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Michigan State Police take on a new crop of cruisers

The Michigan State Police did its annual cop-car shootout last month at the 10-turn, two-mile Grattan Raceway, and the preliminary results are in. It seems the Motor City still knows how to take down a perp because the Detroit Three were fully represented. Ford brought a few models of the Police Interceptor , based on the Taurus, and the Police Interceptor Utility, based on the Explorer.

Future products: Acura will push for luxury credentials without V8, RWD

The dreams of getting a V8 engine, rear-wheel-drive platforms and a sports car to replace the NSX have died for Acura dealers. Now the question is whether Acura can follow Audi's lead and elevate its brand from premium to luxury with front- and all-wheel-drive platforms. Meanwhile, Acura may return to two segments that it had abandoned by adding a compact car and a coupe.

Performance Car of the Year photo gallery - day 2

 CAR's road testers always dress up for the occasion The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is trailered to the south of France from Stuttgart. It's the car that raises the pulse more than any other here 'I'll have one of each please.' The Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG arrive by lorry and appear magically on the top of a Provencal mountainside. Stops plenty of passing tourist trade Read the full story in the new January 2011 issue of CAR Magazine out on 22 December - there's a smashing 36-page standalone supplement charting the full story of Performance Car of the Year, as eight greats battle it out for CAR's annual sports car trophy Click through to our facebook page to 'like' your favourite images.