2011

Electric car maker Tesla is suing U.K. hit TV show TopGear for libel and malicious falsehood, seeking to right the record about its Roadster electric sports car, which the company thinks was treated unfairly by the sometimes witty, sometimes boorish hosts of the show. Unfortunately, this is no...

Welcome back to the Guilty Pleasures series, a weekly journey into the land of cars we shouldn't, yet do want. The ideal Guilty Pleasure car sold for a bundle when new, failed miserably in the showrooms, and only gets discussed later— if it is remembered at all— in semi-mocking tones...

Since the introduction of the first Audi A4 back in 1994 (albeit the A4 is essentially the original Audi 80 renamed), more than five million cars bearing the A4 name have rolled off Audi production lines in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm in Germany. The five-millionth model was a ‘Misano...

Production at the main factory of Swedish automaker Saab has restarted this morning after it was halted by a dispute over unpaid suppliers. Adding to concerns over the future of the small Swedish automaker, Saab's main plant in Trollhattan shut down yesterday when suppliers halted delivery of...

Plastic is one of mankind's great inventions. It's more or less impossible to get by in the modern world without owning or using something made from one type of plastic or another - from the computer you're reading this on to food packaging and beyond. Cars, too. Have a quick think about the car...

A Cadillac winning Import Car of the Year sounds backwards, until you realize that the magazine bestowing the award is based in Europe. Readers of the German car enthusiast magazine AutoBild Allrad have voted the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe All-Wheel Drive as their favorite imported car in the sports...

Aftermarket tuner Baldwin Motion has just released a "Fantastic Five" package for the Camaro SS that consists of five different levels of available power, from 525 horsepower up to 800. The base SS-427 is the 525 horsepower model, and it comes with a new exhaust, race-prepped aluminum cylinder...

Porsche's Panamera has taken a lot of heat and received a lot of praise for its unusual looks. Its performance, however, has been almost universally impressive, and soon, it could get even more ferocious. The Turbo S variant of the Panamera may be coming as soon as the end of this week. Reports...

Here’s a clear example of what not to do when your luxury SUV gets stuck in the mud. After refusing the help of a truck driver whose vehicle can clearly tread through the mud safely, the driver of this modified Porsche Cayenne proceeded to floor the throttle in vain hope that his luxury SUV...

Remember the special edition ‘Frozen Gray’ BMW M3 launched in the U.S. last year? The one that sold out in just 12 minutes? Well, China has now received its own matte-painted special edition M3, also built to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first M3. Like its U.S. counterpart, the...

Toyota has resumed production of the Lexus CT 200h and HS 250h hybrids following a shutdown after the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that rocked the northern part of the country. At issue is the battery supply. The batteries for the vehicles -- as well as the ever-popular Prius -- are...

The first event in the new Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) was held this weekend at Irwindale Speedway in California. After all was said and done, former World Rally Championship (WRC) winning driver Marcus Gronholm took the victory in the top AWD class. It was no easy victory for Gronholm, as...

The name Samuel Hubinette is synonymous with drifting, his personal drift team, Samuel Hubinette Racing (SHR), having sent all manner of high-powered vehicles sideways including Dodge Challengers and Vipers and even a Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV. We’re now less than a fortnight out from...

It’s now easier than ever to join the exclusive club of Porsche 911 ownership thanks to new lease deals being offered on the iconic supercar. Porsche has been offering a 24 month lease deal on its 911 and according to the company, the promotion has been a runaway success when compared to the...

There’s a reason why incredibly fast cars have an assortment of strangely styled aerodynamic components stuck to their bodies--to keep them glued to the ground. Travelling at similar speeds to aircraft taking off, cars too can have trouble staying on the ground, which is exactly what happened...

Eighteen-hundred and nine point six, to be exact. That's a lot of horsepower. Drag fiends, savor the heady aroma. The owner of this completely nutso twin-turbo Camaro built by Late Model Racecraft is Kelly Bise. It was built for the Texas Mile, and will be hitting the long and straight stretch this...

Before the advent of video games and thousands of cars stunningly recreated in high polygon models on hundreds of detailed race tracks, we used to use a little thing known as imagination and a little suspension of disbelief to get virtual racing thrills. Diecast cars were at the bottom of the tree...

Volvo has issued a recall on some models its 2011 S40 sedan due to a potential crack found on the top of the passenger side support member located in the engine bay. The cracks are likely to have developed during the forming process of the structural component and if present may reduce the...

A new new M car may be on the horizon, due this fall in the Land of the Rising Sun. Its recipe? Lightweight, high-tech materials, and more electronics than ever before. What will be the platform? We're not sure, but it's not likely to be the 1-Series M Coupe. The 1M Coupe already had a lightweight...

You just bought a new 2011 Chevrolet Volt, you're all set to save the world one full-range EV charge at a time...so what do you do? Hit up Laguna Seca, of course! The overenthusiastic duo inside this 2011 Chevrolet Volt dampens the party somewhat, but the lack of engine noise lets us hear the...