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  • Matt LeBlanc, Chris Evans and the Stig

    Matt LeBlanc will join Chris Evans as one of the new hosts of Top Gear when the popular motoring show makes its return this May. No, it’s not April 1. The producer of the show, the BBC, confirmed the news today. ALSO SEE: Fast And Furious 9 And 10 Dates Confirmed That’s right. Joey Tribbiani, from Friends, will be appearing in the show each week alongside Evans, a British television and radio presenter and fervant Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] fan. It means Top Gear will have its first non-British host in its 39-year history. In a statement, the BBC said additional cast members will be...

  • Aston Martin DB9 GT
    Aston Martin DB9 Final Drive: 2016 GT Variant A Fitting Way To Say Goodbye

    No... I'm not the one saying goodbye here, sorry to disappoint you. It's the Aston Martin DB9 that is bowing out. That's not a sad statement either, as its departure opens the door for a more modern and wonderful replacement. Aston Martin has been producing the DB9 from 2004 all the way up through...

  • 2017 Volkswagen C Coupe GTE (Hui Dao) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Volkswagen C Coupe GTE Spy Shots

    Volkswagen engineers are out testing a prototype for what’s clearly a large sedan but we’re not talking about the next-generation Phaeton. The German automaker recently confirmed that its new Phaeton will only arrive at the end of the decade, so what might we be looking at here?...

  • 2016 Opel Mokka X
    2017 Buick Encore Previewed By Opel Mokka X

    At next month’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Opel will introduce the Mokka X. The vehicle is the updated version of the Mokka subcompact crossover on sale since 2012 and known in these parts as the Buick Encore. It will go on sale in Europe this spring. For readers back home, the updates should...

  • Koenigsegg Produces The Most Expensive Key Ever
    Koenigsegg Designs The World's Most Expensive Car Key

    The key fob for a number of high-end vehicles can often cause a bit of a stir. That's because there's potentially big money being spent on these optional extras. Go price out a Porsche and you can get a key made that looks like your very vehicle. Buy an Aston Martin and you'll be starting your car...

  • Ford GT race car during 2016 Rolex 24 at Daytona qualifying
    How the Ford GT race car differs from the road car

    The most anticipated new car release of the year in enthusiast circles is the upcoming 2017 Ford GT. Built to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 50 years after Ford posted a one-two-three finish at that hallowed race, the GT is a race car in street car guise. Of course, it's also a race car, and...

  • 2016 Cadillac ELR

    Cadillac’s Converj concept, unveiled in early 2009 during the height of the global financial crisis, was meant to be a way of sexing up the extended-range electric car technology offered in the much more mundane Chevrolet Volt, whose platform it borrowed. The concept had an extreme, futuristic design that looked unlike anything else in Cadillac lineup, so the confirmation of production came as quite a surprise. What was even more surprising, though, was that the production version, the ELR, had a design that was almost as daring as the original concept. And there was some decent...

  • 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee
    Jeep Sales Starting In India By Mid-2016

    Jeep managed to sell 1,237,583 vehicles worldwide in 2015, which represents the highest total in the brand’s 75-year history. The total this year is likely to be even higher, though, as Jeep will finally have an official presence in the growing Indian market. ALSO SEE: Scion Axed, Most Models...

  • Scion C-HR Concept
    Scion axed, most models to become Toyotas

    Toyota confirmed today that its Scion brand will be axed. All existing Scions apart from the tC coupe will become Toyotas. The changeover will take place once the first 2017 models start arriving, currently scheduled for this August. This means cars like the FR-S sports car, iA sedan and iM 5-door...

  • Renault Sport F1 RS16 2016 Formula One car
    Renault Restructures Performance Divisions, Reveals 2016 Formula One Car

    After announcing its return as a constructor in the Formula One World Championship late last year, Renault today unveiled its race car for the 2016 season. Along with the reveal, the French automaker confirmed drivers Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer for the squad. The official name of the new F1...

  • 2017 Audi R8 Super Bowl 50 spot
    New R8 Stars In Audi's Super Bowl 50 Spot: Video

    Audi has had mixed results with its Super Bowl spots over the years—we’re still trying to forget last year’s Doberhuahua shocker—but this year the automaker looks like it has a hit with Commander. The 60-second ad, which will air during the first quarter of Super Bowl 50...

  • Alleged 2017 Nissan Armada - Image via Titan XD Forum
    Nissan Armada To Return As Rebadged Patrol?

    Nissan is expected to return to the full-size SUV segment this year with a new Armada, the previous version of which bowed out of the market after the 2015 model year. It’s not clear what form the new Armada will take but there are rumors it may be a rebadged version of the Patrol sold...

