2017

  • Aston Martin DB11 production starts in Gaydon, United Kingdom - September 2016

    It’s the start of a new era for Aston Martin today. The first customer examples of the new DB11 grand tourer rolled off the production line at the automaker’s plant in Gaydon, United Kingdom. On hand was CEO Andy Palmer who has promised to personally inspect the first 1,000 examples to ensure they’re all up to scratch. The first cars off the line are all U.K. models that will be delivered to their owners in October. The United States should receive its first examples late in 2016. “It’s an exciting moment for the entire company when the first car of a new model...

  • 2017 Land Rover Discovery, 2016 Paris auto show
    2017 Land Rover Discovery preview

    The Discovery is back. Land Rover will revive the nameplate it retired in the 2005 model year, while it sends the LR4 nameplate to the archives. The new Discovery will team up with the Discovery Sport on the more rugged side of the Land Rover brand, while the luxury side of the house continues to...

  • Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Launch Edition
    Chosen Mazda fans get first crack at limited MX-5 RF Launch Edition

    Miata fans around the world are... well, they're probably split on how they feel about the MX-5 RF. Regardless, the rest of us are mostly excited, as a Miata with a real roof is an exciting prospect for those of us who enjoy the Miata but don't long for a convertible. The RF is nearly ready to...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Guard
    Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Guard is a glorious--and tough--limo

    The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a luxurious machine. Yet it has nothing on the Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman and its 21.3 feet of opulence. If you're a well-heeled individual, head of state or perhaps even a drug lord, you might want that luxury but plenty of protection as well. Well then, your...

  • 2017 Nissan GT-R Track Edition
    2017 Nissan GT-R Track Edition revealed

    The Nissan GT-R for the 2017 model year has undergone its most significant update to date. Nissan says the 2017 GT-R will eventually offer four models for customers to choose from. Two of these have been revealed in the form of the GT-R Premium and GT-R Nismo. Now we can add a third to the list...

  • 2017 Jeep New Compass
    2017 Jeep Compass first look

    There’s a new Jeep Compass arriving in showrooms in the first quarter of 2017, and it will replace not only the aging current model but also the Patriot. Jeep says it retained the Compass name since it’s more recognized around the globe. The automaker is making little secret of its...

  • 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo

    Nissan today announced pricing for the 2017 GT-R Nismo in conjunction with the 12th Annual Japanese Classic Car Show in Long Beach, California. The track-oriented Nismo is priced from $176,585, a large step up from the $111,585 Nissan charges for the GT-R Premium model. CHECK OUT: 2017 Nissan GT-R first drive review The new Nismo features unique body work with carbon fiber front and rear bumpers, black outside mirrors with red stripes, and carbon fiber side sills and emblem treatment. It also has a handmade dry carbon rear spoiler with a special coating that allows the weave to be felt...

  • 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback
    2017 Honda Civic Hatchback priced from $20,535

    The new Honda Civic Hatchback, which hits showrooms on Monday, September 26, has been priced from $20,535. That compares with the $19,475 you have to pay for the Civic Sedan and the $19,885 for the Civic Coupe. (All figures include an $835 destination charge.) What marks out the Civic Hatchback...

  • 2017 Audi TT and TT Roadster S Line Competition
    2017 Audi TT gets sporty S Line Competition package

    Audi’s TT sports car, now in its third generation, remains as brilliant as ever, particularly in high-performance TT RS form. The car is light and agile and manages to belie its front-wheel-drive underpinnings in most situations. Audi is now offering a package for owners of the standard car...

  • 2017 Audi A4
    2017 Audi A4 gets manual transmission

    Audi’s been eliminating the manual transmission on many of its newer models but the latest A4 sedan is still available with three pedals and stick. Audi has made the manual available at no cost on its A4 equipped with all-wheel drive. The automaker is quick to point out that it’s the...

  • 2017 Mini John Cooper Works Clubman
    New Mini Clubman spawns 228-hp John Cooper Works model

    Mini’s extra versatile Clubman was redesigned for the 2016 model year. For 2017 it spawns its high-performance John Cooper Works model. The car is a hot hatch that packs a turbo four, all-wheel drive and track-tuned suspension. In other words, it’s anathema to the boring buzz boxes you...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV
    2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV priced from $37,495

    General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has stuck to its word of bringing the 200-plus-mile Chevrolet Bolt EV to market for about $37,500. On Tuesday GM confirmed the starting price at $37,495, including destination. It follows an announcement on September 13 that the car has an EPA-estimated range of 238...

