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Despite the passing of Carroll Shelby, the company that bears his name, Shelby American, is as active as ever in designing new products and new vehicles. Its vice president, Gary Patterson, promises that 2013 will be a big year for the brand, with new product introductions at the Detroit and New...

Chrysler continues its ‘Imported From Detroit’ campaign with a new special edition 300 that celebrates the spirit of Motown.

If you needed more proof that Ralph Gilles, head of Chrysler’s SRT division, is a car-guy’s car guy, the above picture should go a long way towards settling the argument. Last Tuesday, Gilles joined the crew at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant to help build a 2013 Dodge Viper. While...

Ferrari is planning an update for its successful 458 GT3 race car, which first hit the scene in 2011 where it took it out the FIA GT3 European Championship thanks to the efforts of AF Corse, as well as the GT Asia Series thanks to Clearwater Racing. A prototype of the updated race car, which is...

Toyota has confirmed it will unveil a new concept car at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next month, and to help build excitement has released this fiery teaser video. The only official details are that the new concept will be called the Furia, and it will be sedan. As the video reveals, the Furia...

Leaks and rumors being what they are, we've been cautious about talk of the LS7 V-8 engine from the Corvette Z06 appearing in the Chevrolet Camaro. We've also been looking forward to--but not counting on--a twin-turbo V-6 engine from GM for at least two years. Today, both of those may be just a bit...

In March of this year, General Motors and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen Group, two companies faced with overcapacity issues in Europe, surprised the automotive world by forming a strategic alliance, with GM even buying a 7 percent stake in the struggling French automaker. In October, they...

The Mazda2 might not be the first car you think of when you think about racing and Mazdas, but maybe it should be. After all, you can build and race one for less than you'd pay just to buy many race cars in slightly higher-speed classes, and there's a good chance to win some contingency cash to...

In terms of design, the early 1930s were a time of promise, when people weren’t afraid to dream big. Buckminster Fuller is a perfect example, and his “Dymaxion” brand promised Americans a better (and more stylish) quality of life. Though applied to everything from the Marshall...

In two months, NASCAR’s 2013 season will begin in Daytona Beach with the Daytona Shootout, scheduled for Saturday, February 16. That doesn’t give teams a lot of time to shake down the new cars before the season starts, and all-new designs generally have some issues to resolve. At this...

When we say “Volkswagen Golf,” what comes to mind? If you’re an enthusiast, you’re probably thinking of the VW Golf GTI, a car known for its spirited personality and fun-to-drive factor, if not its outright speed and handling. What probably doesn’t come to mind are...

Automotive supplier Continental is one of the driving forces behind the development of systems necessary for autonomous vehicles, and it’s become the first industry supplier granted a license to test autonomous vehicles on Nevada’s roads. Google was the first company granted a license...

Infiniti's boss Johan de Nysschen continues to be one of our favorite auto execs, because he freely speaks his mind. This time, in explaining the renaming of the brand to Q- and QX-based badges, he let slip plans for a 550-plus-horsepower super sedan. Awesome. The Chevy Camaro will be made in...

Back in October, James (last name omitted) got a surprise visit from Vaughn Gittin Jr., who showed up driving a new Mustang GT. It wasn’t just any Mustang GT, however, it was a car that James had designed and promoted as part of Ford’s Mustang Customizer contest. Giten was on hand to...

With the popularity of one-making racing series showing no signs of slowing, especially in the rarefied world of exotics, even mainstream brands are getting in on the action. In Europe, we recently saw Opel announce a new one-make rally series for its pint-sized Adam minicar, while down in...

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans back in June, Audi’s R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 race cars managed to take the top two spots, helping the brand with the four rings secure its 11th win at the prestigious endurance race. With such a record, you’d think Audi might be considering scaling back its Le...

While much of the world will be taking time off work next week to spend it with friends and family, one person will be working harder than ever. We’re of course talking about Santa Claus, who has a very tight window to deliver presents to children--and some grown-ups--all over the world this...

With Mercedes-Benz’s go-fast division AMG boasting about having extracted “more than” 330 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque from a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine destined for its new range of compact cars, and with most suggesting that the power figure could be...

Automotive news topics in January are typically dominated by the cars and concepts being unveiled each year at the Detroit Auto Show, and this coming January should be no different. However, there is another important auto show taking place in the first month of every new year, and that’s the...

If you're into action sports, especially motorsports, you've probably heard about GoPro's new line of HERO3 video cameras. They're built smaller, tougher, and with far better image quality than the previous (and still quite good) HERO2 line. And they captured this incredible high-resolution video...