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  • Josef Juza owns 114 Volkswagen Golfs

    Do you have a favorite car? Are you fortunate enough to own it? Josef Juza has a favorite car and it's the Volkswagen Golf. He doesn't own just one, however. Juza currently owns 114 Volkswagen Golfs. “When I sat in a Golf for the first time I just had the feeling that this car had been built for me alone," he said in a statement. "The seat position, driving fun, everyday usability—it was all exactly as I like it.” Juza is a chimney sweep from Austria and he's spent decades amassing his massive collection of Golfs. The first piece of his collection was actually a work...

  • The Rock gifts his stuntman a Ford F-150
    The Rock gifts custom Ford F-150 to his longtime stunt double

    Having someone recognize hard work and dedication is always a positive experience, but when it's someone like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, he goes above and beyond. As in, gifting his longtime stunt double a custom Ford F-150. Johnson posted the touching video to his Instagram showing him surprise...

  • 2018 Kia Stinger, 2017 Seoul auto show
    Kia recalls Sunset Yellow Stingers to respray cracked paint

    Owners of Sunset Yellow Kia Stingers at this point are likely aware of chipping and cracking paint finishes, and the brand has acknowledged the problem and will remedy the situation. First reported by Australian publication Car Advice last month, Kia confirmed it will recall all Stingers finished...

  • Ferrari plant in Maranello, Italy
    Ferrari improves painting process

    Always looking for ways to improve its production process, Ferrari has a new paint that reduces energy consumption at its plant and improves the resistance of the painted surfaces. The paint has been developed in collaboration with supplier PPG and offers several benefits. It incorporates a...

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
    2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS first drive review: Stylish, safe, and comfortable

    Growing up in Sindelfingen, Germany, as the daughter of a Mercedes-Benz engineer who worked on three generations of the E-Class, Jennifer Schefczik heard the same thing over and over. “Child, the E-Class is always about style, safety, and comfort,” her dad told her. Some 20 years later...

  • 2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
    Mercedes EQS spy shots, Aston Martin DBS review, Opel GT X teaser: Today's Car News

    Mercedes-Benz's new electric sedan to sit alongside the S-Class has been spotted. Expected to be called the EQS, the electric sedan can already be seen to feature a low-slung, sleek design. Aston Martin's rival to the Ferrari 812 Superfast features a full carbon fiber body and 715 horsepower of...

  • 2018 Lynk & Co. 03

    Lynk & Co. has unveiled its third model, a compact sedan called the 03. It joins the 01 and 02 compact SUVs in Lynk & Co.'s expanding lineup and will hit Chinese showrooms late this year. It makes its debut in September at the Chengdu auto show. Lynk & Co. first burst on the scene in 2016 with the 01 and followed it up this year with the 02, and now the 03. The brand is Zhejiang Geely Holding's new global mainstream offering, sitting alongside the Chinese auto giant's global luxury offering, Volvo. Lynk & Co. and Volvo share platforms and powertrains, and Lynk & Co. boss...

  • 2018 BMW 5-Series
    BMW drops price of car subscription in battle with rivals

    Car subscriptions are uncharted territory for major automakers, especially as it remains unclear how much partakers will be willing to spend for the ability to swap in and out of cars nearly seamlessly. BMW is the first to realize it perhaps asked a bit too much. The German brand announced...

  • 2019 Volkswagen T-Cross spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Volkswagen T-Cross spy shots and video

    Almost a year on from the reveal of the compact T-Roc, another member of Volkswagen’s expanded SUV family has been spotted. The latest prototype is for a new subcompact SUV that VW previewed at the 2016 Geneva auto show with the T-Cross Breeze concept (shown below). The production model keeps...

  • “Ferrari” art book by Taschen
    Ferrari book comes with signatures of Marchionne, Enzo's son

    Ferrari owners tend to be a passionate bunch. They also tend to be relatively wealthy. Now, art book specialist Taschen is out with a new work we're sure many Ferrari owners will be clamouring after. It's dedicated to the Prancing Horse, and the first 250 editions come complete with the signatures...

  • 2019 Buick Regal Avenir
    2019 Buick Regal offered with upmarket Avenir trim

    Buick's Regal Sportback is a fuel-efficient mid-size liftback that exudes quality and style but skips the premium price tag. For the 2019 model year, the car receives Buick's upmarket Avenir trim, helping to further bridge the gap with its luxury brand alternatives. The Regal Sportback, which is...

  • 2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
    2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera first drive review: Dead serious, dead sexy

    Twelve-cylinder engines are an endangered automotive species. Only a handful are left: Mercedes and Maybach share one, and so do BMW and Rolls-Royce. Ferrari has its holdout—and it’s impossible to leave out Bentley’s W-12, though its offbeat cylinder layout makes it an outlier...

  • Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo concept

    Porsche's Mission E Cross Turismo concept was the big surprise of March's 2018 Geneva auto show. It previews a potential soft-roader version of Porsche's upcoming Taycan electric sedan, and Porsche has been dropping hints that the Cross Turismo could make it into production at some point. Not everyone has been happy with the design, though. One controversial aspect is the pair of recesses at the front of the hood. They featured strips of LEDs to serve as an allusion to the additional lights fitted to Porsche rally cars of yore, such as the famous 911 SC Safari of the 1970s. However, Porsche...

  • Elon Musk at Tesla Model 3 reveal
    Elon Musk says future Teslas will be like K.I.T.T. with AI

    Twitter makes it incredibly easy to gain insight into what Tesla CEO Elon Musk is thinking, for better or worse. On Sunday, Musk let slip on the social media platform that future Teslas will be reminiscent of K.I.T.T. of "Knight Rider" fame, complete with artificial intelligence. Musk replied to a...

  • 2019 BMW Z4 prototype (Z4 M40i)
    BMW has no plans for a new Z4 M

    Just the other day, BMW made us smile as it remains committed to offering a manual gearbox on its performance models for the time being. Today is a new day, however, and that means it's a new chance for BMW to let us down. The automaker is achieving that goal with news that the redesigned BMW Z4...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
    2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon recalled because cruise control can stay on

    More often than not, the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon steals headlines due to its incredible performance and otherworldly specifications. This time, it's in the news because of a recall. Owners of the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will soon see notifications in their mailboxes as Fiat-Chrysler...

  • MotorsportsCoach.com
    New website connects professional racing coaches with enthusiasts

    Want to rent a house in Michigan for the weekend? No problem, go to AirBnB and in a few clicks can have you in a lovely cottage on a lake. Looking to find a professional racing coach to sit right-seat during a track day or to help with launch timing at the dragstrip? A new website called...

  • 2017 Ford GT heading to Mecum auction again
    Ford GT that sold for $1.8M at auction is up for sale, again

    The controversial 2017 Ford GT that sold at Mecum's Indianapolis auction this past May is up for sale yet again. It's once again being sold by Mecum, this time at the auction house's Monterey Car Week sale. To recap this particular GT's story, the supercar sold at auction for $1.8 million in May...

  • Pagani Huayra L'Ultimo - Image via Prestige Imports Miami

    Electric car startup Faraday Future reached a major milestone recently with the construction of its first body-in-white for the FF91. With the milestone passed, the company is now confident of getting the FF91 delivered to customers by the end of 2018. Pagani has built the final example of the Huayra coupe, unless it decides later to build a few more “final” examples like it did with the Zonda. The owner of the final car chose a color combination inspired by Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 car, which just like the Pagani is powered by a Mercedes-AMG engine. Porsche looks to be cooking...

  • Otto self-driving truck prototype
    Uber ceases self-driving truck development to focus on cars

    Uber will park its self-driving truck development in order to focus more resources on self-driving cars, the company announced Monday. The ride-hailing giant originally got into the game in 2016 when it acquired a startup by the name of Otto that was developing self-driving technology for trucks...

  • Toyota Project Portal 2.0 fuel cell-powered semi-trailer truck
    Toyota's Project Portal fuel cell semi progresses to beta stage

    Toyota isn't giving up on its support of fuel cells and is instead working on applying the technology in both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The automaker already has a fuel cell car on sale in the form of the Mirai and has hinted at more offerings, including from its upmarket brand Lexus...

  • Drive.ai self-driving car service starting in Texas
    Drive.ai self-driving taxi service starts trial in Texas

    Silicon Valley-based Drive.ai has become the latest firm offering rides to the public in a self-driving car. Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving unit Waymo has been running its Early Riders trial in Phoenix, Arizona for several months and plans to start a commercial service later this year. Aptiv's...

  • Faraday Future FF91 body-in-white
    Faraday Future hits key milestone with first FF91 body-in-white

    Electric car startup Faraday Future appears to be back on track with development of its first model, the FF91, following a rough couple of years resulting from cash shortages and a senior executive exodus. The company on Monday announced it has completed the first body-in-white for the FF91 at its...

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz B-Class spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Mercedes-Benz B-Class spy shots and video

    Mercedes-Benz engineers are approaching the final stages of testing prototypes for a redesigned B-Class minivan. The car represents just one of eight body styles Mercedes plans for its new-generation compact car family, the first two members of which are the redesigned A-Class hatchback and new...

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