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  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon First Drive

    The Dodge Challenger has been with us since 2008, but like a fine wine the car just gets better with age. It’s now more powerful than ever, and it offers the strongest model lineup in its history. In fact, there are 16 distinct models all up. There really is something for everybody, with the range kicking off with a 305-horsepower V-6 SXT and topping out with the ungodly 840-horsepower SRT Demon. The real highlight is the Demon, described by Dodge as the world’s first purpose-built, street-legal drag car. It features numerous modifications designed to make it go down the line as...

  • 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
    Chevy Corvette ZR1, Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Mercedes CLS: Today’s Car News

    The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has finally been revealed, though not via official means. The reveal came via a leak in a magazine and includes details on the car’s powertrain and output. The most powerful SUV in production is based on a humble Jeep Grand Cherokee. We’re talking about the...

  • Establishment of electric car joint venture between Ford and Zotye on November 8, 2017
    Ford and Zotye will sell electric cars in China under new brand

    Ford shied away from partnerships under former CEO Mark Fields, but that’s all out the door under new CEO Jim Hackett. And he’s gotten to work fast since taking up the reins in May. In that time we’ve seen Ford link up with Mahindra in India, with Lyft in North America, and now...

  • Opel Ampera-e
    EU proposes stricter emissions regulations for 2030

    A handful of European nations have recently announced calls to drastically reduce vehicle emissions and in some cases ban completely the sale of cars powered solely by gasoline or diesel. Now the European Union has joined the discussion by proposing tougher emission targets in addition to an...

  • Audi e-diesel plant in Laufenburg, Switzerland
    Audi will turn renewable energy into synthetic diesel

    In 2011, Audi announced radical plans to start energy production using wind farms located in the North Sea. By feeding this renewable energy back into the grid, Audi could boast that the energy used by its future electric cars would be completely clean. However, instead of stopping there, Audi...

  • BMW i Vision Dynamics concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    BMW electric car to debut at 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show

    BMW has confirmed its lineup for this month’s 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, and among the various production models and concepts on display will be a new electric car. Automakers often refer to hybrids as electric cars, so that could mean the mystery car is the new i8 Roadster which is tipped...

  • 2018 Opel Insignia GSi

    Opel has been a money pit going on two decades. It’s arguably the main reason General Motors finally decided to sell the brand to France’s PSA Group, which also controls the Citroën, DS and Peugeot brands. PSA itself wasn’t in ideal financial shape not long ago but the company was turned around by current CEO Carlos Tavares who took the reins in 2014. He achieved this primarily by implementing painful cost-cutting measures while increasing market share in China. Now he plans to do the same to Opel, whose sale to PSA Group was only finalized in August. A new strategy for...

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

    Mercedes-Benz is out testing prototypes for its next-generation CLS, the current generation of which has been on sale since the 2012 model year. Even though the CLS is more closely related to the E-Class than the S-Class, Mercedes won’t rename the vehicle a CLE, as some have speculated. When...

  • Saab 9-3-based development mules for Turkish national car project
    Turkey preparing national car brand

    Annual new-car sales in Turkey come in around one million units, but the country doesn't have a car brand to call its own. That will change very soon. The country's government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is backing plans for a national car brand. Right now, the project is simply called...

  • Tailor-made alarm systems will be available for all Porsche models
    Porsche Classic wants to alarm your car

    If you love your classic Porsche and would hate to lose it, the Stuttgart automaker’s classics division is developing a GPS-assisted anti-theft system specially tailored for all models, from early 356s and 911s to such exotics as the Carrera GT. At first, the Porsche Classic Vehicle Tracking...

  • Devel Sixteen at Dubai Motor Show
    Production version of Devel Sixteen could appear at Dubai motor show

    It's been four years since the Devel Sixteen caused a ruckus at the Dubai motor show, but the company has so far failed to show a working prototype of the car. That may change soon. Road & Track reported on Wednesday that the Devel Sixteen may show up at the 2017 Dubai motor show complete and...

  • 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom
    The science behind Rolls-Royce's oddball four-rotor diesel rotary engine

    This is the strangest engine you've likely never heard about. Back in the late 1960s and early '70s, a number of automakers were experimenting with odd engine setups. Heck, that happens all the time, even today. This particular setup was quite odd, however, in that it was a diesel rotary. Making it...

