Usually, you can tell what kind of engine a performance car has by the segment it occupies. Hot hatch? Usually a four-cylinder turbo. Large German premium sedan? Probably a 600 horsepower V8. But this ...

Let's be honest: Despite some amazing results, trying to make a lumbering SUVtrulydrive like a sports car is a futile exercise. Yet automakers around the world have over the past couple of decades ...

Verdict: Audi RS4 Avant (B5) This is very much a lesson in how to do a performance car in a stealthy way. Look at the B5-generation RS4 Avant and you may think it’s rather unassuming, to the point ...