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  • Mazzanti Evantra in the Tuscan hills

    When you want to make a gorgeous promo video for a car in the States, you are most likely going to end up somewhere along the California coast. The sweeping vistas, endless glory of the Pacific Ocean, and absolutely wonderful roads combine for a perfect visual symphony. ALSO SEE: R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R crashes at the Nürburgring When you're an Italian coachbuilder swelling with national pride, however, you can keep your video more regionally focused. Especially when you have access to empty roads in the hills of Tuscany. That's where niche supercar marque Mazzanti has chosen to show off...

  • 2017 Acura NSX production at the Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio
    Acura reveals NSX production secrets

    Acura’s new NSX finally enters production this month, and ahead of the first customer examples rolling off the line the Japanese brand has dropped a few production secrets. Production is taking place at a dedicated facility known as the Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC). The facility is...

  • Dartz’s extra-long Land Rover Range Rover
    Dartz unveils stretched Range Rover

    Dartz is preparing to unveil a successor to its line of over-the-top Kombat SUVs at next month's 2016 Cannes Film Festival, but the Latvian firm has much bigger plans in store for the world’s mega rich. Dartz has announced an expansion of its vehicle customization business and two of the...

  • Tesla Model 3
    Tesla hasn't actually shown us the Model 3's real interior

    The excitement surrounding the upcoming Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] Model 3 electric sedan is, well, electric. The Silicon Valley automaker started taking pre-orders for its next electric vehicle last Thursday, and there are likely well over 300,000 already placed by this time. The inside of the Model...

  • 2017 Bentley Continental GT Speed Black Edition
    2017 Bentley Continental GT Speed: Fastest Bentley ever

    With a 206-mph top speed, Bentley's updated Continental GT Speed is its fastest production car ever. The new Continental GT Speed's 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W-12 engine benefits from an extra 7 horsepower and, more importantly, an additional 15 pound-feet of torque. That's enough to give the new...

  • Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris concept
    Spyker to transform into high-performance brand for electric cars, aircraft

    Dutch sports car brand Spyker emerged from bankruptcy last year after forming a partnership with American electric aircraft startup Volta Volaré. At the time, Spyker said it planned to develop cars with electric technology sourced from Volta Volaré but provided no further details. We...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

    Chevrolet stands behind the engineering of the sixth-generation Camaro, so much so, in fact, that it will honor the warranty if you take your Camaro to a track day. "That's pride of craftsmanship that we know it will stand up to track use," said Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser, in an interview at the New York Auto Show. There are some restrictions, though. The car must not be modified, and it must be an SS model or above. "If you're not modifying your car and you take your production car to a track day and you have an issue with one of your parts, it's covered under warranty,"...

  • Tesla Model 3 design prototype  -  reveal event  -  March 2016
    Tesla Model 3 first ride

    Last night we were treated to the reveal of Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] all-new Model 3 electric sports sedan. Shortly after the reveal we also received a quick ride in the car. While Tesla only had pre-production models on hand, the cars were said to be representative of the production model...

  • 2017 Porsche Panamera spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Porsche Panamera spy shots and video

    Porsche is almost at the end of development of its second-generation Panamera and the latest prototypes we've spotted are wearing barely any camouflage gear. The new Panamera is expected on the market near the end of the year, most likely as a 2017 model, and this time there will be a new wagon...

  • Tesla Model 3 design prototype  -  reveal event  -  March 2016
    Tesla Model 3 revealed with 215-mile range, $35k price tag

    Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model 3 has been making headlines for the past several years but now it’s finally here. The BMW 3-Series-rivaling electric sports sedan was revealed tonight in Hawthorne, California and Tesla has been taking pre-orders since early this morning. According to the...

  • Roborace autonomous race car concept
    Roborace autonomous race car concept revealed

    The first race between fully autonomous cars is coming—and much soon than you think. A championship called Roborace is being established and if all goes to plan will host its first race later this year. Roborace will be an exhibition-style event supporting the Formula E Championship and...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz has already unveiled its next-generation E-Class, albeit so far only in the sedan bodystyle. There are still several variants due such as the high-performance E63 from Mercedes-AMG as well as the new coupe, convertible, long-wheelbase sedan and wagon. It’s the latter that is the...