  • Teaser for updated Ferrari FF

    It was at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show that Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] surprised the world with the FF, a shooting brake with V-12 performance and all-wheel drive. At this year’s show, Ferrari will introduce an updated version of the car, a teaser for which was tucked away in a recent presentation for the company’s 2015 financials. The teaser shows the front of the updated FF, which appears to be adopting slimmed-down headlights with a silver eyebrow. The new design matches what we saw in a previous teaser featured on an invite for a private showing of the car at Lake Como’s Villa...

  • Ferrari FF
    Ferrari Share Price Dives Despite “Best Ever” Financials

    While Ferrari's [NYSE:RACE] cars may have waiting lists stretching out more than a year, it’s a different story when it comes to demand for the automaker’s shares. Ferrari’s share price as traded on the New York Stock Exchange dropped to a new low of $34.03 yesterday before...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Cabriolet spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Cabriolet Spy Shots

    A new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet is set to debut this year, and arriving alongside the car will be two performance-oriented versions developed by Mercedes-AMG. One will be the V-6-equipped C43 Cabriolet we spied yesterday and another will be this V-8 powered C63 Cabriolet range-topper...

  • 2016 Ford F-150 Raptor Best in the Desert race truck
    New Ford F-150 Raptor ready for Best in the Desert Racing

    Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new F-150 Raptor isn’t due in showrooms until the later part of the year but you’ll be able to see it in action much sooner than that. Ford has confirmed that a virtually stock version will enter the off-roading racing series that is the Best in the...

  • Driven: Rolls-Royce Ghost, images by John Todd
    'Senna' Director To Helm Movie About Rolls-Royce

    A recent movie that captured the hearts of automotive enthusiasts everywhere was the film Senna. It told of the rise and eventual tragic death of one of the world's greatest race car drivers, Ayrton Senna. That film was directed by Asif Kapadia. It seems Kapadia is eager to keep within the...

  • Jay Leno and the 2015 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R
    Jay Leno Revealed As One Of The 37 Owners Of A 2015 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R: Video

    Anyone familiar with the latest Mustang Shelby GT350 will know that Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] built only 137 examples for the 2015 model year, with just 37 of these being the more hardcore GT350R variant. The number 37 represents the number of original Shelby GT350Rs built by Carroll Shelby back...

  • Transformers Bumblebee Camaro

    Mercedes-Benz’s new AMG Sport range is thought to be on its way out. Instead, the cars will be marketed by the Mercedes-AMG performance division and designated with a “43” badge. Today we have spy shots of what’s likely to be a C43 Cabriolet. We’ve just learned that the ordering process for the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT supercar will commence this month. All orders, no matter who is making them, will need to be filed online. Ford will then vet the list so that the cars end up in the hands of genuine fans. Two vehicles used for filming some of the recent...

  • McLaren P1 GTR
    Go Inside The Workshop Where McLaren P1 GTRs Are Kept And Maintained

    In a small corner of McLaren’s sprawling headquarters in Woking, England is a small shed set up for the P1 GTR. In case you’re not familiar with the car, it’s a more extreme version of the P1 supercar designed and built exclusively for the track, meaning the engineers...

  • Scene from MINI’s Super Bowl 50 spot
    Hyundai & MINI Hire Some Big Names For Super Bowl 50: Video

    When it comes to Super Bowl spots, animals and celebrities tend to be the two most popular options. We’ll be seeing both during Super Bowl 50, where on February 7 the Carolina Panthers will take on the Denver Broncos at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Yesterday, we saw...

  • Jaguar Land Rover research vehicle
    Jaguar Land Rover Wants Its Autonomous Cars To React Like Human Drivers

    Jaguar Land Rover, like most major automakers, is working on autonomous car technology. For the British automaker, it’s important its autonomous cars have a very similar reaction to a human driver so that not only the person behind the wheel but also other people on the road are more...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG C43 Cabriolet spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-AMG C43 Cabriolet Spy Shots

    Mercedes-Benz’s C-Class range is about to spawn a convertible for the first time, or Cabriolet as the German automaker refers to it. And along with the regular car, there will be a couple of performance-oriented models developed by Mercedes-AMG. One of these will be a new C63 Cabriolet, which...

  • Kevin Magnussen
    Ex-McLaren Reserve Kevin Magnussen To Drive For Renault, Maldonado Steps Down

    Renault is finally back in Formula One with its own team after acquiring a controlling stake in cash-strapped Lotus F1 at the end of last year. But that’s not the only bit of good news for fans as it has been confirmed that Pastor Maldonado won’t be a part of the new squad. As the BBC...

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