Car News

Garage Italia Customs, the vehicle customizing business started last year by Fiat heir Lapo Elkann, has teamed up with BMW to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the automaker’s official presence in Italy. The result of the partnership is this psychedelic i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, which...

Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Performance is happy to show enthusiasts what it is doing these days. In addition to its videos of the Ford GT development, it is working on a four-part series of videos highlighting the development of the Focus RS RX rally car. Built to compete in the FIA World...

A new investigation accuses Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] of using cheap Eastern European labor to expand its assembly plant in Silicon Valley, but it is the automaker's response to the situation that is garnering the most attention. The San Jose Mercury-News published a detailed report last weekend...

When we think about automotive barn finds, we normally envision a dusty car tucked away in storage after something went wrong on it many years ago. Usually, someone had intentions of fixing it up—or at least saving it until the market supported restoration of it. This 2010 Ford Motor Company...

Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Performance has released the third in a series of videos on the development of the revived Ford GT. Chapter one detailed Ford's decision to build this race car/supercar. Chapter two examined the challenges and advantages involved in engineering a road car and race car...

Five small cars designed specifically for the Indian market have all failed crash tests conducted by the United Kingdom-based Global New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Not one of the five—the Renault Kwid, Maruti Suzuki Celerio, Maruti Suzuki Eeco, Mahindra Scorpio, and Hyundai...

Alfa Romeo’s Giulia still isn’t on sale in the United States but Mopar already has a handful of upgrades for the car. They include everything from carbon fiber body enhancements to matching jewelry. BMW has overhauled the powertrain lineup of its 2-Series coupe and convertibles. Along...

Porsche has a new generation of its Cayenne SUV out testing but the current model still has plenty of life left in it. For the 2017 model year, the big SUV gets the latest version of the Porsche Communication Management infotainment system across the range, while the base model and S E-Hybrid get...

Mercedes-Benz is working on a new version of its G-Class-based Light Armored Patrol Vehicle, or LAPV for short. The vehicles are developed exclusively for military use and feature among their upgrades armor protection and beefed up suspension. The last was the LAPV 5.4 introduced in 2008. Its...

Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has finally confirmed its new GT supercar will be coming with carbon fiber wheels. However, they won’t be standard like on the Mustang Shelby GT350R. Instead, the GT will come with forged aluminum wheels standard and the carbon fiber set available as an option. The...

Earlier this month we brought you the first details on a new BMW diesel engine equipped with four turbochargers. BMW has finally released full details on the engine which makes its debut in the 7-Series flagship sedan. It was only in 2012 that BMW unveiled a triple-turbocharged diesel engine that...

BMW is overhauling the powertrain lineup in its 2-Series range for the 2017 model year. The coupes and convertibles adopt the latest versions of the automaker’s 4- and 6-cylinder engines and in the process benefit from performance and efficiency gains. The cars also adopt new badges to denote...

A scale model manufacturer has managed to do what many before have failed at: Creating a scale model of the V-8-powered Ariel Atom 500. Stretching 134 inches from head to toe, the life-size Ariel Atom isn't exactly a big car. And, as you might expect, the scale model version won't take up a lot of...

Having already lured former Bentley design boss Luc Donckerwolke, Hyundai has now managed to snag Bentley’s designer in charge of exteriors, the talented Sang Yup Lee. The Korean designer has previously worked for the likes of Pininfarina, Porsche and most recently Bentley, however...

You're a master of all things LS. You completely understand the Ford FE big blocks. Those Honda B16 engines are no match for your knowledge base. At their core, these engines all behave the same way. Air and fuel enter the combustion chamber and the pistons and crankshaft work to turn that into...

Mercedes-Benz has been banned from selling convertibles and roadsters equipped with its innovative Airscarf system in its home market of Germany over a decades-old patent dispute. The German Federal Court of Justice says Mercedes' dealerships must disable the system on new cars being sold in...

While the writing staff of The Simpsons may not have many gearheads on staff, arguably the best-known car nut in the world joined the crew for a recent episode. That's right, Jay Leno recently left his own garage (if only for a minute) to head over to the hit Fox animated series. His character...

Looking for sensible performance? Volvo could make your decision a little easier by offering a hefty discount worth up to $7,500 off of its sport-oriented S60 and V60 Polestar models. Don't go into your local Volvo dealer looking for great deals on the updated 2017 S60 and V60 Polestar, which...

Chevrolet is thought to be working on a mid-engine layout for its next-generation Corvette, and according to a report we’ll see the car at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show. The thinking is that by making the Corvette mid-engined, Chevy will be able to boost performance, prices and desirability...

One lucky enthusiast now has a very special Porsche among his or her collection. This is the only Porsche 911 GT1 race car to be converted for street use, and it was just sold at an RM Sotheby's auction in Monaco for €2.77 million (approximately $3.14 million). Handling the conversion was...