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  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT S

    The past 12 months have been very good for Mercedes-Benz. The luxury marque recorded worldwide sales of 2,083,888 million cars in 2016, the first time it’s cracked the 2.0 million mark and the first time since 2005 that it’s outsold arch rival BMW. The figure represents a substantial 11.3 percent increase on sales in 2015. It was records all around with BMW passenger vehicle sales in 2016 coming in at 2,003,359 units, up 5.2 percent on 2015’s results. In third place was Audi whose sales of 1,871,350 units were up 3.8 percent on its 2015 results, even with the diesel scandal...

  • 2017 Avatar Roadster
    Avatar Roadster debuts in production trim

    British sports car startup Avatar burst on the scene a year ago with the unveiling of a lightweight Lotus Elise rival called the Roadster. On Thursday at the 2017 Autosport International in the United Kingdom, Avatar showed off the production version and confirmed the car would be available later...

  • 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, Bear Mountain, May 2014
    Breaking: EPA accuses Ram and Jeep of using cheating software on its diesels (updated)

    UPDATE: FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne spoke to CNBC regarding this issue later in the day. This story is updated to include his comments. The Environmental Protection Agency has accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] of failing to disclose engine management software for 2014-2016 Ram 1500s and...

  • 2018 Toyota Camry NASCAR race car
    2018 Toyota Camry gets prepped for NASCAR duty

    Toyota unveiled its all-new 2018 Camry at this year's Detroit auto show. It rides on a new platform, offers up a trio of powertrains, and wears some much sharper bodywork than versions that have come before it. It's also already set to go racing. That's because Toyota has a NASCAR Camry that rips...

  • 2017 Lotus Exige Race 380
    Lotus Exige Sport 380 spawns dedicated track model

    The Lotus Exige is no longer offered here as a road car but you can still purchase versions designed for track. The latest in a long line of Exige-based track cars is the Exige Race 380. As the name suggests, the car is based on the Exige Sport 380 road car unveiled in November. Lotus hasn’t...

  • Scene from 'Cars 3' teaser trailer
    'Cars 3’ trailer reveals movie plot, main villain

    After the somewhat ominous initial teaser trailer for "Cars 3" hit the web in November, we’ve been eager to find out more about the upcoming animated movie. The first full trailer is out and reveals not only the movie's plot but also the main villain—a C7 Chevrolet Corvette-resembling...

  • 2019 Mercedes-AMG C43 facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Dodge dropped a huge surprise overnight: the muscle car brand announced that there will be a new model dubbed the Challenger SRT Demon launched for the 2018 model year. We think it will be a wide-body Challenger targeting the drag strip. Mercedes-AMG is out testing prototypes for an updated version of the C43. The C43 was introduced for the 2017 model year as the replacement for the C450 and comes with a twin-turbocharged V-6. Six people have been charged by the Justice Department in connection with Volkswagen’s diesel scandal. Among the six is the former head of R&D at the...

  • 2017 Honda Civic Type R Black Edition
    Honda sends out current Civic Type R with Black Edition

    The Honda Civic Type R finally reaches the United States this year, but the car we’re getting is a different beast to the Civic Type R launched elsewhere less than two years ago. That Civic Type R was based on the previous-generation Civic Hatchback sold outside the U.S., and Honda has...

  • 2016 Tesla Model S P100D in ‘Ludicrous Plus’ mode
    Tesla ‘Ludicrous Plus’ mode slashes Model S P100D 0-60 mph time to below 2.5 s

    Tesla’s [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S P100D was already the quickest car to 60 mph currently on sale, but the Californian company has released a software tweak that unleashes even more performance. The software tweak is part of Tesla’s most recent over-the-air software update and, when the...

  • Volkswagen plant
    6 VW execs charged, including former R&D boss

    On the same day that Volkswagen agreed to plead guilty to three felony counts and pay fines totaling $4.3 billion to the Justice Department and Customs and Border Protection regarding criminal misconduct linked with the diesel scandal, the Justice Department confirmed that six executives have been...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will be a meaner Hellcat halo car

    You thought the 707-horsepower Hellcat was going to be the king of the Dodge Challenger lineup? Apparently you, and we, thought wrong. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] has announced it will be bringing the ultimate performance halo car to the 2017 New York auto show, the 2018 Dodge Challenger...

  • 1968 Dodge Charger, Dodge Heritage Collection
    The top 10 classic cars to buy in 2017

    As we kick off the new year, it's a good time to look ahead at what's to come. Hagerty, the largest insurance provider for vintage cars in the United States, is doing that for the collector market. Hagerty knows its classic cars. The insurance company tracks collector car sales and is host to a...

