Best Truck - Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Task: Low-Speed Four Wheeling Base Price: $29,995 Jeep invented the recreational four-wheeler when the military's quarter-ton trucklet, the Willys MB of the 1940s, evolved into the Jeep CJ (Civilian Jeep). Today, the Jeep Wrangler carries on that tradition without sacrificing any capability. In fact, the newest ones are even better equipped to hit the rocks and mud. The Wrangler still uses rugged body-on-frame construction and a solid axle at each end of the chassis for serious four-wheel-drive durability. The Rubicon model pushes the chassis to another level with locking differentials and a suite of hardcore parts that transform this machine into arguably the most off-road capable 4WD available today. The Wrangler Rubicon, in both two-door and four-door (Unlimited) guise, can easily crawl over boulders, logs, ditches, and mud holes that would halt most 4WD vehicles. And new for this year, all Wranglers come standard with a more powerful 285-hp V-6 and a choice of six-speed manual or five-speed automatic. The Wrangler really is the last honest, hose-it-out-when-it's-muddy 4WD vehicle. We hope the formula never changes. Read more: The Best Trucks and SUVs for Every Job - Popular Mechanics

Best Car FEBRUARY 2012: 2013 Mitsubishi Evo XI

With Mitsubishi scrapping its gas guzzlers and launching brand-new electric and gas-electric hybrids, all aimed at meeting ever-tighter global emissions standards, the rumor mill is suggesting that even the Lancer Evolution is going to go green. Or green-ish. The idea is to keep it high-performance and AWD, but also use some of the technology already behind the forthcoming i-MiEV electric city car and wed it to either a turbodiesel or a gas motor. The potential would still be there for exceptional output when both gas/electric power plants combine, but it's possible Mitsubishi may allow the driver to roll up to highway speeds on battery juice alone, vastly improving fuel economy. Evo XI may become both larger and more refined too, positioning it more naturally against rivals like Audi.

Best Car 2012 -2013 Ford Focus ST

JANUARY 2012: 2013 Ford Focus ST The new Focus is at last debuting in the U.S., with a 2.0-liter, direct-injected, 160-hp motor and variable valve timing, as well as a five-speed manual. But, the car to wait for is the 2013 Focus ST, which debuts in early 2012. It gets a six-speed manual with the same EcoBoost (turbocharged) 2.0-liter as the much larger Edge and Explorer and will be good for somewhere in the neighborhood of 250 hp, which puts it in league with hot hatches like the MazdaSpeed3 and beyond the output of the VW GTI. Ford is also promising a tauter suspension and meatier tires as well as bigger brakes to go with all that horsepower. Expect to pay at least $25,000.

Aston Martin One-77

Aston Martin One-77 $1,850,000. The name "One-77" says it all: beauty and power in One, limited to 77 units. With 750 hp, it is able to travel from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and reaching a maximum speed of 220 mph.

Pagani Zonda Clinque Roadster

Pagani Zonda Clinque Roadster $1,850,000. One of the most exotic cars out there is also one of the most expensive. It can go from 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with a top speed of 217 mph.

Lamborghini Reventon

Lamborghini Reventon $1,600,000. The most powerful and the most expensive Lamborghini ever built is the third on the list. It takes 3.3 seconds to reach 60 mph and it has a top speed of 211 mph. Its rarity (limited to 20) and slick design are the reasons why it is so expensive and costly to own.

Koenigsegg Agera R

Koenigsegg Agera R $1,600,000. The Agera R can burn 0-60 in 2.8 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 260 mph. It has the parts to reach 270 mph, but the supercar is electronically capped at 235 mph. With the completion of certain paperwork, the company will unlock the speed limit for one occasion.