Five Offbeat Cars Coming in 2011

Strange experiments are happening in the auto industry.

Companies are cross-pollinating different types of vehicles to create new breeds, and the results are sometimes perplexing.

For example, Nissan has turned its pudgy Murano into a convertible. Meanwhile, Range Rover is trying to show some concern for the environment by offering its smallest, most car-like SUV ever, the Evoque.

Best Porsche Models Of All Time

The first car to wear a Porsche badge, the 356, was created in 1948. Two years later, in the fall of 1950, New York businessman Max Hoffman became the first dealer to import these iconic machines to North America. Today, the brand is stronger than ever, and fall 2010 marks the 60th anniversary of Porsche in North America.