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Volkswagen has revealed its 2015 Golf R ahead of the car’s official debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The car is the high-performance variant of the latest MkVII Golf family and should arrive in showrooms in the spring. We can confirm that power will come from a turbocharged 2.0-liter...

Land Rover’s Range Rover Evoque has received a few minor updates to help keep the vehicle’s sales momentum bubbling along. With global sales of more than 170,000 vehicles in just 18 months, the stylish crossover has proven to be hugely successful and the 2014 model is destined to have...

It's one of Volkswagen's most iconic models--but was neither designed nor built by Volkswagen itself. Today marks the 60th anniversary of the first Karmann Ghia prototype--a model integral to Volkswagen's history, and desired by drivers and collectors the world over. As the name suggests, the first...

Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] hardcore 458 Italia, the successor to the 430 Scuderia, has been revealed as the new Ferrari 458 Speciale. The scintillating supercar has been revealed ahead of its official world debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month and previews new technical solutions that...

Lexus has released a single teaser image of a new concept car making its world debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month. No details were released with the teaser, so we can only guess what the Japanese automaker has in store. The teaser shows the headlight of the concept as well as part of...

It would be scary enough seeing a car flipping into the air in front of you, but imagine if it were a speeding truck. That’s exactly what some drivers in Russia witnessed recently, when a truck barreling down the road loses control, crashes into a ditch and then does a backflip. After viewing...

Electronics giant Sony has announced a range of new products designed to make connecting smartphones and navigation systems to your car, easier than ever. The new XAV-602BT smartphone connected in-dash AV receiver allows you to use Android or iOS smartphone applications through a receiver, rather...

Luxury sports car maker Wiesmann has filed for insolvency in its native Germany, the latest niche automaker to be hit by the downturn of the European new car market. Wiesmann is known for its retro-styled roadsters, typically using BMW drivetrains, and the company says it has sold more than 1,600...

Despite the best efforts of numerous other challengers, it was a relatively obscure American classic that won the prestigious Best of Show award at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The award went to a 1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria, owned by Joseph...

If you like the cultured growl of a Jaguar XK or the fierce snarl of the new XFR-S, you'd best enjoy it while you can. Jaguar has said that the pressure of meeting future emissions regulations could rule out a future for its V-8 engines, and the British automaker is already exploring alternatives...

Bugatti has presented the first of six new special edition Veyrons, which celebrate the men that have shaped the marque’s history. The series is called the Les Légendes de Bugatti (Bugatti Legends) and the first one showed up at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The...

The racing version of the seventh-generation Corvette made a surprise showing at this past weekend’s 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Though heavily camouflaged, it’s clear the new race car, whose official title is C7.R, will closely resemble its road-going cousin. Toyota...

Whether you've been a fan since vintage was new, or a new fan with a taste for history, the Monterey Motorsports Reunion has something you'll love--and many things you'll want. Here's a tiny slice of the delicious pie that was this year's event. Car Week on the Monterey peninsula is a busy time...

It was ten years ago that we first saw a Ram Rumble Bee introduced. Inspired by the Super Bee muscle car of the late '60s, the vehicle came with a 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 good for 345 horsepower and a sporty body kit to match the grunt under the hood. This weekend, at the 2013 Woodward Dream Cruise in...

If you've never been to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance at the end of Monterey Car Week, you owe it to yourself to attend at least once. It's a car lover's Mecca, complete with daily rituals that draw everyone in the same direction. Unfortunately that equates to a wheeled millipede of traffic...

Action at several of the auctions taking place over the weekend at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance served as yet another indication that the passion for vintage sports cars, particular those with a Prancing Horse attached, continues to build at a fever pitch. At an RM Auctions sale...

Auto industry veteran Karl-Heinz Kalbfell, aged 63, was killed in a motorcycle crash on Saturday at Brands Hatch in the U.K. He was practicing for a classic motorcycle race when the tragic accident occurred. He allegedly came off his bike while exiting a corner and was struck by another rider. He...

Following the reveal of the Subaru’s BRZ tS concept car a fortnight ago, the Japanese automaker has now launched the production version, though sadly the car is only offered in the automaker’s home market. But what exactly is the BRZ tS? It’s simply a version of the Subaru sports...

Jewelry-rattlers and journosaurs aren't the reason to attend the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, or to fight off sleeporexia to be there by 4 a.m. for Dawn Patrol, when the field of entrants rolls on to the wet grass before any real light is shed on the possible winners and the also-rans. It's...

Tens of millions of pickup trucks have engines in the front. Then there are the ones with engines in the rear (think Volkswagen Type 2 pickups, for instance). But have you ever seen one with an engine in the middle? This 1972 Porsche 914 pickup truck is most likely one of the only two in the world...