Car News
-
After a final round of testing, McLaren’s P1 supercar, the spiritual successor to the legendary F1, entered production in September and if all goes to plan the first customers should start receiving their cars before the year is out. This ends a year of waiting since McLaren first starting taking orders of the car following the reveal of the P1 prototype at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. These photos show the very first customer P1s being assembled at the McLaren Production Center in Woking, England. Jay Leno recently visited the center where he was able to see some pre-production examples...
-
Hyundai And ARK Performance Bringing Legato Concept To SEMAHyundai is prepping for its SEMA party, and the automaker keeps on rolling out machines it plans to unveil when it arrives in Las Vegas. The latest vehicle is called the Legato Concept, which is a re-imagined Genesis Coupe with more power and more style. It seems the crew at ARK Performance are the...
Jeff Glucker -
Mercedes-Benz Recreates Silver Arrow Speed Record Run: VideoA Mercedes-Benz W 25 takes on the Swiss Alps in this video.
Stephen Edelstein -
Watch The 2015 Cadillac Escalade Reveal Live, Here, Tonight: VideoThe 2015 Cadillac Escalade has been revealed. You can catch the photos and full details right here. This evening in New York City, Cadillac will unveil the 2015 Escalade, and the live broadcast will be streamed on the Internet--right here. Of course, we'll also have the full details and photos at...
Nelson Ireson -
2015 Subaru WRX (STI?) Revealed On Japanese TV Show?A quick glimpse of an Impreza with a hood scoop reminds us that the Los Angeles Auto Show can't come soon enough.
Stephen Edelstein -
Google Files Patents For Gesture-Based In-Car ControlsAs drivers, we rely on certain gestures to relay information to other motorists on the road. Be it a friendly wave after someone lets you merge, or a less-than-friendly single-digit hello when someone cuts you off. Now it seems that some gestures could be taking place inside the car in order to...
Jeff Glucker -
CT scans could provide insight into how components react under the forces of a collision, researchers say.
-
Ron Burgundy Tapped As New Pitchman For The Dodge Durango: VideosRon Burgundy is a legendary newsman. He started off by capturing the hearts, minds, and attention of the residents of San Diego. Eventually, Burgundy's brilliance was discovered by a larger network and he, along with his lovely partner Veronica Corningstone, brought their journalistic talents to...
Jeff Glucker -
Dario Franchitti Catches Air And Crashes Hard In Houston: VideoIf you're going to race, there's a high probability that you're also going to crash at some point in your career. It's a part of racing. That part of racing was on display over the weekend at the Houston Grand Prix Indy Car race, when Dario Franchitti and Takuma Sato got tangled up coming around a...
Jeff Glucker -
Audi Q3 In U.S., Bicycles Vs. Cars, 2015 Focus ST Spied: Car News HeadlinesAudi’s Q3 is still not on sale in the U.S. despite the automaker first promising a local launch almost two years ago. Today we’ve got news that the Q3 is coming, though not until a facelifted version is introduced within the next year or two. Almost every driver can attest to being...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype Sells For $200kA prototype version of the 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet drag racer, possibly the last for the current-shape Mustang, was sold at auction last week for $200,000. That’s close to $100k more than the asking price for a basic Mustang Cobra Jet but all those extra dollars will be going to aid the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Audi Waiting Until Q3 Facelift For Crossover's U.S. Launch: ReportThough it’s been almost two years since Audi first promised its Q3 for the U.S. market, the pint-sized crossover is yet to make it into local showrooms. That may be about to change, as Car and Driver is reporting that Audi is waiting until the launch of a facelifted Q3 in the next year or two...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ford’s Focus ST is only into its second model year, but a mild update is just around the corner, as evidenced by these latest spy shots of a prototype at the Nürburgring. The update to the Focus ST coincides with a similar update planned for the regular Focus, which has been on sale slightly longer here in the U.S. and even longer overseas, where the car is well overdue for a mid-cycle update. Since the Focus ST is relatively new and its performance competitive in the hot hatch segment, we’re unlikely to see any changes to the car’s mechanicals. The current setup is a...
-
Sébastien Ogier Takes 2013 World Rally Championship TitleSébastien Loeb’s nine-title reign in the World Rally Championship has finally come to an end, with fellow Frenchman Sébastien Ogier set to be crowned the 2013 Drivers’ Champion after his and co-driver Julien Ingrassia’s performance in the Rally France during the past...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Zenos Reveals New Teaser And Details For E10 Sports CarOnly a week ago we brought you the first details on a sports car brand in the making, Zenos Cars, the brainchild of former Caterham managers Ansar Ali and Mark Edwards. Today, Zenos has released more details on its plans, including a more revealing teaser shot of its first car, tentatively named...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Sebastian Vettel Unstoppable In Formula One Korean Grand PrixSebastian Vettel proved unstoppable during yesterday’s 2013 Formula One Korean Grand Prix, leading the race almost entirely from his pole position, despite two safety car periods. This earned the Red Bull Racing driver his fourth successive win and put him into a position where he could be...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
EcoBoost Daytona Prototype, Mercedes AMG GT, $52 Million Ferrari: This Week’s Top PhotosAs America prepares to witness the merger of the American Le Mans Series and Grand Am into the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Ford is preparing its weapon of war: this Daytona prototype powered by a racing version of the automaker’s familiar 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6. Its first race is the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Tesla Model S Fire, Batman's Tumbler, Cadillac Escalade Reveal: This Week In Social MediaThis week started off with a bang as we watched Jay Leno take a spin in Batman's Tumbler. Were we a bit jealous? Yes, but then again, Jay always seems to be hopping into the latest piece of awesome. Hyundai's preparing for SEMA as it released a sketch of its modified Veloster Turbo dubbed the EGR...
Joel Feder -
The starting grid for the 2013 Formula One Korean Grand Prix was decided in the final moments of today’s qualifying session. Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel was barely ahead of his rivals but in the end he ended up posting a blistering 1:37.202 to secure pole position. Starting next to him at the front of the grid will be Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton, whose 1:37.420 was only a fraction of a second off the pace of Vettel. Vettel’s Red Bull Racing teammate Mark Webber was third fastest with a time of 1:37.464 for the circuit in Yeongam, though the Australian will...
-
Owner Of Battery Fire Tesla Model S Says Car 'Performed Very Well,' Will Buy AgainThe Tesla Model S fire that we asked everyone not to get all worked up about because it's just like any other car fire is still not a big deal (in fact, it may be less of a deal than an ordinary car fire)--but it's interesting to see that the owner of the car that burned understands that, too...
Nelson Ireson -
Honda NSX Concept-GT Makes A Great Cup Of Tea: VideoThe Honda NSX Concept-GT race car has many talents.
Stephen Edelstein -
Cyclist Says You Will Kill Someone If You Don't Change Your Driving HabitsWe've all seen them on the road: tight spandex shorts, brightly colored jerseys, often flocked together like some kind of wheeled formation of tropical birds, migrating from one place to another. Cyclists. They're slow, they get in the way, they put themselves and others at risk just by being...
Nelson Ireson -
Blind Driver Sets 186-MPH Land Speed Record In Porsche 911An ex-bank manager averaged 186 mph in a Porsche 911 to claim the record.
Stephen Edelstein -
California Road Trip Through A Brit's Eyes Is Beautiful: VideoGrowing up in California can numb you to some of the beautiful vistas and otherworldly landscapes, as well as the cultural and historic significance of many of its landmarks. But those same things seen through the eyes of a Brit on a road trip can make them all fresh again. It's easy to get mired...
Nelson Ireson