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    The long battle to restore Saab as an automaker is over, with the owner of the assets of the former Swedish automaker, National Electric Vehicle Sweden, confirming today that its future cars will be sold under the new brand NEVS. The news will be sad for Saab fans all over the globe though at least now the automaker can finally be laid to rest. After all, concerns over Saab’s fate date back to General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] bankruptcy days late last decade. While NEVS, a Swedish firm with Chinese backers, was able to acquire most of Saab’s assets following the Swedish...

  • In-Car view as Graham Rahal drives an Indy Car around Road America
    Ride along with Graham Rahal in an Indy Car at Road America

    A Honda engine hasn't given you a thrill like this in some time. That's because this particular one is powering an Indy Car driven by Graham Rahal. He's piloting the machine around Wisconsin's crown jewel, otherwise known as Road America. If you click play on that video above, you'll be transported...

  • What factors change air suspension spring rates?
    What factors change air suspension spring rates?

    Just a week ago, we invited you to come along and learn about air suspension systems. Our friend Jason Fenske at Engineering Explained created a video discussing what air suspension is and how it works. Now he's back with a second video that dives a bit more deeply into the air ride world. This...

  • Ford GT40 1-2-3 finish at 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans
    Watch the story of the controversy behind the Ford GT40's photo finish at Le Mans in 1966

    Kahn Media, with the help of the Petersen Automotive Museum, has put out a documentary about the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans titled "8 Meters: Triumph, Tragedy and a Photo Finish at Le Mans." The video details the controversy behind one of the greatest racing achievements of all time. In 1966, after...

  • 2017 Bentley Mulsanne
    8 great interior features of the 2017 Bentley Mulsanne

    Bentley prides itself on making the finest interiors in the automotive industry, and we find it hard to argue with that notion. The quality of the materials, the expert levels of craftsmanship, the beauty of the designs, and the care put into blocking noise, vibration and harshness make Bentley...

  • 2017 Bentley Mulsanne Speed
    Ultimate luxury with refined performance: 2017 Bentley Mulsanne first drive review

    Bentley says every car it builds is a blend of luxury and performance, with the Mulsanne taking the luxury ideal to the company's furthest extreme. Well, if you're going to go to extremes, you might as well go big, and for the 2017 model year Bentley is adding more luxury to its biggest, cushiest...

  • Jay Leno checks out a 1969 Boss 429

    It's hard to believe that this is the first time Jay Leno has welcomed one of the most iconic muscle cars of the 1960s to his Burbank, California, garage, but the time has come to fawn over Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] Mustang Boss 429. This week's visitor is a freshly-restored 1969 Boss 429 recently completed by Marcus Anghel's Anghel Restorations in Scottsdale, Arizona, one of the epicenters of the muscle car world. In the video, Jay learns all about the flashy 'Stang's restoration and the history of this iconic muscle car. DON'T MISS: Ford Flathead V-8 rebuild timelapse video is...

  • MobileStrike
    Deployable mobile tire spikes could stop you in your tracks

    Car chases of the future may be a lot shorter if MobileSpike gets its way. The startup firm is developing a deployable tire spike system that will allow police to get up close to a perpetrator's car and quickly flatten its tires. MobileSpike won't require officers to plan ahead by throwing spikes...

  • Local Motors Olli Concept
    IBM, Local Motors ready to commercialize autonomous bus

    Does a bus really need a driver? IBM and crowd-sourcing automotive outfit Local Motors don't think so, as their new Olli concept recently demonstrated on the roads near Washington, D.C. ALSO SEE: Deployable mobile tire spikes could stop you in your tracks Calling Olli a concept might be a bit...

  • Tony Dow of ‘Leave it to Beaver’ and his 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder
    'Leave it to Beaver' star reunited with his Corvair

    Wally Cleaver and the sporty Corvair that he bought as a teenager because of his TV fame have been reunited after 50 years apart. Tony Dow, who played big brother Wally on the hit early 1960s sitcom, ordered his first car: a new 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder from a dealer in Los Angeles. Sprayed in...

  • 2017 Ford GT
    2017 Ford GT, 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63, heartbreak at Le Mans: Car News Headlines

    Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] quietly rolled out the production version of its new GT supercar at this past weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race. It took part in a procession that included the original trio of GT40s that made the historic one-two-three finish at the French race 50 years ago. A...

  • Acura NSX EV concept, 2016 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
    Acura reveals electric NSX for 2016 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

    Acura recently confirmed plans to enter an electric NSX in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Today we got our first look at the car which Acura calls the NSX EV concept. The NSX EV is powered by four electric motors that together form a sophisticated all-wheel-drive system...

