Alfa Romeo Giulia Price: $38,990 - $42,990

An emotional, hot-blooded Italian car like the Giulia is sure get pulses racing in the usual entry-luxury crowd. A 280-hp 2.0-liter turbo four with an eight-speed automatic and rear-wheel drive are standard; all-wheel drive is optional. Leather seats, a dual exhaust, and a sporty flat-bottomed steering wheel with integrated push-button start also come standard. A 6.5-inch or optional 8.8-inch touchscreen provide connectivity; high-tech features like adaptive cruise control are also available.

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Cadillac ATS Price: $35,590 - $50,490

Combining impressive performance and distinctive styling in a tidy package, the ATS continues to challenge the best from Europe and Japan. Available as a coupe or a sedan, base models feature a potent 272-hp 2.0-liter turbo four mated to an eight-speed automatic and rear-wheel drive. A 335-hp V-6 is available, as are all-wheel drive and a six-speed manual. The Caddy offers an 8.0-inch touchscreen featuring Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for infotainment; 4G LTE Wi-Fi is standard.

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Lamborghini Aventador Price: $402,995 - $419,795

Brutally powerful and obscenely flamboyant, the Aventador is unburdened by reality. Crazy expensive and crazy fast, it’s capable of amazing performance without feeling like it’s going to spin out into a ditch, which is refreshing in a supercar. Available as a coupe (for now), it has a 6.5-liter 730-hp V-12, a 7-speed automated manual transmission and all-wheel drive. For the ultimate, the Superveloce has 740 hp and a claimed top speed of 217 mph. In our testing, it did 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds.

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Ford GT Price: $450,000

Ford has approved 500 lucky people to purchase a GT; the rest of us can only dream. Prices likely will begin around $450,000. The GT has some of the most stunningly exotic bodywork around. Highlights include a mid-engine twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 making 647 hp and a maximum of 550 lb-ft of torque, carbon-fiber construction and body panels, active aerodynamics, and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic; a manual won’t be offered. Ford says the top speed is 216 mph—we can’t wait to test that claim.

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Bugatti Chiron Price: $2,700,000

Leaving the 99.999 percent in its dust, the Chiron is a 1500-hp smackdown of every hypercar ever produced in the history of time. An 8.0-liter 16-cylinder engine utilizes four turbos to make 1500 hp and 1180 lb-ft of torque for what will surely be epic acceleration; Bugatti claims a top speed of 261 mph. A seven-speed automatic routes that power through all four wheels. If you have to ask, you can’t afford it—it's priced at around $2.7 million.

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