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The world’s biggest Audi dealership, a terminal in Audi speak, has opened in Dubai, helping elevate the brand’s presence in a region where luxury sales continue to soar. And on hand to kick off the celebrations at the new Dubai Audi terminal was singer Jennifer Lopez. More than just a...

Opel, General Motors’ loss-making European division, is attempting to build excitement for its new Adam minicar by announcing a new one-make racing series. Called the Opel Adam Cup, the new race series, which starts competition next year, will mark Opel’s official return to motorsports...

When it comes to increasing fuel economy, the obvious steps are decreasing engine size (and, often, performance), shaving pounds, refining aerodynamics and possibly implementing hybrid technology. Significant gains, however, can also be found in other areas. Tire design can contribute up to...

We’ve just driven the all-new 2013 SRT Viper, and can confirm it is a marvelous machine, and now production of the car is ready to be lifted to full capacity as customer orders start getting filled. Chrysler will be waiting until after this week’s Thanksgiving break before production of...

Formula One racing may be the most popular form of motorsports in the world, but when it comes to the United States, Big 12 college football may very well take precedence. With a population of 820,611 residents, Austin is the fourth-largest city in Texas. It’s also home to the University of...

Today we tell you what it’s like to drive the all-new 2013 Dodge SRT Viper on the street and on the track. Though equipped with modern concessions to safety like electronic stability control, the new Viper is hardly what we’d call de-fanged. The list of Best Car To Buy candidates is...

Mercedes-Benz has the SLS AMG, Audi has the R8, and even Lexus has its LFA, but BMW, a brand that prides itself on building some of the best driving machines on the planet, is without a dedicated sports car. That’s all set to change in 2014 when the automaker releases its i8 plug-in hybrid...

The first vehicles from BMW’s new i division for sustainability and future mobility, the i3 electric hatch and i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, are nearing the end of their development phase and will be launched on the market in 2013 and 2014, respectively. However, BMW shows no signs of slowing...

TMG, an official motorsports partner of Toyota and Lexus, has released some new teaser images of a high-performance Lexus LS prototype the company plans to unveil at the 2012 Essen Motor Show taking place in Germany at the end of this month. We previously brought you photos of a scale model of the...

Volvo will be presenting its 508-horsepower S60 Polestar concept car at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show next week, though the company is still no closer to announcing production plans. Of course, if you’re happy to fork over roughly $300,000, motorsport and engineering firm Polestar will...

Bobbing and weaving through the vineyard-dotted hill country around Napa, windows down on a perfect fall day, the sun settling just behind the nearest ridge, a massive 8.4-liter, 640-horsepower V-10 growling out an atonal bass note to complement the music flooding out of the stereo, it's easy to...

Daimler now has 100 percent of the shares in the Mercedes-AMG Formula One Team, following the decision by Abu Dhabi-based investment fund Aabar to sell its 40 percent stake in the team. Daimler joined with Aabar to purchase a controlling stake in the team in 2009, the same year in which it won both...

It's often hard to get excited about hybrid cars these days. The new sheen of the technology itself has worn off, leaving behind the dull and often tarnished statistics about gas mileage and savings--neglecting, of course, the purchase price penalty. But in the case of Volvo's V60 Diesel Plug-in...

On Wednesday, November 28, Acura will reveal the all-new 2014 RLX sedan to a crowd of assembled journalists at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Since the reveal happens during the show’s press days, the general public will have to rely on media coverage to see the new RLX before the show opens its...

As we winnow down the cars that made our list of the best drives of the 2013 model year, we have to say goodbye to some excellent cars that, despite their prowess or pulchritude, didn't make it onto our short list for the Best Car To Buy 2013. Those cars include a number of the best German luxury...

Last January, MINI surprised the racing world by taking first place honors in the grueling Dakar Rally. Even more surprising was the fact that 2012 represented MINI’s very first attempt at the event, a testament to the preparation and planning of the X-raid Team, as well as the durability of...

Today we're heavy on the spy shots, starting with the 2015 Ford Mustang, which, despite the camouflage, appears to be sporting a front end that should bring it a bit more in line with the Fusion and Ford's new face of design. Jaguar's XFR-S, its most high-performance take on the sporty luxury...

With the unintended acceleration debacle now in its rearview mirror, automaker Toyota is employing technology to ensure that this won’t happen on future models. Intelligent Clearance Sonar and Drive-Start Control will (hopefully) eliminate accidents caused by pedal confusion or improper gear...

Talk of a large, rear-wheel-drive sedan for Alfa Romeo dates back several years, with the boss of Fiat Sergio Marchionne previously dismissing the project as being a low priority in light of Alfa Romeo’s long-awaited return to the U.S. With Alfa Romeo currently offering just two models...

Mercedes-Benz has announced the recall of 2012 model year CLS-Class four-door-coupes built between December 1, 2011 and December 13, 2011. At issue are the bolts holding the hood’s secondary latch striker, which may not have been torqued to the proper value. As a result, the bolts can loosen...