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We've spent a lot of time behind the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG--back when it was a new gullwing, then as a roadster, when it underwent its mid-cycle refresh as the SLS AMG GT, and even for a spin in the battery-powered, half-a-million-dollar-pricetagged SLS AMG GT Electric Drive. So what...

Though you wouldn't know it to look at it, the last generation of the Jaguar XJ was largely made of aluminum and surprisingly light for its size and power. In fact, the XJ with a supercharged V-8 only weighed about 500 pounds more than the 2014 F-Type. In other words, Jaguar knows a thing or two...

About two years ago we told you that Volvo was about to commence testing of an innovative flywheel-based kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), not in motorsport but in the realm of production cars. The basic setup called for a flywheel KERS to be fitted to the free axle of a car. When approaching...

The 2015 Volkswagen GTI is nearly here, and we've spent some time behind the wheel in France to give you our first-hand impressions of what it's like. Hint: It's pretty darn good. BMW will offer solar charging systems to buyers of its electric cars, which can be installed on the owner's home...

Audi has rolled out a long-tail version of its R18 e-tron quattro Le Mans prototype, which it will be using for evaluation purposes in the second road of the 2013 World Endurance Championship, the Spa 6 Hours race in Belgium. The brand with the four rings will be campaigning three of its R18...

The popular Audi and Volkswagen tuning fest, Austria's Wörthersee Tour, will see a number of interesting vehicles presented this year, the highlight of which will be a lightweight Audi TT concept car. Audi is believed to be planning a lightweight version of its next-generation TT sports car...

At the 2013 Detroit Auto Show back in January, Ford tuner Shelby American announced a new wide-body kit designed for the Mustang and previewed it using its latest 2013 GT500 Super Snake. At the kit’s launch, Shelby was tight on details, saying only that it had been designed to fit any Mustang...

Swiss firm Hublot, maker of the world’s most expensive watch, the Bing Bang 5 Million, so named because of its $5 million pricetag, has announced a new watch celebrating Ferrari’s latest flagship supercar, the LaFerrari. The new watch, called the MP-05 “LaFerrari,”...

Pikes Peak legend Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima has put away his Monster Sport E-RUNNER electric car from last year, and is hopping back behind the wheel of a gas-swilling custom racer to tackle this year’s running of the annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado. The Japanese master...

Alfa Romeo has long been rumored to be planning a new range-topping sedan serving as the replacement for its previous 166 and sharing a rear-wheel-drive platform with sister brand Maserati. However, reports broke late last year claiming that the future Alfa flagship, referred to internally as the...

Once an ordinary Maserati Merak, an interesting car in its own right, this unique Maserati Merak by Saurer is now up for auction, to be sold to the highest bidder at the Silverstone Auctions in the UK on May 17. This particular Merak was sold in 1975 but around the year 1984 it was handed over by...

The next installment in the guilty pleasure/cringe fest that is the Fast & Furious series of movies is about to hit, and in anticipation, a new "featurette" video has been released. While talking about "plot" in a Fast & Furious movie is a bit beside the point, the featurette does give us a...

Getting started in motorsports is tough. It's not like you can just go out and buy some basic equipment or join a team and get going. Or is it? Professional racing is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor. Even among those fortunate enough to go racing professionally, few actually make any real...

Question: If your cellphone buzzes with an SMS message while you're driving, what do you do? Choose from: a) Ignore it and read it later when you stop b) Take a glance, just to see who it is; or c) Read it, reply, check your Facebook and plow through the window of your local 7-Eleven. If you...

Muscle cars have an interesting dynamic amongst car enthusiasts. For some, the heavy, big-power, anything-but-subtle looks, and often low-tech engineering are the antithesis of what it means to build a performance car. For others, the raw, unfiltered nature and rubber-laying potential of the muscle...

A shooting brake version of the Mercedes-Benz CLA Class may be in the works, to complement the CLS Shooting Brake already available outside the U.S. If it's made, will the CLA Shooting Brake come our way? We hope so. Audi may be re-considering production of a mid-range sports car to slot between...

The months of build-up for Jaguar’s new short film, Desire, is finally over, as the full clip was premiered today at a private screening at the Sundance London film and music festival taking place in the UK. In case your invite got lost in the mail, you can watch the film in its entirety...

Like it or not, electric motorsport is coming. In fact, there’s already an FIA-sanctioned event for electric cars, the Formula E Championship, whose inaugural season starts next year. That inaugural season is to feature 10 races spread all over the globe. So far the cities of Miami, Beijing...

One of the most anticipated cars of the year, the 2014 Chevrolet SS, finally goes on sale in the fourth quarter of the year, but it may not be around for long. That’s because the car it’s based on, the VF-series Holden Commodore, is scheduled to be replaced by an all-new model in 2016...

British motorsport and engineering firm Prodrive has come out with a new technology that allows it to produce sumptuous carbon fiber panels that can be ordered in virtually any hue. Colored carbon fiber is nothing new and has featured on a number of vehicles in the past, particularly those from...