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- New Vantage S V12 Roadster is Aston Martin's Fastest Open-Top Model Yet [39 Pics & Video]
- Small Asian Nation of Bhutan Seeks Help from Japanese Automakers to Rapidly Shift to EVs
- Carbuyer Looks at Subaru WRX STI’s Practical Side
- Best Scoop Shots of New Cadillac ATS-V Coupe Yet
- Maybach Nameplate to Return on Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, S-Class, MLC
- Mom Leaves Kids Inside Hot Car; Shoppers Smash Windows to Save Them [UPDATE]
- Nissan's RWD Small Coupe May Not Happen, Exec Says
- Toyota to Reveal Possibly Facelifted 2015 Sienna on July 17
- Formula E Car Onboard Lap Hear the Sequential Gearbox-Electric Motor Combo in Action
- New BMW X1 Exclusive Sport Limited Edition for Japan
- Fiat Details Panda Cross, the SUV for the City [72 Photos & Videos]
- Ford Spied Testing Focus RS on the Nürburgring
- 1972 Ferrari 312PB Was the Brand’s Last Sports Prototype Racer
- The Oh, Sh!t, This is Going to Hurt Moment
- New Porsche Exclusive 911 Turbo S GB Edition for the UK Only
- Audi A3 Outsold Mercedes CLA 2 to 1 in its First Three Months in U.S.
- Barely Out 2015 Hyundai Sonata Recalled for Wiring Harness Fault
- Scoop: Badass 2016 Mustang Shelby GT500 / SVT Drops Camo, Shows Its Fangs on the 'Ring
- New Lexus RC F Looks and Sounds Great Going up Goodwood Hill
- First Official Sketches of All-New 2015 Smart ForTwo Out in the Open
- Adrian Newey Rumored to Design an Infiniti Supercar
- Russian Girl Gets Lucky…This Time
- New Volkswagen Passat Rendered in Shooting Brake and GTI Editions
- Zzzzz....Toyota Prius PHEV Sets Nürburgring Record for Fuel Economy [w/Video]
- Cadillac Says New Escalade May Get V-Sport and Diesel Derivatives
| New Vantage S V12 Roadster is Aston Martin's Fastest Open-Top Model Yet [39 Pics & Video] Posted: 15 Jul 2014 05:02 PM PDT  Meet Aston Martin's fastest production convertible to date: the new V12 Vantage S Roadster with a 565hp 12-cylinder engine and a top speed of 201mph or 323 km/h. The ragtop model can also complete the sprint to 60 mph in just 3.9 seconds, or if you prefer the metric system, 0-100km/h comes in 4.0 seconds. Read more »    |
| Small Asian Nation of Bhutan Seeks Help from Japanese Automakers to Rapidly Shift to EVs Posted: 15 Jul 2014 04:23 PM PDT  There aren't that many cars in the small south Asian country of Bhutan, located in the Himalaya mountains. Its only proper urban center is its capital, Thimphu, and even it is not what you'd call big, being home to some 80,000 inhabitants, most of whom are government clerks, officials, members of the country's royal family and a growing but inconsistent middle class. Read more »   |
| Carbuyer Looks at Subaru WRX STI’s Practical Side Posted: 15 Jul 2014 03:44 PM PDT  We have already seen how fast and capable the all-new Subaru WRX STI is in Mark Higgins' record-breaking Isle of Man run, so now it's time for a review that takes a look at the performance car's practicality. Read more »   |
| Best Scoop Shots of New Cadillac ATS-V Coupe Yet Posted: 15 Jul 2014 03:08 PM PDT  Our spies in Germany have scored the best pictures to date of the 2015/2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe, as following an initial sighting of a bagged-up prototype (see second set below), GM removed the black covers leaving only the body wrap to blur the details. Read more »   |
| Maybach Nameplate to Return on Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, S-Class, MLC Posted: 15 Jul 2014 02:38 PM PDT  Despite the fact that Dieter Zetsche pulled the plug on the ill-fated Maybach brand back in 2012, it seems that the century old nameplate is far from being dead, with recent rumors rooting for its return in the upcoming years. Read more »   |
