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  • Christian von Koenigsegg and the Koenigsegg One:1

    Koenigsegg is a fascinating company, appearing virtually out of nowhere into its position as one of the world's leading supercar producers. When you consider how many automotive companies fail within a few years of starting up, Koenigsegg's high regard among established supercar brands is all the more impressive. ALSO SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger Comes In Eight Trim Levels, None Of Them Supercharged: Live Photos YouTube's /DRIVE network has been giving us an insight into the Swedish firm in a series of videos, and now its latest has hit the internet. In the new installment, Koenigsegg CEO and...

  • 2016 Audi S6 facelift spy shots
    2016 Audi S6 Spy Shots

    Audi’s latest A6 midsizer first hit the scene as a 2012 model, so the car is just about due for its mid-cycle update. Right on cue, a prototype for just such a car has been spotted. This one is for the sporty S6 model, but most of the changes should feature across the updated A6 range. As the...

  • 2014 Audi A3 Sportback
    2014 World, Luxury And Performance Car Of The Year Winners Announced

    Each year, a jury of automotive journalists goes over every new vehicle introduced over the last 12 months or so and comes up with a prestigious list for the World Car of the Year awards. The top 10 finalists were announced in February, which was then whittled down to three earlier this month, but...

  • 2015 Subaru Outback introduction at 2014 New York Auto Show
    2015 Subaru Outback: 2014 New York Auto Show Live Photos

    Just months after the debut of the all-new Subaru Legacy sedan at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, the car’s soft-roader wagon variant, the Outback, has made its auto show debut, this time in the Big Apple. Like the new Legacy, the new Outback will be rolling into showrooms this summer as a 2015...

  • 2015 Subaru WRX STI Global RallyCross car
    2015 Subaru WRX STI Global Rallycross Car Previewed At 2014 NY Auto Show

    Subaru will give showgoers an early peek at its 2015 WRX STI Global RallyCross car at the 2014 New York Auto Show.

  • 2015 Dodge Charger at 2014 New York Auto Show
    2015 Dodge Charger Debuts At 2014 New York Auto Show: Live Photos

    Dodge has unveiled the dramatically revised 2015 Charger at this week's New York Auto Show. By its own admission, the company has reworked just about every body panel on the car, so while similar under the skin the new Charger projects a very different image. Many of the car's styling tweaks are...

  • 2015 Dodge Challenger at 2014 New York Auto Show

    Dodge has finally taken the covers off its 2015 Challenger, but the model we’re most interested in, the high-performance SRT, is nowhere to be seen. Hopefully we’ll see it soon, as it’s the one that’s expected to get Chrysler’s new supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8 dubbed the Hellcat. We’re sure of this because previous SRT powerplants like the 6.4-liter HEMI V-8 are now offered in the regular Challenger. ALSO SEE: 2015 Dodge Charger Debuts At 2014 New York Auto Show Yes, the 2015 Challenger is available in eight different variants: SXT, SXT Plus, R/T, R/T...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible
    Chevrolet Corvette Is Most 'Made In America' Car, Study Says

    The Corvette and Ford F-150 tied for the title of most "American-made" car.

  • Extreme Turbo Systems Nissan GT-R screencap
    World's Quickest Nissan GT-R Runs 7.81-Second Quarter Mile: Video

    Extreme Turbo Systems has built the new world's quickest GT-R.

  • Maserati GranTurismo Centennial edition
    Maserati Centennial Models Debut At 2014 New York Auto Show

    This year marks Italian sports car maker Maserati's hundredth year, and as well as ongoing celebrations the company has unveiled two Centennial models in the GranTurismo range. On show this week at the 2014 New York Auto Show, the GranTurismo and GranCabrio Centennial each receive a host of special...

  • 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari XX spy shots
    2015 LaFerrari XX, 2015 Dodge Challenger, 2015 VW Touareg: Today’s Car News

    A prototype for what’s believed to be the LaFerrari XX experimental car has been spotted at the Nürburgring. Incredibly, the prototype is said to have lapped the German circuit in about 6 minutes and 35 seconds. A facelifted version of the Challenger muscle car was revealed overnight. It...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible, 2014 New York Auto Show
    2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible: 2014 New York Auto Show Live Photos

    General Motors recently pulled the wraps off its 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible, and the car has now been presented at the 2014 New York Auto Show. It arrives just in time for some spring-time dreaming about top-down driving. Top-down driving with 625 horsepower, that is. Unfortunately...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Cruze, 2014 New York Auto Show

    Chevrolet is working on a new generation of its Cruze compact for the 2016 model year, a car that has already been revealed in its Chinese market specification and is due locally sometime next year. But going on sale this fall as a 2015 model will be an updated version of the current Cruze, which has been revealed ahead at the 2014 New York Auto Show taking place this week. The Cruze is Chevy’s best-selling model worldwide, with more than 2.5 million finding buyers since launching in 2009, but with the Ford Focus receiving an update for 2015 and Volkswagen’s new Golf about to...

