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Audi R&D chief Wolfgang Dürheimer has been replaced just 10 months after taking up his current position. Germany’s Der Spiegel was first to report that Dürheimer was likely to be replaced as Audi’s R&D chief by Volkswagen Group R&D chief Ulrich Hackenberg, and now...

After having a number of its race car components seized by a court in Le Mans, France earlier in the week due to an alleged financial dispute, the Lotus Praga team, run by German outfit Kodewa, has been cleared to race in this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. After an interrupted qualifying...

Mainstream success gets a bad rap. Most of the time it's richly deserved, emphasis on the "rich." Bieber, Budweiser, Burger King--they're all huge, and hugely profitable. But even at their very best, they're baseline goods, zero hashmarks on the pop-culture barometer. When it's done correctly, with...

After intriguing us with teasers, Aston Martin pulled the wraps of the new V12 Vantage S a few weeks ago. At the time, very few questions were left unanswered, except for price. We now know the Aston Martin V12 Vantage S will be priced from $184,995. The new V12 Vantage S has been confirmed as the...

If you still haven’t taken a liking to Lexus’ new short film series, we doubt this latest job will change your opinion much. But here it is anyway. Titled Chan Chung Ki's Pupil, the story revolves around two female artists that face the same traumatic event and come out of it even more...

The first official performance figures for the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Z51 are out, and it's one quick sports car. Like, barely a tenth of a second slower to 60 mph than the last Z06 quick. Awesome. The next generation of the Ford Mustang may get some interesting performance editions...

Volvo has previewed some of its upcoming technology with a demonstration of a new self-parking system which doesn’t require the driver to even be present in the vehicle. You may recall that Audi previewed just such a system earlier this year and it’s likely many more automakers will be...

We just learned that the next-generation Ford Mustang, which debuts early next year as a 2015 model, may no longer use the Shelby GT500 moniker for its SVT-engineered performance flagship but would likely stick with something familiar to Ford fans. At the time, we reported that the most likely name...

The first official performance figures for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with the Z51 Performance Package are in, and they're impressive for a mildly-upgraded base Corvette. Remember, this isn't the Z06, or the ZR1--this is the standard $51,995 coupe with only the $2,800 Z51 Performance...

Nissan confirmed in February it would be making an official return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014 with a new race car entered through the event’s ‘Garage 56’ entry for environmentally friendly cars. At the time, Nissan said its race car would be “pioneering” and...

Renault Nissan is the latest automaker to adopt a strategy of widespread platform and parts sharing across models, announcing today it will soon implement a modular platform architecture in 14 of its models from both the Renault and Nissan brands. Called the Common Modular Family (CMF), Renault...

Three of the most desirable convertible sports cars currently on sale are put together in a head-to-head competition to find out which is the best. The contenders include the latest Jaguar F-Type, in V8 S guise, as well as an Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster and a Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet...

Spanish racing driver Marc Gene has lent a hand in the promotion of the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C by providing a lucky stranger with a ride in the upcoming sports car. Gene was in his native Spain for the stunt, on what looks like an ordinary working day. Surprisingly, the first person offered a ride...

This shiny object is a custom Bugatti Veyron owned by rapper Flo Rida, real name Tramar Dillard. The car started out life in a pearlescent white hue but Flo Rida eventually got bored of this and went with a chrome finish. Clearly, just owning a Veyron wasn’t attention grabbing enough for the...

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is enjoying a resurgence right now, bouyed by the sales of successful models like the Range Rover Evoque and latest Range Rover. It's aiming higher too, with one million yearly sales the eventual target--up from around a third of that today. JLR's sales are still relatively...

The 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish now has a Volante, or convertible, variant. It's every bit as beautiful as the hardtop, if not more so, with the added benefits of an ultra-exclusive drop-top. The Tesla Model S will get battery swapping soon, with a special demonstration of the procedure to take...

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is underway, with practice and qualifying sessions taking place today, and the race running this weekend. Eighteen years ago, McLaren was in the thick of it, with the F1 GTR pulling through the long night and into the checkered flag for the overall win. That F1 GTR, piloted...

A total 1,228 Tesla Model S electric sedans are included in the latest recall.

The Lotus Praga Le Mans campaign has come unstuck just days out from this year’s running of the 24-hour endurance race. A number of components for the two T128 LMP2 prototypes being prepared by German squad Kodewa, which is running the cars under the Lotus Praga banner, have been seized by a...

A new supercar, one that’s been several years in the making, is edging closer to production and is destined to become Argentina’s first exotic car. The car is the Bucci Special and it is being showcased this week in concept form at the 2013 Buenos Aires Auto Show. The project came about...