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BMW’s regular 1-Series coupe and convertible are about to be replaced by new 2-Series-badged cars, with prototypes for both versions having been spotted testing on several occasions and a world debut expected soon. But what about a successor to the highly praised 1-Series M Coupe? According...

The Lamborghini Aventador is many things to many people: ultimate modern expression of the supercar; overstyled and underperforming; just too expensive. But it's most certainly special. It may soon become even more so, if the Aventador SV turns up the wick as high as it appears to. The spy photos...

The next generation of the Forza Motorsport empire is already on its way, but now Need For Speed fans will have something to keep them anxious: Need For Speed Rivals. To be available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Playstation 4, the new game lets the driver play as either the street racer or the cop...

In the works for over three years, the first steps toward actual construction of the planned Corvette Museum Motorsports Park have begun. Crews began clearing the land on the future site of the Motorsports Park this week. While the official groundbreaking is still some time away, the move is the...

Lightness is a highly sought-after attribute in a race car. Even when adding complex, often heavy systems like hybrid drive and large, powerful engines, there's a focus on saving weight. That's usually done through carbon fiber these days. Audi appears to have perfected the art. The carbon fiber...

Special-edition cars to mark anniversaries are nothing new, but for McLaren, having its own production car around to commemorate the occasion is. The brand born of racing is capitalizing on the opportunity, with the new McLaren 50 12C and McLaren 50 12C Spider, celebrating the brand's 50th...

The Detroit 3 automakers, made up of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, will be absent from the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, making this the third time in a row that the American brands have skipped the event. The first was in 2009, during the height of the financial crisis and ensuing bankruptcy of two...

UPDATE: McLaren appears to have refuted the ultra-quick P1 time around the 'Ring, instead saying that the sign photographed below is simply a goal for the P1 team, not an achieved lap time. Regardless, if the goal holds up--and clearly McLaren has plans to set a lap time--the P1 will have...

While the Cadillac XTS isn't the range-topping flagship that's yet to come from the American luxury brand, it is the current top of the range large sedan. Accordingly, it needs to look--and feel--the part. That's where the interior design team comes in. Beyond just the look, there's the matter of...

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series is a fierce bit of gullwinged supercar. But does it live up to the hype? We found out in the south of France. Mercedes-Benz is also working on a new top-level coupe, the 2015 S Class Coupe. Spied recently in testing, the car reveals more of its looks, and...

The SRT brand is yet to announce sales of its Viper in Europe but fans of the iconic American supercar on the other side of the pond will soon be able to start ordering the cars. German tuner and importer of American muscle Geiger Cars has confirmed it will start selling the Viper as a gray import...

George Michael’s bad luck with the road has struck yet again. This time the 49-year-old singer was almost run over when he fell out of a Range Rover he was riding in on a stretch of highway located near St Albans, England. ALSO SEE: Whammer In The Slammer: George Michael Gets Jail Time For...

Formula One’s premier event, the Monaco Grand Prix, takes place this weekend. The famous street circuit may be one of the shortest tracks of the year, but it’s the most demanding, especially for the driver. Although the corner speeds are the slowest on the calendar, too, drivers need as...

Tesla has confirmed it has paid off the entire loan awarded to it by the Department of Energy back in 2010--a full nine years ahead of schedule. The Californian startup wired the remaining $451 million amount yesterday. The original loan stood at $465 million, though with Tesla’s latest...

With Honda recently announcing its return to Formula One racing in 2015 as an engine supplier to its longtime partner McLaren, talk of the Japanese automaker’s engines ending up in one of McLaren’s new road cars started to develop. McLaren’s 12C range of supercars as well as its...

The convertible version of the new 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish, a Volante in Aston Martin speak, has been spotted tested once again, this time wearing more revealing camouflage on the Nordschleife. The Vanquish Volante was previously spotted testing just outside the Nürburgring test track in...

The game isn't even out yet, but GRID2 is already teasing the extra content that it will offer. Should you pre-order the game through Best Buy you can download the extra IndyCar Pack. This means you get a few extra layouts at Indy, the Dallara-bodied racecars, Indy 500 liveries, and the Camaro SS...

Ryan Tuerck is a master of getting a car sideways and keeping it there. His pal Chris Forsberg is equally amazing at the art of controlled oversteer. The two work together on Ryan's web series Tuerck'd, and the clips they put up on YouTube are worth every view they get. Occasionally, however, there...

Have we driven the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG enough? You tell us. We've flogged it in its debut form as a gullwing, as a roadster, as the new SLS AMG GT, and as a GT Roadster in a weekend joy ride. We've even driven the Tomorrowland edition, also known as the SLS AMG Electric Drive. We've chunked the...

The 2014 Bentley Flying Spur has lost the Continental in its name, but it has gained a sleek new look and retained its classic style. But how does it handle the streets of Beijing? We found out. Forza Motorsport 5 is coming to the Xbox One. Will the temptation of beautifully-rendered scenery and...