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  • 2013 Lotus Exige V6 Cup R

    You may not be able to buy a new Lotus Exige to drive on your favorite roads, but if you enjoy the odd track day or are a serious motorsport competitor then the latest Exige is certainly worth a look. Yes, it is possible to own the latest version of the Exige, the Exige S, in the U.S., but only in its Exige V6 Cup and new Exige V6 Cup R track variants. The Exige V6 Cup is now heading into its second year while the more hardcore Exige V6 Cup R is new for 2013. Both vehicles will be on display this week at the 2013 Autosport International motorsport event taking place in the UK. Both cars...

  • The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette's assembly line
    2014 Chevrolet Corvette Assembly Teased: Video

    In three days, Chevrolet will reveal the much-anticipated 2014 Corvette to the world, with the unveiling scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. Corvette fans don’t have much longer to wait, but that hasn’t stopped Chevrolet from releasing one last...

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    Caterham Sports Car To Be Porsche Cayman Rival: Report

    British track car specialist and Formula One constructor Caterham is branching out into the potentially lucrative world of mainstream sports cars, and plans to launch the first of its new generation of 'mainstream' models in the next couple of years. The first of its new sports cars is being...

  • 2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe
    Rolls-Royce Posts Record Sales In 2012, U.S. Remains Biggest Market

    Rolls-Royce has achieved its best sales in its 108-year history, with the world’s mega-rich buying up 3,575 Phantom and Ghost models during 2012. What’s more impressive is that the new sales level is on the back of record numbers in 2011, where Rolls-Royce managed to sell 3,538...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
    2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG: Now With Standard 4Matic And New S-Model

    Following the recent reveal of its new 2014 E Class range, including the new Coupe and Cabriolet models, Mercedes-Benz has now taken the wraps off the model we’ve been dying to see, the 2014 E63 AMG high-performance sedan and wagon. The high level of anticipation was due to the aggressive new...

  • Hyundai HCD-14 (Genesis) Concept teaser
    Hyundai Teases New Genesis Four-Door Coupe Concept For Detroit, Again

    Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past few years, you probably know that the hottest segment among luxury automakers is the four-door coupe. Mercedes has its CLS Class range, Porsche has its Panamera line, Audi has the A7 and S7 and BMW now has its 6 Series Gran Coupe (and M6 Gran...

  • 2013 Nissan GT Academy race at Dubai 24 Hours

    For any of us who have ever nursed the fantasy of being paid to drive race cars--or even just having the cash and skill to pay our own way onto a track against the best in the world--the Nissan GT Academy is a sort of real-world fairy tale. For a handful of this year's winners from around the world, that reality is about to hit in full strength: Their first race, the Dubai 24 Hours, is this weekend. American winner Steve Doherty will be among the racers plying their craft in the Nissan 370Z Nismo GT4 race cars the team is bringing to Dubai. Along with the race debut of Doherty and his Russian...

  • Ryan Tuerck drifts Philadelphia's FDR skate park
    Here's What Pro Drifters Do On Their Days Off: Video

    Have you ever wondered what pro drift drivers do to relax? When not pitching high-horsepower, rear-drive cars sideways for fun and profit, how do these guys burn off steam? If Ryan Tuerck is any indication, that downtime involves catching some local bands, knocking back a few Pabst Blue Ribbons as...

  • 2013 Acura ILX
    Acura To Rework Slow-Selling ILX: Report

    Acura had high hopes for its newest gateway vehicle, the 2013 ILX sedan, which was introduced at last year’s Detroit Auto Show. The idea behind its creation seemed logical enough: by basing an Acura model on the Honda Civic, the automaker could lower the price of entry and attract a younger...

  • Freddie Mercury's 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow - image: Coys Auctions
    Freddie Mercury's 1974 Rolls-Royce Heads To Auction

    Celebrity cars typically command a premium price over those owned by “ordinary” people, and there’s no denying that Freddie Mercury, the former lead singer for Queen, qualified for celebrity status. Though Mercury died in November of 1991, his music lives on along with his...

  • ALMS cars test at Sebring
    Last ALMS Season Before Grand Am Merger To Kick Off On February 5

    In four weeks, competitors in the 2013 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) will take to the track in Sebring for this season’s initial winter test. The event also marks the beginning of the end for the ALMS, which combines with the NASCAR-owned Grand Am series for the 2014 season. Though...

