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  • Ford 5.0-liter V-8 engine

    It’s been confirmed that a version of the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] 5.0-liter ‘Coyote’ V-8 found in the Mustang GT will be used by British sports car brand TVR for its comeback. But TVR won’t be using an off-the-shelf unit; rather, it will use an upgraded version built by legendary engine builder and tuner Cosworth. ALSO SEE: Ford GT Supercar Coming With Carbon Fiber Wheels: Report The information was revealed to Autocar earlier this week when Cosworth fired up the engine for the first time and tested it on a dyno. In the Mustang GT the engine delivers just...

  • 2017 Porsche 911 Targa 4S
    2017 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 And Targa 4 Models Make Debut

    Porsche’s 911 range is currently undergoing a mid-cycle update, with the updated models being gradually introduced over the coming year. The first of these updated models were the 2017 Carrera and Carrera S, which made their debut at the recent 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show and go on sale early...

  • 2016 BMW M4 GTS
    2016 BMW M4 GTS comes with water injection system, 493 horsepower

    For anyone thinking the BMW M division has become a little soft over the years, may we introduce the new 2016 BMW M4 GTS. The car is the production version of the M4 GTS concept car unveiled earlier this year and is the first of the M division’s special models to be confirmed for the United...

  • Lamborghini Urus concept
    Lamborghini confirms plug-in hybrid, turbocharged engines for Urus SUV

    The upcoming Lamborghini Urus won’t be the first SUV to come from the supercar maker, but it will have a lot of firsts for the brand. Slated to be released around 2018, the Urus is expected to debut with Lamborghini’s first turbocharged engine. And it’ll be followed some time...

  • Paul Bailey’s Porsche 918 Spyder moments before the crash - Image via Omar Buhagiar
    Porsche 918 Spyder Slides Into Crowd At Malta Track Event

    Paul Bailey is the man who recently made news when he purchased the "holy trinity" of current hybrid supercars. His first acquisition was a Porsche 918 Spyder, which he followed up with a McLaren P1 and Ferrari LaFerrari over the course of one day. It's that first car that is making the news in an...

  • 2016 Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R race car
    Callaway Unveils GT3-Spec Corvette Racer: Video

    Here in the United States, Callaway is widely recognized for its tuning prowess, particularly when it comes to the Chevrolet Corvette, but the company has a European offshoot that also builds complete turnkey race cars. We’re talking about Callaway Competition based in Leingarten, Germany...

  • 2018 Audi Q5 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    A prototype for Audi’s next-generation Q5 crossover has been spotted and this time there’s barely any camouflage gear. The new Q5 adopts Audi’s latest MLB Evo platform and for the United States will be sourced from a plant in Mexico. Porsche has confirmed plans to unveil a new Cayman-based race car at next month’s 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. The car is called the Cayman GT4 Clubsport and will be ready for the 2016 motorsport season. Mercedes-Benz has shown off a production-ready autonomous truck and demonstrated the vehicle’s abilities on a stretch of...

  • 2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 Spyder
    The Car Connection Introduces Its 2016 Driver's Choice Award

    Like Motor Authority, each year The Car Connection names one vehicle its Best Car To Buy. This year, it wants to get you involved by giving you a say in which vehicles are the best. That's why it's introducing the 2016 Driver's Choice Awards. While The Car Connection's experts will name their Best...

  • Production-ready Mercedes-Benz Actros truck fitted with Highway Pilot autonomous driving system
    Production-Ready Mercedes Autonomous Truck Takes To The Autobahn: Video

    Last year Mercedes-Benz showed off a futuristic truck concept fitted with an autonomous system dubbed the Highway Pilot that enabled it to drive itself along stretches of highway, safely and efficiently. And this year the automaker showed an updated version of the concept, one that more closely...

  • Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo, 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
    Updated Concept 2020 Vision GT Headlines Nissan’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show Lineup

    Nissan has a varied lineup of vehicles debuting this month at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, with the star attraction being this updated version of the Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo that we first saw in 2014. The concept has been developed exclusively for the virtual world of Gran Turismo 6 but also...

  • Volvo Drive Me autonomous car pilot project in Gothenburg, Sweden
    New Video Shows What It Will Be Like Owning A Volvo Autonomous Car

    Continuing its reputation for stellar safety, Swedish automaker Volvo is committed to developing cars that that are crash-proof in an attempt to completely eliminate vehicle-related deaths and injuries for its customers. Volvo has set a target date of 2020 for reaching this momentous goal and to...

  • Romain Grosjean
    Romain Grosjean to drive for America's Haas F1 team in 2016

    The new Haas Formula One team, formed by American Gene Haas, the founder of a machining company as well as the Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR team, is gearing up for its competition debut next season and this week confirmed Romain Grosjean as one of its drivers. DON'T MISS: Callaway Unveils GT3-Spec...

