The Most Beautiful Car of the Year: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide

Maybe, you think, it's just a trick of the light. Maybe it doesn't actually look like that, maybe those hips aren't real. Then you get closer. Your toes quiver. Your brain turns to jelly and starts dripping down the back of your spine. The Aston Martin Rapide is the Helen of Troy of four-door sedans, a 470-hp V-12-powered ball of white light that makes every other car on the planet look like a rusty shopping cart. This is art.

The Specs: 470-hp 5.9-liter V-12, 13/19 mpg, $199,950