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The 2012 Porsche 911 Club Coupe celebrates sixty years of Porsche Clubs with a very special limited-edition car.

If you have a lust for a classic Shelby Mustang convertible, but lack the large bank account generally necessary to purchase one, conversion specialist Retrobuilt may have the ideal solution for you. Give them your 2005 and later Mustang convertible, hand them a check for the amount of work you...

Being a Formula One driver means having every moment of every day during racing season spelled out for you. In addition to constant physical training, there’s testing in simulators (and occasionally on track, FAI rules permitting), debriefings, and the ever-present sponsor appearances. For...

If there’s an automaker with a more diverse business portfolio than Lotus, we’d be hard pressed to name it. Not only does Lotus build cars, but the firm also consults on engineering projects, fronts a Formula One team, builds (sadly non-competitive) engines for the IndyCar series and...

If you've ever needed videographic proof that bad driving and an evil heart can prove anything, you'll want to check out this video. Otherwise, get ready to be infuriated. Before we get too deep into the murk here, let's be clear: we have no ill feelings toward our green-obsessed friends who put a...

Unless you follow endurance racing, the name Allan McNish may not be all that familiar to you. If you’re a fan of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you probably know that McNish won the race in 1998 and in 2008; if you follow the American Le Mans Series, you probably know that he was the series...

The team that developed the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is a close-knit group of engineers, drivers, and enthusiasts.

Last Friday, Tesla opened its first new retail outlet of 2012 in New York’s affluent Westchester County. Tesla Westchester will boast a Model S Design Studio, a hands-on a Model S drivetrain and an interactive display touting the benefits of going electric. There are also four Model S Betas...

While many think the Honda Accord has lost its way since the 1990s, the car continues to sell very well, finding a sweet spot of style, performance, and function for many drivers. The 2013 model looks to update the car with a fresher, more dramatic take on the Accord's proportions and theme...

Remember that Aston Martin DB9 / DBS successor we’ve been telling you about for the past two years or so? The one that’s been repeatedly spotted in camouflage, until we brought you some clearer spy shots last week? Aston Martin picked last weekend’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa...

A new earthquake struck northern Italy this morning, killing 15 people and toppling buildings in the Emilia Romagna region. The quake, which measured 5.8 on the Richter scale, hit the Modena province at 9 a.m. local time. Bloomberg News reports that the quake was centered near the towns of Cavezzo...

Bryan Heitkotter is living every Gran Turismo player's dream: he won GT Academy in 2011 and is now a race car driver for Nissan. He battles it out in a Nissan 370Z endurance race car across the globe. Last week we were fortunate enough to sit shotgun in a 2013 Nissan GT-R Black Edition for a hot...

Concerned that there simply aren’t enough low-volume, hyper-exotic supercars on the market to choose from? Fear no longer, because your shopping list is about to grow by one, assuming that the Dutch firm Vencer puts its Sarthe into production. Named, we presume, for the Circuit de la Sarthe...

The long weekend wasn't only about remembering our veterans and soldiers: there was a lot of racing going on, too. Dario Franchitti poured the milk over his head at the end of the 96th Indianapolis 500. It was a busy race with 34 lead changes among 10 drivers and several hard crashes and the...

The term “barn find” generally applies to cars found in barns, garages and outbuildings, not buried beneath them. Necessity is the mother of invention, though, prompting one doting MG 14/40 Mk IV owner to dismantle his car and bury it beneath a newly-constructed cowshed, rather than...

The number of working Aston Martin One-77 supercars in existence has now dropped from an original 77 cars to 76 following a crash that took place this past week in Hong Kong. This sole image, found on Weibo, shows that the wreckage inflicted on the $1.9-million supercar was quite severe, suggesting...

Volkswagen is in the process of expanding its lineup with some stylish new models falling under its performance-themed 'R-Line' range. The latest is the R-Line version of the recently-updated 2013 Volkswagen CC, which is making its official world debut on June 1 at the 2012 Leipzig Auto Show in...

Conditions appear near-on perfect for today's 2012 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. A lovely high of 66 degrees F (19 degrees C) is forecast, with only a very mild easterly wind of 7 mph, but the rainfall radar for Europe shows some cloud scatter nearby. During practice and qualifying, track...

What to do if you love the Volkswagen Golf R, but just can't do without a drop-top car for summer? Get the Golf R Cabrio, of course! Unfortunately, that might not be possible for Americans--the soft-top version of the Golf isn't headed to the U.S. at all, so the R version is likely for...

If you haven't read our first drive review of the 2013 Cadillac XTS, do it now, and take that knowledge with you as you build your own XTS with the newly-launched configurator. Starting from $44,995, the XTS isn't exactly affordable for many, but it's a far cry from priced out of competition with...