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We’ve known for a while that a new, completely redesigned Hyundai Santa Fe (ix45 for European readers) was in the works thanks to the sighting of numerous prototypes and even an inadvertent leak a few months back. Hyundai has now released two images of its new crossover, while also confirming...

Whenever I land in a strange place for one of these first drives of a new car, the first task at hand is to keep moving. Get off the plane, off the shuttle, and get out of the hotel room before jet lag lures me for "a short nap" and proceeds to take the rest of the day--the rest of the...

It's annoying when a parcel you've ordered is held up in customs, right? Well, famous British carmaker AC, and design house Zagato, are showing the 378 GT at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. But just like that parcel, the AC was initially a no-show at Geneva. According to CAR magazine, the prototype had...

The Palatov DP4 (renamed to D4 of late), if you aren't fully up to date on your track day esoterica, is one beastly little superkart of a machine, available in forms up to 300 horsepower with weights as low as 800 pounds. Oh, and it can be fitted with all-wheel drive. To make things even more...

British motor journalist Chris Harris gives his take on the new BMW M550d xDrive, forbidden fruit to those of us on this side of the Atlantic.

The Dutch-built electric Superbus recently took advantage of some snowy weather to test the ABS and low-traction handing.

Aston Martin's V12 Zagato has been a long time in coming--debuting as a race car last year before showing off in production guise this February and making an appearance at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Soon, it'll arrive in Forza Motorsport 4 as part of the March Pirelli Car Pack. This video gives us...

A California Senator has proposed a bill that would establish rules for driverless cars within the state's borders.

If you're yet to be convinced about electric cars, then you aren't alone. They're certainly not suitable for everyone, but that's not to say there aren't aspects we can appreciate. 649 pounds-feet of torque from a standstill is an appreciable quality, as is 525 horsepower. Those are the figures...

Nervous Italian supercar and luxury car owners are dumping their prized possessions at a loss to avoid the scrutiny of Italy's tax police.

Jay Leno simply loves that the Lexus LFA packs so much carbon fiber, as revealed in this latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage.

Russian sports car manufacturer and Formula 1 team owner Marussia has announced that Valmet will handle future production of its B2 sports car. Valmet is the independent vehicle manufacturer based in Finland that currently assembles the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid and was previously assembling the...

Ferrari’s latest video tells the story of the new F12 Berlinetta, from its raw aluminum state to its ultimate performance on the road and track. Designed from scratch, the F12 Berlinetta is the fastest and most powerful road going car in Ferrari’s history. Packing a new-generation...

To put it mildly, the styling of Bentley’s recently unveiled EXP 9 F SUV concept is somewhat controversial. Bentley is well aware of this, stating that customer and public reaction to the concept is being monitored closely before production is given the green light and a final design is...

Thomas Ingenlath, the former head of Volkswagen’s Design Center in Potsdam, Germany, has been appointed by Volvo as its new design chief. Ingenlath replaces Peter Horbury, who was recently appointed head of design of the Geely Group. Geely, based in China, is the current owner of Volvo after...

You've seen the live photos and read all of the official information, but you haven't seen the 2.1-million-euro, completely mental and lust-inducing Lamborghini Aventador J in this kind of detail. There are probably better ways to spend the next 80 seconds, but right now, we can't think of any. If...

As we reported back in January, Morgan Motor Company has teamed up with France's OAK Racing to enter Le Mans in the LMP2 class, albeit with re-branded Pescarolo World Endurance Championship cars. This video shows the first shakedown test of the new joint effort as the team readies to bring the...

As the maker of the first racing hybrid that would do serious business on the track--courtesy of an F1-style kinetic energy recovery system--Porsche is no stranger to the idea of high-performance hybrids. But the brand, under then-CEO Michael Macht, has said as recently as 2010, that it won't build...

The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro will get a special-edition drag racing-only COPO version limited to just 69 units.

The Geneva Motor Show nearly split the automotive web in half this week under the sheer weight of its debuts and news, but there are other things happening out there. The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG is set to debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show, for instance, and it's a car we're looking forward...