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The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class due out next year will be the first car in history to offer customers a fully autonomous system, whereby the car will be able to drive itself--in certain situations--without any driver involvement. This is made possible due to an extensive array of sensors on the new...

If you're too mired in the snooze-fest that is every EV on the market except for the Tesla Model S to really care about electric cars, you're not alone. But you should be, because electric race cars could be awesome. What's holding them back? Mostly the inadequacies of current battery technology to...

BMW's M Performance range has been expanding for a while now in Europe, to the point of replacing the previous Performance parts range. Now we get some BMW love, American style, with the confirmation of M Performance Parts ranges for the 3-Series and 5-Series. For the 3-Series, the parts include a...

The area surrounding Lamborghini’s factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, is mostly made up of rustic farmland; the tranquil ambience interrupted only by a passing tractor every now and then. You start to wonder, this is where one some of the world’s most ferocious supercars are born?...

This week Porsche revealed the 2013 911 GT3 Cup race car, and BMW finally showed off the new M6 Gran Coupe. Meanwhile Audi released a barrage of RS 5 Cabriolet photos to get fans excited about driving with the top down and 450-horsepower under the hood, Maserati provided fans a wave of new 2014...

If you live where snow is a regular fact of life for the winter months, chances are good the sports car gets parked in the garage around Thanksgiving, with only token appearances on dry and salt-free roads until spring rolls around. Porsche doesn’t think its sports cars should be limited to...

If you frequently attend monster truck events, chances are good you don’t drive a Nissan Leaf. Likewise, if you do drive an electric car, it’s a safe bet that you’re not spending Saturday nights watching hyrdocarbon-spewing, fossil-fuel-gulping monster trucks crush junkyard...

The least-expensive Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase sedan you can buy in the United States will run you $455,000, and that’s before you start checking the option boxes. Keep things simple, and most stretched Phantoms probably price in the half-million dollar range. That’s why you...

Ferrari has released its first crop of official photos for the F70, the upcoming successor to the Enzo. While the images are teasers only, they do give us hints of what to expect. For the full details, check out our article. Lamborghini's Aventador is enjoying its place at the top of the supercar...

As another year winds down, the holiday season is once again upon us. For those of us with a passion for driving and all things wheeled, that generally brings with it a mixed blessing. While we love to get gifts, we’ll let you in on a little secret: when it comes to tools, we much prefer...

Lamborghini has issued a recall on certain versions of its flagship Aventador LP 700-4 model due to a fault in the affected cars’ headlights. The recall only affects those Aventador models built from July 15, 2011, through April 20, 2012. Considering the exclusiveness of the model, as well as...

These are the first photos of a completed version of Ferrari’s replacement for the Enzo supercar. They appeared in the latest issue of Ferrari Magazine, the automaker’s official rag. The design in the photos shows a direct link with past and present Ferraris, including some influences...

After more than 22 years as the head of motorsport at Mercedes-Benz, Norbert Haug’s contract will come to an end by mutual agreement with the automaker’s senior execs. His exit won’t have any effect on the 2013 motorsport season, preparations for which will continue as planned...

Italian luxury brand Maserati has ambitious plans to boost its sales to 50,000 units annually by the middle of the decade, close to a 10-fold increase on current levels. To do so the automaker plans several key model introductions, including two new vehicles in segments it’s never competed in...

Whether or not you think the McLaren P1 is a worthy successor to the legendary F1, there’s no denying the car’s unique design, promised performance and overall anticipation levels make it one of the most exciting cars of the coming year--and that’s saying a lot considering 2013...

Building a no-holds-barred time attack car is tricky enough in its own right, requiring the right balance of power, handling, weight, and reliability. But what happens when your cherished race car self-destructs in testing the day before the championship? That's exactly what happened to FX...

When it comes down to it, there will likely be one primary reason to pick the BMW M6 Gran Coupe over its platform-sharing sibling, the BMW M5 sedan: style. Both will serve up a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 engine good for 560 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque, and both will seat four adults...

Martin Brundle is perhaps best known for his two stints in Formula One (1984-89, 1992-96), but the British racing driver has also completed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans eight times, winning the event in 1990 with co-drivers Price Cobb and John Nielsen. Christian Danner has raced in IndyCar and CART...

On January 19, 2013, a 2009 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4x4 SuperCrew pickup once owned by former President George W. Bush will cross the block at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction. The truck has likely racked up only modest mileage, as it was used exclusively on Bush’s Crawford, Texas...

Audi was the first automaker to create a space in Sony’s PlayStation Home network, and the Ingolstadt-based brand describes it as a “living, breathing Audi AG world featuring Audi AGtv and a calendar of content.” In the past, that content has included virtual lectures on Audi...