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  • Nissan IDx NISMO (left) and IDx Freeflow concepts, 2013 Tokyo Motor Show

    Could a completely new production model based on the well-received IDx Freeflow and IDx NISMO concepts be the same model that's also a fully reengineered next-generation Nissan Z and successor to the current 370Z? They very well could be merged into one, conceded design chief and senior vice president Shiro Nakamura, in an interview with Motor Authority at the Paris Auto Show this past week. According to Nakamura, Nissan wants to continue the lineage of the Z, but it only has room for two sports cars in the lineup. And the flagship GT-R isn't budging. MUST SEE: Production-Ready Aeromobil...

  • 2014 Dodge Viper SRT GTS-R at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta
    Chrysler Ends SRT Motorsports Dodge Viper GTS-R Racing Program

    Having just won the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship titles for both driver and team in the GTLM class with its SRT Motorsports works team, Chrysler has announced that it is ending its efforts in the competition. This means the Dodge Viper SRT GTS-R racing program concluded this past...

  • Sergio Marchionne (left) and Luca di Montezemolo
    Ferrari Rules Out SUVs, Four-Door Cars

    Longstanding Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo is on his way out, to be replaced on October 13 by current Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne, but while there’s a changing of the guard taking place it will be business as usual at Maranello. Rumors of Ferrari suddenly boosting...

  • Maserati Ghibli Ermenegildo Zegna Edition concept
    Maserati Ghibli Ermenegildo Zegna Edition Concept Debuts In Paris

    Maserati and Italian fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna collaborate on a second special-edition car.

  • Miniature W-18 engine
    Miniature W-18 Engine Build Is Mesmerizing: Video

    An engine can be a beautiful piece of engineering and fascinating to explore in pieces. It's not always convenient, however, to take apart your car when you want a lesson in how things work. MUST SEE: Production-Ready Aeromobil Flying Car To Debut This Month: Video That's where the world of...

  • 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Red Vapor Limited Edition (Euro-spec)  -  2014 Paris Auto Show
    2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Red Vapor Edition Debuts In Paris

    Jeep’s Grand Cherokee SRT gets a few updates for the 2015 model year, including a bump in output to 475 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque, up from the 2014 model’s 470 hp and 465 lb-ft. Also new is a special edition model called the Red Vapor, which made its debut last week at the...

  • 2015 Roush RS Mustang

    Ford tuner Roush has finally revealed its first take on the 2015 Ford Mustang. Roush has an option for all three Mustangs variants, including—eventually—a supercharger upgrade for the V-8-powered Mustang GT. A senior Porsche exec has thrown cold water on speculation that the automaker may launch a modern-day 718. He’s confirmed that Porsche won’t introduce a sports car below the Boxster. General Motors has some major plans in store for its future lineup. Key among those plans is a move towards just four core platforms for the automaker’s global fleet, down from...

  • 2013 Porsche Boxster
    Porsche Once Again Rules Out Sports Car Below Boxster

    There have been plenty of rumors over the past couple of months about a new Porsche sports car in the works. Described as a spiritual successor for Porsche’s 718 race car of the 1960s, the new car was to be a lightweight, mid-engine roadster positioned below the Boxster and powered by a...

  • 2014 Nissan ZEOD RC Le Mans prototype at Dunsfold Aerodrome
    Nissan ZEOD RC Le Mans Racer Laps Top Gear Track In 1:05.3: Video

    Recently, the guys at Top Gear were able to test Nissan’s ZEOD RC electrified race car around the Dunsfold Aerodrome. During that time, Nissan’s own racing driver Wolfgang Reip hopped in to set an official lap time for the dart-shaped car at the famous track. The time he set driving the...

  • 2015 Roush RS Mustang
    Roush Reveals Its First Take On The 2015 Ford Mustang

    Just weeks after we saw what Hennessey and Saleen have in store for the 2015 Ford Mustang, fellow tuner Roush has now revealed its first take on Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] latest muscle car. Roush has a solid history of building fast Mustangs with improved handling and bodywork—and...

  • General Motors Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan
    GM aims to have just 4 platforms by 2025

    General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] currently uses 26 platforms for its variety of vehicles sold all over the globe, but under the leadership of new CEO Mary Barra the American auto giant could see the number of core platforms reduced to just four by 2025. We say core platforms as specialty vehicles...

  • Devine DS concept, 2014 Paris Auto Show
    Peugeot Plots U.S. Return With Upmarket DS Brand

    Back in April, the CEO of French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën, Carlos Tavares, revealed that the automaker may make a return to the U.S. market using its DS brand, a fledgling premium brand spun off from Citroën that at present only sells cars under its own brand in China. Now, a second...

