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Diesel has struggled for acceptance in the U.S. in the past, too many customers haunted by horrific dabblings with diesel in the 1970s, or the image of lifted trucks "rolling coals" tarnishing its reputation. Anyone familiar with modern diesels will dismiss both and even overlook the occasionally...

It's not really a race. Instead, Red Bull Racing Australia decided to run one of its acrobatic planes against a V8 Supercar. Why? Because it's fun, and it looks pretty awesome on video. The V8 Supercar is piloted by Jamie Whincup, who has run his racecars to four V8 Supercar championships. With...

The Switzer Goliath is a Nissan GT-R that's been worked over to produce gobs of horsepower. Gobs, of course, is a very technical term that means "a whole hunk of." In this case, the gobs refers to a figure north of 1,700 horsepower, and that's plenty to propel the GT-R down the Dragtimes dragstrip...

A new generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the W205, is expected to debut early next year, with many suggesting it will be unveiled at January’s 2014 Detroit Auto Show, but a new teaser video from Mercedes is already giving us a taste of what’s to come. Along with the video, the...

Fans of classic British metal should keep their eyes on the auctions pages over the next few months as three iconic sports cars go under the hammer. Most desirable of these for many will be a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 offered for auction next month at the NEC Classic Motor Show in Birmingham, U.K. Even...

Mercedes-Benz is working on a replacement for its Viano line of vans and today the first images of the vehicle have surfaced, albeit they only show the interior. The Viano isn’t sold in the U.S. but there’s speculation this new model, which will revive Mercedes’ V-Class moniker...

With the first P1s now on their way to their eagerly awaiting customers, McLaren is finally confirming some of the car’s performance figures. Many of the specs we already know but now they are no longer preliminary figures: they are what the 375 buyers of the P1 will actually be able to...

Not long ago, Maserati was selling around 6,000 cars per year on the back of two model lines: the Quattroporte and Granturismo. Not surprisingly, many scoffed when the automaker announced in 2011 it would increase annual sales to 50,000 units and launch three additional model lines by the end of...

Mercedes-Benz will launch a new generation of its C-Class sedan next year and once again there will be coupe, wagon and high-performance AMG variants. However, there will also be some new variants such as a convertible and, according to the latest reports, a five-door liftback. The liftback, which...

At the Detroit Auto Show at the start of this year, industry veteran Bob Lutz presented a Fisker Karma concept powered by a Corvette V-8 engine. The car was a preview of a new luxury sedan called the Destino that Lutz and other investors planned to launch under the VL name. The last we heard...

It’s been exactly three years since we first learned that BMW’s 1-Series Coupe would be renamed a 2-Series for its second generation, and in just a few days we’ll be seeing the covers finally come off the new car. BMW has confirmed an October 25 reveal for its new 2-Series, which...

Have you been stalking us on social media this week? If you answered yes, then you already know we started the week off right in a 2013 Ford Focus ST and 2014 Nissan GT-R. Comparing Godzilla against the little hatchback that could was more interesting than you'd think when hitting the twisty back...

BMW’s new 4-Series Convertible is finally here and can be yours for $49,675. That’s only a slight increase on the starting price of the outgoing 3-Series Convertible, so naysayers warning of a sharp increase in pricing coinciding with the transition to a 4-Series badge must be red-faced...

There are many forms of racing, but one of our favorites has to be spec series racing. This pits the same type of cars against each other, meaning that the winner comes out on top because he truly drove the best that day. There are many type of one-make racing series out there. Lamborghini runs its...

Nissan will unveil a concept at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show that could hint at a new 240SX.

It turns out Lamborghini’s Veneno supercar line isn’t so exclusive after all. After building four of the coupes, Lamborghini has committed to building nine Veneno Roadsters, the first of which was revealed today. After putting its loan made out to Fisker up for auction only a week ago...

Ford will bring a batch of customized Fiestas and Mustangs to Las Vegas this year.

Tiny, minimalist, fast, and beautiful: the Alfa Romeo 4C is just about the perfect truly modern interpretation of the supercar--at least for some. It has officially logged a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time of 8 minutes, 4 seconds. Shown in these photos confirming the lap time still wearing a...

Next year will see a radical shift in engine technology for Formula One, with the regulations calling for downsized 1.6-liter V-6 engines that can be aided by turbochargers and energy recovery systems. Only three engine suppliers will be active next year, Ferrari, Mercedes AMG and Renault, but by...