2015
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It appears that someone may have just made a costly mistake. MUST SEE: Ferrari F40 Loses Head-Butting Contest With Dodge Dart On Test Drive According to a report by Jalopnik, Ferrari will fine any outlet or journalist $70,000 for breaking an embargo date. This news comes as we are on the precipice of stories hitting the Internet that talk all about the all-new LaFerrari hypercar. Now it seems that one outlet has jumped the gun. A driving video of the car has been posted by Sport Auto. The video in question shows some driving action, and a few exterior design highlights of Maranello's latest...
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2015 BMW i8 first drive reviewThe 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe is a striking design that draws attention wherever it goes. Park it on the street, and you'll be swarmed by pedestrians with cellphones, taking pictures in reverent silence. MUST WATCH: Big Block Smart Car Defies All Stereotypes: Video Tell them that it's...
John Voelcker -
2015 Corvette Stingray Gets New Atlantic & Pacific Design PackagesThe Chevy Corvette Stingray has moved from its debut to the new 2015 Z06, including the first Z06 convertible, riding a wave of enthusiasm and excitement. Now, those who want their Corvette to look as good as it runs will have a new pair of design packages to choose from: Atlantic and Pacific. So...
Nelson Ireson -
Jaguar XK Bows Out Of The Market With 'Final Fifty' EditionLast month we heard that Jaguar’s XK would be dropped from the market as early as this summer, due to arrival of the sportier F-Type on the scene. At the 2014 New York Auto Show last week, Jaguar confirmed the news and revealed a special edition model to help send the XK off into the sunset...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Racing Your Mustang Will Void Its Warranty, Despite Line LockThe 2015 Ford Mustang holds a lot of promise: independent rear suspension, a turbocharged four-cylinder engine option, and a completely new structure--all huge boons to the sports car fan. But what if your Mustang enthusiasm tends toward the straight strip variety? There's plenty to love there...
Nelson Ireson -
2015 Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid R-Design: Forbidden FruitVolvo’s first plug-in hybrid model in the U.S. will be based on its next-generation XC90 SUV and is still more than a year away from reaching showrooms, but overseas the Swedish automaker has been selling a plug-in version of its V60 station wagon for a couple of years. Called the V60 Plug-In...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
To help introduce its 2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible, Chevrolet gave three New York-based college students the rare opportunity to shoot the car before its world debut at the recent 2014 New York Auto Show to create entries for a photo contest. The students--none of whom had ever photographed a vehicle--had one day to create four dramatic images of the supercharged beauty, and the winner, decided by the most votes on the Corvette Facebook page, was to receive a $5,000 prize. DON'T MISS: Big Block Smart Car Defies All Stereotypes: Video Well, the fans have voted Dan Wang’s photos the...
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First 2015 BMW M3 Delivered Early To Abu Dhabi Buyer: VideoThe 2015 BMW M3, known internally as the F80, isn't supposed to reach retail customers for several months yet. The very first introduction drives for the press aren't even complete yet. But one lucky (and we're guessing influential) buyer in Abu Dhabi has managed to secure his car early. It's an...
Nelson Ireson -
2015 Lexus NX U.S. Specs Confirmed: VideoLexus has presented its all-new 2015 NX at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, and that means we have all the specs for the compact crossover, including those of the turbocharged model, Lexus’s first force-fed car. The 2015 NX launches with two powertrain options here in the U.S., one of them the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 Chevrolet Trax Confirmed For Transformers 4 MovieThe fourth instalment of the Transformers movie franchise, Transformers: Age Of Extinction, is now just a couple of months away from its cinematic debut, but we’re still learning of new cars that are set to appear onscreen. The latest to be confirmed is the 2015 Chevrolet Trax, the Bowtie...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 Ford Mustang Options Spied In ScreenshotsThe 2015 Ford Mustang made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show back in January, but it's still on our minds all the time--will a truly modern, fully independent suspension Mustang be as good as we hope? That remains to be answered, but thanks to some screenshots of the what appears to be the dealer...
Nelson Ireson -
Harman Launches Clari-Fi Audio Tech In 2015 Lexus NXThe age of digital audio is both a blessing and a curse for audiophiles. While access to music has never been better and songs can be downloaded at the tap of a thumb, digital compression means sounds really aren't as rich as they were in the good old days, when analog was at its peak. Audio firm...
