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Lotus is celebrating its Formula One provenance with a special edition Exige S called the Exige LF1 (Lotus F1). The car marks the 81 victories in F1 that have been made by Lotus-branded cars, from the very first win at the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix up to the final one at the 2013 Australian Grand...

Chrysler might be (whisper it) partnered with Italian firm Fiat, but the company is proud of its American heritage. Over the last few years it's pushed the 'Imported from Detroit' message at every opportunity, and while its latest ad for the 2015 Chrysler 200 isn't related to that campaign, it...

Anyone hoping for a new variant of the Scion FR-S sports car is in for disappointment, with yet another official from parent company Toyota ruling out one of the car’s many rumored variants, this time the hybrid. It was a couple of years ago that we first heard Toyota was seriously...

BMW has just revealed its second-generation X6 crossover, and soon its high-performance X6 M variant will debut. In the meantime, X6 fans looking to add some sport to the new 2015 X6 will have to settle for the crossover’s available M Sport package. Overseas, buyers also have the option of...

Polish supercar startup Arrinera has confirmed that production of its first model, the Hussarya, will commence in late 2015, close to five years after the initial concept version was unveiled. For those unfamiliar with the Hussarya, it is a bespoke supercar powered by a V-8 engine and developed...

Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo finally ended Mercedes AMG’s six-race winning streak in the 2014 Formula One World Championship after claiming victory yesterday in the Canadian Grand Prix. The Australian capitalized on car trouble experienced by Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and...

Mercedes AMG has locked out the front row for the 2014 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, with Nico Rosberg securing pole position earlier today during qualifying. His teammate Lewis Hamilton will start next to him in tomorrow’s race, setting up the Mercedes AMG team for yet another...

We finally drove the 2015 Lincoln MKC this week. With the new compact crossover, Lincoln finally has a vehicle that's going to play well outside the Midwest. It's a no-brainer in concept, and impressive in function and form. Lincoln could use a few more of these. MINI this week took the wraps off...

The world doesn't really need any more shapely Italian sports cars, but it doesn't really seem right to complain about them so we're happy to roll with it. The latest is the ATS 2500 GT, part of a joint ATS and Ermini revival giving us extra options beyond the usual Ferraris, Lamborghinis...

The saying is oft uttered when discussing anything Lotus, and has become a core mantra for many an automotive enthusiast. "Simplify, then add lightness," were the famous words said by Lotus founder Colin Chapman. It seems one fan of the brand took this ethos to heart... well, part of it anyway...

This is a simple story, but it’s a beautiful one. When he was just 8 years old, a little boy promised his dad a 1957 Chevy Bel Air for his 57th birthday. Decades later, that little boy is a man, and he’s followed through on his promise. MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06: 650 hp, 650...

Weather conditions look good for this weekend’s 2014 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, with the forecast for Sunday’s race just a touch of cloud scatter and a warm peak temperature of 81 degrees F (27 degrees C). The weather is predicted to be much the same on Saturday, and though there...

The Week In Reverse is where we take a look back at the most significant stories of each week and pull them all into once place for you to ponder, ogle, or catch up on what you missed. From motorsports to spy shots to new cars and more, these are the stories we'll all be talking about this weekend...

Audi sends fellow Volkswagen Group property Porsche a message.

Chevrolet has confirmed the power and torque figures for its 2015 Corvette Z06. They’re higher than the previous estimates, and they're even higher than the figures for the Corvette ZR1. We’ve just driven the 2015 Lincoln MKC. With the new compact crossover, Lincoln finally has a...

Mercedes-Benz is putting its faith in the value of the Southern Californian market by opening a new regional facility in Long Beach. The new location will house several local Mercedes-Benz operations, including an upcoming Vehicle Preparation Center, and Western Region and Learning &...

A lowly pickup truck driving along a rural highway near the town of Tofield in central Alberta, Canada was struck by lightning this past weekend. Inside the pickup were Al and Betty Perry, who described the sound made when the lightning struck as being like a sonic boom. MUST SEE: Dubai Police Cars...

Buick is believed to be working on a new generation of its Verano compact sedan for the 2016 model year, so that means the current model, introduced for 2012, needs to soldier on for at least one more year. To keep it competitive, Buick has introduced some updates, but sadly those updates have come...

Nissan is committed to introducing an autonomous car by 2020, but the automaker’s CEO Carlos Ghosn said the technology could be ready two years before that date. Speaking with Reuters, Ghosn, the head of the world’s fourth largest automaker, Renault Nissan, said self-driving cars could...

Although BMW was the first to announce plans to introduce laser headlights to its cars, revealing the technology in concept form as far back as 2011, Audi hinted earlier this year that it may in fact be the first automaker to actually start selling a car with laser lights with the reveal of its R8...