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The urban environments most taxis call home are known for treacherous driving conditions, but not as treacherous as those of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. A BMW M5 Ring Taxi was the latest casualty of the track known as the "Green Hell," BridgeToGantry reports. Thankfully, no injuries were...

Not long ago, there were reports that Fiat performance brand Abarth was working on launching some sporty models of its own, based on either Fiat 500 underpinnings or those of the much more extreme KTM X-Bow. Such a move would not be without precedent, since during its heyday Abarth was releasing...

Update: This image, sourced from Braille Battery, a supplier to the C7.R race car, is apparently not the real thing. We think it will be close to what the final product is, but it's a creation of DeviantArt user davcrea. The new seventh-generation Chevy Corvette Stingray has been making waves since...

Small engines tend to be a little uninteresting for all but the geekiest of gearheads. After all, small engines tend to mean small power, and that means low speeds. But make that tiny engine a V-8, and things get a whole lot more interesting. DON'T MISS: The Internet Brings Us Another Tiny...

British automaker Land Rover is expanding its lineup of Range Rover offerings with a new long-wheelbase model. The model, which includes a new range-topping Autobiography Black trim, is designed to counter a handful of new upmarket SUVs in the works at rival automakers as well as meet growing...

Audi has issued two separate recalls for unrelated matters that concern a handful of its vehicles. The first recall affects the A8 and S8 flagship sedans while the second affects the sporty S6 and S7 models. The first recall is due to a faulty sunroof that may end up shattering. The recall only...

If you want to tell people your car is exciting, you can go about it in a few different ways. You could put out a dramatic TV commercial, but commercials would have you believe a Corolla is exciting, so that isn't the best way. Much better is to strap people into the car, let them drive it, and...

It isn't long before next year's most anticipated new car, the 2015 Ford Mustang, is revealed in all its glory. Now, full details of the new model have leaked, giving us full insight into its powertrain, styling cues and chassis. Importantly, details gathered by Car and Driver reveal the Mustang...

Hope of General Motors ever launching a modern-day Chevrolet El Camino based on the Holden Commodore Ute are fading fast, with news coming out today the once popular Holden utility won’t be replaced when a new Commodore is launched in 2017. The Commodore Ute has seen a 31 percent drop in...

Chevrolet has previewed several of the performance-oriented concepts that will be gracing its stands at the upcoming tuner fest that is SEMA, which this year kicks off of November 5. While Chevy’s SEMA onslaught is typically dominated by Camaros and Corvettes, this year the bowtie brand is...

The stunning run of Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel in the 2013 Formula One season showed no sign of slowing yesterday after the German won the Indian Grand Prix and in the process secured his fourth consecutive world championship. This puts the 26-year-old in an exclusive league of...

We know you've been keeping tabs of us on social media this week, which means you already knew we spent quite a bit of time in the new 2014 Audi RS 7. We'll just say this, it's fast and we like it, a lot. In other news, the worst-kept secret in the world known as the new 2014 BMW 2-Series was...

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel secured pole position after qualifying today at the 2013 Formula One Indian Grand Prix. The young German, who is likely to earn his fourth consecutive world championship tomorrow, managed a time of 1:24.119 despite the somewhat smoggy conditions. He’ll...

While many automakers, including mainstream brands like Chevrolet and Nissan, are bringing out high-horsepower and high-tech models to lust after, we’re glad to see that some, such as Honda, still see a market for simple sports cars that are lightweight, zippy and affordable. Case in point is...

Four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost has joined forces with Jean-Paul Driot, founder of leading GP2 and Formula Renault 3.5 team Dams (Driot Associés Motor Sport), to form a new team that will compete in the inaugural season of Formula E next year. The new team, to be called...

Played the latest F1 2013 racing game? You'll be aware just how realistic racing games are getting then, particularly if you've been playing them long enough to remember what F1 games were like a couple of decades ago. But there's still something missing--that sense of movement, a fully immersive...

The online configurator for the Alfa Romeo 4C is live.

Supercars are expensive. It's one of those depressing facts of life and means that many of us are unlikely to ever drive one, let alone own the latest piece of exotica. It's possible, of course, to pick up a modern sportsbike or a Nissan GT-R and at least experience supercar-rivaling acceleration...

After a number of leaks, BMW finally released official details and photos for its new 2-Series. The car goes on sale early next year and will include a sporty M235i variant, making it BMW’s first M Performance model to be sold in the U.S. market. BMW has built its most expensive 7-Series...

Even car art can fetch millions, although this work of art is still worth less than the car it depicts.