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  • 2017 Mini Cooper

    No one is quite sure what came first: the automobile, or a name for it. Giving cars people's names is as old as carmaking itself. Sure, some cars already have a name (Civic, Elantra, Tacoma) but those are mostly boring. Other cars have alphanumeric mashups that defy logic (XT5, Q30, X4 M40i) and those are certainly boring. With their cute looks and gokart handling, Mini Coopers invite personification and additional names, in part, because they already have a person's name. The first ever Mini census held this month revealed that the world's most popular name for Cooper...

  • 2018 Audi S5 and A5
    2018 Audi A5 and S5 first drive review: Sibling rivalry renewed

    Audi's A4 brings home the bacon for its U.S. sales arm, but there's no denying the stylish spin-offs that give the compact-car family its panache: the Audi A5 and S5. These Audi twins vie for attention at the dinner table. Between bites, the sleek A5 catches up on the #RichKidsOfInstagram hashtag...

  • 2015 Cadillac ATS
    2017 Cadillac ATS to drop base engine, add value

    Hey, America. The Cadillac ATS is a great car and you should buy it. That said, sales are poor and Cadillac seems to recognize that it has made mistakes with the pricing and packaging of the car. According to a report from Automotive News (subscription required), Cadillac is dropping the ATS's...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class (E300)
    9 safety tricks the 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class can do all by itself

    Call it autonomous driving, piloted driving, or assisted driving: The automobile is gradually taking over some of the chore of driving, and doing it with safety in mind. The 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class has helped pull that event horizon closer. It comes equipped with rafts of sensors, cameras, and...

  • 2018 Volvo V90 (Euro-spec prototype)  -  First Drive, June 2016
    2018 Volvo V90 first drive review

    Wagons have been staged for a comeback for more than a decade. Yet time after time, seemingly splendid, sporty wagons have fizzled in the American market. Is Volvo being hopelessly optimistic in bringing the V90 wagon to the U.S., where wagon sales barely break a one-percent market share year after...

  • Bugatti Chiron at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Watch the 1,480-hp Bugatti Chiron tackle the Goodwood Hillclimb

    What better place for the Bugatti Chiron to visit last weekend than the March family's driveway at Goodwood House? The world's most powerful road-going car was one of the biggest stars at last weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed, where retired British racing driver and Le Mans star Andy Wallace...

  • Engineering Explained on the Nissan GT-R's all-wheel drive system

    There are few cars more complex and sophisticated than Godzilla, also known as the Nissan GT-R. Our friend at Engineering Explained, Jason Fenske, has a knack for making the most complicated topics far easier to understand, and his latest project is dissecting just how the GT-R puts its 565 horsepower (up 20 from last year, as we recently found out at Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps) to all four wheels. The GT-R has evolved considerably over the course of almost a decade in which the current generation has been on the market. From day one, however, the GT-R has channeled a tremendous...

  • 2017 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition
    2017 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition to commemorate 1966 Le Mans win

    Everything is coming up Le Mans for the forthcoming 2017 Ford GT supercar. Just a couple weeks ago, Ford returned to Le Mans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of it legendary 1-2-3 finish with the GT40. The return was a success as the reborn Ford GT won its class and, in fact, took a 1-2-4...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S
    Mercedes prices new AMG GT from $112,125

    Mercedes-Benz has announced that the entry-level price for its new Porsche 911-rivalling AMG GT will sticker for $112,125, a hefty premium over the 911 S, which originates just across town in Stuttgart, Germany. By comparison, the 911 S stickers for $104,450, though direct comparisons aren't that...

  • Matt LeBlanc, Chris Evans and the Stig
    Report: Either LeBlanc goes or Evans goes at 'Top Gear'

    A new report lends more credibility to rumors that new Top Gear presenters Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc aren't exactly best buddies. The latest out of England comes courtesy of The Sun. The report cites unnamed sources in the battle between Evans and LeBlanc, with the latter saying that he will...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R: 9 things that get completely out of hand

    If you thought the Mercedes-AMG GT was already out of bounds--like, Guy Fieri out of bounds--the newly debuted AMG GT R must seem completely out of hand. The GT R (no comment yet from Nissan on the catchy name) made its first public appearance this weekend at the U.K.'s Goodwood Festival of Speed...

  • Acura NSX at the 2016 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
    Acura NSX wins its class in Pikes Peak Hill Climb

    With a margin of more than 11 seconds over of its nearest competitor, Acura's new NSX has taken home victory in its class at the grueling Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. The NSX won the Time Attack 2 division, which consists of cars that are only lightly modified from showroom...

