Nissan Altima 2013

Among the recent whirlwind of mid-size sedan updates—including the 2012 Toyota Camry and the forthcoming 2013 Chevrolet Malibu—you might have forgotten about one of the group’s elders, the Nissan Altima. Right on cue, then, arrives this heavily camo’d prototype of the next-generation model, which should go on sale for the 2013 model year.

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Saab 9-3 Convertible Aero 2.0t 2011

 

If you’ve got the money you have three new soft tops to spend it

on: The new Audi Cabrio, the new Mercedes CLK Cabrio and now the new SAAB 9-3 convertible.

Add the BMW 3-Series and the Volvo C70 to your soft topping list and there’s plenty of choice out there.

Like the CLK, the improvements in the new SAAB are so huge they instantly push the old model past its sell-by date. Access cards and the old SAAB 9-3s were both your flexible friends. Potholes and traffic harming measures rattled their composure to such an extent you could feel the structure twisting and squirming. This didn’t do much for the Cavalier handling of the car either, turning a severe understeerer into a game of scrabble when seriously pressing on.