Antony Ingram -
The Dodge Challenger is one of our favorite muscle cars, and even though it hasn’t seen any major changes over the past few years, it’s still an unqualified blast to drive—at least in V-8 trim. This year, it’s giving us some new reasons to burn rubber all over again. ALSO SEE: 2015 Dodge Charger Debuts At 2014 New York Auto Show This is the first truly major update to the Challenger since it was new for 2008. The changes are obvious from the outside—at least if you’re a Dodge buff. The grille’s been slimmed down, and has LED halo-ring running lights...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe Video PreviewThe fantastic new Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan adds a two-door companion this year—there’s no more CL-Class coupe, instead there’s the beautiful new S-Class Coupe. It was unveiled earlier this year in Geneva, but at the New York Auto Show it made its debut decked out in S63 AMG...
Nelson Ireson -
2015 Ford Mustang GT Gets Standard Electronic Line Lock: VideoThe 2015 Ford Mustang GT is equipped for drag racing, but actual racing will void the warranty.
Stephen Edelstein -
Mercedes-Benz Introduces Long-Wheelbase C-Class In ChinaPretty much any sedan you'd care to think of has a long-wheelbase version in the Chinese market. Not to be left out, Mercedes-Benz has announced a new contribution to the market at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, the long-wheelbase C-Class. MUST SEE: 2015 Ford Mustang GT Gets Standard Electronic Line...
Antony Ingram -
2015 BMW X3: Live From The 2014 New York Auto ShowThe BMW X3 is, or at least has been, a hard vehicle to get excited about. It's comely enough, and quite comfortable and capable, to be sure; it's just not all that moving, especially for a BMW. But there are a few new aspects to the updated 2015 X3 that just might get your enthusiast juices...
Nelson Ireson -
Aston Martin Launches Special Edition Vantage And DB9 At 2014 New York Auto Show: Live PhotosAston Martin has launched two new special editions at the 2014 New York Auto Show this week, but the cars aren’t completely new as we saw them a month ago at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. They’re now being shown in their U.S. specification, and the good news is that we have the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Just months after the debut of the all-new Subaru Legacy sedan at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, the car’s soft-roader wagon variant, the Outback, has made its auto show debut, this time in the Big Apple. Like the new Legacy, the new Outback will be rolling into showrooms this summer as a 2015 model. It brings with it a fresh new look, refined powertrains and some new safety tech. DON'T MISS: 2015 Dodge Challenger Comes In Eight Trim Levels, None Of Them Supercharged The look is very close to that of the new Legacy, unsurprisingly. The headlights and grille shape are nearly identical...
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2015 Subaru WRX STI Global Rallycross Car Previewed At 2014 NY Auto ShowSubaru will give showgoers an early peek at its 2015 WRX STI Global RallyCross car at the 2014 New York Auto Show.
Stephen Edelstein -
2015 Dodge Charger Debuts At 2014 New York Auto Show: Live PhotosDodge has unveiled the dramatically revised 2015 Charger at this week's New York Auto Show. By its own admission, the company has reworked just about every body panel on the car, so while similar under the skin the new Charger projects a very different image. Many of the car's styling tweaks are...
Antony Ingram -
2015 Dodge Challenger Comes In Eight Trim Levels, None Of Them Supercharged: Live PhotosDodge has finally taken the covers off its 2015 Challenger, but the model we’re most interested in, the high-performance SRT, is nowhere to be seen. Hopefully we’ll see it soon, as it’s the one that’s expected to get Chrysler’s new supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible: 2014 New York Auto Show Live PhotosGeneral Motors recently pulled the wraps off its 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible, and the car has now been presented at the 2014 New York Auto Show. It arrives just in time for some spring-time dreaming about top-down driving. Top-down driving with 625 horsepower, that is. Unfortunately...
Bengt Halvorson -
2015 MINI Countryman Gets Revised Styling, New Tech: 2014 New York Auto ShowMINI may have just introduced an all-new Cooper Hardtop, but that doesn’t mean it’s ignoring its other models. The automaker has just rolled out an updated version of its Cooper Countryman, which is on show this week at the 2014 New York Auto Show. It’s due to go on sale later...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran