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  • Porsche Camp4 Canada 2017

    Volkswagen is using this week’s 2017 Chicago auto show to present a concept based on its new Atlas SUV. The concept is aimed at families with active lifestyles and features a number of accessories that will be available when the Atlas goes on sale this spring. Rolls-Royce is preparing its own SUV, a vehicle that for now is being referred to as Project Cullinan. A prototype has just been spotted and reveals the boxy, chiseled look destined for the vehicle. Porsche offers one of the best winter driving courses around. This isn’t about scenic winter landscapes and relaxation in comfy...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q50 3.0t Signature Edition
    Infiniti Q50 and QX80 get Signature special editions

    Infiniti will unveil new Q50 3.0t and QX80 5.6 Signature Edition models on Thursday at the 2017 Chicago auto show. The cars essentially come loaded with some of the more popular options buyers have been choosing. The Q50 3.0t Signature Edition is powered by Infiniti’s new twin-turbocharged...

  • 2017 Ram 1500 Copper Sport
    Two special edition Ram pickup trucks roll into the Windy City

    Truck owners like to make their rolling toolboxes stand out from the crowd. For them, Ram has just introduced two special edition pickup trucks headed to the 2017 Chicago auto show starting Thursday. For those looking for a more street-sport oriented truck, there's the 2017 Ram 1500 Copper Sport...

  • Lucid Air spotted driving through San Francisco
    Spotted: Lucid Air whirring through San Francisco streets

    What would you do with a 1,000-horsepower pre-production electric sedan if you were given the keys? Well the folks at Lucid Motors took their Air for a spin... at slow San Francisco traffic speeds and another motorist managed to capture it on video. It seems Lucid had the Air out in public to grab...

  • Hyperloop One concept drawing
    Is Elon Musk going to combine his tunnel project with the Hyperloop?

    The Hyperloop dreamed up by Elon Musk, and enabled by 1800s pneumatic banking technology, is still in the testing phases. It represents a potentially faster and safer way to cover long distances without relying on traditional fuels and transportation methods. Musk is also in love with another means...

  • Nissan NV Cargo X, 2017 Chicago auto show
    Nissan created an NV cargo van you actually want

    The Nissan NV cargo van isn't all that exciting. Sure, you can get a V-8 in it, but beyond that, there's little to get the blood pumping. However, Nissan just made an NV that's really cool. How? Nissan teamed up with off-road builder and "Xtreme Off-Road" television show host Ian Johnson to jack it...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q60

    Infiniti had been rudderless for years, with its models lacking a cohesive design as well as suffering from product cycles that seemed to stretch for an eternity. Infiniti finally changed its tack with the introduction of the Q50 for 2014. The svelte sedan introduced a bold look for the brand, as well as a new naming strategy, and helped to further distance Infiniti from its Nissan roots. The transformation continues in 2017 with new arrivals such as the QX30 and a redesigned Q60. Here’s a rundown of all the changes Infiniti is introducing for the latest model year: 2017 Infiniti QX30...

  • Citroën C-Aircross concept, 2017 Geneva auto show
    Citroën C-Aircross concept previews C3 Picasso successor

    Citroën will use next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show to unveil a funky compact SUV called the C-Aircross. The car may be a concept but it’s actually a thinly-veiled preview of the French automaker’s replacement for the C3 Picasso. Whereas the C3 Picasso is more of a minivan...

  • Porsche Camp4 Canada 2017
    Fast camp: Take me to Porsches on ice

    Drivers dread the moment they effectively "run out of talent." That sinking feeling in the bottom of your stomach when a turn goes pear-shaped and the car goes sideways isn't exactly thrilling. For some, talent runs out on the day's last lap, when tires are hot and tensions are hotter. For others...

  • 2018 Dodge Durango SRT
    Dodge Durango SRT, Lamborghini Urus, Mercedes-Maybach G-Class: Today’s Car News

    It’s been the thing of rumors for years but finally Dodge has unveiled a Durango SRT. The fast family hauler packs a naturally-aspirated 6.4-liter Hemi V-8, good for 475 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque. Lamborghini’s CEO has confirmed that the company’s upcoming SUV will...

  • Lamborghini Urus concept
    Lamborghini sticks with Urus name for SUV

    The Lamborghini Urus concept, unveiled in 2012 to both fanfare and criticism, as well as comparisons to the LM002, will finally enter production this year. The design is expected to have been given an overhaul since the concept’s reveal all those years ago but the Urus name will be sticking...

  • 2018 Dodge Durango SRT, 2017 Chicago auto show
    2018 Dodge Durango SRT: The family hauler gets meaner

    The Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee share different versions of the same architecture. Yet, while the Jeep has offered a high-performance SRT model for two generations, the Durango never has. Now we have it. Just ahead of the Chicago Auto Show, Dodge pulled the wraps off the 2018 Durango SRT...

