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When you think Lotus you're also supposed to think about adding lightness. It's the philosophy of Lotus founder Colin Chapman, and it was the ethos with which Lotus cars were designed, developed, and produced. One area Lotus doesn't want to be light in, is of course its own wallet. Thanks to a...

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class was just unveiled this evening at an event in Hamburg. We were there to grab the live photos so you can see what the car looks like outside of a staged Arizona desert scene. The short of it: the new S Class is impressive. The interior is even more dramatic an...

The idea of autonomous cars roaming the streets is something that appears ever closer on the technological horizon. Many companies are taking strong looks at bringing this tech to the streets, and the automakers are lending a hand with the software developers. Still, we're at least a decade or more...

The sixth-generation Chevrolet Corvette is currently making way for the new 2014 seventh-generation car. Still, it seems the C6 isn't ready to give up the spotlight just yet. According to Autoweek, NHTSA is currently taking a closer look at C6 Corvettes. More specifically, the organization is...

BMW has established a new partnership with legendary Italian design house Pininfarina, the company responsible for some of the greatest performance cars the world has ever known and an expert in elegance and proportion. To mark the new partnership, the German automaker has commissioned a new coupe...

On a crisp, sunny day in the German city of Koblenz last weekend, dozens of old Audis gathered at a riverbank park where the Mosel meets the Rhine. Few Americans realize that the Audi luxury sport sedans they drive today owe it all to the original Audi 100, the car that kept Audi independent within...

The annual Google I/O developers conference is going on this week in San Francisco, California, featuring in-depth sessions that showcase the latest and greatest from Google in the way of products and technology. One of the things being highlighted this year is Mercedes-Benz's integration of...

Porsche revealed some revised specs for its upcoming 918 Spyder supercar, upping the previously stated 795 horsepower to a total output of 887 horsepower. Other key specs include a 0-62 mph time of 2.8 seconds and 0-125 mph of 7.9 seconds. Porsche also detailed the vehicle's systems and let a...

Sony is hosting today a special event at the Silverstone circuit to mark the 15th anniversary of its Gran Turismo racing sim, where it has just announced that the sixth installment of the series, Gran Turismo 6, will be launched for the PlayStation 3 this holiday season. It was widely known that...

In a recent interview, Infiniti chief Johan de Nysschen reaffirmed his company’s plans to launch a new flagship sedan to sit above its current range-topper, the Q70 (former M), and also revealed that it has more crossovers in the works. “We will also in the future introduce models above...

Mazda is hoping to set a new world record for the “largest parade of Mazda cars” using its MX-5 Miata sports car. The Japanese automaker is in the process of organizing a gathering of as many as 800 MX-5s at a meet in Lelystad, the Netherlands, on June 15, 2013. The MX-5, of course, is...

Any form of motorsports is serious business. Safety is of the utmost concern, no matter what speeds or road types are involved. Rally racing involves all sorts of varying speeds, road types, and is one of the most dangerous forms of motorsports out there. Tree-lined stages give way to...

The Bentley Flying Spur is officially fair game. We brought you live photos from the Geneva Motor Show and from the New York auto show--and now, we're just back from a first drive from Beijing to the Great Wall. We'll have more in depth on the drive soon, but first, take a look through our Flying...

Not wanting to be outdone by rivals Ferrari and McLaren, Porsche recently allowed a few select media some time behind the wheel of a production-spec 918 Spyder and announced some revised specs for the upcoming supercar. The big news is that the car’s total output (from the engine and electric...

Holden has revealed an updated version of its Caprice sedan, which readers in the U.S. will recognize as the upmarket version of the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV). The car is essentially the long-wheelbase version of Holden’s mainstream Commodore, which itself was recently...

Photos of a slightly updated BMW M5 due on the market later this year have surfaced early, thanks to the inadvertent launch of the car’s configurator on BMW’s German website. The images were scooped by enthusiast website BimmerToday and have also appeared on WorldCarFans, however, BMW...

You’re looking at the new Gen-F range of high-powered sedans, utes and wagons from HSV, the official tuner to Holden in Australia. The Gen-F range is based on Holden’s latest VF Commodore but receives a series of unique performance upgrades and styling enhancements. HSVs are known for...

The 2013 Tesla Model S has received rave reviews, including the best score that Consumer Reports has given any car in six years. The stock of Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is on a roll, the company is delivering hundreds of its Model S all-electric luxury sport sedan every week, and it just turned in...

James Bond may be irretrievably linked to Aston Martins, the DB5 in particular, but he's driven quite a number of other vehicles during his 50-year movie career. Unloved orphans like the AMC Matador may not have been high points of the Bond oeuvre. But the sleek, sexy Japanese sports car he drove...

This year's Gumball 3000 road rally is shaping up to be a show stopper. With vehicles like the Rebellion R2K street-legal race car and a custom-built Tumbler, insane rides will not be in short supply. But we can add another car to the list, as a new 2014 Nissan 370Z NISMO will be participating as...