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  • Volkswagen's new Budack engine cycle

    Volkswagen isn't reinventing the way your internal combustion engine works. The automaker has, however, created a new twist on the Otto cycle that's a revised version of the Atkinson cycle. Your standard Otto cycle is the one with which you're most familiar. It's made up of intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust. The Atkinson version of this cycle involves leaving the intake portion of your 4-stroke process open for a bit longer so it carries over into the compression stage. What Volkswagen has done is create a new version of this, and it's called the Budack cycle. Let's back up for a...

  • Lamborghini Urus interior leaked - Image via Instagram user toysforboysbrasil
    Lamborghini Urus interior leaked

    Next week, Lamborghini will reveal the Urus, the brand's first sport utility vehicle since the classic LM002, but ahead of the reveal an Instagram user by the name of toysforboysbrasil has posted some photos that show the wild SUV's interior completely uncloaked. The Instagram post shared two...

  • Volkswagen ID Crozz concept
    Electric SUV based on VW ID Crozz concept coming in 2020

    Volkswagen’s next electric car on sale in the United States will be a production version of the ID Crozz SUV concept first shown in April at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. It will arrive in showrooms in 2020 and is expected to be similar in size to the Tiguan. VW made the confirmation on...

  • 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
    Alfa Romeo makes F1 return

    Alfa Romeo is returning to the Formula 1 World Championship after three decades away from the sport. The Italian automaker won’t be fielding its own team, though. Instead, it will serve as title sponsor and technical partner to Sauber in a multi-year deal starting from 2018. In this way, Alfa...

  • Audi e-tron Sportback concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Audi confirms 2 more electric SUVs

    Audi on Tuesday confirmed plans for two new electric SUVs. The vehicles will be built at Audi’s main plant in Ingolstadt, Germany from 2021. Audi made the confirmation during a meeting with employee representatives to discuss job security through 2025. Crucially, it helps to alleviate fears...

  • 2019 Infiniti QX50, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2019 Infiniti QX50 preview

    Feast your eyes on the new QX50 from Infiniti. The small SUV made its world debut on Wednesday at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show and goes on sale next year, as a 2019 model. The 2019 QX50’s arrival is a watershed moment for Infiniti, as it also marks the introduction of several key...

  • 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show

    The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 unveiled earlier this month in Dubai has now been shown as a convertible. Chevrolet took the covers off the open-top car on Tuesday at a preview event for this week’s 2017 Los Angeles auto show, where the automaker also confirmed pricing. The ZR1 coupe will start at a very reasonable $119,995, while the ZR1 Convertible will run you $123,995. Both prices include destination. The performance and technology introduced on the coupe carry over to the ZR1 Convertible. Under the hood sits the new LT5 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, which delivers a stout 755...

  • Jaguar XE SV Nurburgring record
    Jaguar XE SV Project 8 sets record 7:21.23 Nürburgring lap

    Jaguar said on Tuesday that a specially prepared version of its XE compact luxury sedan—a model that's earmarked for production—lapped Germany's famous Nürburgring Nordschleife in a record-breaking 7:21.23. That's the fastest time ever posted for a production-intent sedan, the...

  • 2019 Lincoln Nautilus
    With Nautilus, Lincoln moves away from alphanumeric names

    Lincoln will drop the confusing three-letter series of names present on most of its models, Kumar Galhotra, Ford’s chief marketing officer and group vice president for the Lincoln brand, told Motor Authority on Monday. The 2019 Nautilus, formerly the MKX, is the first to ditch the panned...

  • 2019 Lincoln Nautilus, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2019 Lincoln Nautilus improves on MKX in almost every way

    The Lincoln MKX is dead. Kind of. Its replacement is the 2019 Lincoln Nautilus, but aside from a new name, a freshened face, an updated powertrain, and more advanced driver assistance technology, this is still a Ford Edge-based crossover, for better or worse. The crossover was revealed ahead of the...

  • The Aston Martin Vantage GTE development process
    Behind the scenes with the development of the Aston Martin Vantage GTE

    Aston Martin has been quite successful in the world of motorsport. The British automaker has been pushing its cars on the racetrack since the 1950s. In recent years, Aston Martin Racing has had strong results running in various GT endurance races around the globe, with a notable first-in-class...

  • Waymo trains self-driving cars to identify emergency vehicles
    Waymo's self-driving car fleet clips 4-million mile mark, set to kick off self-driving taxi service

    Four million miles down, unlimited potential to go. Waymo's fleet of self-driving cars has officially reached the four-million-mile mark in about eight years of total operation. And in the coming months, the company will launch a self-driving taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona, for the public to use...

