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  • McLaren MP4-27 2012 Formula 1 race car

    A BMW X5 driven by a person trying to avoid the "stop sticks" thrown across the road by police swerved and unded up on a bed in a nearby bedroom--with the homeowner pinned between the bed and the SUV. Crazy. The 2013 BMW 4-Series Coupe has been spied on video--and yes, it looks a whole lot like a variation on the current 3-Series. McLaren has whipped the covers off of its MP4-27 2012 F1 race car, and it looks, well...not precisely good, but very high tech. Catch all of this and more in the day's car news below. 2013 BMW 4-Series Coupe spy video. McLaren MP4-27 Formula 1 race car for 2012...

  • 2013 Smart ForTwo
    2013 Smart ForTwo Preview

    For 2013, the Smart ForTwo gets revised exterior styling and a new interior color choice.

  • Jaguar XJ13
    Jaguar Closing Its Heritage Museum To The Public

    As part of Jaguar's closure of its Brown's Lane, Coventry operation, the automaker will close the doors to its Heritage Museum in September.

  • McLaren MP4-27 2012 Formula 1 race car
    McLaren MP4-27 2012 Formula 1 Race Car Revealed

    McLaren is the first of the major teams to present its challenger for the 2012 Formula 1 season, with the team today unveiling the new MP4-27 race car at the McLaren Technology Center in Woking, UK. McLaren also took the opportunity to confirm the continuation of its double world-champion driver...

  •  Screencap from The Dog Strikes Back Super Bowl XLVI ad
    Volkswagen Previews ‘The Dog Strikes Back’ Super Bowl Ad

    Volkswagen spot for Super Bowl XLVI features an overweight dog inspired to lose weight by the new 2012 Beetle.

  • BMW X5 that crashed in New Haven, Connecticut
    Police Chase Ends With BMW X5 Landing On Top Of Sleeping Man

    The title pretty much says it all. A police chase in Connecticut early on Tuesday ended after a BMW X5 crashed into a house, pinning a sleeping resident underneath for nearly an hour. That sleeping resident was 34-year-old Michael Sweat, who later had to be taken to hospital due to second- and...

  • 2013 Lexus GS 350 in The Beast Super Bowl ad

    Following the success of last year’s Star Wars-themed Super Bowl ad from Volkswagen, it seems every automaker looking to capture the attention of American car shoppers is ramping up their efforts for this year’s event. One of these is Lexus, which is running its first-ever Super Bowl ad in 2012. We brought you a short preview a couple of weeks ago but now Lexus has decided to run the entire 32-second ad ahead of the ‘Big Game’, Super Bowl XLVI, this Sunday, February 5. The short clip features the new 2013 Lexus GS as it breaks free from containment, illustrating the...

  • Hennessey HPE800 Package for the McLaren MP4-12C
    Hennessey Tailors HPE800 Package To McLaren MP4-12C

    The McLaren MP4-12C gets boosted to 800-hp by Hennessey Performance.

  • 2013 Ford B-Max
    2013 Ford B-Max Revealed Ahead Of 2012 Geneva Motor Show

    Ford has taken the covers off its new B-Max compact MPV that’s set to debut next month at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle, which is based on Fiesta running-gear, is primarily targeted at European buyers meaning we're unlikely to see it sold in the U.S. The B-Max is a brand new model...

  • Audi 3.0 BiTDI diesel V-6
    Audi 3.0 BiTDI V-6 Diesel: Coming To America?

    Diesel's ascendance in the U.S. is a story that's been slow to develop momentum. For years, we've been hearing they're coming--and many are already here--but they're still just not a major factor in the marketplace. Mass buying preferences aside, however, there are some brilliant examples out...

  • David Higgins practices his winter driving skills in the Sno*Drift Rally
    David Higgins Wins The Sno*Drift Rally: Video

    David Higgins and Craig Drew overcame their lack of winter rallying experience to capture the opening round of the 2012 Rally America series.

