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  • 2016 BMW M2

    BMW built a fearsome reputation for speed with its M cars. But you're forgiven if the last generation of Ms left you a little wanting. They're high-performance demons--but they can feel brittle and digital. There's one M car that captures the best of BMW and puts it all in a reasonably priced package. It’s the BMW M2 and today we're taking you along for a video road test. The M2 is a 2-Series spin-off, and it's a performance car engineered to a price point. To keep it affordable, BMW's canned some of the usual M add-ons like carbon-fiber trim and composite roofs. It's not the...

  • 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo
    Is the 2017 Nissan GT-R NISMO fairly priced at $176,585? Poll results

    The Nissan GT-R has been refreshed, again, and that includes the top-of-the-line NISMO model. Remember when you could get a GT-R for under $60,000? Now a 2017 NISMO model starts at $176,585. This of course has plenty of enthusiasts up in arms as this supercar that was once a value has now reached...

  • Michael Schumacher
    Michael Schumacher showing 'encouraging signs' in recovery says former Ferrari technical head

    Updates have been rare regarding Michael Schumacher's condition since his ski crash in 2013. Now an update brought to us by former Ferrari technical head Ross Brawn says the race car driver has shown some "encouraging signs" in his recovery. Previous updates on Schumacher's condition haven't been...

  • 2017 Cadillac CT6
    CT6 sighting in Melbourne suggests Cadillac set for Australian launch

    Prior to the global financial crisis late last decade, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] was ready to launch Cadillac in Australia. However, the crisis, and GM’s ensuing bankruptcy, put those plans on hold. Now it looks like GM could be ready again to launch Cadillac in Australia, a market...

  • Chicago Cubs outfielder Ben Zobrist wins Camaro SS for earning MVP nod
    World Series MVP Ben Zobrist gets keys to a new Chevy Camaro SS

    The Chicago Cubs ended a 108-year World Series drought and can rightfully claim that they're the best in baseball. The Cubs' historic run took seven games, with the final Game 7 proving to be one of the all-time greats in World Series history. Cubs outfielder Ben Zobrist came through in the clutch...

  • 2017 BMW 5-Series production in Dingolfing, Germany
    Can the new 2017 BMW 5-Series beat the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class? Poll results

    BMW recently took the wraps off the new seventh-generation 5-Series with all the latest tech you could want, but will it be enough to fend off the competition? That competition we speak of is the recently introduced E-Class, which was new earlier this year. It too is filled with tech—and it's...

  • 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss for sale

    When your car is one of maybe 5,000 made worldwide, that's interesting. Perhaps you have a limited-run color of a very cool car. We'll call that medium rare. Then there's rare. That's when your meathooks hold the keys to a vehicle where less than 100 examples were ever produced. In the case of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss, the German automaker produced just 75 copies and you had to already own a "standard" SLR to get one. We're salivating now. This your chance at a prime cut, folks. It's not going to be cheap, of course, but it will certainly look extraordinary in your garage. To...

  • Engineering Explained discusses five things you should never do in a brand new vehicle
    Here are five things you should never do in a new vehicle

    When you buy a new car, there are certain procedures you should follow in order to properly break it in. Your owners manual will provide you with the proper techniques to make sure you're breaking in your car correctly. If you don't feel like reading that, you can have a baseline level of tips...

  • 2017 Honda NSX-GT Super GT race car
    Honda reveals new NSX-GT Super GT racer

    Acura’s new NSX is the basis of Honda’s 2017 entry for the Japanese touring car series known as Super GT, replacing the NSX-GT Concept that Honda has used since 2013. Honda in October conducted the initial shakedown of the new NSX-GT race car alongside the rival Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500...

  • 2017 Ford Mustang by Speedkore Performance Group, 2016 SEMA show
    Ford Mustang voted Hottest Coupe of 2016 SEMA show

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang on Tuesday was voted the Hottest Coupe at the 2016 SEMA show, edging out its Chevrolet Camaro arch rival as well as all other two-doors at the show. The Mustang is a perennial favorite in the tuning scene, and with good reason. The car’s affordable base...

  • Toyota Land Speed Cruiser concept, 2016 SEMA show
    Toyota Land Speed Cruiser, Audi R8 laser lights, supercars seized: Car News Headlines

    Toyota has gone out and built a Land Cruiser capable of hitting 220 mph. The big SUV isn’t exactly the most aerodynamic vehicle in Toyota’s fleet, so the engineers dialed up the power from its V-8 to the tune of 2,000 horses. Audi’s R8 is getting laser lights in the United States...

  • Supercars of Equatorial Guinea Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue
    Supercars of African dictator’s son seized again, this time a Veyron, Veneno and One:1

    The supercar-loving son of Equatorial Guinea President dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has once again had his fleet of multimillion-dollar machines confiscated. The latest collection includes a Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1 and Lamborghini Veneno Roadster. Instagram user swisssupercars...