  • Numbers-matching E-type is ready for assembly | Barons photos

    Remember how much fun you had as a kid building model cars? Well, British auction house Barons has a grown-up do-it-yourself car kit on the docket for its annual Christmas Classic sale taking place December 12 at Sandown Park. One of the consignments for the auction is a 1963 Jaguar E-type S1 3.8-liter roadster, a restoration project in matching-number pieces that have been stored for more than 20 years. Of course, some assembly is required, but for a pre-auction estimated value of £35,000 to £45,000 ($46,500 to $60,000), the car figures to be a bargain for the right buyer. Prefer...

  • Mercedes-Benz A-Class plug-in hybrid gauge cluster
    Mercedes-Benz A-Class interior photo teasers tip plug-in hybrid model

    Last week, Mercedes-Benz showed off what to expect from its next-generation compact luxury cars' interiors. Upon closer inspection, the photos also revealed an A-Class plug-in hybrid is forthcoming. Virtuel Car first noticed the small detail and published the images on Tuesday. Looking closely at...

  • 2017 Trumpchi GS8
    GAC Motor to enter US market in 2019 with Trumpchi GS8 SUV

    GAC Motor is shaping up to be the first major Chinese automaker to launch in the United States. The state-owned company, which operates the Gonow and Trumpchi brands, on Friday confirmed plans to enter the U.S. market by the end of 2019, The New York Times reports. The first model to arrive will be...

  • 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line
    BMW 1-Series, Range Rover SVAutobiography, VW Tiguan R-Line: Today’s Car News

    BMW is busy preparing the next generation of its 1-Series Hatchback. The car is closely related to the 1-Series sedan, though unlike the sedan the hatch will be sold in markets outside of China. Unfortunately, the United States isn’t expected to be one of them. Land Rover has unveiled the...

  • 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line
    2018 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line adds style and spice for a reasonable price

    The Volkswagen Tiguan is a nice, handsome option in the small SUV segment. It is not, however, very sporty looking. Enter the latest Volkswagen R-Line package. Attached to the 2018 Tiguan, this affordably priced trim package adds an extra dose of spice to this currywurst of a crossover...

  • 2016/2017 Faraday Future Dragon Racing Formula E race car
    Faraday Future out of Formula E as Dragon Racing partnership ends

    Faraday Future looks to be out of Formula E after just one season. The struggling electric car startup became the title sponsor and technical partner of the Dragon Racing Formula E team in July 2016, with the team rebranded Faraday Future Dragon Racing for the 2016/2017 season. However, the team...

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover SVAutobiography

    Many luxury brands have encroached into territory that was strictly the domain of Land Rover and its Range Rover SUV not that long ago. But the British brand doesn’t want you to forget that it’s still the original purveyor of luxury SUVs. That’s why it offers a Range Rover that’s even more luxurious than the already plush standard model. The vehicle is known as the Range Rover SVAutobiography, and the latest version was just unveiled a day out from Wednesday’s world debut at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. It's due on sale early next year, as a 2018 model. This...

  • Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
    Make your Skyline GT-R look like new with Nismo Heritage parts

    When you have an older car, you will come across periods of ownership where something will break and need mending. With a new car, finding parts is easy as they're likely sitting in stock at your local dealership. Older cars have parts that aren't quite as easy to find. Sure, the Internet has made...

  • Nissan Serena Autech
    Nissan launches Autech sub-brand in Japan focusing on craftsmanship, sportiness

    Following Nissan's expansion of the Nismo sub-brand, the company announced its latest sub-division last Friday: Autech. The new sub-brand will combine sporting characteristics with an eye for "premium craftsmanship" and top-quality materials in the company's home market of Japan. We reached out to...

  • Ask Mercedes augmented reality app and chatbot
    Mercedes-Benz offers augmented reality app to replace owner's manuals

    Flipping through numerous pages of text isn't exactly the most difficult way to find the answer to a question about your car. However, it isn't the most advanced way, either. Enter "Ask Mercedes," Mercedes-Benz's new chatbot and augmented reality assistant the German luxury automaker revealed last...

  • Jay Leno drives a 1974 Porsche 914-6 GT
    1974 Porsche 914-6 GT tribute car visits Jay Leno's Garage

    At the end of the 1960s, Porsche was on the hunt for a model that could slot into the family lineup below the 911. Working with Volkswagen to make this happen, Porsche came up with the 914, and it proved to be quite popular. In fact, the relative affordability of the 4-cylinder-powered 914/4 helped...

  • 2018 Porsche 911
    Porsche not ready to abandon the steering wheel

    The idea of a self-driving sports car seems like a ripe oxymoron, but even assisted self-driving could soon find its way to performance cars. Porsche won't flip a switch to drop the ability to actually drive its cars, but the luxury and performance brand does recognize times are changing. Porsche...

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