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With 1,200 horsepower onboard, Underground Racing’s Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 will sprint from 0-60 mph in just 2.2 seconds.

Some might say Sebastian Vettel has done it all. He's channeled his inner Bruce Lee, had a special Infiniti FX version built after him, and dominated the Formula 1 circuit. Now, he's heading to late-night television and set to appear on Letterman next Monday night. The appearance on the Late Show...

Drive enough cars on enough racetracks and you become somewhat immune to speed-induced terror. Most of us here are completely comfortable hustling the latest models around circuits near and far, so it’s no longer a thrill to strap into the passenger seat and have a pro driver show us what a...

When it comes to console driving simulator games, the Gran Turismo series for Playstation and the Forza Motorsport series for Xbox have always favored action over plot. Those wanting a bit more plot with their racing had to settle for games like the Need For Speed series, which (generally) told a...

Cars, and specifically muscle cars, are not the exclusive domain of male enthusiasts. That’s the rough premise behind a project called the SEMA Mustang Build Powered by Women, which allowed fans to choose one of three Mustang designs penned by women, to be built by women for this year’s...

We’ll come clean up front on this one: most of us here aren’t golfers. We can admire the skill it takes to drive a miniscule white ball off a tee onto a green over the horizon, but the game simply doesn’t raise our pulse rates. In fact, most of us would quickly be kicked off the...

The Cadillac brand is no stranger to international motor sports, even in recent decades. To promote its Northstar V-8 engine program, Cadillac built a Le Mans Prototype (LMP) racing program that campaigned cars in several international series from 2000 through 2002. Stating that the LMP program had...

Sometimes, the best information on pending model launches comes from the United States government and not from auto manufacturers. That seems to be the case with the next two Porsche 911 models to be released, which have appeared first on the EPA website and not in a Porsche press release. Look for...

The BMW 7-Series diesel will feature a 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel developing more than 250 horsepower.

A brand new Volkswagen Golf is just around the corner, a car whose launch also heralds the arrival of a new high-performance GTI. While we’ve been spying prototypes for the new GTI for more than a year, the only solid details we have on the car is that it, along with the regular Golf, will be...

McLaren will be making some rolling changes to its MP4-12C supercar later this year and has informed existing customers that the changes can be retrofitted to their cars, at no additional cost. This is the second time that McLaren is updating the MP4-12C post launch, the previous change was due to...

We have the first details of the third reported crash involving a new 2013 BMW M5, which took place yesterday near the town of Soesterberg in the Netherlands. Despite this being only the third known crash of the new M5, it’s the second to have occurred in the Netherlands. The previous took...

Mercedes-Benz is updating its SLS AMG supercar for the 2013 model year, adding more power, a recalibrated transmission and more dynamic suspension settings to make it worthy of its new GT title. More hardcore in every way, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT, which comes in either coupe or...

There are few certainties in life, aside from death, taxes and the number one rule of automakers worldwide: future products are not to be commented on, ever. There’s logic behind such a sentiment, as building excitement for products that don’t exist tends to negatively impact sales of...

Ford's the company that wants to be known for doing things differently. One strategy is getting fans involved and letting their voices be heard; and that's just what it did with the first commercial for the new 2013 Focus ST hot hatch. The entire commercial uses footage shot by fans. The first...

Johan de Nysschen, who last Friday announced his resignation as head of Audi of America, will be headed to rival luxury automaker Infiniti as a senior vice president of its worldwide business. In his new role, de Nysschen will report to Nissan’s executive vice president for the Infiniti...

A few years ago, fears of rising fuel prices and strict emissions regulations saw a number of major automakers ambitiously announce plans for the launch of electric cars. Two automakers with some of the most ambitious plans were Audi and BMW, which not only promised to launch electric cars but also...

Paperwork filed with the California Air Resources Board shows that the 2013 Audi RS5 will (very) likely be sold in the United States.

If rumors out of Italy are correct, Ferrari will invest some 50 million euros ($62.2 million) on a new assembly line to produce forced-induction V-6 and normally aspirated V-8 engines. Those powerplants won’t be destined for vehicles with a prancing horse emblem on the grille, but instead...

Fisker is adding additional Karmas to its previous recall due to a potential coolant leak caused by an incorrectly installed hose clamp. A total of 19 cars have been added to the recall and Fisker will begin contacting affected owners soon. Aston Martin is preparing to unveil its DBS successor and...