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The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder is 500 pounds lighter than the outgoing 2012 model, helping it deliver a fuel economy of 20/26 mpg city/highway.

At next month’s Paris Auto Show Jaguar is expected to unveil its new 2014 F-Type sports car, which is set to go on sale in the first half of next year, initially as a convertible and later as a coupe. The car is the production version of last year’s stunning C-X16 concept, and judging...

If, like us, you were hoping the Honda CR-Z would be the perfect balance of sport and hybrid, then you were probably, like us, disappointed to drive the real thing. Mixing what seems like the worst of both worlds, the CR-Z isn't exactly bad, but it's certainly uninspiring. Jackson Racing seeks to...

It's mid-summer, and most of the car companies are saving up their best for the fall auto show season--but that doesn't mean we don't have some killer photos for you from our news stories this week. In fact, we have some of the hottest metal to hit the supercar, luxury sedan, and hypercar segments...

Looking around the market today at rear-wheel drive sports cars at relatively affordable prices, there aren't a lot of options. A new, and very good option, has come in the form of the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ (near) twins, but beyond those and the Mazda MX-5, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, the lower...

MINI’s parent, BMW, is trying to put its best environmental foot forward in its support of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In addition to supplying low-emission vehicles for the games, BMW has also provided a fleet of 160 1-Series ActiveE models, used by broadcasters and...

The 2013 Cadillac ATS and XTS will get some advanced radar-based safety technology, but first, the company had to weed out bad data.

It's weird word Friday, apparently, but the the SSC Aero gets an upgrade for a send-off edition: the XT, powered by the 1,300-horsepower engine of the Tuatara. Spain's Tramontana XTR is the next generation of the company's take on a closed-cockpit, street-legal formula-stylesports car. Our cohorts...

The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, more commonly known as the Humvee, has been the general purpose vehicle of choice for the U.S. military since 1984. Deployed in operations worldwide, the Humvee’s versatility and go-anywhere design even spawned the now-defunct Hummer civilian...

American supercar manufacturer SSC, formerly Shelby Supercars, has announced that production of its long-running Ultimate Aero is coming to an end. The Ultimate Aero at one point was the fastest production car on the planet, entering the Guinness Book of World Records back in 2007 after posting a...

Any number of road-legal track cars are available for sale, especially in Europe, and many have adopted somewhat formula-car-like packaging. But few, if any, come as close to the reality of a formula car as the creations from a.d. Tramontana. The Spanish firm’s last creation, the Tramontana...

Aston Martin is working on a mid-cycle update for its Rapide, which first hit the scene at the start of 2010 and has continued with very little updates since. Prototypes for the updated Rapide, which is due to go on sale next year, have been spotted testing around Europe for the past couple of...

We already know Rolls-Royce customers aren’t big on the idea of an all-electric model. Now it seems they’re disinterested in diesels, too. Speaking with Autocar, an inside source explained that diesels have the perception of being a compromise. “They wouldn’t entertain the...

Not to be confused with the Huayra supercar from Pagani, Polish startup Arrinera has announced today that its new supercar will be called the Hussarya. The name is derived from Poland’s Hussar cavalry of the 16th century, known for their beauty, strength and maneuverability, and these are all...

Pro drivers, despite living the dream, don't always get that much track time on a given race weekend. So what do they do to get an edge--or even just to get familiar with a trak they haven't raced on before? They use simulators--and some of them use familiar, retail sims that us regular folks can...

Watching Clint Bowyer cross the finish line at the 2007 Daytona 500 upside down, backwards, and on fire--or Carl Edwards punting Brad Keselowski at Atlanta in 2010--might be the reason some fans of NASCAR watch the long oval races, but for some fans, that's losing its appeal--or new fans are...

The death of automotive icon Carroll Shelby has created increased demand for anything with the Texan’s name on it, especially cars. While a Shelby American car signed by Carroll Shelby is valuable, a car actually owned by him is quite a bit more valuable. Up for grabs at the upcoming Vicari...

If you need to haul six other passengers at maximum velocity over both paved and dirt roads, regardless of weather, the Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG should be near the top of your shopping list for 2013 models. Blessed with AMG’s 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 (one of the best-sounding engines on the...

We've seen the near-production Porsche 918 Spyder in several different forms, including its most recent Martini Racing livery, for months now. The official releases have all but given away what the production version of the car will look like, but in this video, we see what purports to be the real...

Lincoln’s Town Car sedan, long the favorite choice of car services and limo companies across the United States, has been put to pasture. Filling its shoes is the 2013 Lincoln MKT Town Car, a crossover-ish pseudo-wagon that comes in either front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive variants...