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  • Jeep Grand Wagoneer

    Jeep’s revival plans for its Grand Wagoneer nameplate date back all the way to 2011, but we now have confirmation of the vehicle’s development and a date of release. The confirmation was made during yesterday’s Fiat Chrysler Automobiles five-year strategy announcement, where we also learned about the future of Jeep’s entire portfolio of vehicles. FCA wants to see Jeep return to the number one spot when it comes to sales of SUVs and crossovers (at present it’s ranked sixth), and it plans to do so by strengthening the brand’s rugged image, growing its...

  • Ferrari LaFerrari
    Ferrari To Launch New Model Every Year, Stick With V-8 And V-12 Engines

    Ferrari’s future plans detailed during yesterday’s Fiat Chrysler Automobiles five-year strategy announcement were a bit more subdued than those of its sister brands, but we did get confirmation of a few important details. First and foremost, Ferrari has promised to launch at least one...

  • Glow in the dark road. Photo via Heijmans.
    Glow In The Dark Roads? Not So Fast

    The idea of roads that glow in the dark is one any kid (or kid-at-heart adult) can appreciate, as well as a possible boon to safety. But the pilot project in the Netherlands has run into a serious stumbling block: the roads go dark when they get too wet. ALSO SEE: 2015 BMW i8 Production Mega...

  • 30th Anniversary BMW M5
    30th Anniversary BMW M5: Official Details On The 600-HP Super Sedan

    The BMW M5 has undergone many changes over the years, growing in both size and power. To celebrate the M5’s 30 years on the market, BMW has built a special “30 Jahre M5” edition, and it’s the most powerful production car the brand has ever offered. ALSO SEE: 2015 BMW i8...

  • Fiat 500X crossover teased during presentation of 500L MPV in Italy
    Fiat Plans New Specialty Car For U.S. By Late 2015: Mazda MX-5-Based Roadster?

    With Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Dodge, and Chrysler all laying their cards on the table through 2018, the Fiat brand didn’t want to be left out. For the U.S., however, there’s precious little news to come from the brand for the next four years. In fact, there are just two new models due in...

  • 2015 Hyundai Genesis safety systems tested
    2015 Hyundai Genesis Safety Systems Tested With A Trusting Rhys Millen

    Driving a car you can't see out of is not recommended. But put stunt driver Rhys Millen behind the wheel and give him the latest safety systems, and it's certainly feasible. ALSO SEE: 2015 BMW i8 Production Mega Gallery That's what Hyundai has done to demonstrate the latest high-tech safety...

  • Maserati Alfieri concept

    It’s a big day for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, with the roadmap for all group brands through 2018 being released in a series of presentations this morning. Among the news is Maserati’s future, which will see the addition of both coupe and convertible forms of the Alfieri sports car, the production of the Levante SUV, and the end of the GranTurismo Convertible, or GranCabrio as it’s known outside the U.S. DON'T MISS: Dodge To Become Performance Brand, Integrate SRT Fans of the GranTurismo hardtop can remain calm, however, as a new version of that car is scheduled to reach the...

  • 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C
    Alfa Romeo To Have Eight-Car Lineup By 2018

    Alfa Romeo’s future product portfolio has finally been confirmed and as predicted the brand will be targeting Germany’s mainstream luxury brands with light and sporty vehicles with feisty engines and plenty of Italian flair. Revealed today in a presentation made by Sergio Marchionne...

  • 2015 Dodge Charger
    Dodge to become performance brand, integrate SRT

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is currently in the process of announcing a new five-year strategy that will see much of its vehicle lineup renewed between now and 2018. There will also be some repositioning of brands, with SRT confirmed to be integrated with Dodge as its in-house tuner and Dodge to...

  • 2015 Lexus RC F
    2015 Lexus RC F Coupe: You Choose The Name Of This Color

    'Designed by committee' used to be a term of derision in the automotive industry, often spawning dull cars without the singularity and purity of purpose of vehicles worked upon by small teams. Call it 'crowdsourcing' though, and suddenly the input of thousands of people is the fashionable thing to...

  • 2015 Subaru WRX IIHS crash test
    Watch The IIHS Crash Test The 2015 Subaru WRX: Video

    Subaru’s all-new 2015 WRX and its more extreme STI variant are fun behind the wheel, but they’re incredibly safe as well. The cars have just been rated Top Safety Picks by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) after the institute’s latest round of crash testing, meaning...

  • Teaser for new Smart Fortwo and Forfour
    Smart Teases New Fortwo And Forfour In Promo Video

    Smart engineers are close to signing off development of the third-generation Fortwo minicar, and this time there will be both a regular two-door model and a new four-door variant called the Forfour (Smart has previously sold a Forfour but this was never available in the U.S.). While we’ve...

