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  • Hyundai HND-9 concept, 2013 Seoul Motor Show

    Hyundai has just launched its second-generation Genesis sedan, and the vehicle continues to offer a well-built cabin, loads of technology and the option of a V-8. The good news is that Hyundai will use the platform of its new Genesis sedan as the basis for a new Genesis Coupe, but this time around the Genesis Coupe will be positioned closer to its upmarket sedan counterpart rather than the affordable sporty two-door positioning the current model enjoys. The transition will start as early as the 2015 model year, with a Hyundai exec saying that the current Genesis Coupe will soon drop its...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S GB Edition
    Porsche Exclusive Reveals 911 Turbo S GB Edition

    Porsche’s personalization department Porsche Exclusive has put together a special version of the 2014 911 Turbo S for the U.K. market. The car is called the 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S GB Edition, and just 40 examples will be built. The car was commissioned by Porsche’s U.K. division to...

  • Williams Advanced Engineering in Oxfordshire, England
    New Engineering Facility To Bring Williams F1 Tech To Road Cars, Other Sectors

    British Formula One team Williams has made steady progress this season, no doubt thanks to its decision to run superior Mercedes AMG engines as well as its new blood in the form of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa. But the team, founded in 1977 by Sir Frank Williams, who still serves as team...

  • Teaser for 2015 Ford Falcon
    2015 Ford Falcon Teaser Released

    At a media event in Australia last year, Ford confirmed sales of the 2015 Mustang for the Aussie market, revealed a new SUV based on the platform underpinning the Ranger pickup, and presented a short teaser video depicting the final version of the rear-wheel-drive Falcon sedan built in Australia...

  • 2016 Jaguar XE teaser
    Jaguar Confirms September 8 Debut For 2016 XE, Reveals New Details

    Jaguar has confirmed it will reveal its all-new XE small sedan at an event in London on September 8, ahead of the car’s formal debut at the 2014 Paris Auto Show in early October. In the lead up to the reveal, Jaguar has started a teaser campaign where the automaker plans to drip-feed...

  • Toyota FT-1 concept, 2014 Detroit Auto Show
    New Toyota Supra To Share Platform With New BMW Z4: Report

    Toyota and BMW have confirmed that a common platform is in development for next-generation sports cars, thought to be for a new generation of the Toyota Supra based on this year's FT-1 concept and a replacement for BMW's Z4. According to Japan's Nikkei daily, the first fruits of each manufacturer's...

  • EPIC automotive sensors could monitor driver alertness for safety. Image via Plessey Semiconductors.

    Soon, your car may know your heart rate—and may take control from you if it doesn’t like what it sees. A new project from Nottingham Trent University in the UK is working on an electrocardiogram (ECG) built into the driver’s seat to detect heart rate and determine when the driver is too fatigued—or worse, falling asleep—in order to improve road safety. MUST SEE: LaFerrari XX Proves Too Potent For Its Own Good: Video The technology uses circuits integrated into the seats, called Electric Potential Integrated Circuits, or EPIC. Developed by Plessey Semiconductors...

  • 2017 Porsche Panamera test mule spy shots
    Porsche ‘Pajun’ Sub-Panamera Sedan Delayed Until At Least 2019: Report

    Short for “Panamera Junior,” the somewhat unmusical Pajun name is one we won’t have to hear in production terms for another five years, at least, according to the latest reports. Whether the Pajun nickname sticks through or not, the car itself will be delayed until at least 2019...

  • 2015 BMW M3
    2015 BMW M3 Dyno Reveals Just How Much Horsepower It Really Makes

    Some brands are known for underrating their cars’ horsepower, just as others are known for overrating their cars’ gas mileage. So where does BMW land on the spectrum, or more specifically, where does the 2015 M3 land? MUST SEE: Ralph Gilles Does Massive Burnout In 2015 Challenger SRT...

  • Nissan IDx Nismo Concept  -  2013 Tokyo Motor Show live photos
    Nissan IDx Rear-Drive Sports Car Production In Doubt: Report

    Just a few months after the unveiling of the Nissan IDx Freeflow and NISMO concept cars at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, product chief Andy Palmer confirmed the compact rear-drive sports coupe was not only under consideration for production, but that Nissan “definitely will do one of...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupe
    2015 Continental GT Speed, 2015 S65 AMG Coupe, 2016 Cadillac CTS-V: Car News Headlines

    We’ve just driven the 2015 Bentley Continental GT Speed and found it to be a stunning performance machine that’s more useful than it needs to be. If you can afford this $227,600 brute, we promise you won’t be disappointed. Mercedes-Benz has revealed today its own 12-cylinder grand...

