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Audi’s RS 3 Sportback has finally received the upgraded powertrain of the all-new RS 3 sedan that debuted last fall at the 2016 Paris auto show. It means the handsome hatch is now extracting 400 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque from its turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-5, all of which is...

Last week Danish supercar marque Zenvo announced it had a surprise in store for the 2017 Geneva auto show. The surprise turned out to be a strategic partnership with Swiss endurance racing outfit Rebellion Racing. The two firms, which both turn ten this year, plan to share engineering resources as...

The Mercedes-AMG skunk works builds some of the hottest cars in production. AMG's GT sports car, for example, is the fastest rear-wheel-drive car around the Nürburgring, requiring just 7:10.92 to achieve the feat in GT R trim. Soon, AMG will launch a hypercar powered by a Formula One power...

Mercedes-Benz has completed its fifth-generation E-Class family with the reveal of the 2018 E-Class Cabriolet. The handsome drop-top made its debut this week at the 2017 Geneva auto show and goes on sale before the year is out. It arrives as a 2018 model. The design was hardly a mystery as Mercedes...

After debuting the WB12 Vengeance coupe to critical acclaim at the 2016 Geneva auto show, British outfit Kahn Design unveiled a new convertible version of the car at this year’s running of the Swiss show. The Vengeance is a coachbuilt marvel based on a brand new chassis of a donor Aston...

Aston Martin has provided us with our first look at the Vanquish S Volante, the convertible version of the Vanquish S coupe that debuted in November at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. Like the coupe, the Vanquish S Volante sports some new aerodynamic elements, uprated suspension and a unique...

Italian design house Italdesign Giugiaro unveiled the first product from its recently established Italdesign Automobili Speciali road car division on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show. Previously referred to as the “special car,” Italdesign has since confirmed the name as being...

How would you like driving instruction from a man who won the Formula One World Championship twice and then went on to take two checkered flags at the Indianapolis 500? What if he also developed the car for you, with the help of the legendary Pinninfarina design firm and some German engineering? At...

There was plenty of action on the first day of the 2017 Geneva auto show with numerous reveals from both the mainstream makes as well as the exotics. One of the early stars was Honda’s Civic Type R, which is due in showrooms this spring. Another sporty addition in Geneva was the updated...

Dutch sports car marque Spyker has axed the old Audi-supplied engine used in previous versions of its C8 supercar in favor of a Koenigsegg-built V-8 for the new C8 Preliator Spyder, which it revealed on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The naturally aspirated, 90-degree 5.0-liter V-8 is said...

Recently, we saw Holden unveil its redesigned Commodore. At this week's 2017 Geneva auto show, we have our first look at Opel’s version of the car, the Insignia Grand Sport. Apart from their badges—and whether the steering wheel is on the left or right—the two cars are virtually...

The V naming strategy at Aston Martin dates back almost 70 years to 1951, when the British brand gave a DB2 about 20 more horsepower and applied the Vantage name to the new “high performance” 125-hp car. Now, Aston Martin is applying Norse-power to the hypercar it is co-developing with...

No one has the science of super cars down like McLaren. The English supercar maker is at it again, this time delivering the evolution of its ground-breaking 650S with this, the all new McLaren 720S. We’re going to gorge on the numbers, because this car is all about breathtaking and...

Math is not sexy. Math doesn't hang on many walls. Supercars have been primarily driven by emotion, seduction, or outright sex—but passion can be enough to drive anyone insane. By contrast, math drives the new McLaren 720S to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds, to 124 mph in 7.8 seconds, and well...

Singapore’s Vanda Electrics has used this week’s 2017 Geneva auto show to unveil a supercar concept called the Dendrobium. The concept is powered by an electric drive system and features a roof and doors that open automatically in a synchronized manner to resemble a fully-opened...

Peugeot is providing a glimpse of its vision of the automotive future with the Instinct concept unveiled at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It was later presented at the 2017 Geneva auto show. Peugeot, part of French auto giant PSA Group, sees self-driving capability as being a...

Meet the newest addition to the Land Rover lineup: the 2018 Range Rover Velar. The Velar name is derived from the Latin velare, meaning to “veil” or “cover,” and was first used by Land Rover as a code name for prototypes for the original Range Rover launched almost five...

Volvo on Tuesday unveiled the second generation of its XC60 SUV at the 2017 Geneva auto show. It was at the Swiss show nine years ago that we saw the original XC60. The redesigned model enhances all the things we like about the original, such as its handsome looks, high levels of comfort and...

At the 2015 Geneva auto show, Bentley wowed audiences with the beautiful British Racing Green EXP 10 Speed 6 concept. Over the next two years, we spotted the concept's influence on the design of the next Continental GT, while also studying the potential of an electric Bentley model. With the new...

Audi Sport (formerly Audi Quattro) unveiled a new generation of its RS 5 on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show. As expected, the car has ditched its predecessor’s naturally-aspirated V-8 and adopted a twin-turbocharged V-6 power. The engine is the same twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V-6 that...