br />
BMW'S NEW M5<br />
the best yet<br />
FIRST DRIVE:<br />
HONDA CR-V<br />
if it ain’t broke.<br />
FIRST DRIVE:<br />
2012 CONTI GT-C<br />
faster, sharper<br />
ELECTRON CALLY<br />
REPR NTED FROM<br />
TRIUMPHANT<br />
TRIUMVIRATE<br />
Passat's SE I-5, SE<br />
TDI turbodiesel I-4,<br />
and the SEL V-6 all<br />
exceeded expectations.<br />
Judges were impressed<br />
enough to award the<br />
Golden Calipers to this<br />
toothy threesome.<br />
Words Frank Markus l Photographs Julia LaPalme<br />
MAKING THE CASE FOR FAMILY-SEDAN SUPERIORITY,<br />
THIS SUPERSIZED YANK TANK DELIVERS THE GOODS.<br />
(Cover Story)<br />
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volkswagen passat<br />
W NNER<br />
MIDDLE<br />
CLASS<br />
ACTION<br />
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