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Crossovers are a combination of a sport-utility vehicle, wagon and sedan, typically built on a regular car’s chassis. While this creates for a slightly less brutish off roader, it makes for a more refined driving experience. Because this combination has proven so popular, crossovers are the fastest-growing part of the automobile market. If you’re shopping for one of these Goldilocks-type vehicles, view our list of our top recommended crossovers. We provide recommendations for price ranges of all ends of the market.

Three weeks ago, the General Motors board of directors determined that selling its Opel operation was a bad idea. Today, the board found that one of its better ideas, selling its perennially unprofitable Saab brand, had vanished like a Swedish meatball at a smorgasbord.

Fritz Henderson, GM's president and chief executive officer, expressed disappointment that the prospective purchaser of Saab, specialty car builder Koenigsegg, had weaseled and said it would take several days to assess the situation.

If the proof of the pudding is in the eating, to an automaker the proof of its products is meant to be in extreme testing. Over millions of miles in the most extreme conditions, car manufacturers test their wares prior to selling them to you.

The same way you lather extra lubricant on a bolt you want to make sure comes out easy the next time, auto manufacturers put their cars through trials of strength and endurance that only an Eskimo or a Bedouin could hope to recreate. Here's an inside look at that process.