  • 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport LE, 2017 Chicago auto show

    The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport isn't exactly new. Released as a 2010 model, it has been refreshed over the years, but it soldiers on as one of the backbones of the struggling brand. For 2017, Mitsubishi is expanding the Outlander Sport's model range with a new Limited Edition trim. The not-so Limited Edition isn't limited at all. It just slots in above the base ES trim and below SE trim. SEL and GT model round out the lineup. ALSO SEE: 2018 Subaru Legacy breaks cover ahead of Chicago debut Exterior changes for the Limited Edition include an alloy fuel filler door, black door mirrors, fog...

  • Honda has built a motorcycle that self balances
    How Honda's self-balancing motorcycle works

    Do you wake up thinking about the effects of positive and negative trail length and their relation to motorcycle stability? No? Well, we're going to change that because you're going to learn a little bit about just that topic today. Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here to walk you...

  • Lola Mk6 GT stops by Jay Leno's Garage
    Legendary Lola Mk6 GT makes a pit stop in Jay Leno's Garage

    You all know that the Ford GT40 is an amazing and iconic racing machine. Do you know about the car that came before it and paved the way for its lovely looks? That honor sits with the Lola Mk6, or Lola GT as it's also called. Just three examples were ever built and one of them just made a stop at...

  • 2017 Ram 2500 Power Wagon
    2017 Ram Power Wagon first drive review: Irrational but appealing

    Las Vegas – If it were a teenager, it'd do things just “for the lulz.” Fiat Chrysler is starting to take that approach, and it's making this Italian-American brand one of the most absurd automakers on the market. CAFE standards? Start stuffing a supercharged, 6.2-liter V-8 into...

  • Desktop Metal workshop located in Burlington, Massachusetts
    BMW the latest to invest in 3D printing of metal parts

    Last year we learned about a company by the name of Divergent 3D that had partnered with French automaker PSA Group to introduce 3-D-printed metal components in mass-produced cars. Now a rival firm in this space, Desktop Metal, has been linked with another automaker, this time BMW. BMW’s i...

  • Mercedes-AMG's 2017 Formula One power unit
    Listen to Mercedes AMG’s 2017 F1 power unit

    Mercedes AMG recently fired up the power unit for its 2017 Formula One race car for the first time, and the team was gracious enough to release a video providing a taste of the new sound. While it’s a far cry from the roar of the V-8 and V-10 cars of old, it’s enough to get us excited...

  • 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has finally confirmed what we’ve already known for some time—that Alfa Romeo’s brilliant Giorgio platform found in the Giulia and Stelvio will be used by fellow FCA brands Dodge, Jeep and Maserati. Marchionne made the confirmation during a conference call with analysts on January 26, Automotive News (subscription required) reports. The move, which was planned all along, is to help spread the cost of developing the platform and vehicles based on it, whose bill already totals more than $2.7 billion. “The investment in Alfa...

  • 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302
    Ford Mustang Boss 302, Super Bowl LI ads, Volvo XC40: Car News Headlines

    Ford may have just hinted at a new generation of the Mustang Boss 302. The hint comes in a form of an Easter egg tucked away in a press photo for the updated 2018 Mustang. If you missed Sunday’s Super Bowl LI, we have a recap of all the automotive ads that screened during the game...

  • Teaser for 2018 Mercedes-AMG G65 4x4² Landaulet debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    New Mercedes-AMG G-Class variant to be a Landaulet

    Mercedes-AMG has released a teaser for an open-top version of its wide-body G-Class to be labeled a Landaulet and due for a debut during next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show. A Landaulet is typically a sedan where part of the roof can be folded away to provide an open-air experience for those...

  • Scene from Alfa Romeo ad aired during Super Bowl LI
    Here are the car ads from Super Bowl LI

    Millions tuned in yesterday to watch Super Bowl LI go down. Many, though, were probably not even football fans. Rather, they tune in simply to watch all the ads screening during the game. This is some of the priciest airtime on television we’re talking about, so companies—many of them...

  • 2018 Ford Mustang press shot with fifth-generation Mustang Boss 302 in background
    Is Ford hinting at new Mustang Boss 302 in this press shot?

    Hot on the heels of this past weekend’s revelation that there might be a new Mustang Bullitt on the way, an Easter egg tucked away in a press photo for the updated 2018 Mustang hints that a Mustang Boss 302 could be coming too. CJ Pony Parts (via Fox News) was the first to notice that in an...

  • 2017 Opel Insignia Sports Tourer
    Wagon body style added to 2017 Opel Insignia range

    General Motors’ European unit Opel will start selling a new generation of its Insignia mid-sizer later in 2017. We’re already seen the redesigned Insignia in Grand Sport liftback form, and over the weekend the first photos of the car’s Insignia Sports Tourer wagon body style were...

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