  • 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback (European spec)

    Honda has unveiled its new Civic Hatchback ahead of the car’s world debut September 29 at the 2016 Paris auto show. The car is based on Honda’s 10th-generation Civic platform and will be sold in the United States. All versions will come from the United Kingdom, though, as the car is being assembled exclusively at Honda’s Swindon plant. It will join the related Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe in local showrooms in the fall of 2016, arriving as a 2017 model. It will be the first Civic Hatchback offered in the U.S. since the seventh-generation model early last decade. Honda has...

  • 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor
    New 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor coming with 450 hp and 510 lb-ft of torque?

    Both the new Ford GT and F-150 Raptor are coming for performance enthusiasts, but the Blue Oval's been pretty quiet when it comes to one key detail regarding both vehicles: power. Considering both models will be down two cylinders from conventional car logic (twin-turbocharged V-6 vs. V-8)...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV
    2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV promises 238-mile range

    Chevrolet on Tuesday confirmed its 2017 Bolt EV electric hatchback will be coming with an EPA-estimated range of 238 miles. That beats Tesla’s [NSDQ:TSLA] 215-mi estimate for the Model 3 by a significant margin, and the Bolt EV will also beat the Tesla into showrooms, arriving in late 2016...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG E43 first drive
    2017 Mercedes-AMG E43 first drive review

    Big Gulps. Animal Style. Smothered, covered, chopped, and chunked. America's shameless and torrid affair with the over-the-top isn't limited to food. When it comes to luxury and performance cars, we like them big and brawny, too. Alpha-numeric sequences like CTS-V and E63 and M5 activate overworked...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz E400 Wagon first drive
    2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon first drive review

    An icon since its introduction at the Frankfurt auto show in 1977, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon enters the 2017 model year with a new model: the E400. Tons of new tech, a new engine option, and some of the best semi-autonomous driving features around make the new 2017 Mercedes-Benz E400 Wagon...

  • 2017 Nissan Rogue, 2016 Miami auto show
    2017 Nissan Rogue gets hybrid option

    Nissan’s Rogue has been huge hit for the automaker. Buyers in the United States snapped up 287,190 examples last year, making the compact SUV the second most popular model after the Altima in Nissan’s fleet, and this year’s tally is on track to be even higher. The roomier, more...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q60

    Buyers are spoiled for choice in the entry-level premium coupe segment. In addition to the German mainstays, there are commendable options such as Cadillac’s ATS Coupe and Lexus’ RC. And for 2017 there’s also a much-improved Infiniti Q60. Infiniti’s previous Q60, which actually dates back to 2008’s G37, remains a solid performer although its engine is thirsty and its styling dated. The new Q60 fixes those issues and excites things up with an available twin-turbocharged engine and performance-oriented Red Sport model. The Q60 Red Sport 400 comes with a...

  • 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo
    2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo pumps out 188 hp, thanks to the Juke

    It's been forever since the Nissan Sentra SE-R was a machine to be feared--but this year, a new Sentra SR Turbo gives us hope that its tossable, rev-happy spirit lives on. The 2017 Sentra SR Turbo gets its start as a stock Sentra SR, complete with its 124-hp, naturally aspirated inline-4. Yank that...

  • 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio at the Nürburgring
    Alfa Romeo Giulia reclaims 4-door Nürburgring record with blistering 7:32 lap

    Following the debut of its new Giulia Quadrifoglio at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show, Alfa Romeo proclaimed the car had lapped the Nürburgring in 7:39. At the time, this was the record for a production standard four-door car at the ‘Ring by a significant margin. We thought it would be safe...

  • 2017 Ford Fusion Sport
    2017 Ford Fusion Sport first drive review: Mainstream goes premium

    A couple of premium automakers have tried tossing pedestrian engines in their premium cars, and the results were disastrous. Acura shoved a 150-horsepower 2.0-liter 4-cylinder in the ILX, and buyers stayed away in droves. Cadillac plopped the Malibu's 202-horsepower 2.5-liter 4-cylinder in the ATS...

  • 2017 Ram 1500 Night Package
    Ram 1500 Night Package blacks out the details

    Ram has a new 1500 pickup truck for you. Well, it's not completely new, but it's a new trim and there are parts of it we like and parts we could do without. So basically, it's like every special edition truck ever. This one is the 2017 Ram Night Package and the key design upgrade that ties it all...

  • 2017 Genesis G90
    2017 Genesis G90 priced from $69,050

    The flagship sedan for Hyundai's new Genesis standalone luxury division will list from nearly $70,000 when it hits the market later this month. Prices start at $69,050 for the entry-level, twin-turbocharged 3.3-liter V-6-powered Genesis G90 and top out at $73,150 for the range-topping, V-8-powered...

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