New Car Review of the 2005 Lexus SC Coupe and Convertible Sports Car Description: Coupe and Convertible Sports Car Base MSRP Range: $63,575 Invoice Price Range: $55,308 Where built: Japan The two-seat sports car from Lexus can convert from a hardtop coupe to a daring convertible with push-button ease. With the top raised, it carries an arching profile that looks ... Read More »

Description: Compact Roadster Base MSRP Range: $400,000+ Invoice Price Range: N/A Where built: N/A This new scissor-door supercar — dubbed the SLR McLaren — is based on a monocoque structure made from ultra-stiff carbon-fiber composites and it carries a supercharged aluminum 5.4-liter V8 engine hand-built by Mercedes-Benz’s performance gurus at AMG. The plant peaks at an incredible 617-hp as teamed ... Read More »

Description: Full-Size Luxury Coupe Base MSRP Range: $75,300 – $177,500 Invoice Price Range: $70,029 – $165,075 Where built: Germany Top-flight full-size coupes, with fluid lines on an exaggerated hood sweeping over the pillar-less roof to an elongated tail, crown the Mercedes line. Powertrains borrowed from S Class sedans apply to three versions — CL500 and CL600 plus CL55 AMG. But ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz S Class Full-Size Luxury Sedan Description: Full-Size Luxury Sedan Base MSRP Range: $75,300 – $177,500 Invoice Price Range: $70,029 – $165,075 Where built: Germany Elite full-size Mercedes sedans continue in four RWD editions — S430, S500, S600 and S55 AMG, with 4Matic AWD versions for S430 and S500. With fitted seats and touches ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK Class Mid-Size Luxury Coupe and Convertible Description: Mid-Size Luxury Coupe and Convertible Base MSRP Range: $45,250 – $80,850 Invoice Price Range: $42,083 – $75,191 Where built: Germany Both hard and soft tops apply to mid-size CLK Class cars. Convertibles, derived from the hardtop coupes, are cut to airy drop-tops by German car ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz E Class Mid-Size Luxury Sedan and Wagon Description: Mid-Size Luxury Sedan and Wagon Base MSRP Range: $48,500 – $82,500 Invoice Price Range: $46,106 – $76,725 Where built: Germany Mid-Size luxury cars from Mercedes include four-door sedans and five-door wagons with powertrains extending to a high-performance V8 and the new diesel. E320 CDI is ... Read More »

Description: Compact Luxury Roadster Base MSRP Range: $89,900 – $179,000 Invoice Price Range: $83,607 – $166,470 Where built: Germany These Mercedes roadsters have seats for only two in a luxurious cockpit crowned by a sleek hardtop that, at the tap of a console switch, folds through electro-hydraulic muscle and tucks below the trunk lid. Design for the roadster, in part ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Lexus GX Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle Description: Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle Base MSRP Range: $46,225 Invoice Price Range: $40,215 Where built: Japan A mid-size Lexus SUV looks like a variant of LX 470, only in reduced scale. There are three tiers of seats in the spacious passenger compartment, with trimmings in leather and fine ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Lexus RX Mid-Size Luxury Station Wagon Description: Mid-Size Luxury Station Wagon Base MSRP Range: $36,025 – $37,425 Invoice Price Range: $31,881 – $33120 Where built: Canada The crossover SUV from Lexus rides on the FWD platform of a car. It carries a five-seat passenger compartment with cargo space in the rear. Many safety systems ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Lexus GS Mid-Size Luxury Sport Sedan Description: Premium Mid-Size Sedan Base MSRP Range: $38,875 – $47,975 Invoice Price Range: $34,208 – $41,736 Where built: Japan Sports sedans under the GS label contain high-output engines and high-tech handling gear for world-class performance and Lexus-style luxury. The exterior design, with wheels pushed outward to extremities and ... Read More »