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  • Akio Toyoda and Norbert Reithofer

    In late 2011, BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration between the two on a number of projects ranging from the development of a new sports car platform to research into next-generation battery technology and even hydrogen fuel cell powertrains. Today, the two automakers finalized the deal by signing binding agreements. They also revealed further details about the long-term collaboration, which in addition to the development of a hydrogen fuel cell system, new sports car platform, advanced battery technology, and engine sharing, will also include research and...

  • 2013 Audi A8 L Hybrid
    Audi A8 To Adopt Autonomous Traffic Jam Assistant In 2016: Video

    Audi has been a pioneer in the world of autonomous cars, having tested a self-driving TT sports car for several years and more recently becoming the first automaker to attain Nevada’s license for the use of autonomous cars on its roads. At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show earlier this...

  • Teaser for Ferrari's 2013 Formula One race car
    Ferrari Teases Its 2013 Formula One Race Car

    Ferrari has released this single teaser image of its Formula One race car for the 2013 season, along with confirmation that the new car is scheduled to be unveiled at Scuderia Ferrari’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy, on February 1. While it’s still too early to confirm, the...

  • 2012 Subaru BRZ GT300 race car
    Subaru Outlines 2013 Motorsport Activities

    Subaru’s motorsport activities in 2013 will center on three main competitions, with once again the sporty BRZ and Impreza WRX STI representing the automaker in its endeavors. The three competitions include the Super GT touring car series, the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race, and...

  • MINI Clubman Bond Street special edition
    MINI Clubman Bond Street: 2013 Geneva Motor Show Preview

    If you're a jet-setting retail therapist--amateur or professional--you'll appreciate the latest special-edition MINI Clubman: the Bond Street. Due for its public unveiling at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the Bond Street edition promises an extra dash of style on top of the usual quirky MINI...

  • 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
    2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Pricing Leaked: $62,995 And Up

    Jeep's refreshed Grand Cherokee isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it's still one impressive vehicle for the money. To our eyes, they could have left well enough alone with the design and just done the equipment updates, but the bottom line is there's a new SRT model, and while it ditches the "8"...

  • Timo Glock - Image: Marussia

    German racing driver Timo Glock has made a surprise move, announcing his resignation, by mutual consent, from the Marussia F1 Team. Glock didn’t give a reason for his departure but said he has an exciting announcement to make very soon. It’s possible Glock has a seat at another team, though the only two without a confirmed driver lineup are Caterham and Force India. There are rumors that the decision was also based on Marussia's need for a driver backed by sponsorship (Glock was earning a salary). “The ongoing challenges facing the industry mean that we have had to take...

  • 1949 Cadillac Coupe de Ville prototype
    Cadillac Coupe De Ville Prototype: First Public Showing In 64 Years At Amelia Island

    The 2014 Cadillac ELR has been given the mildly ironic nickname "Coupe de Volt," in honor of its Chevy Volt-based underpinnings--and Cadillac's legendary Coupe de Ville. This March, the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance will feature the original prototype of the Cadillac Coupe de Ville by...

  • 2013 Subaru Rally Team USA WRX STI rally car
    Subaru, Scion Gear Up For 2013 Rally America Competition

    Toyota, for all of its snoozerific mainstream cars, has long had a firm grasp on grassroots motorsports, as well as the professional series. The Rally America National Championship bridges the two, and Toyota is hitting it hard this year with another top-level effort from Subaru Rally Team USA and...

  • 2013 Lexus LFA race car
    Lexus LFA And Toyota GT 86 Confirmed For 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours Race

    Despite no longer being in production anymore, the Lexus LFA will be back for this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours, the 41st running of the classic endurance race. The car will be fielded by Toyota motorsport partner Gazoo Racing, which will be competing in the event for its seventh time in...

  • 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible
    Bentley's SUV, Next Flying Spur, & Moving Down-Market: Interview With Christophe Georges

    Despite the world's economic troubles--or perhaps, because of them, according to some economic theories--Bentley and its very wealthy clients are doing better than ever. A new Continental GT Speed Convertible was just launched in Detroit, and the brand's first SUV is nearing final approval. There's...

  • Ken Block's 2013 Hoonigan Racing Division livery
    Ken Block's 2013 HFHV & Gymkhana Race Livery Unveiled

    Love him or hate him, the king of flat-billed drift kiddies and the spearhead for much of America's rally hopes in Europe is a force in modern American alternative motorsports. Today, Ken Block unveiled the new 2013 livery for his Hybrid Function Hoon Vehicle and Gymkhana race cars. It's as...

