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  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG

    The four-door coupe segment is rapidly growing, but the progenitor of the niche, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, is still powering along. Currently in its second generation, the CLS has just undergone a mid-cycle update, bringing new styling, a revamped interior and plenty of tech upgrades to the table. ALSO SEE: 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray And All Fifth-Gen Camaros Involved In Recall The update affects the full CLS range—regular four-door, high-performance CLS63 AMG, and the CLS Shooting Brake sold overseas—and includes the addition of MULTIBEAM LED headlights, a 9G-TRONIC...

  • Audi R8 LMX
    Audi R8 LMX Lights Up At Le Mans: Mega Gallery And Video

    Audi's new R8 LMX supercar was shown for the first time in public at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend. The car was shown prior to the race, and on hand to present it was Audi racing driver Tom Kristensen who would later go on to come second overall along with Lucas di Grassi and Marc...

  • 2015 Acura ILX
    2015 Acura ILX Drops Hybrid

    The 2015 Acura ILX occupies an unusual place in the market, a place Acura calls “gateway luxury.” For 2015, a few changes are in store, including the deletion of the hybrid model from the lineup. While the hybrid won few plaudits from pundits, mostly because it was woefully underpowered...

  • Audi celebrates its 13th Le Mans 24 Hours win in 2014
    Audi’s 13th Le Mans Win In Photos

    Having competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1999, Audi has managed to rack up no fewer than 13 wins—that’s an 81.25 percent win rate over its 16 attempts. Intra-group rival Porsche has more overall wins (16), but it hasn’t made those wins over such a short period of...

  • 2016 Jaguar XE spy shots
    2016 Jaguar XE Spy Video

    Jaguar’s new small sedan to rival the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class will be known as the XE, and a prototype has been spotted at the Nürburgring. As our spy video confirms, the new XE is shaping up to be a very capable sport sedan, with the prototype making short work of the...

  • Porsche Classic Motor Oil
    Porsche Launches Branded Motor Oil For Air-Cooled Classics

    Classic cars often need special attention, and that applies as much to the things they consume as it does the bodywork or trim. In the case of an old air-cooled Porsche, engine oil is an important factor—you need one that stands up to the unique cooling characteristics of the engine and the...

  • Google Android

    It was only a matter of time: Following the launch of Apple's CarPlay in-car operating system at this year's Geneva Motor Show, Google is set to reveal its own automotive operating system. Known internally as Google Auto Link, the company will reveal its system at a software developer conference this month. As Automotive News (subscription required) reports, Auto Link is the first product developed in conjunction with the Open Automotive Alliance, a group of companies including Audi, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM], Honda, Hyundai, chipmaker NVIDIA Corp and Google itself. Just like CarPlay...

  • 2015 Porsche Boxster GTS
    Is 718 The Codename For Porsche's Lightweight, Four-Cylinder Sports Car?

    Porsche is reportedly working on a smaller sports car that would slot in below the Boxster.

  • 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2014
    2014 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Gallery

    The 2014 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is behind us, but the memories will live forever. With the return of Porsche to the LMP1 roster, and the new Corvette C7.R to the GT ranks, the 82nd running of the Le Mans endurance classic will remain a significant marker in the race’s history. But...

  • 2014 Volvo S60L production in China
    Chinese-Built Volvos To Reach U.S. In 2015: Report

    Volvo is rapidly expanding its operations in China, including establishing new manufacturing facilities and co-developing vehicle platforms and new models with Chinese parent company Geely. Simply put, Volvo plans to build and develop more cars in China. Currently, Volvo’s Chinese-built cars...

  • Darth Vader Hot Wheels
    Hot Wheels Turns To The Dark Side For Newest Collectible

    Hot Wheels is venturing forth into the San Diego adventure that is Comic-Con. The event kicks off towards the end of July, and the toy car manufacturer will be there to reveal a handful of new scale machines. DON'T MISS: Ferrari F12 TRS Revealed, Rumored To Cost $4.2 Million One that's grabbing our...

  • 2015 Ford S-Max spy shots
    2015 Ford S-Max Spy Shots

    The second-generation of Ford’s S-Max has been spotted once again in prototype form, revealing several new details about the upcoming mid-size MPV. The U.S. market never received the current S-Max, which can be seen testing alongside the new one in some of the shots, but there’s a...

