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  • Mercedes-Benz S500 INTELLIGENT DRIVE prototype

    Mercedes-Benz will use the Concord Naval Weapons Station in California to replicate an urban environment.

  • Six-door 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class by Binz
    Can’t Wait For Mercedes’ New Pullman? Buy The Six-Door E-Class By Binz Instead

    Mercedes-Benz is working on an extra, extra-long version of its S-Class sedan that is expected to carry the Pullman title and have the highest price tag of any sedan anywhere in the world. While the car is still some time away, a German firm by the name of Binz will happily build you today a...

  • 2014 BMW 1-Series DTM Sport Edition
    BMW Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of Its 1-Series, Launches DTM Edition

    It was back in 2004 that BMW first entered the compact segment with its original 1-Series Hatchback. The vehicle offered some of the best dynamics among its peers thanks to its unique—for the segment—rear-wheel-drive format, and this led to it being a worldwide hit, with more than 1.9...

  • Porsche 918 Spyder, 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Porsche 918 Spyder Almost Sold Out

    With 918 examples destined to be built, Porsche was always going to have a tougher task of selling all build slots for its 918 Spyder than McLaren and Ferrari have had with their respective flagship supercars. After all, McLaren only offered 375 build slots for its P1 and Ferrari only offered 499...

  • Teaser for 2016 Acura ILX
    Updated 2016 Acura ILX To Debut At Los Angeles Auto Show

    Acura had high hopes for its newest gateway vehicle, the ILX compact sedan, which was introduced at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The idea behind its creation seemed logical enough: by basing an Acura model on the Honda Civic, the automaker could lower the price of entry and attract a younger, hipper...

  • Jay Leno's Garage 1972 Mercedes-Benz 600 Kompressor screencap
    Jay Leno Plays Dictator In His 1972 Mercedes-Benz 600: Video

    Jay Leno shows off his hydraulic-intensive Mercedes-Benz 600.

  • Dartz Prombron Black Shark

    Latvian firm Dartz has just revealed a new model for its Prombron brand, the Black Shark, which is based on the bones of the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class full-size SUV and is loaded with tech goodies. Like all Dartz vehicles, the Black Shark can be equipped with various levels of armor protection ranging up to ballistic level B7, and just 10 examples are planned for production, half of which are destined for the Chinese market alone. The Black Shark is actually the first of Dartz’s next-generation line of vehicles called the PRVY. The PRVY line replaces the Kombat line, which was first shown...

  • First 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport rolls off the line at Halewood plant in the U.K.
    First 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Rolls Off The Line: Video

    One of the most anticipated vehicles of the coming year is the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport. Its arrival finally sees Land Rover with a credible rival for the top-selling small SUVs from Germany’s three major luxury marques, which is exactly the vehicles it will be targeting with its...

  • Dartz Prombron Black Shark
    Dartz Prombron Black Shark, Mercedes GL-Based 1,500 HP Super SUV Revealed

    Latvia’s Dartz is back with an all-new model for its Prombron brand based on the bones of the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class full-size SUV. However, don’t call the new Dartz an SUV because the company says it’s much more than that. Called the Black Shark, it’s named after a Russian...

  • Jaguar F-Type all-wheel-drive 'Plant Launch Vehicle' spy shots
    Jaguar F-Type All-Wheel Drive Spy Shots

    All-wheel-drive sports coupes (and convertibles) are predominantly the territory of the Germans (and the British, by way of Germany, with Bentley), but soon, Jaguar will bring the feature to its brand, too, if this prototype of an all-wheel-drive F-Type is any indication. Billed as a “Plant...

  • The Sistine Chapel. Image by Wikimedia user Antoinetav under CC 3.0.
    Porsche To Be First Company To Use Sistine Chapel For Event

    The Pope is apparently a fan of Porsche, as he’s given his blessing for the company to use the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel for pair of 20-person corporate events. This is the first time the Sistine Chapel has been used for such an event. MUST SEE: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Spy Video The event...

  • 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Porsche To Turbocharge 911 Carrera As Part Of Facelift: Report

    Porsche is working on a mid-cycle update for its 991-series 911, which in the automaker’s tradition will be classified a 991.2. The update is expected to consist of a few visual tweaks for the exterior and some new features in the cabin, and according to a new report the 911 Carrera models...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class, live photos from unveiling in Hamburg

    Mercedes-Benz’s latest S-Class, the W222, has been with us for just over a year and already it's managed to rack up more than 100,000 sales worldwide. This is the best rate of sales for any S-Class generation in its first full year on the market, and with new S-Class variants coming like the S-Class Coupe, a future convertible and long-wheelbase ‘Maybach’ and ‘Pullman’ models the records are likely to keep tumbling. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Spy Video Yes, the rate of sales isn’t slowing yet. Since the start of the year, Mercedes has sold 75,391...

