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  • Jannarelly Design-1

    Those looking for a back-to-basics sports car with a seriously stunning design now have a unique option in the Jannarelly Design-1. Jannarelly is the creation of French designer Anthony Jannarelly, the man responsible for the aggressive lines of the $3.4 million W Motors Lykan Hypersport, and its first product is a lightweight roadster sporting retro design cues and modern mechanicals. The Design-1 will be available in the United States from November 2016. The first examples will be special launch edition models, priced from $84,000. Crucially, the cars will be street legal in all states...

  • Patent drawing for Volkswagen electric car concept - Image via Autoblog
    More VW concept patents surface, hint at future EV family

    New patent drawings depicting futuristic concept cars have turned up in the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s database. The drawings, found by Autoblog and Motor1, were filed by Volkswagen and most likely depict planned concepts for the automaker’s future electric car...

  • Mini Countryman plug-in hybrid prototype
    New Countryman to be Mini’s first hybrid

    A new generation of the Mini Countryman is just around the corner and on Monday we received confirmation that the compact SUV will be the brand’s first hybrid. Mini says the arrival of the hybrid Countryman marks the start of a new phase for the brand, one that is electrified yet still...

  • 2017 Ford Fusion Sport by Legacy Innovations, 2016 SEMA show
    2017 Fusion Sport to join modified Ford fleet at SEMA

    Two of the most popular vehicles at the annual SEMA tuning fest are Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] F-150 and Mustang, in the respective pickup truck and sporty car categories. At the 2016 SEMA show, which runs from November 1-4, we might be able to add another Ford to that list, the Fusion...

  • 2018 Honda Civic Type R spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Honda Civic Type R spy shots and video

    It’s been exactly one year since we last saw prototypes for Honda’s new Civic Type R and now we have new spy shots and video of the latest testers for the upcoming hot hatch. Honda launched a Civic Type R outside the United States in early 2015 but that car was based on the...

  • 1984 Toyota AE86 drift car
    Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya reveals restored Toyota AE86

    The Toyota AE86 is a legend among drift fans. “AE86” is actually the internal code for rear-wheel-drive models from the fifth-generation Corolla family, launched in the 1980s. The models became popular among Japan’s drifting scene because of their affordability and ease at which...

  • 2017 Acura NSX

    The 2017 Acura NSX is somewhat controversial. Fans of the original loved the way it challenged the established supercars of the day with a simple mid-mounted V-6 engine and an aluminum architecture. That car could perform on a racetrack and feel like an Accord on the road, while the Ferraris and Lamborghinis of the era beat up their occupants in the name of performance. Take that formula, throw it out, and start over with a three-motor hybrid powertrain complete with all-wheel drive, torque vectoring, and more lines of code than your desktop computer. The 2017 Acura NSX isn't exactly...

  • Motor Authority Best Car To Buy
    Best Car To Buy 2017: Cars that didn't make the cut

    A big part of our job around here is to drive today's new cars and report back to you. That puts us in the seats of hundreds of vehicles each year, many of which represent the latest achievements in luxury and performance. Many are brilliant pieces of comfort and engineering, and some fall shy of...

  • 2017 BMW 5-Series production in Dingolfing, Germany
    An inside look at production of the 2017 BMW 5-Series

    BMW on Wednesday took the wraps off its new, seventh-generation 5-Series sedan. The car is lighter, more dynamic and loaded with more tech than its predecessor and should prove a hit when it arrives on the market in the spring of 2017. Production is already underway at BMW’s main plant in...

  • 2017 BMW 5-Series
    2017 BMW 5-Series preview

    Mercedes-Benz has been launching hit after hit for the past few years, making it hard for rivals, even perennial luxury leader BMW, to keep up. Mercedes has catapulted to the top of the sales charts thanks to a focus on traditional values such as handsome design, plush interiors and stout...

  • 2018 Volkswagen Golf R Variant spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Volkswagen Golf R Variant spy shots and video

    The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf is about to undergo its mid-cycle update. We’ll see the updated range in showrooms around mid-2017, with the cars arriving for the 2018 model year. Prototypes are currently testing around Europe. The latest shots and video show a prototype for the...

  • 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Superleggera spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Lamborghini Huracán Superleggera spy shots

    Lamborghini has just introduced a rear-wheel-drive Huracán but a new, more hardcore version is just around the corner. We have new spy shots of what's likely to be a Huracán Superleggera (earlier shots showed a test mule). If you look closely, you'll notice the extra aero around the...

