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Due before 2015, the V6-powered, midengine, all-wheel-drive hybrid supercar—which Iron Man Tony Stark will be driving in the coming movie "The Avengers"—is the first great news out of Honda's luxury division in a long time.

Detroit Show's Soundtrack: America the Beautiful Dan Neil 2012

The V6-powered, midengine, all-wheel-drive supercar is the first great news out of Honda's luxury division in a long time, he says.

American Cars 2012

Dan Neil for The Wall Street Journal Priced at $300,000, the 458 Italia Spider, Ferrari's first midengine retractable-hardtop convertible, combines the brilliant operability of the Ferrari California's disappearing hardtop with the Tantric sports-car ecstasy of the 458 Italia.

Represent in the Spider 2011

When I think exotic, I think Europe, because when I was growing up ultra-fast cars had midengine V12s and names that ended in vowels.

Nissan GT-R: A 'Halo Car' With Devil's Horns Dan Neil 2011

Oddly, no F1 owner ever tossed me the keys to one of these midengine, million-dollar miracles.

The Best Sports Car, and Why to Skip It Dan Neil 2011

What was the company's first midengine V8 Berlinetta?

Ferrari 458 Italia Loses Its Top, Gains Hugely 2011

The plumbing consists of a midengine turbo-four and a carbon-composite passenger cell.

In Geneva, Guessing at a Gas-Guzzling Future Dan Neil 2011

When I think exotic, I think Europe, because when I was growing up ultra-fast cars had midengine V12s and names that ended in vowels.

Nissan GT-R: A 'Halo Car' With Devil's Horns Dan Neil 2011

This is Ferrari's first midengine retractable-hardtop convertible, combining the brilliant operability of the Ferrari California's disappearing hardtop with the Tantric sports-car ecstasy of the 458 Italia.

Ferrari 458 Italia Loses Its Top, Gains Hugely 2011

Audi The "R8" in the name denotes that it's one of Audi's lubricious midengine, two-seat supercars.

Audi R8: The Apex of Gasoline-Power 2010