  • Wolfgang Dürheimer
    Wolfgang Dürheimer Back At The Helm Of Bentley And Bugatti

    The game of musical chairs continues among the senior execs at the Volkswagen Group. Wolfgang Dürheimer has just been announced as CEO of both the Bentley and Bugatti brands, a role he relinquished at the end of 2012 to become the head of R&D at Audi. Dürheimer didn’t last long...

  • 2015 MINI Countryman, 2014 New York Auto Show
    2015 MINI Countryman Gets Revised Styling, New Tech: 2014 New York Auto Show

    MINI may have just introduced an all-new Cooper Hardtop, but that doesn’t mean it’s ignoring its other models. The automaker has just rolled out an updated version of its Cooper Countryman, which is on show this week at the 2014 New York Auto Show. It’s due to go on sale later...

  • 2015 BMW Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe, 2014 New York Auto Show
    2015 BMW Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe: 2014 New York Auto Show Live Photos

    The U.S. is about to get its second BMW Alpina model in the form of the 6-Series-based 2015 BMW Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe, which made its world debut this week at the 2014 New York Auto Show. Alpina is a semi-official BMW tuner based in the German automaker’s home state of Bavaria and...

  • Vision for Lincoln dealership in China
    Lincoln Launches In China

    It may be a little late to the party, but Lincoln has finally launched in China, the world’s biggest market for new cars. Lincoln first announced its intention to launch in China in late 2012 and since then has been negotiating with potential dealers and developing a new ownership experience...

  • Shanghai International Circuit, home of the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
    2014 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix Preview

    We’re now at the fourth race of the 2014 Formula One season, the Chinese Grand Prix, which once again is taking place at the Shanghai International Circuit. This year the race coincides with the Beijing Auto Show, so there will be a lot of focus on China this weekend for automotive fans...

  • Volvo S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle concept, 2014 Beijing Auto Show

    Volvo’s V60 wagon has been sold with a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain overseas for the past couple of years. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show on Sunday, the Swedish automaker will show an S60 concept powered by a gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The concept is the Volvo S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, or S60L PPHEV, for short, and it’s based on the S60L long-wheelbase model offered exclusively in China. ALSO SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger Comes In Eight Trim Levels, None Of Them Supercharged Its drivetrain pairs a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder...

  • Land Rover Discovery Sport
    Land Rover Confirms Discovery Sport Name For LR2 Replacement

    Land Rover has used this week’s 2014 New York Auto Show to confirm that the first model from its new Discovery family of SUVs and crossovers will be called the Discovery Sport. We’ve already known this for some time, though, and reported earlier in the year that the Discovery Sport name...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, 2014 New York Auto Show
    2015 Volkswagen Jetta And Golf SportWagen Concept On Show In New York: Live Photos

    Volkswagen’s latest Jetta has been on sale since the 2011 model year, during which time it’s seen its engine lineup expanded and a new hybrid variant added. For 2015, the Jetta is receiving its first major update, and we got our first look at the car up close at the 2014 New York Auto...

  • 2015 Acura TLX, 2014 New York Auto Show
    2015 Acura TLX: 2014 New York Auto Show Live Photos

    Back at January’s 2014 Detroit Auto Show we were treated with a thinly veiled ‘prototype’ version of Acura’s 2015 TLX sedan, the new midsizer that’s set to replace both the TSX and TL in Acura’s lineup. Today the automaker revealed the production version of the...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Touareg
    2015 Volkswagen Touareg Set For 2014 Beijing Auto Show Debut

    Volkswagen’s second generation Touareg has enjoyed moderate sales since its launch in 2011, despite the vehicle’s lack of updates over the years apart from the addition of sporty R-Line trim. To reignite excitement in its mid-size SUV, VW will introduce an updated version for the 2015...

  • Audi A3 TDI Sportback, 2014 New York Auto Show
    Audi A3 TDI Sportback Confirmed For U.S., Debuts In New York: Live Photos

    Are you a fan of Audi's diesel models? If so, give yourself a pat on the back--because it's thanks to you that Audi has decided to bring its five-door Audi A3 TDI Sportback to the U.S. Demand for the model has been so great from Audi TDI fans that the German automaker has seen fit to bring it to...

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