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  • 2016 Cadillac ATS-V, 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show

    Cadillac’s V-Series is a real competitor for AMG and M cars—and this year, the sub-brand is about to extend to the already brilliant ATS lineup, in the form of the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V. MUST SEE: Watch A Big Rig Jump A Moving Formula One Car: Video The stock ATS coupe drivetrains won’t do for the V-Series, so Cadillac’s shoved the twin-turbo V-6 from the CTS Vsport under the hood. In the ATS-V, it’s rated at an estimated 455 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque, more than the BMW M3 and M4. Power goes to the rear wheels through either a rev-matching six-speed...

  • Porsche 959
    Porsche 960 Ferrari 458 rival hasn’t been canceled

    We first heard that Porsche was considering a new mid-engine supercar to take on the likes of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 458 Italia back in 2011. Internally referred to as the 960, the new car was billed as a successor to the legendary 959 and tipped to be launched on the market around 2017. Recently...

  • Mercedes AMG at the 2014 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
    Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton Named 2014 Formula One World Champion

    Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton has been named the 2014 Formula One World Champion, after the Briton won yesterday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in spectacular style. He’s now the first Mercedes driver to claim the title since Juan Manuel Fangio all the way back in 1955. His teammate Nico...

  • 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350
    2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Video

    Since the new Mustang hit the streets this summer, the Z/28-haters have been wondering—when’s the real muscle car going to show up? Ford has an answer for that at the 2014 Los Angeles auto show—it’s the track-ready version of the legendary pony car. This is the outrageous...

  • 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport
    Land Rover Announces Updates For 2015 Lineup

    Land Rover used this week’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show to announce its 2015 model year updates. The big news is the introduction of the all-new Discovery Sport, which goes on sale early next year priced from $38,920 with a $925 shipping charge. It will be available exclusively with a...

  • 2016 Acura ILX
    2016 Acura ILX Debuts At 2014 L.A. Auto Show

    Acura had high hopes for its newest gateway vehicle, the ILX compact sedan, which was originally introduced at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The idea behind its creation seemed logical enough: by basing an Acura model on the Honda Civic, the automaker could lower the price of entry and attract a...

  • Hardcore Mercedes-AMG G63 spy shots

    Mercedes-AMG’s G63 6x6 has proven to be a massive hit, despite its price tag of around half a million dollars and the fact that it barely squeezes into most parking spots. Now, it appears the engineers at Mercedes-AMG are testing a version of the regular four-wheeled G63 fitted with a number of upgrades borrowed from the G63 6x6. It’s clear the vehicle sits much higher than the regular G63 and its wheel arches extended significantly. This allows for a wider track and greater wheel articulation, extending the vehicle’s off-roading prowess even further. Some of the specific...

  • Galpin Auto Sports and Henrik Fisker Rocket, 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
    Galpin and Henrik Fisker reveal 725-hp Rocket based on the Mustang

    Henrik Fisker is probably best known for his attempt at starting an automaker, but before the days of Fisker Automotive the Danish businessman was working as a car designer and running coachbuilder Fisker Coachbuild. Well, it appears Fisker isn’t finished with the auto world just yet as...

  • 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari XX spy shots
    2015 Ferrari LaFerrari XX Spy Shots

    Earlier in the year a Ferrari exec confirmed that development had started on an ‘XX’ experimental version of the LaFerrari supercar, and soon after prototypes of the track-only special were spotted at some of Europe’s top race tracks, including Germany’s Nürburgring...

  • Lexus LF-C2 Concept Convertible  -  2014 Los Angeles Auto Show live photos
    Lexus LF-C2 Concept Roadster Shows An Even Racier Side: Live Photos & Video

    Should Lexus go a step more aggressive with an amped-up RC F roadster variant in the future? If the beautiful concept it showed this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show is any indication, it might be a distinct possibility. MUST SEE: 2016 Cadillac ATS-V And ATS-V Coupe: 455 HP And 0-60 MPH In 3.9...

  • 2015 BMW X5 M, 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2015 BMW X5 M And X6 M Revealed: Video, Live Photos

    BMW’s new X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs based on the latest-generation X5 and X6 are finally here, revealed in full at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. The formula is a familiar one, with the original X5 M and X6 M having brought us plenty of joy during their time on the market. Now their...

