Astron Martin Rapide

While other four-doors are sober and serene, this one is berserk. Shaped like a fighter jet canopy; built from bonded aluminum parts and panels so pretty they shouldn’t be painted; and powered by a thumping 5.9-liter V-12 that churns a rear-mounted six-speed transaxle, this 4400-lb stunner will tear to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds. It’s big, but the low roof limits headroom in back. So it’s not a limousine—take something else to the Oscars. But every trip in this is a red-carpet event anyhow.