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  • BMW i8 hydrogen fuel cell concept

    In late 2011, BMW signed a memorandum of understanding with Toyota for collaboration on a number of projects, one of which was development of a new sports car platform to spawn a replacement for the Z4 as well as a spiritual successor to the Supra. Another crucial area for collaboration was hydrogen fuel cell technology, with BMW able to leverage Toyota’s years of research in the field. Despite the lack of a refueling infrastructure and the dubious means by which the majority of commercially available hydrogen is sourced (typically from natural gas that’s undergone steam-methane...

  • Tailor Made Ferrari California T
    Ferrari Lightweight Tech Even Encompasses Seat Trim

    Like most other automakers in this expensive space, Ferrari offers up a more bespoke automobile for its more discerning clientele. The program is called Tailor Made, and its latest creation made its debut during the recent 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The creation is this Bianco Italia and Blu...

  • Bizzarini, The Quail 2012
    'The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering' Is Automotive Elegance Defined: Video

    Cars and Coffee, it ain't. The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering is to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance what the Vanity Fair party is to the Oscars. Guests will be fortified with rich people rations like oysters, caviar and champagne. And this year, entertainment will be provided by former Formula...

  • 2017 Lotus Evora 400, 2015 Geneva Motor Show
    Lotus Announces New Headquarters And Expanded Dealer Network For United States

    For the past several years, Lotus has relied on a skeleton crew to run its operations in the United States, the world’s biggest market for sports cars, as the company dealt with developing a solid business plan in the face of crippling cash shortages. A plausible plan has been devised under...

  • Teaser for production Peugeot 308 R Hybrid
    Peugeot Teases Production Version Of 500-Horsepower 308 R Hybrid Concept

    Peugeot has just introduced a GTI version of its 308 hatchback that comes in 250- and 270-horsepower guises. However, the French automaker is planning a much more potent version of the popular compact car, a prototype for which has been teased. The prototype is for a production version of the 308 R...

  • Alfa Romeo Giulia
    Watch Alfa Romeo’s New Giulia In These Latest Promo Videos

    Alfa Romeo’s new Giulia small sports sedan has finally landed, marking the start of a renaissance for the illustrious Italian brand as well as serving as a clear shot across the bow of rivals. MORE: With Reveal Of New Giulia Sedan, Alfa Romeo Gets Serious About Brand Renaissance Right now the...

  • 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Stalls, Launch, Nearly Loses It

    Last week Mopar made red-blooded American drag racers squeal with joy when it revealed the new 2015 Challenger Drag Pak, a drag race car based on the latest Challenger. ALSO SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Revealed, Now Available With Supercharged V-8 During the reveal the Mopar team wanted to show journalists the raw power of the new Challenger Drag Pack, but things didn't exactly go according to plan. First, the car stalled out, possibly due to flooding the engine with too much fuel. It took a few tries to get it restarted, and then the driver proceeded to do a big, honkin' burnout...

  • McLaren P1
    McLaren Planning More Hybrids Including Additional Ultimate Series Model

    McLaren only has one hybrid in its lineup, the flagship P1, but its CEO Mike Flewitt believes there’ll be many more introduced over the next decade as the cost and weight of the technology are further reduced. In fact, the CEO is so bullish on hybrid tech that he hopes to have at least 50...

  • 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350
    2016 North American Car And Truck Of The Year Nominees Announced

    It may only be June but preparations for the 2016 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards are already well underway. This week the final list of nominees was confirmed. There are 19 vehicles in the Car category and 21 for the Truck category. In the coming months, the judges will prune the...

  • Aston Martin Vulcan, 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Aston Martin Vulcan Makes Dynamic Debut At 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

    England’s Goodwood Festival of Speed is over for another year, but there’s plenty of photos and video to digest still. One of the stars this year was Aston Martin’s Vulcan track car, which made its dynamic debut at the event and was also shown for the first time in a new livery...

  • 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R And Focus RS at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R And Focus RS Take On The Goodwood Hill Climb: Video

    Two stars from the new Ford Performance lineup, the 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R and Focus RS, took on the famous hill climb during this past weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. In the first video is the Mustang, driven by Ben Collins, professional racing driver and former Stig. It...

  • 2017 Audi A4
    2017 Audi A4 Is Lighter, More Powerful And More Advanced: Video

    Come 2016, buyers in the market for a small sports sedan with a touch of luxury are going to be spoiled for choice. In addition to the existing Cadillac ATS, Lexus IS and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, all impressive cars in their own right, we’ll see the arrival of an updated BMW 3-Series plus...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG A45 4Matic

    Even in this era of engine downsizing and ever-present fuel economy and emissions regulations, the power wars are alive and well. Audi fired the last shot in the hot hatch arena when it lobbed its RS 3 on the market with a 362-horsepower rating, and now Mercedes-AMG has retaliated with an updated version of its A45 4Matic producing a staggering 375 hp. The updated A45 is the flagship of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz A-Class range, which just underwent a mid-cycle update and is on show this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ahead of a formal debut at September’s Frankfurt Auto Show...