  • 2016 Volkswagen Polo R WRC rally car

    Volkswagen and its Polo WRC has dominated the World Rally Championship since entering in 2013, but the automaker, which has just clinched its fourth-straight Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ titles, on Wednesday confirmed it is quitting the sport after the 2016 season. The announcement means the 2016 Rally Australia later in November will be VW’s last round. Sadly, it also means we won’t get to see VW go up against Toyota which is returning to WRC in 2017. The reason for the move is primarily cost cutting resulting from the Volkswagen Group’s dealing with its diesel...

  • Ford Performance App
    Ford debuts Performance App at 2016 SEMA show

    You're caning your Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus ST on your favorite local race track. This could be your best lap time yet, but you don't really have an easy way of knowing this. You could invest tons of money into track data tools, or you could just grab the new Ford Performance App...

  • 1966 Shelby GT350H owned by Carroll Shelby
    Carroll Shelby-owned 1966 Mustang GT350-H heads to auction

    The term Rent-A-Racer was used to describe a unique collaboration between Ford and Hertz that started in the 1960s. Working together with Carroll Shelby's Shelby American, all three companies came together to bring the world the 1966 Ford Shelby GT350-H. That H on the end stands for Hertz, and this...

  • Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Kuro concept, 2016 SEMA show
    Mazda goes with sexy and sinister for MX-5 concepts at SEMA

    Mazda impressed us at the 2015 SEMA show when it unveiled a lightweight speedster concept based on its fourth-generation MX-5 Miata, which at the time was just hitting the market. On Tuesday at the 2016 SEMA show, Mazda unveiled an evolved version of its MX-5 Speedster concept that’s been...

  • Maven
    Uber drivers can earn cash without owning a car in new trial

    General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is teaming up with an unlikely partner to trial a new mobility service in San Francisco. The 90-day trial will provide Uber drivers with the ability to lease vehicles by the week or longer at discounted rates and with no mileage limits. It means participating Uber...

  • 2017 Volvo S90 Excellence
    Volvo reveals plush S90 Excellence sedan

    Volvo on Wednesday revealed the second of its extra plush Excellence models. The latest is based on the S90 sedan and joins the XC90 Excellence SUV that we saw in March. The S90 Excellence is targeted at customers in China and will also be built there. Its reveal coincides with an announcement that...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLE43

    Mercedes-Benz’s GLE range is being expanded with a new GLE43 model. It’s one of the tamer “43” models from the Mercedes-AMG skunk works and essentially replaces the GLE450 that AMG launched a year ago. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] used this week’s SEMA show to unveil the Mustang GT4. The new race car's got big shoes to follow as it replaces the Shelby GT350R-C, a class winner in the 2016 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. Volvo has announced that it will produce its S90 sedan exclusively in China, including those examples bound for the United States. The...

  • 2016 Nissan Note e-Power
    e-Power: Nissan’s new series hybrid powertrain

    Nissan is one of the biggest proponents of electric cars but even it concedes that not everyone is ready to make the switch. That’s why the automaker is introducing series hybrid powertrains to bridge the gap between internal combustion cars and electrics. Nissan is using the name e-Power for...

  • 2017 Ford Mustang GT4 race car, 2016 SEMA show
    Ford unveils Mustang GT4 customer race car at 2016 SEMA show

    One of the most romantic dreams in sports car lore is the gentleman’s racer. This is a car that can be driven for all your day-to-day needs and then on the weekends taken to the track, fitted with a more aggressive set of tires and transformed into a competitive racing machine. The current...

  • Pre-production of Volvo S90 at plant in Daqing, China
    All Volvo S90 sedans to be made in China

    Volvo has confirmed that China will eventually become the exclusive hub for production of its S90 sedan. That means all S90s sold in the United States will eventually be sourced from China instead of Sweden where the sedans are currently sourced from. “China will play an increasingly...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLE43
    2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE preview

    Mercedes-Benz is shaking up its GLE range for the 2017 model year. Most of the models carry over unchanged from the previous year but a new Mercedes-AMG GLE43 is joining the ranks. It replaces both the GLE400 and GLE450 AMG as Mercedes looks to streamline its relatively confusing hierarchy of...

  • Mopar engine swap kit, 2016 SEMA show
    Mopar kit helps pair modern V-8s with classic muscle

    Installing a modern V-8 is a great way to breathe new life into a classic muscle car, assuming matching numbers isn’t a priority. Mopar is making the process easy with a new kit that pairs Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' [NYSE:FCAU] modern 5.7- and 6.4-liter V-8s with models from 1975 and earlier...

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