| Mom Leaves Kids Inside Hot Car; Shoppers Smash Windows to Save Them [UPDATE] Posted: 15 Jul 2014 07:10 PM PDT  Update – New eyewitnesses are claiming that the mother is not guilty of leaving her children inside the Jeep, and that she accidentally locked herself outside – read the story below. Previous Story: It's a rhetorical question, but how many children have to suffer and even die in overheated cars for parents to stop leaving them inside their vehicles unattended? It's baffling if you think about it, yet it happened again and this time, it was recorded on film when a mother allegedly left her two children locked inside a Jeep Wrangler at a Texas strip mall. Read more »   |
| Nissan's RWD Small Coupe May Not Happen, Exec Says Posted: 15 Jul 2014 01:46 PM PDT  Despite recent reports, it appears that a small Nissan sports car inspired by the IDx concepts is not on the way, at least not in 2016 as previously expected. Pierre Loing, vice president-product planning for Nissan Americas, said a small, RWD sports car that could compete with the Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S is currently an enigma for the Japanese automaker. Read more »   |
| Toyota to Reveal Possibly Facelifted 2015 Sienna on July 17 Posted: 15 Jul 2014 01:24 PM PDT  Did you know that it's been almost five years since Toyota unveiled the third generation Sienna minivan in December of 2009 as a 2011MY? If you didn't shrug your shoulders to show your indifference, you just might be interested to know that Toyota plans to release the updated 2015 Sienna this Thursday, July 17. Read more »   |
| Formula E Car Onboard Lap Hear the Sequential Gearbox-Electric Motor Combo in Action Posted: 15 Jul 2014 12:55 PM PDT  Electric motors and their high, instantly-delivered torque are by no means the best friends of conventional gearboxes. That's why most modern electrics run a sort of direct drive from the motor to the wheels – it promises simplicity and much increased reliability. Read more »   |
| New BMW X1 Exclusive Sport Limited Edition for Japan Posted: 15 Jul 2014 12:33 PM PDT  If it seems that not a week goes by without BMW treating Japanese consumers with some sort of a limited edition, that's because it was actually…seven days ago that the Bavarians released the Z4 sDrive 20i GT in the Land of the Rising Sun. Read more »   |
| Fiat Details Panda Cross, the SUV for the City [72 Photos & Videos] Posted: 15 Jul 2014 12:07 PM PDT  The most rugged member of Fiat's city car family, the Panda Cross, will arrive in showrooms across Europe in September, which is why the Italian carmaker has released a new photo gallery and detailed information about the four-wheel drive mini car. Read more »   |
| Ford Spied Testing Focus RS on the Nürburgring Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:40 AM PDT  From congested roads in Michigan to the Nürburgring racetrack, Ford continues to roll out and test prototypes for a super-hot version of the Focus with the heritage-rich RS badge. This model will give the Blue Oval the weapon it needs to combat the VW Golf R, Subaru WRX STI and in the near future, the European market-only Honda Civic Type R as well. Read more »   |
| 1972 Ferrari 312PB Was the Brand’s Last Sports Prototype Racer Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:00 AM PDT  Ferrari's last racing car developed specifically for sports prototype racing was the 312PB, a car that marked the end of an era. After this car, Ferrari exited sports car racing and concentrated its efforts solely on Formula One. Read more »   |
| The Oh, Sh!t, This is Going to Hurt Moment Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:31 AM PDT  You know the moment; when you get overly cocky and feel that you're invincible and super talented, which might be okay and prove harmless when, let's say, you're solving a crossword puzzle, but not so much when you're operating a machine, driving a car or riding a bike… Read more »   |
| New Porsche Exclusive 911 Turbo S GB Edition for the UK Only Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:07 AM PDT  Porsche Exclusive, the automaker's bespoke division, has released a new 911 model destined for the UK market named the 911 Turbo S GB Edition. Limited to 40 units, the car celebrates 40 years of the 911 Turbo with distinctive exterior styling and luxurious interior features. Read more »   |
