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The last we'd heard on the development of the 2015 Ford Focus RS, it wasn't even an officially approved production project, though it was in tentative development. Now news comes that the project has been shelved--at least temporarily--in favor of other tasks. That's perhaps disturbing news to...

The latest version of the DiRT video game franchise promises gaming's most advanced vehicle damage engine, perfect for demolition derby competition.

Ken Block is many things: shoe magnate, hoonigan honcho, and WRC driver among them. It turns out he's also rather refreshingly humble and aware of the difficulty of rally racing. Of course, he's had his fair share of exposure to adversity, both self-induced and environmental, over the course of the...

Kia's newest Pro Cee'd hatchback gets a serious infusion of sport, and appears to have the Hyundai Veloster Turbo squarely in its sights.

It seems even those with a taste for contemporary art couldn't open their wallets very far--even in the name of the Save the Children charity--for the monstrosity that is the Jay-Z/Kanye West 'Otis' Maybach. It sold for just $60,000 at the New York Contemporary Art Evening auction held by Phillips...

We take an inside look at Porsche's near-term future in a roundtable discussion with some of the company's top brass, including CEO Matthias Mueller. Can you say plug-in hybrids, four-cylinders, and a new supercar? MINI might name the production version of the Paceman concept the Countryman Coupe...

MINI's upcoming crossover coupe, the Paceman, will likely be hitting dealers as the Countryman Coupe.

To increase power in its upcoming four-cylinder engine range, Volvo will use twincharger technology to combine the benefits of a supercharger with the strengths of a turbocharger.

While the first Corvette wasn’t introduced to the public until 1953, when it was unveiled at the GM Motorama in New York City as the EX-122 concept, the original concept was born one year earlier so 2012 actually marks 60 years of the Corvette. To celebrate the event, the Chevrolet brand will...

During the 1950s a new automotive brand was born in France, one that quickly garnered the reputation of being the French equivalent to luxury brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley. That brand was Facel, which started out as a coachbuilder for the likes of Bentley and Delahaye but at 1954’s...

As part of its 2013 mid-cycle update for the 7-Series luxury sedan, BMW is planning to overhaul the engine range, improving power outputs on most models while at the same time reducing emissions. We’ve already seen prototypes testing in Europe and in the U.S. for the past year, and now...

Despite its recent financial doldrums and oversupply issues, Opel, the European arm of General Motors, is continuing the development of new models like this sedan version of the Astra hatchback. Spotted testing in Germany, the Astra Sedan prototype appears almost complete and should be hitting...

With Ford and Dodge recently unveiling their respective race cars for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, all eyes now turn to Chevrolet to see what it has in store for the sport and all its fans. While many had been expecting a new version of the current Impala race car, Chevrolet has announced...

The Ferrari F70 - the fastest, most powerful Ferrari road car ever - will debut in early 2013.

For those that feared the worst for Jaguar's Heritage operations after news last month that the Heritage Museum would be shutting down this fall, it appears the division is merely shifting its focus: now on to racing. Well, historic racing, to be precise. The new Jaguar Heritage Racing program will...

What do you get when you pair the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG with a winding mountain road, mellow cello music, and Boris Becker? Ninety kilos of dead weight spoiling the ride with a spec-sheet narration. This latest European-market commercial for the 530-horsepower, 590 pound-foot (or 557/664 with...

Infiniti is recalling 8,120 M45 sedans built for the 2003 and 2004 model years to correct a potential failure of the fuel gauge circuit board.

Lotus must temporarily halt development activities while new Proton investor DRB-Hicom completes its due diligence.

A 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Riley & Scott race car was the last Paul Newman, famed actor and renowned racing driver, ever took into competition. It sold this weekend at the RM Auction at the Amelia Island Concours for a price of $275,000. The 2002 Corvette racer was powered by a 5.7-liter V-8...

As former superstar Ron Jeremy has shown, not all adult film actors live in mansions and drive Porsches.