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Just two years after Toyota paid fines totaling $48.8 million, including a then-record single fine of $16.4 million, the automaker has been hit with a new $17.4 million fine over a delayed pedal entrapment recall on 2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h models. As CNN Money explains, the NHTSA contacted...

The Corvette ZR1 was introduced for the 2009 model year as a take-no-prisoners attempt to build the fastest production Corvette in Chevrolet’s history. As the C6 Corvette approaches its extinction, time is running out for the ZR1, but that doesn’t mean the car is going quietly into that...

During yesterday’s surprise announcement that Infiniti would be changing the names of all its models to include either a Q or QX, the latter representing tall-riding crossovers and SUVs, the brand’s global president Johan de Nysschen explained the move was necessary to ensure customers...

In February, we heard the sad news that Irwindale Speedway was closing its doors and canceling all events for the remainder of 2012 due to the bankruptcy of its operator, Irwindale Speedway LLC. Following the original announcement, Irwindale Speedway’s owner, Nu-Way Industries, announced it...

With the U.S. getting ready to celebrate its own car and truck of the year awards at next month’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show, over in Europe a separate award for the car of the year is being played out, and today the list of finalists has been revealed. Out of an original field of 35 contenders...

The overwhelmingly positive response to its Continental GT3 race car concept has given Bentley the confidence to return to the world of motorsports, something it’s been wanting to do for a long time. The automaker has already received significant interest for its Continental GT3 from numerous...

It's not often that we're flabbergasted by a manufacturer's choice of updates for a car, but now it's happened twice in one evening. First Infiniti goes all Q on us, and now BMW decides to release the second half of what should have been a one-part model refresh. Why would we say that? Because the...

The Infiniti G37 is a great car, especially in sedan form. In fact, it's one of the best sports sedans on the road when outfitted with a manual transmission and the sport package. But it is no more. In fact, all of Infiniti's current models will cease to exist as of the 2014 model year. Well...

In August, motorsport and engineering firm Prodrive announced it was selling its majority stake in Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), the official tuning arm of the Blue Oval in Australia, back to the automaker. This would see Ford handle all future development programs as well as manufacturing for...

If ever there was an unlikely Formula One championship-winning team, it would be Red Bull Racing. Built from the ashes of Ford-backed Jaguar Racing (which in turn came from the wreckage of Stewart Grand Prix), the team reportedly sold for just $1 and a commitment to invest $400 million over the...

As part of a routine test of a new refrigerant being used in the Mercedes-Benz B Class, engineers simulated a pinhole leak in a coolant line. When the refrigerant (now mixed with A/C compressor oil) sprayed on a hot engine, the results were dramatic. The vaporized mixture reportedly ignited on...

Volvo is looking to join the ranks of cloud-connected automakers, and it knows it has some catching up to do. To quickly close the gap on automakers like Audi, Ford, Nissan, BMW, Toyota and Honda, Volvo will partner will cellular giant Ericsson in developing cloud-connected cars. Volvo will debut...

Just weeks after announcing a new Dodge Charger Daytona for the 2013 model year, the brand is back with another new 2013 Dodge Charger model, this one of particular interest to buyers in snow belt states. The 2013 Dodge Charger AWD Sport promises to serve up a healthy dose of performance...

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette will be unveiled in Detroit on January 13, and as we near its debut, Chevy is releasing more about the car's features, including what appears to be a significantly upgraded interior. Lexus has built the last LFA. With just 500 units of the car planned in the official...

A few weeks back, we brought you news that General Motors had filed trademarks on the names “El Camino” and “Nomad,” both iconic vehicles from the Chevrolet brand’s past. That quickly led to speculation that General Motors was considering a revival for both products...

Next year marks several important anniversaries, one of which is the centenary of storied British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin. Yes, it was in 1913 that British entrepreneurs and avid racing fans Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford first decided to join forces and build their own car. They...

We’re now just a few weeks out from the world debut of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette. And in the lead up to that epic day (January 13), Chevrolet has been teasing us with a series of video trailers previewing the seventh generation of its iconic sports car. The first video looked at the...

The 2012 Range Rover Evoque, along with the LR2, are being recalled for faulty brake calipers.

With Italy’s Investindustrial recently agreeing to purchase a 37.5 percent stake in Aston Martin, talk of a potential tie-up between the British automaker and Mercedes-Benz’s performance arm AMG has flared up. It all stems from Investindustrial previously owning Ducati, which before...

The last Lexus LFA, build #500, has rolled off the line at Toyota’s Motomachi plant in Japan.