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Yesterday was the production launch of the new James Bond movie Spectre, the 24th member of the ever-growing franchise and the 10th to feature an Aston Martin. Yes, director Sam Mendes has confirmed that an Aston Martin will feature in the new movie, continuing a 50-year partnership that started...

Still reeling from its failed attempt to rebuild Saab, Dutch sports car manufacturer Spyker has run into what the company describes as “short-term operational and liquidity challenges” and has been forced to file for bankruptcy protection. A Dutch court has approved the application for...

Mercedes-Benz’s rival to the BMW X6, the all-new GLE-Class Coupe (essentially an M-Class with coupe-like styling), is set to make a debut at next month’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show, but it won’t be debuting in just standard flavor as the Mercedes-AMG division will also be showing off...

We’ve known for some time that Mercedes-AMG was planning a new range of performance vehicles to fill the gap between Mercedes-Benz’s range-topping variants and its own dedicated high-performance cars. We can now confirm that the new range is to be grouped under the AMG Sport heading and...

Since taking up the reins at Cadillac, long-time Audi exec and former boss of Infiniti Johan de Nysschen has been dropping plenty of hints about the American luxury brand’s future. Cadillac is in the midst of significant change, with the brand already announcing a new naming strategy plus a...

Deliveries of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 are yet to start but John Hennessey and his team at Hennessey Performance have already come up with a number of performance upgrades for the car, ranging from about 750 to 1,000 horsepower. DON'T MISS: Watch A Big Rig Jump A Moving Formula One Car...

Renault’s tiny Twingo hatch has just been redesigned, and just like previous generations of the car it looks like the latest one is set to spawn some racier versions developed by the French automaker’s Renaultsport performance division. The prototype you see here may look like an...

Should Lexus go a step more aggressive with an amped-up RC F roadster variant in the future? If the beautiful concept it showed this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show is any indication, it might be a distinct possibility. MUST SEE: 2016 Cadillac ATS-V And ATS-V Coupe: 455 HP And 0-60 MPH In 3.9...

Bob Lutz and his business partner Gilbert Villereal remain committed to delivering Fisker Karma sedans that have had their extended-range electric drivetrains replaced by good ol’ V-8 engines, in this case the supercharged 6.2-liter LS9 V-8 from the previous Corvette ZR1 supercar. Considering...

Volkswagen is bringing two very racy concept cars to this week’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, and the best part is that one of them is tipped to enter production. The two concepts are the Golf R 400 from April’s Beijing Auto Show and the GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo (shown above)...

The Chevrolet Corvette is one of the more popular blank canvases for tuning firms presenting their wares at SEMA, but two of the standouts this year come from Chevy itself. One is a 1971 Corvette Stingray that’s been personalized by NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson, and the other is a 2015...

The Scion FR-S T1 is a targa-topped concept built for the annual SEMA show.

The new 911 Carrera GTS models won’t be the only new Porsches on show at next month’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, as the German automaker has today revealed a new special edition based on the Panamera. The new special edition is called the Exclusive Series, and as its name suggests has...

Cadillac’s new ATS-V is set for a debut at next month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, in both sedan and coupe and bodystyles, and today we have an undisguised version of the latter. The car was snapped by one of our photographers during what appears to be an official photo shoot, revealing the...

If you’re more accustomed to Hennessey focusing its might on American muscle and sports cars, you’re not alone, but it turns out the boffins from Texas can tune up a Brit beast, too. Here, the 623-hp Hennessey HPE600 Jaguar F-Type Coupe R rips up the dyno and the drag strip with all the...

After losing out to Audi last year, BMW is back in the winner’s circle of the popular touring car series DTM. Both the 2014 Drivers’ and Teams’ titles went to the Munich-based firm, thanks to top driver Marco Wittmann and BMW Team RMG. Following the conclusion of the final race at...

Audi is the latest automaker to launch a new one-make racing series, in this case based around the all-new 2016 TT sports car. The series is called the Audi Sport TT Cup and its inaugural season will take place next year, with the rounds scheduled to coincide with those of the DTM series. DON'T...

All-wheel-drive sports coupes (and convertibles) are predominantly the territory of the Germans (and the British, by way of Germany, with Bentley), but soon, Jaguar will bring the feature to its brand, too, if this prototype of an all-wheel-drive F-Type is any indication. Billed as a “Plant...

If you’re an amateur racer, a track day driver, or if you’ve even thought about driving, you should watch this video—but never do anything you see in it. ALSO SEE: AMS Alpha Omega GT-R Sets New 1/4-Mile Record: Video The racers will cringe, often. The track day drivers will...

We've been talking about the AMS Alpha Omega GT-R a lot recently. The car is an amazing feat of aftermarket engineering, and it recently ran away with the title at the Texas Invitational speed event. While in Texas, the team decided to stick around and make the most of their trip. This meant a...