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UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Mercedes-Benz will introduce its facelifted E Class range at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January, where we will get to see the latest evolution of the automaker's design language spearheaded by current...

China is currently the single biggest market for Jaguar Land Rover, so it should come as little surprise that the British firm already has an alliance deal with one of China’s biggest automakers, Chery, and will soon be establishing its first design center outside the UK in China. This week...

If you love glow plugs and green-handled fuel pumps, get ready to love some new Audis. The German luxury carmaker will be bringing four new diesels for the U.S. market to the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. The Audi A6, A7, A8, and Q5 will all get TDI "clean diesel" versions next week, joining the Q7...

In it’s most elemental form, a rotary printing press consists of a cylinder that’s coated with ink, rolling across a sheet of paper. Though neither economical nor practical, it’s entirely possible to turn a car into a printing press, once you engineer a solution to spray the...

We’ll admit to being impressed by unrestored and original muscle cars, dating back (in some cases) nearly 50 years. That’s why Jay Leno’s unrestored and original 1918 Cadillac Type 57 Victoria is even more amazing, as its in nearly pristine condition for its nine-plus decades of...

When Maserati’s new Quattroporte sedan hits the market next year, buyers will be able to choose from turbocharged V-6 or turbocharged V-8 engine options. As with the 4.7-liter V-8 found in the current Quattroporte, both will be assembled in Ferrari’s Maranello factory. Brad Keselowski...

Ron Medford is currently the deputy director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which makes him second in command of the agency responsible for establishing motor vehicle safety standards. Medford has been involved with the federal government for over four decades, and has had a...

In its quest to boost its sales even further, Audi is looking to expand its range with several new models. However, with the automaker already offering a full lineup of vehicles, from tiny hatchbacks to full-size sedans and the R8 supercar, looking for new niches is the only way to go. Some of the...

If you were looking for a NASCAR race filled with excitement, drama and plenty of wheel-to-wheel racing, Sunday’s season-ending Sprint Cup race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway wasn’t it. Starting on the front row, Penske driver Brad Keselowski simply had to finish the race in 15th spot...

Early last month we told you that Nissan, together with its new brand ambassador, world’s fastest man Usain Bolt, would be auctioning a special ‘Bolt Gold' GT-R sports car to help raise funds for charity. Nissan has today revealed that the particular car will be a custom gold-painted...

A Ferrari-organized charity auction coinciding with this past weekend’s United States Grand Prix saw the star attraction of the event, the very first F12 Berlinetta offered for sale in the U.S., delivered to its new owner Larry Roth of Long Island. All proceeds of the auction, a sum of $1.5...

With the 5-Series sedan due for a mid-cycle update soon, it’s only natural its wagon sibling is also set to receive the same updates. These are the latest spy shots of a prototype for the updated wagon, a.k.a. the BMW 5-Series Touring, which, like the updated sedan, will be receiving...

What a race! Thanks to the efforts of several drivers at yesterday’s United States Grand Prix, the 2012 Formula One World Championship title will now go down to the wire at the final race in Brazil. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton took out top honors at the USGP’s first race at the newly...

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel is in prime position to take out his third world championship in a row thanks to his efforts at today's qualifying session for the 2012 Formula One United States Grand Prix. The German youngster was dominant in practice and now he’s fastest of the...

It's that time of year again: auto show season. With most of the biggest and best events of the year lined up over the next six months, we'll be seeing the best of the industry's new offerings as well as concepts for what's to come. The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show promises to impress with more than...

This weekend’s United States Grand Prix is a very important race, not only because it’s the first Formula One race Stateside in five years, but because we could see a champion crowned at its conclusion. Coming to a new circuit always presents challenges to drivers and teams, especially...

Formula 1 is in the U.S. for the first time in five years this weekend, and it's already leading to the product tie-ins. No, we're not complaining. In this video you see the first footage of the Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio, due to be unveiled at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show in just under two weeks...

It's been a busy week as we gear up to fill ourselves with turkey and then head to Los Angeles for the 2012 LA Auto Show, but that doesn't meant there wasn't some car news. Headlining this week's news was the debut of the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster. Also making headlines was Audi...

Heading into Sunday’s season-ending NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Homestead Miami Speedway, it seems all but certain that Brad Keselowski will earn his first-ever Sprint Cup Championship (which would also be the first Sprint Cup Championship for team owner Roger Penske). To do so, Keselowski only...

When it comes to automobiles, nothing defines wretched excess quite like the Bugatti Veyron. Everything from its 987-horsepower (or 1,184 hp, in Super Sport trim) W-16 engine, to its multi-million dollar selling price, to its absurd cost of maintenance, is meant to signify that the Veyron is not...