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Tesla and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, have been in close ties ever since Daimler bought a stake in the Californian electric car company. As part of its purchase deal of Tesla’s stock, Daimler would receive batteries and the technical expertise needed to bring an electric car...

The latest version of the BMW X3 will storm into showrooms this May with a new four-cylinder turbo as its base engine and a six-cylinder turbo remaining an option for those desiring more power. However, despite now coming with a smaller engine, pricing has been increased on the base X3, with the...

The Audi Q7 has been with us for a while, more than six years to be exact, yet the full-size luxury SUV remains one of the most stylish offerings in its segment even after all these years. Nevertheless, there are always ways to improve the styling of a vehicle and in the case of the Audi Q7...

McLaren’s latest supercar, the MP4-12C, has officially landed in the U.S. and to mark the occasion McLaren Automotive, the road car division of the famous motorsports brand, has released a video that documents the car’s arrival. While the MP4-12C has been on sale in other parts of the...

The latest generation 208 hatchback from French automaker Peugeot made its debut in Europe recently and now, just a few weeks out from the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, a sporty ‘GTi’ version has been previewed in concept form. While Peugeot is yet to officially confirm that it will be...

While many of you may not know it, it's currently Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. And as such, Mercedes shot a video discussing the interior design details of the all-new 2013 SL Class. Nicola Ehrenberg-Uhlig is the manager of color and trim for Mercedes-Benz and in this latest video...

One year ago, legendary Italian marque De Tomaso, rejuvenated by former Fiat exec Gian Mario Rossignolo and his family, unveiled the peculiar SLS (Sport Luxury Sedan) concept car at the Geneva Motor Show. Many questioned why a brand famous for building exotic sports cars would suddenly venture into...

Most of the changes planned for the facelifted 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class will take place under the skin.

Film director Michael Bay together with Paramount Pictures has confirmed this week that a fourth installment of the popular Transformers movie franchise is coming. Filming is expected to start later this year for a release on June 29, 2014 and so far it appears that none of the original human cast...

BMW is now just one year away from the start of production of its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. And today we have an exclusive spy video of a prototype as it completes some cold weather testing near the Arctic Circle. This prototype is the most advanced we’ve seen yet and includes many of the...

We all knew it was coming, but we thought it would be called the Cajun. Porsche decided to surprise us all and has named its upcoming baby SUV the Macan. Porsche says the crossover will be arriving in early 2014. Tesla has raised over $40 million in with advance sales of the new Model X electric...

The results are in for this year’s J.D. Power and Associates U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study and it appears that Lexus has come out on top in the final standings. Rounding out the five highest-ranking brands are Porsche, Cadillac, Toyota and Scion, respectively. At the other end of the...

Porsche has confirmed today that its upcoming compact SUV will be called the Macan. The name is derived from the Indonesian word for tiger and according to Porsche it embodies the suppleness, power, and dynamics of the new model. Along with the reveal of the new name, Porsche also dropped this...

Riddled with debt, legendary Italian coachbuilder and design house Pininfarina has announced that it has reached a debt restructuring deal with its lenders that provides the firm with additional time to pay back its loans. Through a series of meetings with its lenders, Pininfarina has reached a new...

With 500 horsepower and 487 pound-feet of torque on tap, Bentley’s new twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 engine is just 67 horsepower and 29 pound-feet of torque shy of the output generated by its twin-turbo 6.0-liter W-12. Factor in that the V-8 also produces 40 percent less CO2 emissions than the...

Turn a key. Push a button. Use a smartphone. We take engine starting for granted--even the convenience of remote starting is no big thing. Over 100 years ago, remote starting of a car was no big thing, either. It was the only thing. After fiddling with numerous levers and settings inside, the...

We went a little crazy last week, diving into the toxic waters of Triumph Stag ownership, but you'd probably manage to find a handful of people who thought the Stag was quasi-cool. Where's the guilt? So, this week we'll be returning to Detroit and a vehicle that's both completely ridiculous and so...

Dyno videos are usually worth little more than the fire and sound produced by the car as it revs--variability in conditions, equipment, and setup can make translating the results to general terms difficult or impossible. But a new dyno video of the 2012 BMW 328i raises an interesting possibility...

No stranger to the automotive apps game, BMW today made its latest app available for iOS devices, including the iPhone: the BMW Remote Mobile App, which lets BMW owners access features of their cars remotely through BMW Assist. So what can the app do? It can report a car's position (if the ignition...

Lotus' rebirth as a more luxurious, less lightness-focused company is well underway, and it will get a bit farther along come March's Geneva Motor Show. It looks like a convertible may be in the offing. While we can't be sure--Lotus's release is cryptic at best--all of the indicators point toward a...