  • Nico Rosberg’s selfie from behind the wheel of a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Formula One car

    Formula One driver Nico Rosberg recently took some time out from his busy schedule to hop behind the wheel of a classic Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow racer, a 1954 W196 driven in anger by racing legend Juan Manual Fangio. The current leader in the 2014 Drivers’ Championship was on hand to drive the W196 at the Hockenheim race track in Germany in an event preceding the opening race of the new DTM season. DON'T MISS: Watch A Big Wheel Run Down The Laguna Seca Corkscrew: Video Rosberg has previously expressed how much fun it is to drive the W196, but this time he wanted to share the...

  • 30th anniversary BMW M5 leaked (Image via Bimmerpost)
    30th Anniversary BMW M5 Leaked, 592 Horsepower Mooted

    Yesterday we brought you news that BMW was working on a special edition M5 to mark the nameplate’s 30th anniversary this year. Today, the first photos of the car and its specs have surfaced, and suggest that we’re about to see BMW’s storied M division launch its most potent M5...

  • Godzilla about to swallow a Fiat 500L
    Godzilla Revealed In New Fiat 500L Ad: Video

    The producers of the new Godzilla movie which airs across the country on May 16 have resisted completely revealing the star of the show in official trailers, but you can see him in all his glory in a new television spot for the Fiat 500L. DON'T MISS: Watch The IIHS Crash Test The 2015 Subaru WRX...

  • Lamborghini Diablo in Jay Leno's Garage
    Lamborghini Diablo Visits Jay Leno’s Garage: Video

    Lamborghinis have long represented the most extreme fringe of the supercar world, and few Lamborghinis have been as extreme as the Diablo. MUST SEE: 1,000-HP Superbird Rips Down Runway At 194 MPH: Video What makes the Diablo so unrelentingly nutty? So deliciously diabolical? Design by Gandini...

  • 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
    2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe R First Drive

    When last we left the Jaguar F-Type, it was hustling substantial ass somewhere on some choice, shall-remain-unnamed mountain roads of north Georgia. Locked in close competition for our hearts and minds with the Porsche Cayman S, Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG, and Chevy Corvette Stingray, the F-Type was a...

  • 2014 BMW M235i first drive, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
    Former Audi quattro Boss Rumored To Be Headed To BMW M

    It was revealed in January that the head of Audi’s quattro performance division, Franciscus van Meel, was being reassigned to an R&D role in China. No reason was stated but it was rumored at the time that more senior Audi managers were displeased with van Meel’s progress on the...

  • 2015 Rezvani Beast

    The Ariel Atom has long been an object of desire for track fiends, but its utterly minimalist nature can limit its appeal to the average passerby. The Rezvani Beast aims to change that, with dramatic exterior styling that bridges the gulf between track star and supercar. MUST SEE: 1,000-HP Superbird Rips Down Runway At 194 MPH: Video Despite the full carbon fiber body, the Rezvani Beast doesn’t appear to increase the comfort factor much—though a full (removable) windshield will certainly be welcome for those who put significant miles on their track toys. Tipping the scales at as...

  • big wheel mazda raceway laguna seca
    Watch A Big Wheel Run Down The Laguna Seca Corkscrew: Video

    Most who've driven Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will tell you that the infamous Corkscrew is far from the most challenging turn on the course. They're right... but that doesn't matter because it remains one of the most iconic turns in motorsports. The reason behind it is due to the massive elevation...

  • 2015 BMW i8 construction at Leipzig plant
    2015 BMW i8 Production Mega Gallery

    The striking styling of BMW's i8 plug-in hybrid sports car has captivated us for quite some time, but the technology sitting under its skin is if anything even more intriguing. BMW has now allowed us a little more insight to the car's 'LifeDrive' module, central to the i8's construction. MUST SEE...

  • HPP Superbird
    1,000-HP Superbird Rips Down Runway At 194 MPH: Video

    In 1969, Dodge created a bewinged beast for the NASCAR circuit and called it the Dodge Charger Daytona. That car was a Charger that had been turned up to 11 thanks to the addition of a serious amount of aero bodywork. In 1970, it was Plymouths turn to get in on the action, and the automaker did so...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive
    Jaguar F-Type Future, 30th Anniversary M5, 2014 B-Class Electric Drive: Today’s Car News

    Jaguar still has a handful of F-Type variants in the planning, including some with greater potency than the 550-horsepower F-Type Coupe R. At the same time, we could also see a new entry-level model and even one with all-wheel drive. BMW is planning something special to mark the 30th anniversary of...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
    Hold Up, Chevy Will Offer Some Z/28 Parts For Regular Camaro Buyers

    If you're spending good money to buy a Chevy Camaro Z/28, you probably wouldn't be keen on those with regular Camaros dressing up their cars to look, and perform, identically. It makes sense then that GM decided to restrict the sale of Z/28-spec parts--guaranteeing the genuine Z/28 some...

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