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Audi has revealed its new A5 Sportback in both regular and sporty S5 forms. The previous model was never sold in the United States but the new one will arrive in local showrooms in the first half of 2017. Eventually, we'll see a high-performance RS 5 Sportback join the fold. Word on the street is...

Bentley’s Flying Spur is now a tad faster thanks to a new W12 S range-topper. In fact, the model is the first four-door Bentley with a top speed in excess of 200 mph. The Flying Spur W12 S features the familiar twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W-12 engine but with the output dialed up to 626...

Alfa Romeo is close to completing development of a new SUV to take on the BMW X3 and Mercedes-Benz GLC. It's expected to be called a Stelvio and has been confirmed for a world debut in mid-November at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. The Stelvio is the second model to ride on Alfa Romeo’s...

Jeep’s Grand Cherokee SRT may be about to get some competition from within Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU]. Automotive News (subscription required) is reporting that the Dodge Durango is due to receive some updates for 2018, and coinciding with the updates will be the arrival of a...

BMW’s second-generation X1 is a huge improvement over its predecessor, if you can look past its front-wheel-drive shortcomings. It’s currently offered with only one powertrain in the United States—a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4—but more are coming, including possibly a...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: attending a driving school is one of the best things you can do if you truly want to become better behind the wheel of your own car. More and more automakers are offering such schools for those that purchase the most performance-oriented offerings in a...

Virtual Reality is, well, pretty much here right now. You can buy an Oculus. There's a headset that comes with a Samsung phone. If you wander the halls at the next Consumer Electronics Show, you'll be surrounded by a sea of developers creating worlds for virtual reality exploration. Audi is getting...

For some time now, Jason from Engineering Explained has been teaching us about all areas of our shared passion—and now we get to share in something a little more personal. His method of clearly explaining seemingly complex mechanical and technical parts of a car is both enjoyable and...

Toyota’s Hilux is the basis of a new racing truck the Japanese auto giant plans to enter in the 2017 Dakar rally. Called the Hilux Evo, the racing truck is being developed by Toyota of South Africa in partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing. It adopts two-wheel drive rather than four-wheel drive...

Mercedes-Benz will preview its first serious attempt at a mass-produced electric car at the 2016 Paris auto show later in the month. The preview will come in the form of a concept which will eventually spawn a production model around 2018. This first model, tipped to be either a Tesla Motors...

Although Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] own Shelby GT350 and 350R models get most of the attention when it comes to modern Shelby Mustangs, Shelby American, the company formed by Carroll Shelby, has its own range of desirable offerings. The latest is a model dubbed the Shelby GTE, which Shelby...

A pedestrian safety campaigner recently called to have the drift mode on the 2016 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus RS disabled on cars sold in his native Australia. Unfortunately, idiots like the Focus RS driver in this video only serve to give credence to safety concerns surrounding the feature...

American media giant Liberty Media is reportedly close to completing a deal to wrest control of the commercial aspects of Formula One. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Financial Times on Sunday reported that Liberty Media is in advanced talks with private equity firm CVC Partners in a...

Dodge is working on a redesign of its Challenger muscle car for 2019. In the meantime, the long-in-the-tooth current model (it’s been on sale since 2008) will continue to receive updates. For 2017 there’s a Challenger T/A that benefits from a few upgrades including some items borrowed...

Renault on Friday was flogging an early test mule for its new Mégane RS at the Nürburgring. The Mégane is the French automaker’s entry in the compact segment and the current, fourth-generation model made its debut at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show. The Mégane RS is a...

Koenigsegg used August’s 2016 Monterey Car Week to deliver its first Agera RS to the United States. The car was a bright orange example that went to Kris Singh, owner of the first Lamborghini Veneno in the country. Now Koenigsegg has revealed the first Agera RS to be delivered to a customer...

Mercedes AMG enjoyed a one-two finish in Sunday’s 2016 Formula One Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, its fourth of the season. In what turned out to be a relatively clean race, Nico Rosberg crossed the line first to take home his 21st career win and first at Monza. His...

Mercedes-Benz is testing in the open a new modular platform for its next-generation SL and Mercedes-AMG GT sports cars. Engineers are using the modified body of a Mercedes-AMG S63 Coupe to hide the platform whose official title is Modular Sports car Architecture (MSA). Comparing the tester with a...

Porsche wants a bigger slice of the supercar market but may have to wait longer than previously expected due to the ongoing diesel emissions cheating scandal afflicting its Cayenne Diesel as well as several other models from the Volkswagen Group. Buoyed by the success of the 918 Spyder, Porsche is...

A tuning firm in Australia has shoehorned the engine of a Nissan GT-R into a Toyota 86. Not content with a standard GT-R engine, the mad tuners used a stroked 4.1-liter example capable of delivering upwards of 1,000 horsepower. They also decided to add a mean-looking wide-body kit from Japan's...