| Audi A3 Outsold Mercedes CLA 2 to 1 in its First Three Months in U.S. Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:39 AM PDT  The Audi A3 Sedan outsold the Mercedes CLA almost two to one in its first three months on the U.S. market. CLA sales have dropped in seven of the past eight months, in contrast with last year's performance, when the four-door coupe helped Benz become the best-selling luxury automaker in the States to became the most successful new Mercedes in two decades. Read more »   |
| Barely Out 2015 Hyundai Sonata Recalled for Wiring Harness Fault Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:12 AM PDT  Not two months since its official unveiling, Hyundai has announced it has to recall some 2,138 copies of its 2015 Sonata whose power steering may not work as intended due to a faulty connection in the car's wiring harness. The issue can extend to affect the shifter as well, as it may be stuck in the Park position. Read more »   |
| Scoop: Badass 2016 Mustang Shelby GT500 / SVT Drops Camo, Shows Its Fangs on the 'Ring Posted: 15 Jul 2014 08:43 AM PDT  While we were waiting for Toyota and its Prius PHEV to finish up a lap on the 'Ring with a tablespoon of fuel, our spies emailed us these fresh scoops of what we believe to be the King Cobra of Mustangs, or in other words, the next Shelby GT500, which some say may be renamed to SVT or GT350. Read more »   |
| New Lexus RC F Looks and Sounds Great Going up Goodwood Hill Posted: 15 Jul 2014 08:05 AM PDT  Now that BMW no longer makes a great handling coupe powered by a naturally-aspirated V8 engine, we're glad that Lexus has stepped in and filled the void with its interpretation of the formula: the all-new RC F. Read more »   |
| First Official Sketches of All-New 2015 Smart ForTwo Out in the Open Posted: 15 Jul 2014 07:40 AM PDT  It's almost time for Smart to show its all-new 2015 ForTwo and ForFour models, but just before the big reveal in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday night, July 16, the Daimler-owned brand released the first official drawings of the production ForTwo. Read more »   |
| Adrian Newey Rumored to Design an Infiniti Supercar Posted: 15 Jul 2014 07:17 AM PDT  If you are a Gran Turismo fan, you've definitely heard about the Red Bull X2014 and X1 virtual racers, designed by Red Bull F1 Team's chief technical officer Adrian Newey. Read more »   |
| Russian Girl Gets Lucky…This Time Posted: 15 Jul 2014 06:50 AM PDT  Drivers from Russia and its neighboring countries often get a bad rep in regards to protecting pedestrians (and for good reason…) on the road, but it's not always like that, as you'll see for yourself in the following video. Read more »   |
| New Volkswagen Passat Rendered in Shooting Brake and GTI Editions Posted: 15 Jul 2014 06:21 AM PDT  If you know VW, then you should have known what to except from the new 2015 Passat for global markets except North America: something not too fancy, not too boring. One way VW could give some spark to its bread-and-butter mid-size model is through the addition of new derivatives, as featured in these renderings. Read more »   |
| Zzzzz....Toyota Prius PHEV Sets Nürburgring Record for Fuel Economy [w/Video] Posted: 15 Jul 2014 05:55 AM PDT  Automakers use the Nürburgring racetrack as a proving ground to make their latest cars go faster and better, and when they make an announcement about the Nordschleife, it almost always has to do with how fast they completed a full lap. Not this time, as Toyota isn't bragging about miles per hour, but about miles per gallon - talk about a snooze-fest… Read more »   |
| Cadillac Says New Escalade May Get V-Sport and Diesel Derivatives Posted: 15 Jul 2014 05:30 AM PDT  The old Cadillac would never consider a sporty derivative, let alone a diesel engine offering for its biggest and brawniest SUV, the Escalade, but times are changing and GM's luxury division is now open to both options, as revealed by David Schiavone, the model line's brand manager. Read more »   |
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