The image of a quirky, poor performing electric car is falling.

FORBES: Game Changer for Tesla

That intelligence helped mechanics know how the car was performing and allowed them to plan better for the maintenance they'd do when it stopped for refueling.

FORBES: The Indy 500 Goes Wireless

But the Mexican economy has proved resilient, with manufacturing performing well, especially the car industry.

BBC: Felipe Calderon in December 2010

This includes high speed racing, performing hand brake turns in car parks, or off-road riding on motorbikes.

BBC: 'Boy racers' could have cars seized

Later that month, Hamilton was charged with improper use of a vehicle after performing stunts in a road car during the Australian Grand Prix weekend.

BBC: Lewis Hamilton says personal life affected 2010 season

Calvet had done a brilliant job a decade earlier in performing his own turnaround of the car company.

FORBES: Triumph of the Understudy

After coming off an amazing championship-winning season, he finds himself with a car that is not performing and right in the middle of a controversy.

BBC: Coulthard on Hamilton row

We then compared used-car prices among the top performing 2009 models in each of 14 separate vehicle classes to find which models offer the proverbial most bang for the buck, according to the most-current data provided by Kelley Blue Book.

FORBES: The Best Used Cars For Your Money