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  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz A25 AMG spy shots

    The official tuning arm of Mercedes-Benz, AMG, is working on a whole new range of sporty cars based on Mercedes’ upcoming small cars like the new A Class and the long-rumored ‘BLS’ four-door coupe. AMG plans to distance its cars from the regular Mercedes fleet by making them all-wheel drive instead of front-wheel drive and dropping in a unique turbocharged four-cylinder engine. New details have started to emerge, including a report that AMG may call upon the company responsible for building Mercedes’ Formula 1 engines to help tune its new small car engine. That company...

  • Wreckage of Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 that crashed in Houston
    Man Crashes Lamborghini Aventador After Owning It One Week

    Earlier this morning we reported news of a man that crashed a Lamborghini Gallardo he hired on the way to his wedding. Now we have the first details about a man from Houston, Texas, who crashed a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 after owning the car for just one week. According to police, the man was...

  • 2010 Renault Latitude
    Renault Seeks Mercedes-Benz Technology For New Flagship

    The effects of Renault-Nissan’s recent tie-up with Daimler won’t just benefit Nissan and its upmarket Infiniti brand, according to latest comments from the French-Japanese duo's CEO Carlos Ghosn. While Nissan and Infiniti will be sharing whole platforms and engines with Daimler's...

  • Super Bowl XLVI MVP Eli Manning presented with 2012 Chevy Corvette
    Super Bowl XLVI MVP Eli Manning Wins 2012 Chevrolet Corvette

    Eli Manning's new 2012 Chevrolet Corvette is a Grand Sport Convertible Centennial Edition, which sports a special black-on-black theme that marks Chevrolet's centennial year.

  • Lamborghini Gallardo crashed by groom in Australia
    Groom Crashes Lamborghini Gallardo Hire Car

    Your wedding can be one of the most stressful days of your life but imagine the added pressure of having to tell everyone about the hired Lamborghini you just crashed. That’s exactly what one resident of Sydney, Australia, had to endure after he crashed a hired Lamborghini Gallardo on the way...

  • 2012 Pininfarina Cambiano Concept teaser
    Pininfarina Releases Teaser Video For 2012 Cambiano Concept

    The 2012 Geneva Motor Show is now just a few weeks away and in the lead up to the event we have details of a new concept car--including three teaser images and a video--set to debut there. The concept car is a new design study from legendary Italian design house and coachbuilder Pininfarina. It is...

  • Clint Eastwood stars in Chrysler Super Bowl XLVI ad

    Chrysler is tugging at the heartstrings of America once again in its latest commercial, which aired during Super Bowl XLVI earlier today. Called It's Halftime In America, the two-minute clip starred one very iconic American, Clint Eastwood, talking about it being halftime for all Americans and that it’s now time to make a comeback. The Detroit link this time around is that the famous decaying city is showing the world and America in particular that a great comeback can be done. Previously, Chrysler called on a local hero, Detroit’s own Eminem to help kickoff the automaker’s...

  • 2012 BMW ActiveE  -  Driven in Monterey, February 2012
    2012 BMW ActiveE: First Drive

    If you’ve driven a Nissan Leaf, you’ll agree that while the near-instantaneous torque provided by its electric motor system from standstill can be intoxicating in itself at first, the Leaf is SO not a performance car. With soft, Prius-like dynamics and Prius-like looks, the Leaf appeals...

  • Suzuki Hayabusa
    Iowa Man Convicted Of 188-MPH Run From Police

    A Council Bluffs, Iowa man was convicted of attempting to elude police at speeds up to 188 mph, following a 2009 traffic stop.

  • 2012 Saab 9-3 Griffin range
    Youngman Reportedly Rebuffed In Bid To Acquire Saab

    Sources close to the situation report that Saab's receivers are not interested in entertaining bids for the operation, preferring instead to sell off the remaining pieces.