  • 2015 Lexus NX 300h
    2015 Lexus NX Priced From $35,405

    The all-new Lexus NX crossover goes on sale next month with a starting price of $35,405, including a $925 destination charge. That price tag is for the entry-level NX 200t. The only additional model available at launch for U.S. customers is the NX 300h, a hybrid that starts at $40,645, including...

  • 1961 Jaguar E-Type
    Jaguar Lets Fans Drive Its Heritage Collection

    It’s no secret that owning classic cars is more popular than ever but unfortunately this has pushed up prices, in some cases to astronomical levels. But you don’t have to be a multimillionaire to experience some of the best classics, even extremely rare ones, as Jaguar is offering its...

  • Porsche lineup dressed in Martini Racing livery
    Imagine Porsche Offered Martini Racing Livery On All Its Cars

    Porsche currently offers the classic Martini Racing livery on its flagship 918 Spyder, and in the past has offered it on a couple of special edition models, but what if the distinct dark blue, light blue and red livery was available throughout the German automaker’s lineup. Well, Porsche has...

  • 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
    All-Wheel-Drive Jaguar F-Type To Debut At 2014 L.A. Auto Show: Report

    Jaguar’s F-Type is already available in a number of variants but the expansion of the sports car range is far from complete. The strategy mimics that used by Porsche for its 911, which caters to a wide variety of buyers, and it’s one Mercedes-AMG plans to implement for its new GT sports...

  • 2015 Lexus LS 460
    2015 Lexus LS updates revealed

    The Lexus LS has been a luxury sedan icon for a full quarter of a century now. Yes, you're getting that old. Hopefully, like the Lexus LS, you're aging gracefully. A nip and a tuck here and there can do wonders, and that's what the 2015 Lexus LS has just received. DON'T MISS: DynaSpike Aims To Make...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Coupe spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz’s rival to the BMW X6 has just been spotted in prototype form testing at the Nürburgring. Our exclusive spy video shows two separate prototypes, one of which is a high-performance AMG variant. The new X6 rival will share its underpinnings with the M-Class. The vehicle was originally thought to carry an M-Class Coupe title but lately there’s been rumors that it may be called a GLE-Class Coupe under a new naming strategy at Mercedes-Benz where the M-Class is renamed a GLE-Class to reflect its positioning in the E-Class range of cars. Whatever the case, we already...

  • 2016 Volvo XC90 R-Design
    Volvo SUVs To Get The Polestar Treatment, Including New XC90

    Volvo performance partner Polestar’s first dedicated models, the S60 and V60 Polestar, have just been launched on the market and already they’re selling out fast. And now the boss of Polestar has confirmed that additional Volvos are being looked at for performance tuning, including SUV...

  • 2015 Acura RLX
    Acura Looks At Making All-Wheel Drive A Standard Feature On Its Cars

    Acura may take a page out of Subaru’s playbook and make all-wheel drive a standard feature on its cars. The move is just one strategy Acura is looking at to stand out from rivals in the luxury segment. "The key is awd," Acura chief Koichi Fukuo told Automotive News (subscription required)...

  • BMW celebrates 15 years of X models
    BMW Celebrates 15th Anniversary Of The X5, Its First X Model

    It’s hard to believe that the BMW X5 first arrived on the scene only 15 years ago but since then the vehicle, now in its third generation, has gone on to win numerous accolades, spawned high-performance M variants and new coupe-like models, and is still one of BMW's most popular vehicles...

  • Audi A1 quattro
    Audi quattro Chief Stephan Reil Rules Out RS 1

    Even though there have been rumblings that a high-performance RS version of Audi’s entry-level A1 could be coming, the boss of the automaker’s quattro performance division has ruled out the possibility. Speaking with Top Gear, Audi quattro boss Stephan Reil said it’s hard to build...

  • 2015 Porsche Macan S
    Porsche Exec Confirms Macan S Diesel For U.S.

    It’s been known for some time that a diesel-powered Macan would eventually be offered in the U.S., but now we have official confirmation from the German sports car manufacturer. Speaking with Automotive News (subscription required), Porsche Cars North America’s vice president of...

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