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Mercedes-Benz in October pulled the wraps off a concept previewing a new pickup truck. The production version it will spawn will be called the X-Class and will be a mid-size truck that looks like it's aimed at those with both an active lifestyle and a healthy balance in their checking and savings...

BMW has unveiled the smallest sedan in its lineup, the 1-Series. The compact sedan was first shown in July and on Friday it was formally introduced at the 2016 Guangzhou auto show. BMW has confirmed that the 1-Series will only be sold in China, where it is being assembled by the joint venture...

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is one of the first in the world to take delivery of a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta, the open-top version of the Italian firm’s flagship supercar. He posted a short clip to his Instagram account on Monday in which he joked that there was a big...

On Monday, Chinese electric car startup NextEV took the covers off a stunning piece of engineering called the EP9, short for “Electric Performance 9.” The car is an electric supercar that already outpaces some of the world’s best internal combustion engine cars on the race track...

Ride comfort and performance. Creating a suspension system that serves both of those masters successfully is a challenging task. All sorts of technology can help, from air suspensions to magnetic dampers and so on. But what is best when it comes to a soft or stiff spring setup? What do you really...

Our friends at Road & Track used their time at the Los Angeles auto show wisely. Sitting down with Ian Callum led to a long chat about Jaguar's future, and the magazine's article makes for a rather interesting read. Buried toward the end of the story is an interesting tidbit about the possible...

NextEV is an electric automotive startup founded two years ago by Chinese billionaire William Li. The company has competed in Formula E and claimed the Drivers' championship. On Monday, NextEV introduced a new car brand and a new car. The brand is Nio and the car is the EP9 (Electric Performance...

Jaguar plans to build nine new 1957 XKSS sports cars using the VINs of originals destroyed by a fire at the automaker’s Browns Lane plant before completion. The new cars, known in the business as continuation models, are considered original, though of course they don’t have the patina...

Sometimes, familiarity breeds discontent. Such was not the case with the Audi Q5, however. Though it first hit the market all the way back in 2008, the German automaker resisted updating its compact crossover until now—and that seemed just fine with its audience, which has snapped up around...

Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is out testing prototypes for an updated version of the Mustang. The updates are part of a mid-cycle refresh for the sixth-generation car and are expected for the 2018 model year. Alleged dealership ordering information posted to the Mustang6G forums reveals a few new...

Despite the arrival of the new C-Class Coupe and C-Class Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz has no intention of phasing out the only marginally larger two-door E-Class variants. Today we have new spy shots of the new E-Class Cabriolet. They come just days after the sighting of the E-Class Coupe. Both are...

The third and final race car for the 2017 season of popular Japanese touring car series Super GT, the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500, has been revealed. The will compete in the premier GT500 class alongside the new-for-2017 Honda NSX-GT and Lexus LC GT500 race cars, which replace the respective NSX-GT...

Volkswagen on Friday announced plans to significantly reduce its workforce over the coming years as it deals with its costly diesel emissions scandal and push into electric cars. The cuts are expected to total 30,000, with 23,000 of these to be made in Germany. VW says the cuts are to be made in a...

The drivers of the number 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Neel Jani have been declared the champions of the 2016 World Endurance Championship, with the battle for the Drivers’ title coming down to the final race in Bahrain on Saturday. Porsche was already named the winner of...

The “camless” engine developed by Koenigsegg sister company FreeValve edged closer to production on Friday with Qoros’ unveiling of a working prototype at the 2016 Guangzhou auto show. The prototype is a followup to the concept Qoros unveiled earlier in the year. Instead of a...

What's the fun in owning an ultra-rare car if the world can't see you driving it? The new Mercedes-Maybach S650 might just be your answer. The droptop version of Mercedes S-Class trimmed in Maybach opulence just made its debut at the LA auto show. MORE: Read all our 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show...

On Friday, the first episode of Amazon’s new car show The Grand Tour starring former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May went live. There had been concerns Amazon might have trouble recreating the magic of the old show, but now that the first episode is out we can...

Lamborghini introduced a rear-wheel-drive version of its Huracán Spyder at this week's 2016 Los Angeles auto show. The car’s arrival also marks a change in the Italian brand’s naming strategy, with the traditional alphanumeric portion of its cars’ titles to be replaced with...

Volkswagen has finally unveiled the Atlas, a three-row, seven-seat SUV the automaker hopes will turn it into a major player in the mainstream market in the United States. This is the vehicle that was first previewed in 2013 by the CrossBlue concept. It will be built at VW’s plant in...

Mazda on Tuesday pulled back the wraps on its redesigned CX-5. The popular compact crossover SUV has been freshened up, and Mazda is saying it's an all-new version of the sharp-looking fun-driving model. First launched for the 2013 model year, the CX-5 represented the first expression of Mazda...