Rumors

The CLA Class may get a shooting brake variant in the near future, but will it come to the U.S.?

The new ATS has been a very successful car for Cadillac. In addition to racking up awards left and right (including nearly taking our 2013 Best Car To Buy award), the ATS has risen to become Cadillac's second-best-selling model behind the SRX, ahead of the larger XTS and CTS sedans. Soon, it may...

Talk of Bentley working on a four-door coupe to slot between its Continental and Flying Spur vehicles has circulated for several years now. Today, the rumors are once again flying, this time with a 2016 target date. While Bentley has confirmed it doesn't have any plans to go down-market, a...

The manual transmission has died a nearly complete death at the upper echelon of the sports/supercar market. At Lamborghini, it has been seen coming for a while now. But could the final edition of the Gallardo bring it back, if only for a while? It might, according to a report from Road &...

It's no secret that Porsche is working on a four-cylinder boxer engine; it's already admitted it's under development. The questions that haven't been answered yet are, when is it coming, and which vehicles will use it? In December we reported that a new four-cylinder boxer engine could make its...

The car you see above is the Jason Castriota-penned Saab 9-3--or at least what it would have looked like, had it been built. This is the car that--ostensibly--would have saved the marque, had it survived to see it built. Instead, Saab went bankrupt in December 2011, and the company we once knew and...

If you’re concerned about Volvo’s aging product line, here’s some good news: over the next few years, the Swedish automaker will revise or replace nearly every model in its current lineup. We’ve just learned that a facelifted S80 sedan will debut for the 2014 model year, and...

The 2014 Corvette Stingray isn’t even in the hands of customers yet (though we have seen its first crash), but details are beginning to emerge about the next generation of higher-performance Corvette models. The good news is this: Chevrolet appears to have plans to launch both a Z06 and ZR1...

If you’ve never driven the current generation of Cadillac CTS-V (in coupe, sedan or wagon variants), take our advice and find a way to beg a test drive from an owner or local Cadillac dealer. Not only are the cars impressive for their performance and handling, they’re equally-impressive...

Audi’s A1 hatchback is a genuine hit for the brand in Europe, though those of us on this side of the Atlantic are deprived of its diminutive goodness. Shortly after the car’s 2010 launch, rumors of a faster S1 (or even RS1) version started flying, supported by the occasional spy shot...

Getting a straight answer out of Ford on the next Focus RS is likely getting a concise and clearly-worded response from a politician: no matter how you phrase the question, the reply will be in the form of a non-answer. While that may frustrate potential customers and Focus RS fans, we understand...

Volkswagen will reportedly show its upcoming Golf R Cabriolet at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, which kicks off with press days on March 5. You won’t have to wait that long to see what’s encased in this giant block of ice, as VW promises an “ausbruch” (break-out) in...

Yesterday, BMW and Toyota announced a partnership to develop a new joint sports car platform concept for completion before the end of 2013. The new car will be a combination of both BMW and Toyota technology, but beyond that, it's still a mystery. A connection to the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ is an...

Compact luxury crossovers are the new darlings of the automotive industry, as they give buyers the amenities they expect while delivering improved fuel economy (compared to their larger siblings) for their respective manufacturers. Land Rover has its Range Rover Evoque, BMW has its X1 and Audi will...

If you’re looking for a front engine, rear drive car with some entertainment value, GM brand Chevrolet would be happy to sell you a Camaro, Corvette or (soon) an SS sedan. While the Corvette fits most enthusiasts’ definition of a sports car, its $50k starting price puts it beyond the...

Despite the passing of Carroll Shelby, the company that bears his name, Shelby American, is as active as ever in designing new products and new vehicles. Its vice president, Gary Patterson, promises that 2013 will be a big year for the brand, with new product introductions at the Detroit and New...

Leaks and rumors being what they are, we've been cautious about talk of the LS7 V-8 engine from the Corvette Z06 appearing in the Chevrolet Camaro. We've also been looking forward to--but not counting on--a twin-turbo V-6 engine from GM for at least two years. Today, both of those may be just a bit...

Porsche’s completely-redesigned 2013 Boxster was a major step forward for the German brand, and it looks like the all-new 2013 Cayman will offer the same progress in a hard-top version. The new car certainly looks better (in our eyes, anyway), and we’ll tell you exactly how much better...

So far, the Ferrari Enzo's upcoming hybrid replacement, or F70 as it may be called, has raked the muck from nearly every rumor pond in all of the Great Rumor Swamp, a.k.a. the Internet. Filtering the good from the bad is difficult. The latest rumor may be the most outrageous yet. According to...

When it comes to automobiles, nothing defines wretched excess quite like the Bugatti Veyron. Everything from its 987-horsepower (or 1,184 hp, in Super Sport trim) W-16 engine, to its multi-million dollar selling price, to its absurd cost of maintenance, is meant to signify that the Veyron is not...