  • McLaren P1 GTR Near Crash Laguna Seca

    Laguna Seca's corkscrew isn't famous because everyone gets it right. The combination of corners—lovingly 8 and 8A—combines a hard left and hard right with little camber to help and a five-story drop to make it even harder. By the time you're done with turn 9, cars have dropped more than 100 feet. (Note: Turn 9 is no walk in the park either. The long, fast sweeper is nearly the same test of courage as the corners before it.) CHECK OUT: McLaren: All the cars, from F1 to P1 All of that disappearing roadway in the corkscrew is a challenge, even pro guys like the driver in this clip...

  • 2016 McLaren 570S
    McLaren 570S, Highs and lows of the Dodge Viper, Jay Leno crashes in a drag-racing wheelstander: Car News Headlines

    The first car in McLaren's more attainable Sports Series is the McLaren 570S. We got behind the wheel and found that this brilliant $187,000 car is a rude wake-up call for Ferrari. It we won the lottery, you can bet we'd put one of these in our 10-car garage.. Last week Dodge announced the end of...

  • Cast of Top Gear USA
    'Top Gear USA' was just killed by the History Channel

    Tomorrow evening's episode of Top Gear USA on the History Channel will be the show's last. Co-host Rutledge Wood announced the show's demise on Facebook. Hosted by Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara, and Wood, the show was supposed to give Americans our own version of the popular Top Gear by the BBC. The...

  • Hemi Under Glass rolling at Irwindale Speedway
    Jay Leno crashes in the Hemi Under Glass

    Since he was a kid, Jay Leno has appreciated the Hurst Hemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda. With a Hemi engine moved to the back under the rear glass, the car had a considerable rear weight bias that turned it into a prominent wheelstander. The car wowed the crowds at dragstrips more than it...

  • 2016 McLaren 570S
    The $187,400 McLaren 570S is Ferrari's rude wake-up call: first drive review

    Say you just sold your first mobile app, or your company just got acquired by some search-engine giant. What’s a car-crazed geek to do? Real estate? Retirement plan? We’d do something totally logical like this--the 570S, the first car in McLaren's more attainable Sports Series. Logical...

  • McLaren F1 chassis  number 069
    McLaren: All the cars, from F1 to P1

    It's one of the younger brands on the automotive landscape, but few car names sport the supercar aura and carry the racing heritage of McLaren. New Zealand-born Bruce McLaren became one of the youngest Formula 1 champions in 1959, when he won his first Grand Prix. After starting his own race team...

  • NightHawk Tire Deflation Device in action

    It might look like a suitcase, but the NightHawk Tire Deflation Device seen here boasts a rapidly-deploying strip designed to stop perpetrators in their tracks. And, as video depicts, the system retracts quickly to prevent a pursuing officer from suffering the same tire damage to his or her police car. ALSO SEE: Deployable mobile tire spikes could stop you in your tracks The NightHawk weighs a mere 30 pounds, making it easy for an officer to remove it from the trunk of a police car, quickly put it in the path of a vehicle being pursued, and then deploy it at the press of a button on a remote...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition
    General Motors investing $290 million in Corvette plant

    To Corvette enthusiasts, Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a special place. It is, after all, home to both the National Corvette Museum and the plant that builds the Corvette. And if the latest announcement is any indication, the Corvette plant will be running for quite some time. General Motors has...

  • 2016 Subaru WRX STI Isle of Man Time Attack Car
    Mark Higgins narrates his record-breaking run at the Isle of Man

    Do you like watching a master at work? How'd you like to see a car rip through a quaint British countryside? A couple weeks ago, we shared the news that rally driver Mark Higgins smashed his own Isle of Man record for cars, completing the 37.73-mile course in a blistering 17:35.14. That translates...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R, 2017 Ford GT, McLaren P1 LM: This Week’s Top Photos

    Yesterday saw the covers come off one of the most anticipated cars of the year: the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R. It’s the hardcore, track-focused version of AMG’s sexy sports car, and it comes with a supercar rivaling 577 horsepower on tap. We’ve even heard the car is faster around a...

  • Aston Martin Vantage GT12 Roadster
    Q by Aston Martin reveals special Vantage GT12 Roadster at Goodwood

    Aston Martin is on the closest thing to its home turf this week, where the British automaker's Q division has debuted a new, one-off roadster tailor-made for an unnamed customer. The Q by Aston Martin division creates bespoke versions of standard models at the request of customers, including this...

  • Nissan GT-R Drone
    Nissan's new drone can keep up with the GT-R on a racetrack

    Nissan is in the car business, but it has commissioned a special drone that is capable of keeping pace with the high-performance GT-R on a racetrack. The GT-R Drone, as Nissan is calling it, was designed by World Drone Prix Champions. Its most impressive spec is that it can reach 62 mph from a...

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