Author: Car and Driver

A few simple tips will help make your videos more like Ronin and less like the Gone in 60 Seconds remake.

1. Tweak the exposure.
If your camera has programmable settings, make sure they’re optimized for what you’re doing. Shooting outdoors in the daylight almost always works well. Inside a car, however, the contrast between a dark interior and the bright light coming through the windows can foul up a camera’s automatic exposure settings. Spot metering, which determines the exposure based on a small section in the center of the image, can compensate, as long as the camera is cued in on the driver.

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The  plutonium-grade 5-series, the M5, goes on sale next spring. Unlike the current car, the fifth-generation M5 will have a downsized, turbocharged V-8 that is shared with the X5 M and X6 M. But the move from a 5.0-liter V-10 to a 4.4-liter, twin-turbo V-8 results in a power increase from 500 horsepower to more than 555 (some sources place the number closer to 600). Torque will jump from today’s 383 pound-feet to a more shovetastic 500.

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What it is: Chevy’s restyled B-segment car, which will slot into the lineup between the upcoming Spark and Cruze. The concept shown in Detroit featured an aggressive fascia, 19-inch wheels and tires, various aerodynamic add-ons, and a modified interior that would likely be featured on an RS version of the Aveo, should Chevy build it.

Keep Reading: 2011 Chevrolet Aveo RS – Feature

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What it is: A droptop version of Chevy’s reborn pony car.

Keep Reading: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – Feature

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What it is: The inevitable roadster version of Ferrari’s mid-engine 458 Italia.

Keep Reading: 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia Spider – Feature

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What it is: A small front-drive, four-seat coupe to replace the Tiburon. Hyundai will position the car below the rear-drive Genesis coupe.

Keep Reading: 2011 Hyundai Veloster – Feature

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What it is: A redesign of Mercedes’ low-slung stylish sedan.

Keep Reading: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS – Feature

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With its new Leaf, Nissan is blowing in the wind, and the wind these days blows toward electric vehicles. Scheduled to arrive in minuscule numbers (fewer than 500 cars) at the end of 2010, the Leaf is the fully electric commuter car Nissan has been promising for several years. The Japanese automaker says the Leaf is the lead vehicle in a full line of electric cars now on the drawing board.

Keep Reading: 2011 Nissan Leaf – Feature

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What it is: Barely larger but far more practical than a Smart Fortwo, the Scion iQ is a rebadged version of Toyota’s iQ city car currently sold in Japan and Europe.

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What it is: An Italian five-door hatchback about the size of a VW Golf.

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What it is: A new smaller-than-CTS sedan, coupe, and possibly convertible with a front-engine, rear-drive layout (like the CTS). The ATS is supposed to deliver—because of its more compact dimensions—the dynamics of the vaunted BMW 3-series.

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What it is: A higher-performance version of the recently introduced 2011 Regal. A handsome body kit, 20-inch wheels, and larger brakes increase the GS’s sportiness quotient.

Keep Reading: 2012 Buick Regal GS – Feature

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What it is: Mercedes’ aluminum gullwing supercar loses its trademark doors and roof, morphing into a ragtop roadster with conventional doors.

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What it is: A compact crossover that will sell for about $15,000. Shown as the Qazana concept at the 2009 Geneva show, Nissan will inject quite a bit of the concept’s style into the production version.

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What it is: A four-door electric sedan that will change everything. Unless it doesn’t.

Keep Reading: 2012 Tesla Model S – Feature

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Toyota and Subaru are collaborating on a shared four-cylinder sports car that will be sold in two versions, beginning near the end of 2011. Largely engineered by Subaru, the cars will get a rear-drive platform consisting of a steel structure with aluminum body panels. A small, 2.0-liter flat-four engine made by Subaru will sit low behind the front-axle line. Toyota previewed its FT86 concept at last year’s Tokyo auto show; Subaru has yet to show its cards.

Keep Reading: 2012 Toyota FT86 / Subaru 0846 – Feature

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