  • Aston Martin Rapide S

    The Aston Martin Rapide S is finally here, sporting enough power to match the Porsche Panamera Turbo S along with much better looks--but can it match the Panamera's performance and handling? Infiniti's new Q50 could get four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines, though the diesel isn't a sure thing for the U.S. just yet. Does the move to four-cylinders in entry-level luxury sedan trims bother you? And Bentley has enhanced the Mulsanne, which was already just about the most exquisite bit of bespoke-built transportation on the planet. Now it's even better. There's nothing wrong with that...

  • 2014 Infiniti Q50
    Infiniti Q50 To Receive Four-Cylinder Gas, Diesel Engines

    Infiniti’s new Q50, the replacement for the G37 Sedan, goes on sale later this year with two powertrain options: a regular 3.7-liter V-6 and a hybrid system pairing a 3.5-liter V-6 with an electric motor. These two powertrain options will come standard with rear-wheel drive, although Infiniti...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
    2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Only For Top Dealers: Report

    The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray turned out to be the star of last week’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show, with almost all that saw it agreeing the design team at General Motors did a great job. Now that the new Corvette’s auto show debut is over, fans all across the country, including many...

  • Kia Provoke concept car
    Kia Provoke Coupe Concept Teased Ahead Of Geneva Motor Show

    Kia has released the first images of a sporty new concept car the automaker is planning to debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle is described as a “racy new urban concept” and features the latest evolution of Kia’s tiger-nose front-end design. It's also clearly a coupe...

  • PSA Peugeot Citroen Hybrid Air concept
    PSA Peugeot Citroen Develops Hybrid That Ditches Battery For Compressed Air

    From the same company that brought us the world’s first diesel-electric hybrid, comes a new concept that does away with the electric component of hybrid cars and replaces it with compressed air instead. That company is French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, which at its recent Innovation Day...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Sedan and Wagon at a track
    2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Hits The Track: Video

    You saw the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG make its debut recently at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, in both sedan and wagon bodystyles, and with standard 4Matic and a new S-Model trim. But now see it take to a race track, where it finally has a chance to stretch its legs. This video shows both sedan...

  • Aston Martin Rapide S

    The Aston Martin Rapide S has just landed, though it won't reach our shores until next month at the earliest. The long-rumored Rapide S delivers on several fronts, and gains the title of Aston's most powerful four-door to date. Rated at 550 horsepower, the Rapide S is 17 percent stronger than the existing Rapide, which uses a 470-horsepower version of the 6.0-liter V-12 found in both cars. Peak power in the Rapide S arrives at 6,750 rpm, meaning it'll require a bit more wringing out than the 6,000-rpm peak of the standard Rapide. Torque grows as well, though not as much, to 457 pound-feet...

  • MINI Paceman's 'Street Attitude'
    MINI Gets Weird With The Paceman: 'Street Attitude'

    MINI calls it "Not Normal." We've been known to call it "creepy." Wherever it lands on your personal spectrum, MINI's ad flavor is definitely unusual. The latest, for the new Paceman, is called "Street Attitude". Showing a guy that's in a hurry to grab some vinyl, pick up dinner, and flash his...

  • A Koenigsegg Agera R in the paint process
    Inside Koenigsegg Shows The Agera R Paint Process: Video

    Painting a Koenigsegg Agera R is no simple task; in fact, Koenigsegg claims the polishing process alone requires some 200 hours of labor, which is the equivalent of a single employee working for five weeks just on paint finishing. That kind of attention to detail is to be expected when building a...

  • 2014 Audi A3 sedan spy shots
    2014 Audi A3 Sedan Spy Shots

    We already have a pretty good idea as to what the new 2014 Audi A3 Sedan will look like, thanks to the reveal of a string of concept versions over the past year as well as the overseas launch of the car’s hatchback cousins. Now, however, we have our second look at the production A3 Sedan...

  • Mercedes’ new safety technology has been upgraded to recognize more street signs
    Mercedes’ New Safety Tech Aims To End Wrong-Way Driving

    While it may seem like an unlikely occurrence, cars traveling in the wrong direction of traffic is becoming more and more prevalent. Just last year for example, even we reported on two such occurrences, one taking place in Mississippi and the other in Washington. Back in 2009 Nissan developed a...

  • 2013 Bentley Mulsanne
    Bentley Enhances The Mulsanne: Gilding The Gilded Lily

    The 2013 Bentley Mulsanne has been even further enhanced with new Comfort and Entertainment Specification packages.

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