2018

  • 2018 Holden Commodore VXR

    Buick on Wednesday unveiled a new Regal GS for North America, but elsewhere the car will be badged a Holden Commodore VXR or Opel Insignia GSi or Vauxhall Insignia GSi. The Commodore VXR will serve as the performance flagship for the latest Commodore which is essentially a rebadged Buick Regal sold by Holden in Australia and New Zealand. The Commodore VXR has big shoes to fill as it replaces the previous-generation Commodore SS which is sold here as the Chevrolet SS and comes with a 6.2-liter V-8, standard 6-speed manual, and rear-wheel drive. Yep, it’s certainly a sad day for...

  • 2018 Buick Regal GS debut
    2018 Buick Regal GS debuts with 310-hp V-6, all-wheel drive

    The 2018 Buick Regal GS has been one of the worst-kept secrets of the year. Days after the April reveal of the Regal Sportback and TourX models, Buick’s website in Canada let slip that a Regal GS with a V-6 and all-wheel drive was coming. Shortly after, the first prototypes were spotted and...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon First Drive
    2018 Dodge Demon first drive review: Hellcat for real sinners

    Americans love excess, noise, and bombast, and the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is as excessive, noisy, and bombastic as a car can get. But the ultimate Challenger is also a stunning piece of engineering, capable of nearly effortless straight-line performance unlike any car to ever carry a...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody first drive
    2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody first drive review: big looks, incremental improvements

    The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is very, very fast. The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is even faster. So naturally, rather than calling it a job very well done, Dodge is introducing a middle child, blending the looks of the Demon with the standard Hellcat's powertrain and attaching much larger...

  • 2018 BMW 6-Series Gran Turismo
    2018 BMW 6-Series preview

    The BMW 6-Series started out life as a sporty coupe, though with the current generation BMW expanded the range to include a sedan (Gran Coupe). For the 2018 model year, BMW’s dilution of the storied nameplate has reached a new extreme. For 2018, BMW has completely done away with the...

  • 2018 Honda Accord
    Smart money is still in sedans: 2018 Honda Accord revealed

    Enthusiasm for sedans may be waning across the globe, but they still represent an important segment in the United States. And one of the most popular is the Honda Accord which in 2016 managed to rack up 345,225 sales, making it the ninth most popular nameplate in the country. On Friday, Honda took...

  • 2018 Volvo XC60 T8 R-Design with Polestar optimization

    Volvo is spinning off Polestar into a standalone brand for high-performance electrified cars, but that doesn’t mean the Swedish brand born out of racing won’t be tuning Volvos anymore. Polestar will also continue to offer optimization for Volvo cars, under the new Polestar Engineered label. And the latest Volvo to get the Polestar treatment is the 2018 XC60—specifically, the XC60 T8 plug-in hybrid. Using its tuning expertise, Polestar has managed to massage 421 horsepower from the XC60 T8’s plug-in hybrid powertrain. That represents a 21-hp bump over the standard XC60...

  • 2018 Audi RS 5
    The 2018 Audi RS 5 is actually a hybrid, kind of

    Audi has plans to slowly introduce hybrid systems on every single one of its new vehicles in the coming future. No, Audi isn't going to turn all of its cars into Priuses. Rather, many models will get mild-hybrid tech. While the process formally kicks off with the 2019 Audi A8, the first Audi to...

  • 2019 Buick Regal Sportback GS spy shots
    Report: 2019 Buick Regal GS set to have 310-horsepower V-6, AWD

    It's becoming more clear than ever Buick has plans to drop a V-6 engine into the next-generation Regal GS. Rumors aside, the latest information comes straight from the brand itself. GM Authority reports the 2019 Buick Regal GS will arrive with a 3.6-liter V-6 engine that will produce 310...

  • 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
    Is the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS still a "widowmaker"?

    It’s so skilled at cutting fat, another name Porsche could have considered for its most powerful road-going 911 was “breaking knife.” Similar cars before the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS have earned a slightly different nickname: “Widowmaker.” Porsche is keenly aware of its...

  • 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS at Goodwood Festival of Speed
    2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS puts on a show at Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Following a soft reveal at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles, Porsche took to the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed to unveil the 2018 911 GT2 RS. In the process, the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS becomes the most powerful 911 street car ever built. With 700 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of...

  • 2018 Ford Mustang order guide leaked, Photo: Mustang6g
    2018 Ford Mustang order guide leaked, reveals new option packages

    Ford has been tight-lipped on the specific changes coming to the 2018 Mustang, but as is often the case, the internet has spoiled a few of Ford's surprises. Mustang6g forum member disneyfun1 uploaded screenshots of the 2018 Ford Mustang's order guide, which details the five packages to be offered...

