Call it what you will – track car, rally car, cop bait – the 10th-generation Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR is a test of willpower: Are you brave enough to drive this car to its fullest?

Well, are ya, punk?

All kidding aside, it helps to be of a certain mind-set if the Evo – as it’s popularly known – is your daily driver.

By Greg Gaudio VIRGINIA BEACH In 35 years as a stunt driver, Shane Cardwell has amassed a cringe-worthy list of on-the-job injuries: back broken, femur snapped, knee shattered in six places. He's also compiled quite a resume behind the wheel, launching cars into the air and through windows in films such as "Bad Boys II," "Resident Evil II," and "Death Race."

By Jacob Geiger

If you're hoping to buy a hybrid or Smart Car, forget about heading to a dealership and driving one home. Waiting lists for those cars range from a few months to as much as a year as consumers look for fuel-efficient rides to combat $4-a-gallon gas prices.

By Staci Dennis Correspondent VIRGINIA BEACH What started as a quick errand for Rose Darwell turned into a 12-day ordeal that left her confined to a car, guards monitoring her every move. The Newport News resident was dropping off her husband, Gary, and a friend at the Landstown Commons Yaris Endurance Giveaway, when she got drawn into the competition with them.

By Austin Wright In his 17 years as a salesman at Sunrise Cycle & Watercraft, Roy Ford has never seen an item sell so fast. Motorized scooters are flying off the lot. He even bought one himself recently.

Aside from questions about specific cars and trucks, the comments I hear most frequently concern driving habits.  Now, all of us have seen our share of bad drivers. As one who test-drives from 300 to 700 miles a week, I see so many incidents of bad driving that it’s almost scary.

With gasoline now more than $3 a gallon and headed higher, fuel-efficient vehicles are becoming hotter than ever. But not every driver can make do with a subcompact car. What happens if you need a pickup?

Imagine changing cars as often as you change your wardrobe. That roadster you bought last year? It's so 2007. Time for something fresh. It may seem like a fantasy, but it's not for a small segment of buyers.

VIRGINIA BEACH Half the length of a Ford Crown Victoria and comfortable enough for a 6 -footer, some call the Smart ForTwo a "tennis shoe on wheels." At 8 feet 8 inches long and 5 feet 1 inch wide and tall, that might be a good visual description.

By Nick Bunkley DETROIT The way that auto executives have been talking, 2008 will be a bad year to sell cars and trucks in the United States. Every time one company predicts how the industry will fare, another seems to come up with an even more dismal number.