  • 2016 Ford Focus RS

    Ford couldn't have released the Focus RS at a better time. The Mitsubishi Evo is officially dead, and the Subaru WRX STI is getting long in the tooth. The most recent generation of the STI is only offered as a sedan, and an Evo hatchback was never offered in the U.S. While other automakers are giving up on hot hatches, Ford has just released the hottest of the hatches. The Focus RS makes more power than any hot hatch ever released, including its only current direct competitor, the 292-horsepower Volkswagen Golf R. It also uses some impressive hardware, highlighted by an advanced...

  • 1951 Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupe - Image via Drew Phillips Photography
    Meet the grand daddy of all Porsche race cars, the 1951 356 SL Gmünd Coupe

    Priceless is a word thrown around a lot these days when describing classic cars, but for this 1951 Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupe there really isn’t a more appropriate descriptor. It’s the first Porsche sports car developed for racing, and it’s the first to have notched up a...

  • First test drive of the Unimog on 9 October 1946
    The Mercedes Unimog turns 70

    Almost exactly 70 years ago to the day, the first Unimog prototype went for its very first test drive. On October 9 in 1946, a designer named Heinrich Rößler was behind the wheel of a new vehicle that he designed. This vehicle had no hood, was fully stocked with a bundle of wood, and the...

  • 2017 GMC Sierra 2500 HD All Terrain X
    2017 GMC Sierra 2500HD gets All Terrain X off-road package

    GMC’s big and brawny Sierra 2500HD is getting some noteworthy upgrades for the 2017 model year. It was only a week ago that we outlined the new Duramax diesel, and now GMC has unveiled an All Terrain X off-road package for the popular pickup. ALSO SEE: Hennessey promises 600-plus-hp F-150...

  • 2018 Lamborghini Aventador spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Lamborghini Aventador spy shots and video

    Engineers from Lamborghini were spotted testing an updated version of the Aventador Roadster in the summer. Now they’ve been spotted again, this time with an updated Aventador coupe. They were testing the car on the Nürburgring and some surrounding roads. The updates represent the...

  • 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster S, white
    2017 Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman first drive review: don't play it by ear

    The Porsche Boxster and Cayman are brilliant sports cars, but they're not so different as the names might suggest — they’re basically the same car, aside from that minor roof thing. So why different names? Indeed. This year, Porsche's debugging that situation by adding a new prefix...

  • 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 compared to the 2017 Camaro 1SS

    People love to look back on the past with rose-colored glasses. We do this with everything from politics, to finance, to the world climate, and especially to automobiles. The thing is, cars today are better than ever and they're only improving. That doesn't mean the classics are bad. In fact, we love old school metal here. Still, it's interesting to see how an old model compares to its newer version...like, for example, the Chevrolet Camaro. The 2017 model year marks the 50th anniversary of the Camaro. To celebrate that fact, H&H Classic Parts compiled a side-by-side comparison of a 1967...

  • Michael Schumacher private collection at Motorworld Cologne
    Schumacher's private motorsport collection to become permanent display

    Michael Schumacher’s family has graciously donated the racing legend’s own collection of motorsport memorabilia for fans to enjoy. The collection, considered one of the world’s most significant for motorsport, will go on permanent display at the new Motorworld car mecca being...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG C63 R Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-AMG C63 R Coupe spy shots and video

    Mercedes-AMG is out testing a more hardcore version of its C63 Coupe. We don’t think the car is a successor to the previous C63 Coupe Black Series, though we think one will be dropped on us eventually. Rather, we think this will be a track-focused model dubbed the C63 R Coupe, following the...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible spy shots - Image via David Wesel/CorvetteBlogger
    2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible spy shots and video

    We've already seen spy shots of what is likely to be the 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 in coupe form. Now come shots of a future ZR1 Convertible. Photographer David Wesel captured both the coupe and the convertible testing in Marrrieta, Ohio, and the those photos are posted on CorvetteBlogger. A...

  • 2017 Hennessey VelociRaptor 6x6
    Hennessey promises 600-plus-hp F-150 Raptor 6x6 for $317k

    You can forget about the Mercedes-AMG G63 6x6 because Hennessey Performance will build you a much more badass six-wheeled, off-roading truck for a lot less money. Meet the Hennessey VelociRaptor 6x6, based on the 2017 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor. It’s priced from $295,000, which...

  • Motor Authority Best Car To Buy
    One of these cars will be Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2017

    Sometimes we have to pinch ourselves. The world's automakers just keep developing new vehicles spanning a wide spectrum of luxury and performance. From ulta-luxury SUVs to high-performance hybrids to driftable hot hatches, automakers are finding new and better ways to coddle customers and create...

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