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We've spent a lot of time behind the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG--back when it was a new gullwing, then as a roadster, when it underwent its mid-cycle refresh as the SLS AMG GT, and even for a spin in the battery-powered, half-a-million-dollar-pricetagged SLS AMG GT Electric Drive. So what...

Tesla pioneered the idea of harnessing solar power to create an incentive to lure potential customers to its cars. Late last year the Californian startup opened the first of a series of ‘fueling’ stations where owners of its Model S could drive in and charge their batteries to...

The popular Audi and Volkswagen tuning fest, Austria's Wörthersee Tour, will see a number of interesting vehicles presented this year, the highlight of which will be a lightweight Audi TT concept car. Audi is believed to be planning a lightweight version of its next-generation TT sports car...

Alfa Romeo has long been rumored to be planning a new range-topping sedan serving as the replacement for its previous 166 and sharing a rear-wheel-drive platform with sister brand Maserati. However, reports broke late last year claiming that the future Alfa flagship, referred to internally as the...

We're hustling along in the all-new Mk7 Volkswagen GTI, on a tightly curved back road in mountainous Southern France. Just as traffic opens up and I can see a fair distance ahead, I raise our speed into the next bend. But it turns out to be a flat, decreasing-radius corner. I pull my line tighter...

French automaker Peugeot has released full specifications for its 208-based race car that multiple World Rally winner Sébastien Loeb will campaign in this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Loeb will be competing in the Unlimited class and is seeking an outright win on the mountain, and...

One of the standouts of last weekend’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show was a stunning supercar concept from Italian-owned but Shanghai-based design firm Icona. The concept carried the Vulcano name, which is Italian for “volcano,” and its lines were penned by French designer Samuel...

UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation S Class, the W222, is set for its official debut next month, and with the reveal so soon it appears Mercedes’ engineers have become a bit lax with the amount of...

Maserati’s new Ghibli sedan made its official world debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show in China over the weekend and is now on its way to showrooms, scheduled to arrive before the year is out. As previously reported, the Ghibli will launch as a 2014 model and be available with two...

One of the biggest areas for growth for luxury automakers is the compact crossover and SUV segment. Today, there are just a few players, with the Audi Q3 sold overseas and the BMW X1 and Buick Encore already available in local showrooms the most recognizable. There are a number of rival models on...

Rumors of a plug-in Buick hybrid have been making the rounds for a while now--but this Riviera concept brings it to life. Conceptually. While the look of the Riviera is orders of magnitude too wild for a production Buick, the Riviera name is orders of magnitude too mild. To borrow a catchphrase...

A prototype for the upcoming third-generation BMW X5 has been captured in testing once again, this time with the least amount of camouflage we've seen yet. Previously leaked images also reveal much of the design, though we can’t confirm if they are the real deal just yet. Code-named F15, the...

We have exclusive spy footage of a prototype for the upcoming BMW 2-Series Coupe, the replacement for the aging 1-Series Coupe, which was recently spotted conducting some high-speed tests on Germany’s grueling Nürburgring circuit. The car is essentially a coupe version of the latest...

Not that long ago, Chinese auto shows would barely register a blip on the automotive radar. In recent years, however, virtually every major automaker has some kind of presence at one of China’s major auto shows. There are in fact two major Chinese auto shows that draw a world audience these...

The compact SUV class might just get a little cooler if the production GLA Class looks as good as the Concept GLA unveiled today at the Shanghai Auto Show. The Concept GLA is on the road to production--we've spied both normal GLA Class crossovers in development and the high-performance version, the...

What defines a sports car? Is it an arbitrary set of numbers--weight limits, 0-60 mph times, lateral g forces? Or is it something more emotional, something that can't easily be quantified? I tend to think it's the latter, and the 2014 Jaguar F-Type presents a convincing case in support of that...

A week ago Bugatti was stripped of its production car land speed record by Guinness World Records because the version of its Veyron Super Sport sold to the public was different to that which accomplished the original 267.8 mph speed record. It was different in that its speed was electronically...

Now that you’ve learned about the history of Jaguar’s new F-Type, seen what it’s comparable to and finally arrived at your ideal version, it’s now time to add some personal touches to really build that emotional bridge between you and the car. Fortunately for you, Jaguar has...

A few weeks ago we told you that Aston Martin was preparing a special hydrogen-powered Rapide that it planned to race at the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race this year. Today, the British automaker revealed its special race car, which it calls the Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S. Aston Martin...

Day six of our 30 Days of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type brings us to what we are calling The Ultimate F-Type Build. We went to the online Jaguar F-Type configurator and built two different vehicles that we feel would be the pinnacles of the model line--depending on your goals, of course. The first F-Type...