Great Cars: Sports Cars, Dream Cars and Exotics

If you want to start an argument among car lovers, ask to define a sports car. This fast paced, tire squealing, high octane program will race to discover the essence of the sports car. We'll take a look at the origins of the world's most beguiling examples, go back to the beginnings of the automotive adventure and see the cars that royalty raced. Join us in uncovering the essence of the sports car

There 's no other car make that has created the mystique that Ettore Bugatti did with his race winning roadsters and his grand luxury autos. Bugatti was determined to meld his artistic heritage with his love for the automobile. We'll see how this son of a sculptor set out to create his exquisitely crafted legends and turned art into motion.

These are the cars that set our hearts racing, our imaginations reeling and roped us in to car shows to get a glimpse of what we thought the future would look like. Most never made it into production but while they roamed the earth they made us believe that anything was possible. Science, technology, hope and a little but of hucksterism helped us form what is known as the Dream Cars.

Come with us as we drive through mansion gates, discover secret auto collections, roam exclusive auto gatherings, race high dollar classics and hobnob with the owners of the world's most exclusive automobiles. We'll take a look inside the world of Exotic Autos by focusing on five major segments: what the cars are, buying an exotic and housing it, restoration, classic car shows and historic races.

Saab has created many supreme automotive designs. Breaking from tradition has enhanced Saab's appeal, its independence can be traced to its precarious development on the wings of Sweden's post-war aviation industry. Its engineers and designers took their aviation experience into automobile manufacturing. Today, their efforts are admired worldwide. It has been a long and difficult journey for Saab.

Over the years, Volvo has become synonymous with strength and reliability. Volvo's commitment to standards and obsession with safety, have always been far ahead of its time. One Volvo owner has driven his car over one million miles. No matter how it looks it's really about building safe cars that seem to last nearly forever.