  • 2018 Dodge Durango SRT

    The Dodge Durango receives the SRT treatment for 2018. No, the new Durango SRT doesn't receive the Hellcat 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, but it’s naturally aspirated 6.4-liter engine still offers more grunt than any 3-row SUV should ever need. It’s offering 475 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque to be precise. To park a Durango SRT on your driveway, you’ll need to pay $64,090, including destination. That’s a few grand shy of the starting price of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT which sports the same powertrain, and unlike the Jeep the Dodge also gives you the extra...

  • Porsche Design 911 GT2 RS Chronograph
    Spend $300K on a 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS and you qualify to buy this watch

    Porsche on Friday unveiled a new 911 GT2 RS. The 700-horsepower track superstar is the fastest, most powerful 911 in the nameplate’s history. It’s even tipped to be faster than the Lamborghini Huracán Performante which currently holds the Nürburgring production car record...

  • Teaser for 2018 Nissan Leaf debuting on September 6, 2017
    2018 Nissan Leaf to feature self-parking system

    Nissan is using the debut of the 2018 Leaf and ProPilot system to reveal more than self-driving capabilities; the car will also be able to park itself. In the latest drip-drop of teasers for the next-generation 2018 Nissan Leaf, the brand revealed ProPilot Park. The system is activated with the...

  • 2018 Porsche Cayenne spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Porsche Cayenne spy shots and video

    The current Porsche Cayenne is approaching the end of its life cycle, as a successor has been spotted on multiple occasions testing in prototype form. The exterior is still partially disguised but we can make out most of the details of the third-generation model which appears to have a sleeker look...

  • 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS, 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Meet the most powerful road-going 911 ever: the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS

    Porsche just took the wraps off its most powerful 911 street car thus far at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS makes 700 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque from its twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-6, spinning through a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic and powering...

  • 2018 Ford Mustang EcoBoost line-lock burnout
    2018 Ford Mustang adds line-lock to turbo-4s for burnouts on-demand

    Ford is making it easier than ever to perform a well-executed burnout because who doesn't like the smell of tire smoke in the morning? The Blue Oval has announced a line-lock will be a standard feature on the 2018 Ford Mustang with the 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine. The line-lock...

  • 2018 Buick Regal TourX

    Buick’s new Regal TourX soft-roader wagon offers superb value thanks to sharp pricing. Cars Direct has learned from order guides that the 2018 Regal TourX is priced at $29,995, including destination. That’s significantly cheaper than potential rivals such as the Audi A4 Allroad and Volvo V60 Cross Country, both of which start above $40k, though it’s still more expensive than the Subaru Outback which starts at $26,810. We’re talking about a German-built wagon with raised suspension, all-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4, and an 8-speed automatic...

  • 2018 Jaguar XE SV Project 8
    Jaguar discusses how the XE SV Project 8's design came to life

    Jaguar has revealed its latest Special Vehicle Operations project: the 2018 XE SV Project 8. As a follow up to the 2017 Jaguar F-Type Project 7, the XE SV Project 8 represents the most powerful roadgoing Jaguar to date. SVO massaged the brand's familiar 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 engine to produce...

  • 2018 Jaguar XE SV Project 8
    2018 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 comes with 592 horsepower, 6-figure price tag

    If you’re looking for the biggest, baddest option in the small luxury sedan segment, you’ll need to turn to Jaguar. More specifically, you’ll need to turn to Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations. The SVO skunk works has churned out the new XE SV Project 8 just in...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 Cabriolet
    2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet first drive review: a true E at last

    The Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet has a strange and winding 25-year history. It all started with W124-generation cars in the early 1990s, the first Mercedes models to bear the E-Class name. In the late 1990s, the E begat the CLK-Class Cabriolet for two generations, both of which were based on the...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody
    2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat gets Demon’s wide-body look

    With only 3,300 destined to be built, the chances of you getting your hands on a 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon are slim, even if you can afford the car’s $86,090 price tag. The good news is that you’ll be able to get the Demon’s sexy wide-body look on a new Challenger SRT...

  • 2018 Dodge Durango R/T
    2018 Dodge Durango R/T gets SRT’s mean looks

    The Dodge Durango finally received the SRT treatment for 2018. The Durango SRT, which debuted in February at the 2017 Chicago auto show, is characterized by its 475-horsepower, 6.4-liter V-8 and aggressive front fascia with numerous intakes. Dodge on Tuesday confirmed that you’ll be able to...

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