  • Alfa Romeo Giulia
    With Reveal Of New Giulia Sedan, Alfa Romeo Gets Serious About Brand Renaissance

    Alfa Romeo is serious about putting its brand back on the map. This week at the official Alfa Romeo Museum in Milan, Italy, the automaker revealed the Giulia in high-performance Quadrifoglio trim—the first car in an eight­-product assault scheduled for the next three years. The Giulia is...

  • Jeep Experience Moab 2015
    Hell's Revenge And Back: Driving The 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk In Moab

    Utah's stunning crystal blue sky completely filled the windshield. Off to my left, I could see a Jeep Jamboree spotter. He was on top of a boulder and giving the thumbs up, encouraging me to keep climbing. That's when I laughed and said, "Nobody who buys a Cherokee is going to take it up stuff like...

  • Lotus 3-Eleven, 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Lotus 3-Eleven debuts at 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Lotus has developed a hardcore, track-focused machine along the lines of its previous 2-Eleven launched in 2007. The new track car is called the 3-Eleven to signify its relation to the original Eleven racer of the 1950s as well as the previous Elise-based car, and this time around it is based on...

  • 2017 Cadillac XT5 leaked - Image via Opposite Lock forum member Saw930
    2017 Cadillac XT5: The SRX Successor Spotted On The Streets

    Cadillac managed to do a pretty good job of keeping its upcoming SRX replacement under wraps, but now the vehicle has been spotted completely undisguised on the streets of New York City. This photo and another showing the rear of the vehicle were posted to the Opposite Lock forum by member Saw930...

  • 2016 Ford Focus RS, 2015 New York Auto Show
    2016 Ford Focus RS Coming With 345 Horsepower: Video

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has made big promises to blow your enthusiast face off as of late. The Blue Oval is certainly delivering too, with the arrival of a new GT supercar, a new Raptor performance pickup, and the Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R duo. There's one machine noticeably absent...

  • Nissan Juke-R 2.0 concept, 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed

    If indeed Nissan execs were displeased by the construction of the original Juke-R four years ago, they have a funny way of showing it. That’s because the Japanese automaker has unveiled a new version at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed currently underway in the U.K., where the vehicle will take on the event’s famous hill climb with GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough behind the wheel. In case you’ve forgotten, the original Juke-R started out as an off-book project by some of Nissan’s British staff and motorsport partners. The goal was to shoehorn the GT-R’s...

  • Alain Prost-inspired McLaren P1
    McLaren Celebrating Its Motorsports Legends, Rolls Out Alain Prost-Inspired P1

    The 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed gets underway today in the U.K., and one of the stars of the show will be this unique McLaren P1 prepared by the MSO personalization department. Its special livery was inspired by motorsport legend Alain Prost, in particular the Frenchman’s patriotic livery...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Cruze unveiling, Detroit, June 2015
    2016 Chevrolet Cruze Revealed: Live Photos And Video

    Chevrolet’s second-generation Cruze compact sedan designed for the U.S. market has been revealed (the Chinese-market version was shown last year), and it brings a raft of new changes that make it quite the technological leap over its predecessor, a car that managed to sell more than 3.5...

  • Alfa Romeo Giulia
    Mamma Mia: The New Alfa Romeo Giulia Finally Revealed

    The Alfa Romeo Giulia has been revealed, and we can now confirm some details about the Italian marque's historic new sedan. The example above is the flagship Quadrifoglio model, and sports the four-leaf clover badge which has designated high-performance Alfa Romeos for more than nine decades. Power...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible
    2016 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Preview: Live Photos & Video

    Only a month after blowing us away with its all-new, sixth-generation 2016 Camaro, Chevrolet has now taken the wraps off the car’s convertible variant which like the coupe will be introduced for the 2016 model year. The new Camaro Convertible sticks with a conventional folding soft-top but...

  • 2017 Jaguar F-Pace spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf / SB-media
    2017 Jaguar F-Pace Spy Shots

    These are the latest spy shots of Jaguar’s upcoming SUV based on the C-X17 concept first shown at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. Previously thought to be an XQ or Q-Type, Jaguar has since confirmed that it’s first-ever high-riding model will be called an F-Pace. While the name might be a...

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