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Volkswagen will reportedly show its upcoming Golf R Cabriolet at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, which kicks off with press days on March 5. You won’t have to wait that long to see what’s encased in this giant block of ice, as VW promises an “ausbruch” (break-out) in...

Major automotive supplier Bosch has given an update on the development of its autonomous car technology, which it says will first start appearing on new cars by as early as 2014. The development of autonomous car technology is a gradual one but it’s already in its deeper stages. That's...

If you’re of German descent, today is a great day to break out the lederhosen in celebration of German automaker dominance at this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. BMW took a win in the Grand-Am DP class, followed by Audi’s win in the GT class and Porsche’s sweep of the new GX...

The parent company of German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz, Daimler, has announced it’s formed an alliance with Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and Nissan to help accelerate the development and eventual launch of hydrogen fuel cell technology for cars. The announcement comes just days after it...

Just a few days ago we saw a teaser for Ferrari’s 2013 Formula One race car, and now we have one from McLaren. In McLaren tradition, its new car will be called the MP4-28 and is set to be revealed on Thursday, January 31. We can’t see much from the teaser though the nose of...

The first episode of season 19 of Top Gear aired overnight, and not only were viewers treated with the usual antics of the show's hosts, but a new record was set at the Top Gear Test Track. That record was set by the Pagani Huayra supercar, whose time of 1:13.8 is the now the fastest set by a...

Kia’s European branch is set to launch a new Golf GTI-rivaling hot hatch based on its stylish Pro Cee’d hatch, a three-door version of the regular five-door Cee’d hatch sold in Europe but sharing more in common with the sporty Hyundai Veloster sold in the U.S. The new hot hatch...

Less than a year after announcing his retirement from MotoGP, a sport in which he was crowned world champion twice, Casey Stoner has confirmed he will enter the popular Australian touring car series V8 Supercars in 2013. Stoner will initially be competing in the Dunlop V8 Series, a feeder series...

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the seventh generation of one of America's most iconic sports cars, has made its debut, but does that mean a new Corvette race car is just around the corner? We certainly hope so, and to give you an idea of just how awesome that race car could be, take a gander...

It’s late on Friday so that means we’re due for the latest installment of This Week’s Top Photos. And, just like every past week, we have plenty of exciting photos to bring you. From exclusive photos of some serious car crashes in Manhattan to McLaren’s own photos of its...

If you asked us to describe what Local Motors’ Rally Fighter was, we’d have a hard time filling in the blanks after the phrase “a coupe.” While it’s designed primarily for off-road fun, it’s still plenty capable on road, and it can be licensed in all 50 of the...

These days, we find ourselves asking how much is too much when it comes to product placement spots in movies and on television. When is a movie or television show nothing more than a script steered around beauty shots designed to sell product? Based on the latest press release from Mercedes-Benz...

On February 15, the vehicles of the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum, located in Madison, Georgia, will be sold by RM Auctions. Among its inventory is a car that certainly doesn’t fit into the “microcar” realm, but instead helped to shape how Americans view both Japanese cars and...

Mercedes-Benz has decided to delay plans for the launch of a mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell vehicle until at least 2017, three years later than it had originally hoped. The vehicle was to be based on its latest B Class compact MPV sold overseas and feature a powertrain developed using knowledge...

The 2014 Subaru Forester XT, the turbocharged, sporty version of Subaru's family-friendly crossover, is an odd duck, but in a very good way--despite the CVT. Sir Jack Brabham's family has won the legal rights to his name back. Brabham's name had been appropriated by a German tuning firm, and...

Audi has had a pretty good run of luck with its recent Super Bowl advertising. In 2011, they asked viewers to say goodnight to stuffy, pretentious luxury and embrace the modern take on it by buying an Audi instead of a Mercedes-Benz. Based on the increase in Audi’s U.S. sales, we’d say...

Yesterday, BMW and Toyota announced a partnership to develop a new joint sports car platform concept for completion before the end of 2013. The new car will be a combination of both BMW and Toyota technology, but beyond that, it's still a mystery. A connection to the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ is an...

Following the resignation of its longstanding motorsport chief Norbert Haug at the end of 2012, and the recent appointment of Formula One legend Niki Lauda as chairman of its F1 team, Mercedes-Benz has now announced another shakeup in the executive lineup at its motorsport division. Austrian Toto...

Scott Pruett of Chip Ganassi Racing is in prime position for a record-tying fifth overall victory at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, having set the fastest time after yesterday’s qualifying session. He piloted his No. 01 BMW/Riley Daytona prototype around the 3.56-mile race track in just 1:40.553...

Bentley sales in 2012 experienced growth in all major regions, ending the period with 8,510 units, an increase of 22 percent on the 7,003 units sold in 2011. However, the final figure was still well short of the 10,014 units Bentley sold in 2008, just prior to the start of the global financial...