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  • Donkervoort D8 GTO

    Almost exactly a year ago Dutch firm Donkervoort Automobielen released a teaser for its D8 GTO, a hotter and more powerful version of the firm's existing D8 GT track car. Now, finally, Donkervoort has taken the wraps off the completed D8 GTO, bringing to a conclusion more than two and a half years of development. Working closely with Audi’s quattro division, Donkervoort’s engineers have managed to build the ideal track car combining a beautiful shape with the latest in auto manufacturing technology. Key among the upgrades over the previous D8 GT is a turbocharged 2.5-liter...

  • Wreckage of Audi R8 involved in crash in Tampa, Florida
    Audi R8 Crashes In Florida, Owner Posts Photos On Forum

    The owner of this sad looking Audi R8 was simply driving down a road yesterday in Tampa, Florida on the way to dinner when the driver of a pickup truck allegedly ran through a stop sign and crashed into him causing the damage you see here. Fortunately there were no major injuries for any of the...

  • 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS
    2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS Preview: 2012 Detroit Auto Show

    The production version of last year’s teasing Aveo RS Concept, the new 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS has been revealed today ahead of its debut next month at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The aggressive looking hatchback is the latest addition in GM’s new small car onslaught and the good news...

  • 1934 Auto Union Type 52 engineering sketch
    Stillborn Supercar: 1934 Auto Union Type 52

    In love and cars, it's bittersweet to wonder what might have been. Add nearly 80 years to an element of mystery, and you'll get something like the Auto Union Type 52. If ever the words "ancestral supercar" belonged together, this is it. Recent features on Jalopnik and IEDEI got us thinking about...

  • 1954 DeSoto Adventurer II concept. Image: Barrett-Jackson
    Barrett-Jackson To Offer 1954 DeSoto Adventurer II Concept

    Barret-Jackson will offer up the 1954 DeSoto Adventurer II concept car during it's 2012 Scottsdale auction.

  • 2009 Corvette Z06 GT1 Edition for sale at Lund Cadillac
    Corvette Z06 eBay Buyer Thwarted Despite Winning Bid, But Is Dealer Wrong?

    In what has become an all too common scenario, yet another eBay sports car buyer has met with a dealer's refusal to sell a car bought in a no-reserve auction. The matter is more complex than it might seem--or than some might make it out to be--and we have the inside story, from both the buyer and...

  • The 1964 Miller-Meteor Cadillac hearse offered by Barrett-Jackson. Image: Barrett-Jackson

    At its 2012 Scottsdale Auction, Barrett-Jackson will offer the Miller-Meteor Cadillac hearse used to transport JFK's body from the Dallas hospital to Air Force One.

  • Chevrolet Performance Parts' COPO Camaro concept.
    Chevy Performance Tests Its COPO Camaro Concept: Video

    The COPO Camaro concept shown at SEMA 2011 takes to the drag strip in a new video from Chevrolet Performance.

  • 2012 Lexus LFA right-hand drive model
    The 24 Best Car Pictures Of 2011

    We've always disliked the word "snapshot." A picture isn't an instant in time. It's the tail end of a lot of talent and preparation, a good measure of luck, and a little bit of magic. It can raise pulses and change minds. It even can turn some awkward-looking rides from the real world into mythic...

  • Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition
    Grand Theft Auto 3: 10 Year Anniversary Edition: Full Review

    Ten years might as well be ten aeons in the game industry, such is the pace with which technology progresses. It takes a rare title to transcend the huge developments in graphics, game engines and hardware that a decade brings. We're pleased to confirm to you that Grand Theft Auto III, 10 Year...

  • 2011 Lexus LX 570
    New Lexus LX Coming To Detroit Auto Show

    Lexus will introduce a new version of its LX full-size SUV in Detroit, but Toyota will give its comparable Land Cruiser the year off.

  • BMW i8 Concept live photos, 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Top Ten Concept Cars Of 2011

    2011 has been a great year for concept cars, with everything from eco vehicles to supercars, to... eco supercars. There's definitely been some imaginative shapes appearing on the motor show stands, so here are some of our favorites - in no particular order... Toyota Fun-Vii The writing is on the...