  • 2014 Lexus IS 350 F Sport
    2014 Lexus IS Images, Info Revealed Ahead Of Detroit Debut

    The 2014 Lexus IS will make its official debut at next week’s Detroit Auto Show, but images of the new BMW 3-Series fighter are already starting to turn up online. After images began appearing on various internet sites (leaked from a single Chinese site, apparently) Lexus itself posted these...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class models

    If you're in the Detroit area next week, you'll have a hard time missing the fracas that surrounds the 2013 North American International Auto Show. But even if you're not there, you'll be able to keep up with the concepts, cars, and events as they happen with our coverage. Check out our Detroit preview, and be sure to watch the dedicated show page. Speaking of the Detroit Auto Show, the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 4Matic (and the rest of the E Class family) will be on display at the show, meaning we'll have at least one new member of the 500-horsepower club--and the first all-wheel-drive E63...

  • Chevy's latest advertising slogan and Its first global effort
    Chevy Hopes To "Find New Roads" To Attract Consumers

    As ad slogans go, Chevrolet’s most recent effort, “Chevy Runs Deep,” was hardly the automaker’s most successful. Panned by critics and consumers alike, we really aren’t sure why the meaningless phrase has endured for the past two years. That’s about to change, as...

  • Scuderia Ferrari’s headquarters
    Scuderia Ferrari Starts Construction Of New Headquarters

    Scuderia Ferrari, the motorsport division of the famous Italian sports car manufacturer, has started construction of its new headquarters. The new building, located at the site of the former car park between a local restaurant and the Scuderia’s current headquarters in Maranello, Italy, is...

  • Inrix Park may soon make life for urban-dwellers easier
    Parking Your Car Is About To Get A Whole Lot Easier

    If you live, work or play in an urban environment, we’ll bet that “finding parking” is one of the more unpleasant tasks you face on a daily basis. While some larger lots are now providing real-time updates, searching for this info on a smartphone or tablet as you drive isn’t...

  • 2014 Audi Q7 test mule spy shots
    Next Audi Q7 To Adopt Carbon Fiber Construction?

    Audi engineers are hard at work developing the next-generation of the Q7 SUV, which is expected to be revealed towards the end of this year before going on sale early next. We’ve already spotted test mules for the next Q7, where the mechanicals of the new vehicle were hidden beneath the sheet...

  • 2014 Lexus IS to be revealed at 2013 Detroit Auto Show
    2014 Lexus IS To Be First Car With Subscription-Free Traffic And Weather Updates

    When it debuts at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next week, the all-new 2014 Lexus IS sedan will become the first model in the U.S. to offer subscription-free traffic and weather updates. The announcement was made this week at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The...

  • 2012 Saab 9-3 Griffin range

    Saab’s new owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) has just entered a deal with the city of Qingdao, located in China’s Shandong-province, which will see the coastal city become the strategic gateway for Saab’s cars in China. Qingdao, via its Qingdao Qingbo Investment company, will initially invest approximately $305 million in NEVS, for which it will receive a 22 percent stake in the company. Eventually, Qingdao and NEVS plan to form a joint venture in China to help sell a new generation of Saab cars. A plant to be established in Qingdao will also produce Saab models...

  • Audi lighting concept
    Audi Details Autonomous System And New Lighting Technologies At CES

    Audi has given a preview of its upcoming technologies at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, this week. Though aimed at the general electronics industry, the annual show, known to most as CES, has grown to become a key event for automakers announcing their latest...

  • Purported Dodge Dart SRT4 image, via OntarioStreetCar.com
    Dodge Dart SRT4 Image: Real, Fake, Or In Between?

    The web is fast catching fire with reports about a rendering of what purports to be the Dodge Dart SRT4. We cut through the smoke and bring you our best guess as to the nature of this image. Ralph Gilles, himself a true gearhead and speedfreak, has hinted in the past that an SRT4 version of the...

  • New BMW and Harman infotainment system presented at 2013 CES
    Harman Announces Infotainment System Advances At CES

    Harman bills itself as “the premium global audio and infotainment group,” so it’s a safe bet that the company would pick the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to announce its latest advancements in the field of automotive infotainment systems. First up is its app-centric...

  • Screen capture from Drive's Inside Koenigsegg, episode 1
    'Inside Koenigsegg' Episode 1: Carbon Fiber

    If you're anything like us (and we think you are), it's pretty easy to lose a few hours in any given day down a web-searching rabbit hole like the production, use, and benefits of a material like carbon fiber--particularly as it applies to supercars and race cars. Here, we see exactly such a rabbit...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class models
    Mercedes Shows The 2014 E63 AMG, Confirms 4Matic Version

    We’ve been giving you spy shots of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG since last October, and now we finally get to see what the car looks like sans disguise. Teasing the debut of its new 2014 E Class models, Mercedes has leaked a single image of its new E Class family. Passing the E Class pack...

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