  • Ferrari GTE with Chevy V8

    Vintage Ferraris are heavily revered machines. Many consider them to be works of fine art where the medium is steel, glass, leather, and rubber. This means they are not to be tampered with, and doing so is akin to committing an act of automotive treason. Not everyone thinks this way though, which is how you occasionally find yourself staring at something a bit... different. ALSO SEE: Meet The Very First Koenigsegg Take, for example, the 1963 Ferrari GTE you see above. The body comes from an actual Ferrari GTE, which was the slightly more roomy version of the standard 250. It actually proved...

  • Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible Testing
    Range Rover Evoque Convertible Headed To L.A. Auto Show The Hard Way, Through Water: Video

    Land Rovers are capable off road. Period. It doesn't matter if it's a new convertible based on a stylish crossover, it still has to handle just about any terrain. Ahead of its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, Land Rover has released a video that highlights the all-terrain testing of...

  • 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition
    So Long Evo: Mitsubishi Reveals Details Of Final Edition Model

    Mitsubishi today revealed details on the last of the Evos, and the compact sport sedan is a going out on a high note. Mitsubishi is releasing 1,600 examples of the 2015 Lancer Evolution Final Edition model, which gets a little more power, a unique look, and a few more performance features. ALSO...

  • 1996 Koenigsegg CC prototype
    Meet the very first Koenigsegg

    While Koenigsegg’s first model sold to the public was the CC8S launched in 2002, of which just six examples were built, there’s an even older car from the Swedish supercar marque. Recently, CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg revealed the inspiration behind Koenigsegg and how he...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS (GL-Class facelift) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS Spy Shots

    Mercedes-Benz is working on some subtle updates for its GL-Class, updates the German automaker confirmed will be introduced for the 2017 model year. The current GL was all-new for 2013, so the 2017 model year roughly coincides with the full-size SUV’s mid-cycle. Prototypes for the updated...

  • 2016 Artega Scalo
    Artega Scalo, Lamborghini Huracán GT3, 2016 Tesla Model X: This Week’s Top Photos

    Bankrupt German sports car brand Artega is back and this time the company is focused fully on battery-powered electric cars. One of its new products is a sexy little sports car called the Scalo; it can hit 60 mph in just 3.6 seconds and drive up to 250 miles on a single charge. Honda plans to use...

  • Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse - Image via Manuel Carrillo III

    It's the 11,102nd day of my human existence, and I'm exiting the 1,183-horsepower Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse after a decent thrashing. As I step out of what I'm convinced is the ultimate supercar, I feel as though I'm stepping into a new body. You may as well have reset the day counter on my life because I am not the same person after driving that car. When Bugatti invited me up to Pebble Beach to experience the Veyron for a farewell drive, I thought it was to wave the car goodbye after 10 years in production, but it was more than that. I was waving goodbye to the old me ... the...

  • 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Testing
    Drones And Dunes: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Shown Testing In New Video

    Compared to some of the extreme, fan-shot videos we've seen of the Ford F-150 Raptor, these shots of the the 2017 models testing in Michigan sand dunes are pretty tame. At no-point, for example, does the hero truck jump 90 feet and land severely enough to deploy its airbags. CHECK OUT: Watch The...

  • This Week on the Forums: 10.01.2015
    This Week On The Forums: Chevy Owners Fume, Ford Owners Swoon, And More

    No, you're not imagining it. People are actually getting dumber. New proof comes via the United Kingdom's Independent, which revealed authorities in locales as far-flung as Houston, Texas and southern England's hamlet of Kingston had to remind citizens that while it's inconvenient for many, their...

  • DeltaWing GT road car concept, 2015 Petit Le Mans
    2016 Porsche Cayman, Fisker’s New Name, DeltaWing GT Concept: Car News Headlines

    The 2016 Porsche Cayman range was recently expanded with the high-performance Cayman GT4, but that wasn’t all Porsche had planned. The German sports car manufacturer today unveiled a new special edition model. Fisker Automotive is no more. The bankrupt automaker was revived last year by...

  • Teaser for new Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible
    New Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible Teased Ahead Of Los Angeles Auto Show

    Land Rover recently updated its fashionable Range Rover Evoque, but the British automaker isn’t done yet. Next month we’ll see the covers come off a new convertible variant which Land Rover this week teased in the form of life-size wireframe sculptures located in some of London’s...

  • 2016 Porsche Cayman Black Edition
    2016 Porsche Cayman Gets Black Edition Treatment

    Porsche’s Cayman is due to receive a mid-cycle update late next year, but if you’re keen to hop behind the wheel earlier Porsche is sweetening the deal with the availability of a special Black Edition model. Similar to the 911 and Boxster Black Editions launched earlier in the year, the...

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