  • Lazareth Wazuma V8F quad. Image: JamesList

    A Ferrari V-8 powered quad, built by French tuner Lazareth, is for sale on JamesList just in time for holiday gift giving.

  • Eight Ferraris crash in expensive pile-up in Japan
    22 Worst Crashes Of 2011, Bentley Crash, 2012 NACTOY: Today's Car News

    The 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards (NACTOY) are nearing completion, with the finalists named ahead of the announcement of the winners at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. A Bentley driver went a bit haywire, crashing into a police car and seven others. And, if you can stomach it, we...

  • Hayden Paddon shakes down his championship-winning 2011 WRX STI. Image: Paddon Team Green
    Subaru Repeats Its 'Subaru Challenge Award' For 2012

    For 2012, Subaru's motorsport division, STI will again be paying contingency money for podium finishes in Production Car World Rally Championship competition.

  • 2011 Nissan Juke
    2011 Nissan Juke Recalled Due To Faulty Turbo Component

    A faulty turbo sensor bracket on certain models of the 2011 Nissan Juke crossover may brake, potentially causing the vehicle to stall.

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series spy shots
    Mercedes-Benz Prepping SLS AMG Black Series Roadster?

    When AMG unleashed the Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series back in 2008, engineers decided to do away with the regular SL’s heavy retractable hard-top and replace it instead with a simple fixed roof composed from lightweight carbon fiber. Black Series cars being the most focused and hardcore...

  • Savage Rivale Roadyacht  GTS
    Savage Rivale: Netherlands' Roadyacht GTS comes to life

    Savage Rivale is an ambitious startup based in the Netherlands and working hard on not just a new car, but a whole new segment. That segment, albeit a niche one, is the four-door convertible supercar segment, a void which in the very near future will be filled by the striking Savage Rivale...

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

    By now you’ve probably read everything there is to know about the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class (if not, click here), but here’s a new mega-gallery and collection of videos to ogle. The new model is the sixth-generation of Mercedes’ luxurious grand tourer and convertible, which began with the original 300SL ‘gullwing’ model and following roadster back in the 1950s. Living up to its German ‘Sport Leicht’ designation, the new 2013 SL-Class features an aluminum body plus a host of other weight saving modifications that ensure it weighs a substantial...

  • Startech Jaguar XJ
    Jaguar XJ Gets More Executive Thanks To Startech

    It's always nice to see a logical tune. Let the stripped-down, two-seat super-coupes get 1,000-horsepower engines and gaudy carbon fiber body kits, luxury cars are about elegance, comfort, and of course, making the money needed to buy them. Instead of focusing all its attention on the engine bay or...

  • 2009 Bentley Continental Flying Spur crashes in Ukraine
    Bentley Driver Runs Red Light, Hits Policeman And 7 Other Cars

    A man driving a 2009 Bentley Continental Flying Spur in Kiev, the capital city of Eastern European nation Ukraine, was involved in a serious accident last month that involved not only a police officer but a total of seven other cars--one of which was a Mercedes-Benz CL550 coupe. The driver of the...

  • 2013 Nissan Pathfinder spy shots
    2013 Nissan Pathfinder Spy Shots

    The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder Concept is not even out yet--it was just announced for a Detroit Auto Show debut today--and already our spies have caught it testing on U.S. roads. It's still heavily disguised, but we can derive a few details from the shots. First of all is its decidedly more car-like...

  • 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC
    Ford Commits To WRC Through 2013, Latvala And Solberg For 2012

    The World Rally Championship doesn't get much in the way of U.S. air time, but it nonetheless supports a rabid fan base. U.S. fans will be happy to know Ford has confirmed its presence in WRC through 2013 today, campaigning the Fiesta RS WRC under the revised rules. Lead driver Jari-Matti Latvala...

  • FedEx to use Nissan NV200 electric van in London
    Nissan Pathfinder, Electric Van Concepts Coming To Detroit Auto Show

    Nissan will debut the all new Pathfinder SUV concept and an electric-powered van at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show.

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