What’s hot on the road this year?
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According the Playboy’s “2007 Cars of the Year,” street-legal speedsters, a hyper-quick hybrid, and a blast from the past that drives circles around the competition.
   The cars selected by Playboy were carefully chosen by an expert team of automotive writers who traveled the globe to test drive every new model they could get their hands on. They covered thousands of miles of the windiest, steepest, most challenging roads to sort the best from the rest. The vehicles featured in Playboy’s January issue (on newsstands and at http://www.playboydigital.com Friday, December 
include:
   BEST TWO-WAY PLAYER: VW Eos
   Folding metal top opens and closes at the touch of a button
   BEST SPORTS COUPE: Porsche 911 Turbo
   The Turbo sprints from zero to 60 in 3.7 seconds
   BEST SUV: Cadillac Escalade
   Features a muscular 6.2-liter, 403 hp V8 and smooth six-speed automatic
   BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: Ford Shelby GT500
   Wide-mouth upper and lower grilles, and old-style front air dam, and a
   rear spoiler
   BEST PICKUP: Toyota Tundra
   Five inches wider and 10 inches longer than its predecessor
   BEST ROADSTER: Saturn Sky Red Line
   Traction control, a limited slip differential and antiskid technology all
   come standard.
   BEST CROSS-DRESSER: Mazda CX-7
   Wedge-shaped hatchback with knife-edge grille, 18-inch wheels and chopped
   roofline
   THE AL GORE SPECIAL: Lexus GS 450h
   Sports sedan hybrid combines a 3.5-liter V6 with a high-output electric-
   drive motor
   PLAYBOY’S 2007 CAR OF THE YEAR: BMW Z4M Coupe
   Boasts a 3.2 liter, 330-hp high-performance in-line six cylinder with a
   six-speed shifter
