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It has been confirmed that Italian private equity group Investindustrial has purchased a 37.5 percent stake in Aston Martin, providing 150 million pounds (approximately $240.4 million) in the form of a capital increase. Aston Martin, together with its new investor, as well as existing shareholder...

Formula 1 racing returned to the U.S. for the first time in five years this season, but that wasn't the only thing worth remembering from the year's 20 races. As this video from Formula 1 Home illustrates rather artfully through images, video, and a rhymed, rhythmic narration, the 2012 season was...

If you're not familiar with the name, Leh Keen is one fast, fast driver, proving it season after season in the Rolex Sports Cars Series and, like you'll see here, a range of other events. As part of a NASA time trial, Keen--wearing street clothes and a helmet--piloted the TopSpeed Motorsports GT-R...

The Nissan Juke Nismo isn't on sale until early next year, but you can drive it now--virtually, at first, and then in real life. Asphalt 7: Heat, the latest in the Asphalt series of mobile driving games, offers the Juke Nismo for your hoonish delight. And if you're the fastest driver in the Juke...

There are a thousand reasons to love the Subaru BRZ. From its historical (though factually very minimal) relation to the beloved AE86, to the fact that it's one of the lightest sport coupes sold today, to its innately balanced handling, or even its sleek, sporty looks, the 2013 Subaru BRZ ticks...

BMW has announced the recall of some 29,800 X5 crossover xDrive35d models, built between September 1,2008 and November 15, 2012. The recall also extends to a stop sale for vehicles in dealer inventory but not yet sold or delivered to customers. At issue is an engine belt idler pulley bolt, which...

UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Last Thursday Chevrolet revealed its new SS-based race car that will compete in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. While the race car hints at the look of the new 2014 Chevrolet SS, the limitations of the stock car...

General Motors has renewed trademarks for the names El Camino and Nomad, but that doesn’t mean the storied nameplates will be put back into production. If they are, the El Camino could make its appearance as a rebadged Holden Ute. Our spy photographers captured the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C Class...

Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping magnate, was the kind of man you wanted as a friend. One of the richest men in the world during the 1960s, Onassis wasn’t shy about spending money on those he cared for. Singer Stamatis Kokotas fell into that category, as Onassis was both a friend and a...

In 2007 BMW started offering a range of official modifications grouped under the BMW Performance Parts label that were aimed at improving the overall performance of its cars. The benefit to customers looking to modify their cars was the fact that all the parts came with the same level of quality as...

Earlier this week Bugatti unveiled a new special edition Veyron based on its open-top Veyron Grand Sport model. The move was part of the automaker's celebration of Art Basel Miami Beach, which is on now and runs until December 9. The new special edition is the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Venet...

A facelifted version of the Mercedes-Benz E Class is set to make its debut next month at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and that means a new version of the E63 AMG performance variant too. While we’ve previously told you the new E63 AMG would offer the option of all-wheel drive as part of...

With an updated VF Holden Commodore sedan set to go on sale in the U.S. next year as the 2014 Chevrolet SS, there’s renewed interest in the possibility that the eventual ute version (a car-based pickup) will also make its way into local showrooms. A few years back General Motors showed off...

An auction for a one-off ‘Bolt Gold’ Nissan GT-R plus a number of signed memorabilia from the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has now concluded, and we can confirm that a sum of $193,191 was raised. All proceeds of the auction will go to benefit the Usain Bolt Foundation aimed at...

While the list of bad things that can happen to a driver on track in a race-prepped car is almost limitless, the failure of a front tire or wheel has to be among the worst. Not just because of the massive impact it's likely to cause, but because you just might have time to anticipate that impact...

BMW's new i division hasn't even launched its first vehicle yet, and it's already looking at a two-door version of its upcoming i3 electric hatchback. The i3 Coupe Concept is a spin-off of the i3 we've been shown for the past year, but will it go into production? The i3 Coupe Concept drew a strong...

The 2013 SRT Viper is up for our Best Car To Buy award, but can its on-track performance outweigh its slightly crude road manners?

If you’re a fan of IndyCar, you know that this year’s Grand Prix of Baltimore wasn’t exactly a seamless event. In fact, it almost wasn’t an event at all until Michael Andretti’s Andretti Sports Marketing agreed to take over the organization and promotion of the event...

Ivan Jaramillo is our kind of car enthusiast. Not only do we admire his passion for early Nissan Skylines, we agree that an audio system has no place in a car like this. Sometimes, the mechanical symphony of gears, carburetors, linkages and a in-line six-cylinder engine are all you really need...

If you had $167,000 to spend, you could buy yourself a brand-new, well-equipped Aston Martin V-8 Vantage Convertible, or perhaps a thoroughly-loaded BMW M6 Convertible. Check all the option boxes on a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, and you’d still have a hard time spending your entire lump sum of...