  • 2013 BMW 3-Series  -  First U.S. Drive, February 2012
    2012 BMW 3-Series: First U.S. Drive, Full Review

    BMW has given the 3-Series its most radical set of changes in many years, and because we—and sport-sedan owners and enthusiasts in general—so often use the 3-Series as a benchmark, maybe even the archetype for sport sedans, it’s time to take note. Which is what we did this past...

  • 1950 Studebaker Commander
    Studebaker May Be Rising From The Dead: Report

    The Studebaker Motor Company, located in Arvada, Colorado, has ambitious plans to revive the once-famous automotive brand.

  • BMW Connected reads incoming emails.

    BMW has produced a series of six humorous videos to highlight various features of its new 3-Series range.

  • 2013 Morgan Aero Coupe
    Morgan To Debut 2013 Aero Coupe At Geneva Motor Show

    Morgan will show a new Aero Coupe at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, and this version is heading into regular production.

  • A 2002 BAR chassis, similar to Anthony's. Image: Morio
    The $10,000 EBay Formula One Car

    A British man is fulfilling a life-long dream by building his own Formula 1 car from cast-off parts found online.

  • 2013 BMW X5 M
    2013 BMW X5 M, Beetle TDI, Ferrari F2012: Today's Car News

    The pricing, photos, and a new video of the 2013 BMW X5 M have been released, and while the changes are subtle, it's still one mean beast of an SUV. Volkswagen has whipped the sheets off the Beetle TDI ahead of the Chicago Auto Show, and the oil-burner is surprisingly efficient--though perhaps not...

  • Intergalactic visitors, trying to understand the technology behind the Chevy Volt.
    Super Bowl Ads: Chevrolet Using Aliens To Pitch Volt, Silverado

    Chevy's using a common theme, with decidedly different outcomes, to pitch Volt extended range electric cars and Silverado pickups this Super Bowl.

  • Marcos Beltrao's XSeed concept
    XSeed Concept: Part Sports Car, Part Buggy, All Hybrid

    There was a time when the term "sporty hybrid" was something of an oxymoron. Nowadays, the two words sit together a little more comfortably, with cars like the sporty 2011 Honda CR-Z, or the surprisingly quick 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid. Pushing the term to its limits comes the XSeed concept, via...

  • 2013 Nissan GT-R

    Infiniti wants to add a halo vehicle to its lineup, and a sports car based on the Nissan GT-R is one option under consideration.

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG
    2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG Priced From $95,865

    Earlier today we brought you pricing details for the 2013 BMW X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs. Now we have pricing info for the BMW duo’s main rival, the recently revealed 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG. The sporty Merc SUV, which goes on sale in March, will be priced from $95,865 including its...

  • 2008 Maserati GranTurismo
    2008-10 Maserati GranTurismo Recalled Due To Faulty Lights

    Maserati has issued a recall on certain versions of its stunning GranTurismo and GranTurismo Convertible. The reason stems from an issue with the cars’ tail-lamps, which includes both the regular light and brake light units. In total Maserati says there are some 1,768 cars affected in the...

  • McLaren Automotive presents its vision
    The Vision Of McLaren Automotive: Video

    Last year wasn’t just the launch year for the MP4-12C supercar, but for a new car company, with its past and future rooted in motorsport and with technological innovation, manufacturing skill, and British heritage at its core. That new company is McLaren Automotive, the retail offshoot of the...

  • Ferrari F2012 2012 Formula 1 race car
    Ferrari Unveils Its 2012 Formula 1 Race Car (F2012)

    Today it was Ferrari who unveiled its challenger for the 2012 Formula 1 season, the all-new F2012. The latest racer is the fifty eighth F1 car built by Ferrari and arguably its most advanced yet. The project, which goes by the internal code number of 663, constitutes the Scuderia’s...

  • Volkswagen XL1 Concept
    261-MPG Volkswagen XL1 Entering Production In 2013: Report

    As outrageous as the idea of a production car capable of returning a fuel economy as high as 261 mpg may sound, more reports have emerged confirming that such an ultra-frugal car is in fact in development and could be on the market as early as next year. We are, of course, talking about...

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