Exotic Cars

No Ray-Bans or underpants required! (Actually, underpants are required, but you don't have to show me.) The Porsche 928 from the 1983 movie "Risky Business," which slid Tom Cruise to fame for liking that old-time rock 'n' roll, will be sold by the Volo Auto Museum near Chicago, according to the automotive gossips over at Jalopnik.

Normal people, knowing they're headed for a trail race with their friends, drive something like an SUV. Maybe an all-wheel-drive Subaru. Not me. I pull right across the grassy parking area in my low-slung BMW 650i sports car, which I was testing for the week. It's my way of psyching out the competition.

Like Baskin Robbins, Porsche has a Cayenne for any need you have. There's the diesel (new in the US for 2013), the hybrid, the basic, and the twin-turbo monster. In the decade since its controversial introduction, the Cayenne has succeeded in winning hearts and minds the world over.

The newest, smallest, lightest, most efficient Range Rover ever, the Evoque, is on the street. I'll tell you how it compares to other luxury SUVs -- and other Rovers.

Who knew SUVs would make such a comeback? The luxury and exotic world apparently can't get enough of them these days, and new British manufacturer Eterniti is staking its claim on the segment with its first vehicle, the Artemis.

Get ready for Aston Martin's hundredth birthday next year by brushing up on the broad strokes of its history, from the slow start before World War I to the fast finishes at Le Mans.

They're all here and ready to roll, with the Ferrari 458 Spider making its world debut last fall in Frankfurt. It's been making the rounds ever since, along with the Challenge, whose rounds are restricted to the track and the marque-specific racing series it was built for.

The fighting bull is bringing another competitor into the ring: the Lamborghini Urus SUV. The idea is to build the fastest, lightest, most efficient super luxury SUV there is. Of course, this being Lamborghini, there is an unholy amount of carbon fiber used to achieve this feat.

Manufacturers often give reviewers convertibles during the month of April showers so that the reviews can pop up along with the May flowers. Luckily, I got just enough sunshine-filled days to cruise around in the 2012 Jaguar XKR with the top down (20 seconds flat up or down) and tell you about it.

Bringing a fancy new concept to an international auto show accomplishes two things for an exotic car manufacturer: it serves as a showcase for the company's most forward-thinking engineering, and it works as a trial balloon for public opinion. Was the world ready for a tiny Aston Martin city car? Yes. Was it prepared for an Aston Martin SUV? Apparently not. Here's a list of concept cars from years past that give us an idea of what the exotic cars of the future might look like -- or not.