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Subaru has finally begun producing the 5th generation of the WRX sport sedan. One of the most popular cars in Subaru’s lineup, the WRX divides opinion every time it sees changes ... and love it or hate it, this new-gen WRX is no different.

If Toyota is known for anything, it’s hybrids. The Prius is synonymous with the term and Toyota has more hybrids than any other automaker. The Corolla Hybrid is a step up from the Prius in terms of style and interior appeal, but that step is subjective.

Subaru has unveiled the fifth generation of the rally-born WRX. With the new redesign comes more power, a performance-oriented transmission, and more technology. And for those wondering, no, they have not nixed the manual transmission.

Kia has dropped the Optima and replaced it with the K5, a more sport-themed design. The K5 is, for all intents, a “new” Optima in that it has an all-new design, but takes lots of cues from the outgoing model ... at a decent price.

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class of midsized cars is an unusual case of what happens when a carmaker does both road-going (touring-class) and sports models really well. We had the chance to drive examples of both, for a week each.

Take a Rolls-Royce-like sedan, drop it on a pickup chassis, add in a VIP rear passenger area with limousine-like luxury, and pretend your clients are going to actually off-road the thing. You end up with ... something of a mess: the Aznom Palladium.

Nearly four years after we first became familiar with the term "Lucid Air," the production-ready sedan has debuted ahead of 2021 delivery. With space-optimized luxury and hypercar power on tap, the Lucid Air promises to be a sedan quite unlike any other.

Lexus has tweaked the fifth generation of its flagship luxury sedan, with new LS500 and LS500H hybrid models going on sale later this year. The tastiest tidbits include hands-off highway cruising, smart headlights and park assist.

The Kia Optima is out, and the Kia K5 is in. With the name change comes a whole new approach and attitude. Kia's most powerful midsize sedan ever borrows from the Stinger for a sporty makeover that greets the world with an absolutely angry glare.

It's been a decade since the turbocharged Type S lurked around Acura dealerships, but now it's back atop a new TLX sedan that brings a big injection of four-door coupe sportiness. Acura declares the new TLX its quickest, best-handling sedan ever.

By most accounts, the era of big sedans from Detroit is ending. Dodge didn’t get that memo, however, and has continued pouring excellence into the big Charger. This year, the GT model gets all-wheel drive and an 8-horsepower performance boost.

SUVs may be where the luxury market is at right now, but Genesis wants the world to know that the new G80 luxury sedan is how the company wants to represent itself. Aiming for "elegant athleticism," it's a pretty decent looking set of wheels.