  • Audi highlights its struggles to win the 2014 Hours of Le Mans

    Few races in recent history have highlighted the endurance aspect of racing the 24 Hours of Le Mans the way this year's race did, from a devastating crash in qualifying, to turbo replacements on the fly, to crashes in the rain, and more. Add in a tough new competitor in Porsche and Toyota's prototypes and drivers looking fiercer than ever, and all bets were off from the moment the checkered flag waved. ALSO SEE: Chinese-Built Volvos To Reach U.S. In 2015: Report But despite all of its troubles, despite all hopes of a podium, much less a win, seeming out of reach after just the first eight...

  • Bentley Continental GT3-R, 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Bentley Continental GT3-R Races Into 2014 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

    A hardcore version of Bentley’s Continental GT has been hinted at since 2011 but the possibility of the luxury cruiser being turned into a track weapon never really seemed plausible until a racing version of the car was revealed last year. Now, the Continental GT race car has spawned a...

  • Alleged 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS scale model (Image via 4WheelsNews)
    2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Revealed In Scale Model Form?

    Porsche was meant to reveal its new 911 GT3 RS this summer but decided to delay its arrival following the discovery of a fault with the 3.8-liter flat-six engine in the 911 GT3 that the 911 GT3 RS was to share, albeit in uprated form. The German automaker is yet to announce when we might finally...

  • Tushek TS 600
    Tushek TS 600 Supercar Makes Video Debut

    After showing the Tushek TS 600 supercar for the first time at the 2014 Top Marques Monaco, the company behind the car, Tushek & Spigel, has now released the first promo video, giving us a taste of the engine note and road presence. MUST SEE: Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Revealed...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class MULTIBEAM LED headlights
    Mercedes to debut MULTIBEAM LED headlight technology on 2015 CLS

    Mercedes-Benz is working on an updated version of its CLS-Class for the 2015 model year and has confirmed today that the car will feature the automaker’s new MULTIBEAM LED headlights. The technology is similar to Audi’s Matrix LED headlights in that it uses multiple LEDs to enable...

  • 2015 Bentley Flying Spur V8
    2015 Bentley Flying Spur V8 First Drive

    When last we left the Bentley Flying Spur, we were wending our way through Beijing traffic, hurtling toward the Great Wall and dodging an Olympian course of randomly placed and chosen obstacles, all while soaking up the Spur's leathery, woodsy accoutrements and the sonorous W-12. A year later, and...

  • Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo

    Nissan has revealed its latest vehicle destined to join the pantheon of 148 different Nissans to have appeared in the Gran Turismo video game series over the years. The popular racing sim turned 15 last year and to celebrate the anniversary its creator Kazunori Yamauchi asked design studios from all across the globe to come up with a concept using the theme “Vision Gran Turismo,” and among them was Nissan Design Europe. MUST SEE: Sleeper Crown Vic Sure To Give Other Motorists Nightmares The concept penned by the men and women at Nissan Design Europe is the Nissan Concept 2020...

  • 2015 Volvo XC90 spy shots
    2015 Volvo XC90 Spy Shots

    These are the latest spy shots of Volvo’s next-generation XC90 SUV, which is set to be revealed in August before a debut at the 2014 Paris Auto Show in October and showroom arrival next spring. The XC90 is one of Volvo’s most acclaimed models but the current one is well overdue for a...

  • Michael Schumacher
    Michael Schumacher Leaves Hospital, No Longer In Coma

    The first good news on the condition of injured Formula One legend Michael Schumacher in months has emerged, with a statement to the media from his manager Sabine Kehm confirming the seven-time world champion has left the French hospital he’s been in since the skiing accident last December...

  • 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport equipped with Stealth Pack
    Range Rover Sport Gets New Stealth Pack For 2015

    At the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month, Land Rover will show off a new accessories package for its Range Rover Sport called the Stealth Pack. The package is designed for the top-level HSE Dynamic and Autobiography Dynamic versions of the sporty SUV and consists mainly of exterior...

  • 2014 Renault Megane RS 275 Trophy R
    Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy R sets record 7:54.36 FWD ‘Ring time

    Back in 2011, French automaker Renault set the front-wheel-drive lap record at the Nürburgring with its Mégane RS 265 Trophy, which lapped the notorious German circuit in a time of 8:07.97. That record sat comfortably in Renault’s lap until a couple of months ago when Spanish...

  • Audi at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans
    One-Two Finish For Audi At Le Mans After Porsche, Toyota Suffer Woes

    After a bad start to its 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans campaign, Audi emerged with its 13th overall win out of just 16 starts at the famous endurance race. Incredibly, second place was also secured by the brand with the four rings. It was the #2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 driven by Marcel...

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