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The 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series takes gullwing power and handling to the next level, on track.

Scott Speed was once a Formula 1 driver. Before that, he was known as one of the fastest men alive in a kart. Now he's doing all kinds of stuff, including driving the occasional Global Rallycross car. Turns out he's pretty good at that, too. While big names in rallycross like Ken Block, Travis...

Talk of Bentley working on a four-door coupe to slot between its Continental and Flying Spur vehicles has circulated for several years now. Today, the rumors are once again flying, this time with a 2016 target date. While Bentley has confirmed it doesn't have any plans to go down-market, a...

The classic MGB sports car nailed the formula for affordable fun back in the 1960s and 1970s, but the decades weren't kind to it, nor eventual owners of the MG name, MG Rover. The British company folded back in 2005 to be bought up by Chinese firm SAIC, which is why two of the company's most...

The Maserati Ghibli is the brand's newest addition to its sedan range, and it's an enticing package: a choice of two Ferrari-built turbo V-6 engines for the U.S. (though we will miss out on the diesel), packaged with 325 to 404 horsepower--and wrapped in typically gorgeous Maserati sheet metal, of...

UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation S Class, the W222, is set for its official debut next month, and with the reveal so soon it appears Mercedes’ engineers have become a bit lax with the amount of...

As we continue our ongoing month of coverage of Jaguar's return to the sports car world with the 2014 F-Type, we now take you into a more in-depth look at the car's mechanical and other aspects. Today, we begin with the V-6 engines in the base F-Type and F-Type S. Displacing 3.0 liters, the...

Saleen is out to prove that it’s still a formidable force when it comes to Ford tuning, especially now that it has founder Steve Saleen back at the helm. So what does Saleen do to make fans forget its turbulent years? Bring back one of the most iconic products from the past, of course. That...

Establishing a new supercar brand from scratch is no easy task; if you’re not in agreement just take a look at all the stillborn concepts out there. But every once in a while, hardworking and passionate entrepreneurs succeed and for their efforts we have brand likes Bugatti, Ferrari and...

The coupe version of the sixth-generation F30 BMW 3-Series sedan, essentially the replacement for the aging 3-Series Coupe, has been spotted once again, this time wearing its new M Sport package. While the standard 4-Series Coupe was captured undisguised recently during a photo shoot, the latest...

Maserati’s new Ghibli sedan made its official world debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show in China over the weekend and is now on its way to showrooms, scheduled to arrive before the year is out. As previously reported, the Ghibli will launch as a 2014 model and be available with two...

One of the biggest areas for growth for luxury automakers is the compact crossover and SUV segment. Today, there are just a few players, with the Audi Q3 sold overseas and the BMW X1 and Buick Encore already available in local showrooms the most recognizable. There are a number of rival models on...

Formula One reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing scored his second consecutive Bahrain Grand Prix victory with a dominant drive to the finish during yesterday’s race. Vettel’s start from second on the grid wasn’t so smooth, and he was even passed by...

At the end of yet another very closely contested qualifying, Mercedes-Benz AMG driver Nico Rosberg managed to edge out Red Bull Racing star Sebastian Vettel to secure pole for this weekend’s 2013 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix. Rosberg’s fastest time was a scorching 1:32.330, with...

Welcome to our latest Top Photos Of The Week post, which this weekend coincides with the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show taking place in China this very moment. Understandably, most of our photos center on cars present at the show, however, this first one was taken at our recent first drive of the 2014...

Round four of the 2013 Formula One World Championship in Sakhir, located on Bahrain’s west coast. Because the Bahrain International Circuit where the race is held lies in the middle of a desert, conditions change frequently, with lots of sand being blown almost constantly. In addition to...

Sebring is a legendary place in motorsports, and has been for more than a half-century. Winning there is significant, whatever you're racing. For Hurley Haywood, while driving a Porsche 911 Carrera RS to the win in 1973, it was very significant. Reuniting with the car in this video, Haywood...

It's little over a month before the next installment of Codemasters' GRID series hits shops, GRID 2. The developers have thus far been cagey over exactly what gameplay elements will feature in the game, and equally so over what the game looks like in action. Perhaps an hour of information on GRID...

As we predicted yesterday, Lexus is in fact going to build a car in the U.S.: the ES 350. Global president of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, held a conference call with senior executives and the press this morning to make the announcement. Lexus has been considering U.S. production for at least the last two...

Rumors of a plug-in Buick hybrid have been making the rounds for a while now--but this Riviera concept brings it to life. Conceptually. While the look of the Riviera is orders of magnitude too wild for a production Buick, the Riviera name is orders of magnitude too mild. To borrow a catchphrase...