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Just yesterday we brought you word that Top Gear would be returning to the airwaves on Sunday, January 27, at least for viewers in the United Kingdom. In case you can't wait that long, this teaser clip (available outside of the U.K.) gives you a flashback to clips from last season. As for Season...

Painting a NASCAR Sprint Cup car used to be a labor-intensive, time consuming process, which is why most teams carried a single livery (or paint scheme) throughout an entire season. Unless your primary sponsor changed, repainting a car for a single race wasn’t exactly cost-effective. The...

Some of the cars owned by historic and current NASCAR stars will be crossing the block at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale this month, including one particularly attractive 1964 Plymouth Belvedere 'ForPly' custom built by Ray Evernham. The Rolls-Royce Phantom, at least in its current...

An original Shelby GT350 Mustang would be considered the crown jewel of most car collections, as its limited production run and high performance made it an instant collector’s item. As rare as a Shelby GT350 may be, the GT350 R version (designed for competition use) is even more desirable...

In just two days the 2013 Dakar Rally will commence, with scores of drivers and riders set to take across the plains and hills of Argentina, Chile and Peru during the arduous race. South America has been home to the Dakar Rally since 2009 due to security threats in Western Africa where the rally...

It’s been 10 years since Mercedes-Benz first introduced its PRE-SAFE technology, with the anticipatory occupant protection system initially debuting on the W220-series S Class back in 2002. PRE-SAFE is now available on 40 models from Mercedes-Benz, from the base A Class to the S Class...

For almost 60 years NASCAR, and the cars and personalities that make up the sport, has been closely linked with American culture. From the hallowed grounds of Daytona International Speedway in Florida, to the Sonoma road course in California, the sport has created a lifetime worth of memories--some...

Ford’s Australian division has confirmed that a new version of its Falcon sedan will be launched in 2014, one featuring Evos concept-inspired styling, a premium interior and more technology than the current ‘FG’ model pictured above. This will hopefully alleviate dismal sales of...

Since late October Ferrari has been running an exhibition at its official museum in Maranello, Italy dedicated to the late Sergio Pininfarina, a legendary designer responsible for the look of many of the automaker’s most significant cars of the past six decades. Though originally scheduled to...

It was on January 1, 2003 that the first of the latest-generation Rolls-Royce Phantom sedans was delivered to its owner, marking the reign of the prestigious British brand’s ownership under German automaker BMW. At the time, production of the Phantom was trickling along at just one car per...

If you were to head down to your local Jaguar dealer today, cash in hand, the sportiest offering on the lot would be one of Jaguar’s XK series cars, in coupe or convertible variants. Even in its most potent XKR-S form, fitted with a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 rated at 550 horsepower, the XK...

Tired of watching endless Top Gear reruns from past seasons, or (even worse) “Best Of” episodes hastily cobbled together to keep torch and pitchfork-wielding villagers from storming the BBC studios? We’ve got good news then: as Jalopnik points out, free tickets for Top Gear...

When Hurricane Sandy devastated the New York metro area last October, some 338 Fisker Karma sedans parked at Port Newark, New Jersey were destroyed by flooding or fire. Fisker believed the vehicles were covered by insurance, issued through XL Group Plc., so it submitted a claim as quickly as it...

The 2013 Bentley Continental GT Convertible has hit the tubes of the Internet in all its purple glory, and it's just what you'd expect: a fast, luxurious supercruiser. Another Lamborghini Aventador has met its fate, this time in Florida, at the hands of a 79-year-old woman driving another car...

If you’re in the market for an early E-Type Jaguar Coupe, you know this as fact: there’s no such thing as an inexpensive example. Even cars in drivable-but-worn condition trade hands in the $25,000 price range, and concours-quality examples are now pushing $80,000. Finding a...

A black Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 crashed earlier this week in Sarasota, Florida, and the cause of the accident is alleged to be a 79-year-old woman. It’s not clear how the crash occurred though WreckedExotics claims a 79-year-old woman driving another vehicle hit the Aventador. The...

A custom Camaro prepped by Italian aftermarket firm Giovanna Wheels will be the highlight of Chevrolet’s stands at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, which kicks off on January 11. The Camaro will be joined by two other custom vehicles on Chevy’s stands, signifying the bowtie brand’s...

This year Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A turns 50, and to celebrate the Italian manufacturer of supercars will be organizing a number of events including the reveal of a one-off celebratory car as well as an epic rally that will take Lamborghini owners from around the world on a 750-mile trek through...

If you know anything about hot rods, chances are good you know the name Art Morrison Enterprises (AME). Among other things, the company builds and sells modern frames for classic cars and trucks, enabling them to handle like their designers never thought possible. Craig Morrison is Art...

Cousins rarely, if ever, look alike. As the family tree branches out, relatives grow farther and farther apart from their genetic starting point, which Charles Darwin would point out is necessary for a species to adapt and thrive. The same can be said for non-biological cousins as well, such as the...