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Just as its rivals downsize to high-performance fours and sixes, AMG is reportedly working on a brand new V-8, albeit one smaller than we’re used to seeing from the official tuner to Mercedes-Benz. The new engine is said to be a turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, destined for the upcoming 2015...

Video footage shows the dramatic crash between an oncoming train and an unfortunate truck at a railway crossing in Russia. A truck is seen at the start of the clip attempting to cross some railway tracks when a train suddenly appears, t-boning the truck and dragging it along the tracks for several...

Most readers will recognize the names Fisker and Tesla as being two leading electric car startups, but there’s a third that will soon be making headlines, and it’s got one very famous auto industry personality as its chairman. The company we’re talking about is Via Motors, which...

Hyundai is previewing its vision for the future of car connectivity with a new technology demonstrator based on its i30 hatchback sold overseas. Aptly named the Connectivity Concept, the new i30-based technology demonstrator showcases the future of mobile phone and car integration from the Korean...

Like the rest of us, a few of General Motors’ 25,000 manufacturing robots are taking a break from their daily tasks, in this case welding, fastening and painting chores, to spread some holiday cheer. They’re featured here in this Christmas video, helping Santa Claus and his elves by...

Next year will see the launch of the McLaren P1, the spiritual successor to a supercar that turned the performance car world on its head when it was launched more than two decades ago, and which to this day can lay claim to a land speed record. That car is, of course, the legendary McLaren F1...

In the race to develop the world’s first self-driving car, Japanese firms have been lagging their European and North American counterparts. Google has already developed a fully autonomous vehicle and has even gained a license to test it on public roads in the state of Nevada. Mercedes-Benz...

As we prepare ourselves for the holidays we also gear up for the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. This week was full of news, from the final Lexus LFA rolling off the build floor to SRT's CEO Ralph Gilles building a 2013 SRT Viper, we brought you the latest automotive stories. This week we also spied the...

In its inaugural season, McLaren’s 12C GT3 captured a total of 19 wins and an additional 19 podium appearances across some 14 different racing series. While that's impressive on its own, it’s even more impressive when you consider that there are only 23 examples being campaigned by 13...

If you’ve never had the pleasure of driving a mid-1960s Cadillac Coupe DeVille, do whatever is necessary to get yourself behind the wheel of one. It’s not that the cars were strong performers, it’s more that they had a ride quality unlike anything else on the road, before or...

Right To Work laws are a big issue in the national political scene these days, even up at the North Pole, it seems. You might think the famous reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh have excellent job security based on name recognition alone, but Lexus is looking to put them out of work with the Lexus...

According to the latest information from Ferrari, its Enzo successor is no longer being called the F70; instead, Ferrari is referring to it with the same alpha-numeric combination that it used to identify its 2011 Formula One car. If you recall, Ford wasn’t too happy about that, claiming that...

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It looks like the next Land Rover LR2 will ride on an extended Evoque platform, as the latest spy shots rather explicitly depict. We expect the development mule to be eventually receive a less Evoque-looking body, but for now, this is the best look at what to expect. The 2014 Chevy Camaro may get...

Despite the passing of Carroll Shelby, the company that bears his name, Shelby American, is as active as ever in designing new products and new vehicles. Its vice president, Gary Patterson, promises that 2013 will be a big year for the brand, with new product introductions at the Detroit and New...

If you needed more proof that Ralph Gilles, head of Chrysler’s SRT division, is a car-guy’s car guy, the above picture should go a long way towards settling the argument. Last Tuesday, Gilles joined the crew at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant to help build a 2013 Dodge Viper. While...

Ferrari is planning an update for its successful 458 GT3 race car, which first hit the scene in 2011 where it took it out the FIA GT3 European Championship thanks to the efforts of AF Corse, as well as the GT Asia Series thanks to Clearwater Racing. A prototype of the updated race car, which is...

Toyota has confirmed it will unveil a new concept car at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next month, and to help build excitement has released this fiery teaser video. The only official details are that the new concept will be called the Furia, and it will be sedan. As the video reveals, the Furia...

Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has ended months of speculation by confirming this week that production of the upcoming 500X crossover, as well as a planned Jeep variant, will take place at the company’s plant in Melfi, Italy. Preparing the plant for the production of the two new vehicles...

Leaks and rumors being what they are, we've been cautious about talk of the LS7 V-8 engine from the Corvette Z06 appearing in the Chevrolet Camaro. We've also been looking forward to--but not counting on--a twin-turbo V-6 engine from GM for at least two years. Today, both of those may be just a bit...