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Retired NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal probably doesn't need to work hard for the money these days—although his son is almost college-age—so it's safe to say that his surprise appearance behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Suburban as a Lyft driver was just for the fun of it. And what fun...

Following the revelation of Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal, diesels have started to wane in popularity in many parts of the globe, including Europe where diesel fuel sells at a steep discount to gasoline. According to Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson, diesel sales will continue to...

Hyundai used this week’s Busan Auto Show in Korea to unveil the latest addition to its RM (Racing Mid-ship) project: the RM16 N. The RM project’s primary goal is to develop technologies Hyundai can use to enhance the driving dynamics of its production fleet, but it also serves as a...

Hyundai’s Genesis sedan has undergone an update for the 2017 model year, and as part of the update the car has been moved over to the new Genesis luxury brand and rechristened a G80. The Genesis G80 made its world debut today at the 2016 Busan Auto Show, and introduced alongside the regular...

What's the coolest vehicle you've seen today? Whatever it is, it has nothing on this 1950 Mercedes-Benz race car transporter owned by Jay Leno and featured in the latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage. Then again, not all is what meets the eye with this transporter. Mercedes built just one back in...

In what may turn out to be worrying trend, officials in Paris have placed a ban on older cars and motorcycles. As first reported by Le Monde, cars registered before 1997 and motorcycles before 1999 will be outlawed from entering the city center during the week starting from July 1. Cars will be...

Porsche's Classic division has released a period-correct, but thoroughly updated, navigation system designed to work in a host of its vintage cars. Featuring the automaker's correct logotype and button design, the navigation system is a single DIN unit that will slot directly into the dashboard of...

If ever there was a magic time machine ready to take you back to 1974, this Volkswagen Beetle with just 90 kilometers on its odometer is probably it. The little silver bug recently sold for an impressive €38,250, or just shy of $43,000, at an auction in Denmark. That's more than 10 times what...

The character played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the latest Fast and Furious flicks may be getting his own spinoff film or TV series, which means he'll have a bigger role in the upcoming Fast 8 that's currently filming. On Instagram, The Rock teased his character Luke Hobbs with some heady...

You know that when you push the button marked "AC" you should feel a nice cooling breeze upon your body in short order. Those two letters stand for air conditioning, and it's within this system that magic happens. At least, that's as far as you know at this moment. You understand the inner workings...

The results for the 2016 International Engine of the Year awards are in, and the overall winner has gone to a perennial favorite of the awards: Ferrari [NYSE:RACE]. This year it was the twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V-8 fitted to the 488 GTB that pleased the judges the most. Incredibly, this is the...

One of the advantages of buying Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S or Model X over a rival electric car is that it gives you free access to a growing network of high-speed charging stations, referred to by the company as Superchargers. However, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made it clear the feature...

Nissan has announced some pricing details for its 2017 GT-R and so far it looks like you’re going to have to pay substantially more for the giant-killing sports car. This is partially due to the increase in standard features like the more upscale cabin and new titanium exhaust system. BMW has...

Porsche has a long record of innovation and is once again breaking new ground with the establishment of the digitization department Porsche Digital. Among its contemporaries, Porsche was the first to expand into SUVs and offer a hybrid, and with the launch of the production version of the Mission E...

Nissan has announced pricing for the 2017 GT-R, and it's getting more expensive. The first model to be offered, the Premium, will start at $111,585. That reflects the $109,990 base price plus $1,595 for destination. The outgoing Premium model started at $103,365, so the price has increased $8,220...

Among the well-heeled who are willing to pay seven-figure sums for cars, a still-secret Aston Martin hypercar is proving exceptionally popular. The British automaker says it has over 200 parties keen to buy the as-of-yet unnamed car, which is already double an initially indicated production run of...

BMW has updated its 3-Series Gran Turismo but just by looking at the vehicle you’d be hard pressed to guess there are any changes at all. That’s because, like the recently updated 3-Series sedan and Sports Wagon, most of the changes have taken place beneath the sheet metal. BMW says the...

Seeing any Bugatti Veyron—heck, any Bugatti—on a public road will induce a double take, but the one-off collaboration between the automaker and the French artist Bernar Venet? Well, that's essentially unheard of. Car spotter Jeroen, a popular YouTuber with an uncanny ability to stumble...

There's no doubt that you've heard the distinctive noise that is a Subaru in the distance. It's a rumble and you know what it means. A 2.5-liter "boxer" flat-4 engine is heading your way, and it's eager to spit noise into your ear holes. Why does it sound so different than any other engine on the...

In a new study, findings revealed that Smart and Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], which represent two very different ends of the automotive market, are both subject to the most complaints from consumers to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding defects in their software systems...