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Despite waves of positive reviews for its new Model S electric sedan, Tesla said that teething problems with getting the cars out to customers means it won’t hit its original revenue targets for the year. The Californian startup is now expecting full-year revenue of about $400 million to $440...

Representing a major coup for proponents of autonomous cars, the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, has signed a bill that will set out laws to allow self-driving cars on the state’s roads. The new bill, put forward by Democrat Senator Alex Padilla, helps establish the rules that will...

Lamborghini is teasing a new version of its Gallardo supercar, which is scheduled to debut tomorrow at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. The automaker has released this teaser video, which shows the separate components of the new supercar coming together to form the latest special edition. Together with...

General Motors has developed what it says is an industry-first aluminum welding technology, which allows it to use more aluminum in the construction of its cars rather than heavier conventional materials. This will lead to lighter and more fuel efficient cars from the automaker going into the...

Despite the massive push from Red Bull Racing to promote the 2013 Grand Prix of America, scheduled to run on a temporary street circuit in Weehawken, NJ next June, Bernie Ecclestone is now saying the contract for the race has been voided. This is counter to the provisional 2013 schedule circulated...

If you’re in the market for a new Infiniti G Series sedan, we’ve got good news and bad news for you. First, here’s the good news: the 2013 Infiniti G37 and G37x models are priced identically to their 2012 counterparts. Now for the bad news: the least expensive G Series sedan for...

In 2008, Pininfarina designed an exclusive version of its Phantom Drop Head Coupe for Rolls-Royce collector Roland Hall. Sketched by noted designer Jason Castriota, the Hyperion was meant to evoke memories of the 1930s, when luxury roadsters from brands like Duesenberg and Rolls-Royce ruled the...

While McLaren has finally revealed a concept version of the new P1 supercar ahead of its Paris Auto Show debut, a patent drawing might have revealed the production-ready design. The patent drawing looks similar to the concept version, but there are some very notable differences: the drawing...

If you’d like to experience the joy of driving a new BMW 328i for a long weekend, BMW On Demand USA has a deal for you: rent the car for a three-day weekend, and the company will kick in a fourth day, free. If that’s not good enough for the savvy bargain hunters among you, BMW On Demand...

The fifth generation of Chevrolet Corvette hit the market as a 1997 model and was produced through the 2004 model year. If its predecessor, the C4, reestablished Corvette as a world-class sports car, the C5 effectively carried that tradition on. Debuting with features such as a rear transaxle...

General Motors together with its Chinese partners SAIC, Shanghai GM and PATAC has opened the biggest proving ground in China, reaffirming the American automaker’s commitment to the country and the localized development of new vehicles. The new facility is located in Guangde County, in...

At the start of this year, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk made the bold promise his company would eventually launch a network of fast-charging systems to allow owners of electric cars to extend their driving range with a level of convenience at least approaching that of conventional combustion...

If you were counting on Hyundai to release more Genesis Coupe concepts at this year’s SEMA Show, it looks like you won’t be disappointed. The first Hyundai SEMA concept that we’re seeing is based on the Genesis Coupe R-Spec variant, and it comes courtesy of ARK Performance...

Augusto Farfus is a Brazilian racing driver who currently gets paid by BMW to campaign an M3 in the DTM series. While Farfus may look young, his resume includes stints in the World Touring Car Championship from 2005 - 2010, a season in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in 2011 and two entries into...

This year’s Goodwood Revival featured a remarkable showing of pre-Second World War German Formula One cars, known as “Silver Arrows” for their distinctive bare-aluminum bodies. While seeing Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows run is impressive, seeing them run against cars from Auto Union...

Under-inflated tires wear quicker, consume more gasoline and pose a potential blow-out risk as the tire heats up or comes unseated from the rim of the wheel. Despite the risks, Goodyear says that most drivers (without TPMS technology) only check tire pressure about once per year. In 2011, Goodyear...

Thursday is the 2012 Paris Auto Show so we will soon be inundated with a ton of new model and concept reveals. Today it's the Maserati GranTurismo Convertible MC, a hardcore version of the regular GranTurismo Convertible and GranTurismo Convertible Sport that should hit showrooms sometime next...

Tanahashi Haruhiko is the chief engineer behind the development of the Lexus LFA, a project to which he’s dedicated a third of his 34-year career to. As you’d guess, Haruhiko has a few things to say about the car, which is why he’s begun blogging about the LFA on Lexus’...

The special Rolls-Royce was developed by the automaker's Bespoke personalization service.

After running out of gas in the closing laps of last week’s race in Joliet, Illinois, Denny Hamlin did the unthinkable - he promised a win at Loudon in the Sylvania 300. Hamlin later tried to soft-pedal his commitment, adding words to the effect of, “as long as the crew delivers a...