  • 7-foot python found to be cause of engine trouble for Santa Fe woman
    PSA: 7-Foot Pythons May Cause Engine Trouble: Video

    Cars break down all the time, and for a variety of reasons, so seeing someone stranded at the side of the road may be cause for concern, but it’s rarely news. When the cause of the car’s engine trouble is a 7-foot python, however, it’s another matter entirely. MUST WATCH: Ralph...

  • Ralph Gilles does a burnout in the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat

    He might not be running the SRT performance division anymore, but it’s good to see that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles executive Ralph Gilles still knows exactly how to let fans know just what it means when a car is wearing the SRT badge. We’re talking about a burnout here… and a massive one at that. MUST SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Runs The Quarter Mile In 11.2 Seconds: Video Gilles, who is now only in charge of design for Chrysler brands as well as the automaker's motorsports program, was down in Pennsylvania recently for the 2014 Carlisle Chrysler Nationals. There...

  • Production version of VW’s CrossBlue concept to be built in Chattanooga
    VW To Start Building Seven-Seat SUV In Chattanooga In 2016

    Volkswagen confirmed this morning that a midsize, seven-seat SUV based on 2013’s CrossBlue concept will be built at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the U.A.W. plans to form a new local. VW is hoping the new model will help it gain sales in America’s all-important SUV market...

  • 2014 Audi A7 3.0 TDI competition
    Audi Celebrates 25 Years Of TDI Diesel Technology

    It was at the 1989 Frankfurt Auto Show that Audi showed off its TDI technology for the first time. TDI is the name Audi—and Volkswagen—uses for its electronically-controlled diesel engines with turbocharging and direct-injection technologies. The technology was first showcased in a...

  • Ferrari test drive in Maranello moments before crash
    Man Crashes Ferrari California During Maranello Test Drive: Video

    What starts out as a dream test drive of a Ferrari through the streets of Maranello, the home of the Prancing Horse, soon turns into a nightmare for one young man recently. This video from YouTube user Testdrive maranello ITALIA shows the man driving a Ferrari California in Maranello, with an...

  • Pirelli tests 18-inch tires in Formula 1
    Pirelli Demonstrates The Benefits Of 18-Inch F1 Tires: Video

    If the sport and the teams agree to it, one aspect of Formula One could change significantly in the coming years: Its tires. At the recent F1 test at Silverstone, Pirelli, along with Lotus, tested a new 18-inch wheel and low-profile tire combination that could make developments in F1 much more...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupe
    2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupe Revealed

    Mercedes-Benz’s S63 AMG Coupe certainly isn’t lacking in the power department, but the German automaker knows that some of its customers will always seek more. That’s why we have the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupe, a luxury grand tourer with a big V-12 heart. That V-12...

  • Porsche 914 Reunion

    Project cars don't always work out the way one would hope. Time, money, and life can get in the way. Still, if giving up a project car means you get to marry the woman of your dreams and then raise her daughter, it's the right thing to do. That's what a man named Dave did. Years ago, he had a 1973 Porsche 914. He gave up the car, sold it off in parts, and walked away from it. MUST SEE: Ralph Gilles Does Massive Burnout In 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat: Video Clearly that move paid off, because he raised a wonderful daughter named Kristin. She worked hard, saved money, and tracked down a nearly...

  • 2015 Cadillac ATS
    Cadillac ATS, Mitsu Evo, New Jaguar Engines, And GTI Recalls: The Week In Reverse

    Cadillac’s ATS sedan is still relatively new on the market, but it’s getting a light update for the 2015 model year. The ATS will adopt Cadillac’s latest crest logo, which comes without the classic laurel wreaths. Models powered by the two-liter turbo four get a 14 percent...

  • JD3 Rockzilla
    It's Called Rockzilla, And It's For Sale

    If there's one thing we don't like about the Ford Excursion, it's the excessive use of body paneling. We don't mean trim, we mean actual bits of body that could be removed to save weight and increase performance. Thankfully, there's someone out there who agrees with us. His name is Jeremy Dixon...

  • 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
    2015 Mitsubishi Evo, 2017 Porsche Boxster, North America’s First LaFerrari: This Week’s Top Photos

    Mitsubishi confirmed this week that the 2015 Lancer Evolution will be its last Evo. Mitsubishi is likely to launch a new sports car in the future, though it won’t be anything like the past 10 generations of the rally-dominating four-door. A prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s all-new C-Class...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 with Sport Package Plus
    Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Gets Sport Package Plus

    Mercedes-Benz adds more options to the 2014 CLA250.

  • Bertone logo
    Stile Bertone Declared Bankrupt, Assets Go Up For Sale

    Italy's Bertone, established in 1912 as a coachbuilder, has been hit hard by financial strife in the past decade, with the company forced to end its vehicle manufacturing operations following the financial crisis of 2008 and split off its Stile Bertone design house. Unfortunately, Stile Bertone has...

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