  • Zenises Z Tire recognized as world’s most expensive by Guinness World Records

    A company based in the United Kingdom has unveiled the world’s most expensive car tire. A set of the special tires, which are based on the Z Tire performance rubber from Zenesis, will set you back a staggering $600,000. ALSO SEE: Koenigsegg Designs The World's Most Expensive Car Key: Video To justify the price, Zenesis has added diamonds and gold leaf to the surface and boasts that some of the folks that helped decorate official buildings in Abu Dhabi were involved in the project. And since someone has actually bought a set, officials at Guinness have recognized Zenesis in its record...

  • 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Dune
    Report: VW to drop 40 models in restructure

    The Volkswagen Group, still reeling from the fallout of last year’s revelation of its diesel emissions cheating, on Thursday released the first details on an overarching strategy aimed at moving past the scandal and transforming the company into a leader in sustainable mobility. One of the...

  • Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg after winning the 2016 Formula One European Grand Prix
    Rosberg returns to winning form at 2016 Formula One European Grand Prix

    Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg was in full control yesterday at the first ever Formula One race held on the Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan's capital. The eighth round of the 2016 World Championship marked the return of the European Grand Prix to the calendar and saw quite a few surprises...

  • #5 Toyota TS050 Hybrid at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans
    2016 24 Hours of Le Mans: Wins for Porsche, Ford overshadowed by heartbreak for Toyota

    It was the cruelest of endings on Sunday at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, with car trouble costing Toyota the overall win in the closing minutes. Heavy rain prior to the race led to some flooding and saw the safety car on the track for almost the entire first hour. Once the race was on, Toyota led...

  • Production-spec Ford GT at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans
    2017 Ford GT in production guise surprises at Le Mans

    There’s an assortment of cars racing around the Circuit de la Sarthe in this weekend’s 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, which at the time of writing is led by Toyota and one of its TS050 Hybrid LMP1s, but one car in particular is creating plenty of excitement off the track. Ford Motor Company...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG E63 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-AMG E63 spy shots and video

    Mercedes-Benz has shown us its new E-Class, but soon after the car reaches showrooms in the summer we should have had our first look at the high-performance version from Mercedes-AMG. No, we’re not talking about the new E43. We’re talking about the new E63 sledgehammer, which once again...

  • Hagerty rebuilds a Ford Flathead V-8

    Our friends at Hagerty Insurance spent six grueling days rebuilding a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Flathead V-8 that they bought at the Hershey Swap Meet last year. Fortunately for us, they've condensed this epic project down into about six and a half minutes in this highly-entertaining video. You don't have to get your hands dirty to enjoy watching the folks from Edelbrock and Traverse City, Michigan's Thirlby Automotive grab their spanners and set to work on the V-8, which was installed in a 1946 Ford pickup. Hagerty bought the engine at Hershey and drove the truck for 4,000 miles before...

  • Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100 (103EX) concept
    Rolls-Royce 103EX concept, Ford GT at Le Mans, 2017 Volvo S90: This Week’s Top Photos

    This week fellow BMW Group subsidiaries Rolls-Royce and Mini unveiled their own Vision Next 100 concepts to celebrate the centennial of their German parent. Rolls-Royce’s concept, code-named the 103EX, was this impressive coupe that boasts an electric drivetrain, autonomous capability and a...

  • Lego Ford GT
    Lego Ford GT on display at Le Mans

    Ford thinks it has all the pieces together to dominate the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year, but the automaker's racing car isn't quite put together the same way as the 4,000-piece Lego model it is displaying on the sidelines of the grueling race in France. Rendered in 1/3 scale, the Lego version of...

  • Lamborghini museum in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
    Lamborghini overhauls museum

    Visitors to Central Italy will now have a new reason to stop in Sant’Agata Bolognese, a small town that Lamborghini has called home for generations: The Italian supercar manufacturer has opened the doors to its freshly renovated museum. The museum itself dates back to 2001 but was growing a...

  • Volvo Drive Me autonomous car pilot project in Gothenburg, Sweden
    U.K. firm to offer insurance for autonomous cars

    Driverless cars aren't yet ready for consumers, but a British firm has already stepped in to cover one potential hurdle: Insuring the vehicles. British insurance underwriter Adrian Flux says it will offer what it believes to be the first policy to cover autonomous cars. Interestingly, since those...

  • Citroen C4 Cactus Advanced Comfort Lab prototype vehicle
    Citroën Advanced Comfort suspension bids adieu to hydropneumatics

    French maker Citroën has been known for the comfortable ride of its cars for 60 years, since it pioneered the use of hydropneumatic suspension on the streamlined DS model unveiled to an astonished world at the 1955 Paris Motor Show. Now part of PSA Peugeot-Citroën, the company is...

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