  • Carl Edwards and Matt Kensethh

    Carl Edwards announced today that he is stepping away from NASCAR and Joe Gibbs Racing. The 37-year-old driver wouldn't use the word retirement, but has no plans to get behind the wheel. Edwards said he would like to devote the time he spends on racing to the people that are important in his life. "I wake up in the morning thinking about racing. I think about it all day. I go to bed thinking about it, and I have dreams about racing," he said. "I've been doing that for 20 years. I need to take that time right now and devote it to the people and things that are important to me, things that I'm...

  • Volkswagen logo
    VW to plead guilty, pay $4.3B, to settle diesel-scandal criminal charges (Update)

    The Volkswagen Group has reached agreement on another part of its diesel emissions scandal in the United States, at least as far as regulators are concerned. Having already settled with EPA officials and its customers regarding its 2.0-liter and 3.0-liter diesel engines—which in 2015 were...

  • Trumpchi GS7, 2017 Detroit auto show
    China’s GAC returns to Detroit auto show with 3 new cars

    State-owned Chinese automaker GAC unveiled three cars on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show, in what was the company’s third appearance at the show. The cars were the GS7 SUV, GE3 electric hatchback and EnSpirit concept. GAC’s first appearance at the Detroit auto show was in 2013...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 reveal now expected in August

    It was widely expected to debut at the 2017 Detroit auto show on this week, but a new range-topping version of the C7 Chevrolet Corvette was nowhere to be seen. We’re talking about the camouflaged C7 Corvette that’s been spotted testing on public roads for the past 12 months, a car...

  • 2018 Lexus LS, 2017 Detroit auto show
    2018 Lexus LS video preview

    Mercedes-Benz went running home to Germany with night terrors 28 years ago after Lexus introduced the new LS at the Detroit auto show. Then the Japanese automaker let its flagship whither on the vine since 2006. Now, it’s getting serious again with a new LS on a that moves the...

  • VLF X-Series, 2017 Detroit auto show
    Porsche Mission E spied, end of the road for Chevy SS, VLF X-Series: Today’s Car News

    Porsche’s stunning Mission E concept from the 2015 Frankfurt auto show is headed for production and today we posted photos of an early test mule for the car. In the shots, you get a glimpse of the car’s flat battery pack. We have some sad news for anyone that’s a fan of...

  • Paddy Lowe

    The Mercedes AMG Formula One team on Tuesday confirmed that its Technical Director Paddy Lowe has stepped down. Lowe is currently on garden leave but is expected to join another team. It’s rumored he may end up at Williams, which is using Mercedes power units. “I have had a fantastically successful and enjoyable three and a half years at Mercedes working with an incredible team of people,” he said in statement. “I am now looking forward to a new challenge and wish everyone well at Mercedes.” Lowe joined Mercedes from McLaren in 2013, just before the team went on...

  • 2016 Chevrolet SS
    Chevrolet SS successor 'unlikely'

    Chevrolet’s SS muscle sedan was only introduced for 2014 but supplies of the car will run out in late 2017. That’s because the only place in the world where the SS is produced, Holden’s plant in Australia, is winding up production for good and retiring the rear-wheel-drive Zeta...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA, 2017 Detroit auto show
    Mercedes to add 3 new cars to compact range?

    Mercedes-Benz has reportedly confirmed plans to add more models to its compact car range. The range at present consists of the A-Class, B-Class, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake and GLA but by 2020 should have three new additions. The information was reported by Autocar, whose sources claim two of the three...

  • Rimac Concept_One has a drift setting in its traction control system
    1,088-horsepower electric Rimac Concept_One goes drifting

    Oh, to be the Earl of Pembroke. For one, you get to tell people to call you Lord. Second, you also happen to be the founder of a the Wilton Classic & Supercar, which is basically an individual Lord's version of Goodwood. Lord Pembroke owns many wonderful automobiles, including a Bugatti Veyron...

  • 2017 Detroit Auto Show Walkaround
    Take a walk around the 2017 Detroit auto show

    Ford made headlines by announcing a truck and an SUV that we didn't see, but for those of us looking for something more substantial there was plenty to catch at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Big sellers like the 2018 Toyota Camry and 2018 Honda Odyssey finally broke...

  • VUHL is bringing its updated 05 ROC Edition to the Race of Champions in Miami
    Race of Champions bringing all manner of super machines to Miami

    If you are an American motorsports enthusiast, you should already have your tickets ordered and your bags packed. The Race of Champions is landing on U.S. soil for the first time ever. Since 1988, the ROC has been thrilling those who love racing by combining some of the greatest talents across all...

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