We unveiled our RPM Awards in the November issue of Maxim, featuring the seven of the sweetest rides 2008 has to offer. The Honor Roll is the best of the rest…


BEST VIEW
2009 Mustang Glass Roof
The view from the Mustang’s new, optional transparent sloping roof should inspire lots of moonlit backseat shenan­igans, though you may need to be a contor­tionist to fit back there. If you are indeed a contortionist, call us!

BEST WAY TO DRIVE THE DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 WITHOUT PLUNKING DOWN 40 GRAND
Midnight Club: LA (PS3, XBOX 360)
The fourth installment in Rockstar Games’ racing series promotes free-roaming pink-slip races on pedestrian- and vehicle-packed L.A streets. While losing a virtual Challenger won’t sting like surrendering the real thing, our digital hearts will weep.

BEST CAR FOR KLUTZES
2009 Infiniti FX
If you’d love to gobble up some curves in a 390 hp crossover SUV but can’t seem to get out of the driveway without denting the recycling bin, this Infiniti is your dream come true. The $40,950 FX sets the standard for dim-bulb gadgetry, from a 360-degree camera view to an optional system that uses antilock brakes to nudge the car back in line when its pilot drifts into the shoulder.

BEST CUT-RATE CAR RACE
The 24 Hours of LeMons
Forget Formula 1, that silver-spooned celebration of all things snooty: The 24 Hours of LeMons is a race pitting junkmobiles costing no more than $500 against each other in a battle royal. The result? Pure motorsports magic…and a whole lot of noxious fumes. Check 24hoursoflemons.com to enter your P.O.S. ride in the race nearest you.

THE PRODUCT PLACEMENT AWARD
Saturn Dresses on Project Runway
The automotive and fashion worlds collided with dazzling synergy on season five of Bravo’s Project Runway when contestants were asked to cobble together a high-fashion look out of discarded Saturn car parts. While viewers waited for another Heidi Klum appearance, air filters, seat belts, and seat covers were quickly sewn into ill-conceived couture. Seriously, we wouldn’t be caught dead in anything less than a BMW camisole!

KILLER FROM KOREA AWARD
2009 Hyundai Genesis
By “Killer” we’re not talking Kim Jong-il. The game-changing Genesis offers 300+ hp performance and a luxe interior rivaling BMW’s 5-Series at a price cut of more than $12,000 (list: $37,250). Hey, all it takes is some dental floss and a hair dryer to remove those hyundai badges.

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We unveiled our RPM Awards in the November issue of Maxim, featuring the seven of the sweetest rides 2008 has to offer. The Honor Roll is the best of the rest…
























ACHIEVEMENT IN PARTY-ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
2009 Dodge Ram
Chrysler engineers must have an Old School DVD looping in their cubicles: They’ve converted the walls of the new Dodge Ram truck bed into drain-plug-equipped coolers that can hold 120 12-ounce cans and ice. Somebody’s even been watching porn: They’ve named the feature “RamBox.”

PEDESTRIAN PRESERVATION BMW
Night Vision
If poky bipeds in front of you don’t have the decency to scream, “I’m walkin’ here!” BMW’s Night Vision—an option offered on the 7 Series—helps keep road kill counts low by scanning ahead and warning you of any hapless humans in your way.

BEST CONCIERGE FOR NON-ARISTOCRATS
Ford Sirius Travel Link
If you’re buying a Ford, you’re probably not a Rockefeller, but you can play one with this add-on. The politely obedient navigation/info system delivers weather maps, sports scores, and movie times with nary a sniff; it even fills you in on nearby gas prices.

TREND THAT MUST END AWARD
Mechaphilia
Lots of men love cars, but 57-year-old Washington resident Edward Smith is the Gene Simmons of sheet metal, since he’s claimed to have made love to roughly 1,000 cars—including his current flame, a VW Beetle named Vanilla. Smith is profiled in a British documentary called Strangelove that gives new meaning to the phrase “auto erotica.”

THE STICK-TO-IT-IVENESS AWARD
2009 Dodge Viper ACR
The ACR pairs the Viper’s 600 hp V-10 with a crazy aero package. The result: 1,000 pounds of downforce at 150 mph. You’ll stick to the tarmac like your sneakers to the peep-show-booth floor.

FASTEST FAMILY CAR 2009
Cadillac CTS-V
Big, bad Caddies used to be reserved for Mob heavies and bookies, but the supercharged 550 hp CTS-V ($60K est.) attracts a whole different breed: the speed freak who wants horsepower under the hood and a kiddie seat in back.

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