Car and Driver takes 4 sporty coupes for a ride on and off the track: the Audi TT 2.0T, the Ford Shelby Mustang GT, the Nissan 350Z and the Mazda RX-8.

Car and Driver takes 4 sporty coupes for a ride on and off the track: the Audi TT 2.0T, the Ford Shelby Mustang GT, the Nissan 350Z and the Mazda RX-8.

Car and Driver takes 4 sporty coupes for a ride on and off the track: the Audi TT 2.0T, the Ford Shelby Mustang GT, the Nissan 350Z and the Mazda RX-8.

Car and Driver takes 4 sporty coupes for a ride on and off the track: the Audi TT 2.0T, the Ford Shelby Mustang GT, the Nissan 350Z and the Mazda RX-8.

Car and Driver takes 4 sporty coupes for a ride on and off the track: the Audi TT 2.0T, the Ford Shelby Mustang GT, the Nissan 350Z and the Mazda RX-8.

With the Chargers coming off another impressive win, the question must be raised – which pair of San Diego "streakers" should we most believe? The group that's scored 104 points against the mediocre Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and Houston Texans the past three contests, or the ones who previously lost three straight games to the division-leading Patriots, Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs? We should get a good read on the sudden contenders in the next six weeks when they face the likes of the Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chiefs and Tennessee Titans.

Halloween looms and with it the annual candy-buying frenzy. While dieters stock up on candy they don't like so they won't be tempted by leftovers, the rest of us buy the stuff we do like and hope that only one or two of those pesky little costumed punks comes a-knocking. (And even then, we smack their grabby hands if they dig too deep: "Hey, pal, you're only 5 years old. One Butterfinger for you!")