  • Renault self-driving obstacle avoidance system

    Renault debuted its latest self-driving car on Tuesday. Based on the all-electric Zoe, it is named "Callie," and it is capable of matching the accident avoidance prowess of professional drivers. The self-driving Renault challenged pro drivers in sudden obstacle avoidance tests, and "Callie" performed just as well every single time. The French brand says the technology is the first of its kind and can handle "challenging driving scenarios." Basically, the car is capable of swerving to avoid obstacles in the road, just as a human would have to when a situation unfolds. In the tests, the...

  • 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 leaked on magazine cover
    2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 leaks, will boast 750-HP LT5 V-8

    Welcome back, Corvette ZR1. Ahead of a proper public debut, the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 found its way to the internet, thanks to a leaked image published by Corvette Blogger on Wednesday. Aside from this first photo showing the ZR1 in all its aerodynamic glory, we also know how much power it...

  • 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
    8 things we learned living with the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

    A 707-horsepower SUV that can carry five people and their camping gear or attack a racetrack like a sports car, the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is one of the most ridiculous creations in the automotive universe for all the right reasons. In our first drive report I said it was the most...

  • 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
    BMW M3 CS revealed, Porsche 911 GT2 RS tested, VW Jetta GLI spied: Car News Headlines

    BMW has just unveiled an M3 sedan with a little more kick. The car is the latest to don the automaker’s CS branding which so far we’ve only seen on an M4 CS. It equates to more power and a lot less weight. Speaking of more power and less weight, Porsche’s most extreme 911, the new...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Update: The Chevy Corvette ZR1 will debut on 11/12/17

    Update–Chevrolet has release a teaser video embedded above that confirms confirms some model of Corvette will be unveiled on 11/12/17, and you can bet your uncle's lucky penny it will be the new ZR1. A new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has been testing for a while now. The last we heard the car was...

  • 2018 Buick Lacrosse Avenir
    2018 Buick LaCrosse gets upmarket Avenir treatment

    The LaCrosse is the second model in the United States to receive Buick’s upmarket Avenir treatment. In case you’ve forgotten, Avenir, French for “future,” is the name of a luxurious sedan concept Buick rolled out in 2015. The concept didn’t make it to production but...

  • 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Earlier this week we brought you spy shots of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Today we have the first shots of the pickup’s corporate cousin, the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500. The current Sierra was introduced in 2014 and updated in 2016. The Sierra seen here testing is more of an extensive update of the current model as opposed to a redesign. The spy shots reveal a number of visual tweaks such as the new headlights, grille and lower front valance. The fog lights also take on a vertical look instead of the horizontal design of the current model. The good news is that it looks like General...

  • Pagani Zonda commissioned by a customer of TopCar Design
    Pagani decides to build a new Zonda for customer of tuning firm TopCar Design

    Another day, another Zonda. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but there’s still a surprising number of new Zondas being churned out by Pagani despite the car officially being out of production. Remember all the hoopla over the Revolucion? The car, of which just five examples were...

  • 2018 BMW M3 CS
    2018 BMW M3 CS sheds weight, ups power

    M3 fans can look forward to a quicker, more extreme version of BMW’s sport sedan benchmark arriving next year. The vehicle we’re talking about is the first-ever M3 CS which is limited to just 550 units in the United States. It arrives next spring, as a 2018 model. Yes, BMW seems to be...

  • Honda CB4 Interceptor motorcycle concept
    Honda shows CB4 Interceptor Concept with wind-powered generator

    Honda arrived at the 2017 EICMA, or Milan Motorcycle Show, on Monday to debut two production motorcycles, the CB1000R and CB300R, but the Japanese bike maker had one last surprise for showgoers. Following the production bikes, Honda showed a follow-up to the 2015 CB4 Concept, the CB4 Interceptor...

  • Ferrari Classiche Authorised Workshops
    Select Ferrari dealers now authorized to maintain and repair older Ferraris

    Let's say you have a classic or vintage Ferrari, and it needs a bit of work. We're going to pretend that your bank account isn't embarrassingly full of overdraft charges for this one. You can search around for an independent mechanic, but finding one willing and able to spin wrenches on a very...

  • Sam Schmidt listens during SEMA presentation on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
    Technology puts paralyzed racer back in the driver’s seat

    Sam Schmidt has changed my mind. I’ve been opposed to most of these so-called driver-assistance features that automakers and government bureaucrats have been adding to our vehicles. While I really like having a rear-view camera on my vehicle, I dislike such things as lane-change technology...

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