  • Joao Barbosa's wife flashes the "you're sleeping on the couch" signal.
    Taking Your Wife To Work Isn't Always A Good Idea: Video

    Action Express driver Joao Barbosa recently had the chance to take his wife to work, in a two-seat Daytona Prototype racer.

  • The 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet

    The 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet has been spotted on the road near Porsche's Zuffenhausen headquarters.

  • 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser (European model pictured)
    2013 Toyota Land Cruiser To Debut In Chicago

    Toyota will show its 2013 Land Cruiser at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, and inventory should hit dealers by month end.

  • Nissan Juke-R in supercar 'street race'
    Nissan Juke-R Dukes It Out With Supercars On Dubai Streets

    Calling this a "street race" vitiates the term, but the sort of paved rallycross-like event shows the Nissan Juke-R doing battle with--and beating--a small pack of supercars, free of musical ruination and stuffed full of exhaust notes, screaming tires, and, of course, body roll. Yes, the Juke-R's...

  • Pietro Gorlier shows off the Mopar '12 300
    Mopar Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Four Custom Vehicles

    Mopar is turning 75 this year, and to celebrate, it's showing custom versions of the Chrysler 300, the Fiat 500, the Jeep Compass and the Dodge Dart.

  • 2012 Dodge Dart
    2013 SRT Viper, 2012 Model S, 2014 Dart SRT4: Car News Headlines

    Today is a great day for performance vehicles. The 2013 SRT Viper has been teased--though it looks for all the world like a teaser of the existing Viper. Perhaps that's a good thing. The 2012 Tesla Model S is parading about in a new video. With luxury, style, and performance previously unseen in an...

  • The 2000 Ford Mustang GT.
    NICB Report Reveals Most Stolen Ford Mustangs

    The NICB has announced a new, periodic report on classic car theft, beginning with the Ford Mustang.

  • 2012 Tesla Model S

    Yesterday Tesla offered us a glimpse of its third model, the Model X electric crossover, but before that vehicle goes on sale the long-awaited 2012 Model S electric sedan needs to be launched. Today Tesla released a new video featuring its chief designer Franz von Holzhausen and sales chief George Blankenship discussing the benefits of the Model S. Engineers are currently in the process of quality testing and adding final touches to the car ahead of a sales launch this summer. And when that day finally happens, Tesla is poised to completely change the game of electric car ownership, taking...

  • Force India driver Adrian Sutil
    Breaking: F1 Driver Adrian Sutil Guilty Of 'Grievous Bodily Harm'

    Adrian Sutil has been found guilty of grievous bodily harm to Eric Lux by a German court, and has been given a suspended 18 month sentence.

  • 2012 Dodge Dart
    First Details On 2014 Dodge Dart SRT4

    The launch of the new 2013 Dodge Dart leaves the SRT performance division with a credible option to finally build a successor to the Dodge Neon SRT4 cult classic from the early 2000s. The boss of SRT Ralph Gilles has already hinted at such a car, and no, this one isn’t expected to be like...

  • Forza 4 Launch Bonus Pack
    Forza 4 Bonus Pack Out Now: Koenigsegg Agera, Tesla Feature

    If you've been enjoying Forza Motorsport 4 but didn't get in there with a pre-order, missing out on some bonus cars, then you're in luck. Available right now on Xbox Live for 560 Microsoft Points is the Launch Bonus Pack, containing ten of the cars previously available only to those who pre-ordered...

  • Jaguar XJ220
    Jaguar Celebrates The XJ220’s 20th Birthday

    The XJ220 supercar is one of the most iconic Jaguars ever produced, and to this day remains the British automaker’s fastest production car. It also once held the world record for the fastest production car with a top speed of 213 mph, before being toppled by the equally-iconic McLaren F1. And...

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG spy shots
    2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG Spy Shots

    UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. These are the latest spy shots of the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG luxury convertible. Sporting less camo than we've ever seen before, the details of the car's body are becoming much clearer...

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