  • BMW M4 "Factory Trailer"

    You’ve already seen the BMW M4 hit the “ultimate racetrack.” Now watch the car tear through a futuristic city landscape on a dedicated track perched high above the hustle and bustle of the traffic below. ALSO SEE: Meet the Audi RS 7 from hell: Video The latest video is from director Alessandro Pacciani, and though not all of the footage is real the quality behind it is still enough to get the heart pounding. Of course, the sight of an M4 revving its engine and executing massive drifts will normally do that anyway. Pacciani has directed a number of car-related videos in the...

  • 2016 Audi R18 LMP1 race car
    2016 R18 LMP1 is Audi’s most powerful and efficient racer ever

    This year’s World Endurance Championship is just getting started with official testing, known as the Prologue, currently underway at France’s Circuit Paul Ricard. Audi has been the dominant force in top-level endurance racing for the past decade but has lost out to rivals in recent...

  • Spyker C8 Preliator, 2016 Geneva Motor Show
    Spyker C8 Preliator priced from $354,990

    The debut of Spyker's C8 Preliator during last week's 2016 New York Auto Show included the announcement of pricing for the Dutch firm's latest sports car in the United States. Spyker says the Preliator, which will be limited to just 50 units worldwide, will start at $354,990 with the 6-speed manual...

  • 2016 Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car
    2016 Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype revealed

    The 2016 World Endurance Championship, the successor to the World Sportscar Championship, is now entering its fifth season and out to defend its title is Porsche. The German automaker will once again field its successful 919 Hybrid though for the latest season there have been key changes made in...

  • Jeep Crew Chief 715 concept, 2016 Easter Jeep Safari
    Jeep takes concepts to Moab's Easter Jeep Safari

    Jeep enthusiasts are no strangers to Moab, Utah, and neither are Jeep designers and engineers. The folks from Jeep once again descended on scenic Moab for the annual Easter Jeep Safari and they came with a truckload of new concepts. And, because they like to get dirty, they even took them off road...

  • Trans Am Depot
    Go behind the scenes at Trans Am Depot: Video

    We recently brought you news of a new “Bandit” Trans Am based on the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. The car was developed by a company in Florida by the name of Trans Am Depot and even had some input from the Bandit himself, actor Burt Reynolds. Trans Am Depot uses donor Camaros to...

  • Lamborghini builds its 5,000th Aventador

    Lamborghini has reached a milestone for its V-12-powered Aventador: 5,000 have been built at the Italian automaker's Sant'Agata Bolognese assembly plant. If you're counting, that's 60,000 cylinders slid into the wedgy supercars since the first Aventador rolled off the line in February of 2011. Final assembly of chassis number 5,000 occurred on March 22. The car is a red (Rosso Bia) Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster with a black interior and it was built for the Italian market. Lamborghini has not named its buyer. A small ceremony was held at the company's assembly plant just outside Bologna, Italy...

  • 2016 Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 race car
    Toyota TS050 Hybrid for 2016 WEC revealed with twin-turbo V-6, 986 hp: Video

    Toyota has revealed full details for its hybrid Le Mans prototype that will compete in the 2016 World Endurance Championship, the highest echelon for endurance racing and whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car is the TS050 Hybrid, which like it its TS040 predecessor will compete in the...

  • 2017 Nissan GT-R, 2016 New York Auto Show
    Nissan details how its GT-R engine is built: Video

    The divide between mass production and hand crafting has reached the world of mainstream car brands, albeit only for a few select models. One of these is Nissan's GT-R. Earlier this week at the New York Auto Show, Nissan took the wraps off of an updated version of the R35-series GT-R, which in...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible, 2016 New York Auto Show
    2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible debuts in New York: Live photos and video

    Look out performance fans as Chevrolet has just dropped the first photos and details on the 2017 Camaro ZL1 Convertible. The car was rolled out today at the 2016 New York Auto Show where the ZL1 coupe was shown for the first time just yesterday. The specifications of the ZL1 Convertible are...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG E43, 2016 New York Auto Show
    2017 Mercedes-AMG E43 revealed at New York Auto Show: Live photos and video

    Slotting in above the E300 in the all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class range is the new, performance-oriented E43 from Mercedes-AMG. Technically referred to as the Mercedes-AMG E43, the car is powered by a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 engine rated at 396 horsepower and 384 pound-feet of torque, the latter of...

  • 2017 Audi R8 V10 Spyder, 2016 New York auto show
    Audi R8 Spyder swoops into New York auto show

    The open-top version of Audi’s second-generation R8 supercar made a surprise showing this week at the 2016 New York Auto Show. Like the coupe, the open-top R8, officially labeled an R8 Spyder, now offers a V-10 engine only. However, here it only offers one output at present: 540 horsepower...

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