  • Jules Bianchi

    We’re sad to report that Marussia driver Jules Bianchi is in hospital with severe head injuries following yesterday’s rain-affected 2014 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. The Frenchman was involved in an accident with a tractor that was being used to remove the Sauber of Adrian Sutil who had crashed a lap earlier. The race was brought to a premature end following Bianchi’s accident, with Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton declared the winner. Second place went to Hamilton’s teammate Nico Rosberg, 9.1 seconds behind, and third to Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s...

  • Sebastian Vettel
    Sebastian Vettel Quits Red Bull Ahead Of Expected Move To Ferrari

    Sebastian Vettel has confirmed he is quitting Infiniti Red Bull Racing, the team that helped him secure his four Formula One World Championship titles, at the end of the current season. Vettel hasn’t confirmed his next move but comments from team principal Christian Horner suggest the German...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG (Euro-spec)  -  2014 Paris Auto Show
    2015 Mercedes-AMG C63 And C63 S: Full Details, Live Photos & Video

    Mercedes-Benz’s latest C63 AMG is finally here, and we have all the juicy details including news the car will come in two flavors for the first time: a standard model and a more potent S-badged version. We’ve also learned that the car’s official title has been changed to...

  • 2015 Bentley Mulsanne Speed
    The 2014 Paris Auto Show Was Busy, Awesome: News Video

    The 2014 Paris Auto Show is in the books. It brought some amazing new supercars, some new details on cars we’d already seen, and some interesting new mainstream vehicles as well. Stick with us for a quick recap of the major debuts in Paris this week. Up first: The Ferrari 458 Speciale A. The...

  • Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Concept  -  2014 Paris Auto Show
    2014 Paris Auto Show, Supercars & Muscle Cars, Project Binky: The Week In Reverse

    The 2014 Paris Auto Show at the concepts and cars making their debuts have dominated much of the automotive airwaves this week, Chevy’s Corvette Z06 shows off some of its technology, Ralph Gilles shows what a real muscle car can do, and Project Binky comes ever closer to...

  • Mercedes AMG at the 2014 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix
    Rosberg Edges Out Hamilton For 2014 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix Pole

    Nico Rosberg claimed pole position for the 2014 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix after today’s qualifying session, with Lewis Hamilton claiming second spot to secure the Mercedes AMG team yet another front-row lockout, it’s fourth in a row. It’s also the team’s 14th pole...

  • Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 concept, 2014 Paris Auto Show

    The media days for the 2014 Paris Auto Show are now over, and we still have plenty of new and photos to bring you. Here’s a quick roundup of some of the highlights so far. First up is the Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 concept car, which hints at the future styling direction for the Lamborghini marque as well as a potential new model line. The stunning concept also serves as a showcase of new drivetrain technology, in this case a plug-in hybrid system combining a V-10 and a trio of electric motors. Another concept previewing future styling themes was Infiniti’s stunning Q80...

  • 2016 Audi TTS Roadster, 2014 Paris Auto Show
    2016 Audi TT Roadster Revealed: 2014 Paris Auto Show Live Photos & Video

    Having just spent some time with the 2016 Audi TT in coupe form, we can confirm the car drives as good as it looks. And now Audi has revealed the convertible version of the car, appeasing sun-loving Audiphiles the world over. Both the standard TT Roadster and slightly sportier TTS Roadster have...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S  -  2014 Paris Auto Show
    2016 Mercedes-AMG GT, GT S Preview, Live Photos: Affalterbach’s New Super Coupe

    Sleek, stylish, and chock full of heritage, the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT has arrived. It’s the brand’s second bespoke car, and while it shares some of its DNA with the SLS that preceded it, as well as inspiration from Mercedes’ racing past, the GT is a car of its own. That's good...

  • All six Bugatti Veyron Legends in Molsheim, France
    The average Bugatti owner has 84 cars, 3 jets, and a yacht

    If you have ever wondered how the 1 percent live, you’re not alone. But even the 1 percent sit up at night dreaming about how the infinitesimal fraction of a percent that are Bugatti owners live. What makes a Bugatti owner different? The fact that—on average—they own about 84...

  • Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV Evolution Vision Gran Turismo
    Will the Mitsubishi Evo be replaced by a hybrid SUV?

    We miss few recently defunct cars like we miss the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Born of rally and bred for the street, the car evolved to become a high-tech, if somewhat heavy, piece of asphalt artillery. Now it’s dead. But it might come back, in tortured and demented form, as a hybrid SUV...

  • Ken Block does an AWD burnout with the Hoonigan RaptorTRAX
    This Is What A Ford RaptorTRAX AWD Burnout Looks Like: Video

    The horrendous, earth-rending sound in this video accompanies perhaps the most ridiculous video footage we’ve seen this week: Ken Block in the Hoonigan RaptorTRAX doing an all-wheel-drive tracked burnout. MUST SEE: 2,000-WHP Nissan GT-R Screams Down The Strip At 207 MPH: Video To get the...

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