  • 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe, 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2016 Cadillac ATS-V And ATS-V Coupe: 455 HP And 0-60 MPH In 3.9 Seconds

    The Cadillac CTS-V has long been a favorite of enthusiasts who know what a real driver’s car is—and at a real sweetheart of a price for what you get. Sure, it had its rough edges. But it was great. Now, the ATS-V steps in to take up that mantle—and to carry it forward. Packing 455...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show

    Mercedes-Benz recently confirmed one of the year’s worst-kept secrets: That its Maybach brand is making a return as a new “Mercedes-Maybach” sub-brand specializing in ultra-luxury, similar to how the existing Mercedes-AMG sub-brand specializes in performance. Now, the first Mercedes-Maybach product has been revealed, the 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, which is on show this week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show (it’s also on display at the 2014 Guangzhou Auto Show currently underway in China). The version on show in L.A. is a Mercedes-Maybach S600, powered by a...

  • Audi Prologue concept, 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
    Audi Prologue concept revealed, presages new look for brand

    Audi’s forward-looking Prologue concept has finally landed, and it’s bigger and bolder than ever. The stylish coupe doesn’t preview any one particular model currently being developed, but instead showcases a new design language for the entire Audi brand crafted by German designer...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf R Variant
    Volkswagen Golf R Variant Revealed Ahead Of L.A. Auto Show

    Volkswagen’s new Golf R hot hatch due in showrooms early next year has spawned a wagon variant, which makes its world debut this week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Yes, VW has chosen the event in L.A. to showcase the Eurocentric Golf R Variant, but the official line is that there are no...

  • 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder
    Porsche yet to approve Ferrari 458-rivaling mid-engine supercar

    Porsche recently ruled out any chance of a new entry-level sports car positioned below the Boxster, and now there are fears plans for a new mid-engine supercar positioned above the 911 and designed to take on the likes of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 458 Italia could also be put on ice. The last we...

  • Bentley Grand Convertible Concept  -  2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
    Bentley Raises The Roof With Flagship Grand Convertible Concept

    Is there the demand for an open-air touring car, sized and priced above the Continental GTC and based on the Mulsanne? That’s essentially what Bentley is asking with the new Grand Convertible Concept that it previewed at a studio space in West Hollywood, prior to the start of the Los Angeles...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S at Laguna Seca, first drive, November 2014
    2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S first drive review

    It’s rare that a car aimed so squarely at a competitor does so much so differently and yet comes out with a very similar result. The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S is just such a car. How so? Well, first of all, from the styling (look at that rear end), to the performance, to the pricing, the AMG GT...

  • Teaser sketch for Audi Prologue concept (Image via Auto Bild)

    Audi will present a new concept car at this week’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show to showcase a new design language crafted by Marc Lichte, who took over the design reins at the German automaker late last year. The concept was initially thought to be in the form of a grand four-door coupe, but some teaser sketches revealed over the weekend suggests that it may have just two doors. The teaser sketches were published by Auto Bild, which also reports that Audi has picked the Prologue name for its new concept. The name is certainly apt considering the concept previews Audi’s new design...

  • 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350
    2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Packs New V-8, Serious Track Upgrades: Video & Live Photos

    If you thought you might have to wait some time before the storied Shelby name gets spliced back into the Mustang narrative, think again. An all-new Mustang Shelby GT350, based on the all-new sixth-generation Mustang, is already here—ahead of its official public debut later this week at the...

  • 2016 Toyota Mirai
    Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle Due In 2015 To Be Called Mirai: Video

    Imagine driving a car with no harmful emissions, that could go for 300 miles, and be filled back up in 3-5 minutes. That's the reality of Toyota's upcoming fuel cell vehicle, which today has been confirmed as the Mirai. The vehicle will go on sale in Japan in April 2015 and should be in U.S...

  • Honda FCV Concept
    Honda Concept Previews New Fuel Cell Vehicle Coming In 2016

    Honda is an industry leader in the development of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. In 2002, it was the first automaker to begin a retail initiative with the leasing of fuel cell vehicles to fleet customers with its original FCX hatch, and by 2005 it was already leasing the cars to individuals...

  • Chevrolet Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo concept teaser
    Chevrolet Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo Concept To Debut At L.A. Auto Show

    Chevy's Vision Gran Turismo concept will be inspired by the legendary Chaparral racers.

  • McLaren’s MP4-29 2014 Formula One car
    McLaren Starts Testing New Honda Power Unit In Its F1 Car

    McLaren today started testing of a new Honda power unit in a modified version of its 2014 Formula One car. The testing took place during a filming day at the Silverstone circuit in the U.K. under strict conditions. MUST SEE: Meet The Man That Modified The Car For 'Furious 7': Video McLaren, along...

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