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A 25-year-old man crashed a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti earlier today on a suburban street in Sydney, Australia. This image shows the wreckage of the car, which local authorities claim is a write-off. Onlookers said the driver lost control of the high-horsepower supercar before hitting a parked Toyota...

Stéphane Peterhansel and his co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret have taken out top honors at the 2012 Dakar Rally for the X-Raid Team and MINI. At the end of the last of 14 demanding stages, the two Frenchmen and their green MINI Cooper Countryman ALL4 Racing was confirmed as the winner of the...

The world's most-watched automotive (more or less) TV show is about to get underway with its 18th season (or series, as the Brits style it). That's a good thing. A video teaser is better. Promising just as much ridiculous tail-out, smoky action, goofy Clarkson voiceover action, and action-filmy...

BMW performance specialist Dinan has developed a Stage 2 tuning software for BMW's N55 turbocharged, inline-six-cylinder engine.

Mazda believes that offering a range of diesel products in the U.S. will boost sales and differentiate it from the competition.

To grow sales of the Fiat 500 in the United States, the Italian automaker is embracing a time-honored tradition: make it bigger.

PlayStation racing gamers should today be able to get their hands on the third download package for Gran Turismo 5, the console's seminal racing title. Following on from the first downloadable content back in October and another just before Christmas, the third package gives GT5 fans the option of...

Following the departure of two Tesla executives, the electric automaker held a phone conference to brief attendees on the status of the Model S sedan and the Model X crossover.

The 2013 BMW M6 Gran Coupe has sidled in front of our spy photographers' lenses, and it looks good: like the Gran Coupe, but meaner. We're looking forward to seeing how it stacks up to the M5 on track. A 2013 Shelby GT500 prototype will cross the blocks at Barrett-Jackson this month, though it'll...

Chrysler has announced a voluntary safety recall to reprogram the tire pressure monitoring system on certain 2012 model year Chrysler 300SRT8 and Dodge Charger SRT8 vehicles.

First unleashed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show last September, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale is the current flagship of the Gallardo range and is about the closest you'll get to a road-going version of the ballistic Super Trofeo race car. That is, if you can ever find one...

Bruno Senna will join Pastor Maldonado at Williams F1 in the 2012 FIA Formula 1 season, having been confirmed today as the replacement for Rubens Barrichello. The confirmation ends speculation that he may miss out on the 2012 season after his former employer, Lotus Renault GP, signed on with Kimi...

Talk of Audi’s North American production plans date back several years and reached a high point last year when the automaker’s CEO Rupert Stadler revealed to German media that a new plant will likely be established in Mexico for the manufacture of the mid-sized Q5. Audi officials have...

Update: The 599 replacement has been revealed as the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. Click here for all the official details and images. Ferrari is working on a replacement for its aging albeit still very capable 599 and we have an exclusive spy video of the new car testing outside the...

For the uninitiated, Polestar is a Swedish firm whose core business is focused on research and development through motorsport. In the past, Polestar has successfully raced a range of Volvo models in various competitions, the most recent being the C30, which it currently uses to compete in the...

In what is rapidly becoming a tradition, the latest U.S. Playstation/Nissan GT Academy winner, Bryan Heitkotter, has proven his mettle in the heat of professional competition. Heitkotter and his team finished third in the 24 Hours of Dubai race this weekend. Heitkotter, 30, was ecstatic with the...

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Porsche's CEO, Matthias Mueller, has indicated that the company will skip the rumored entry-level roadster in favor of higher-end sports cars.

Bob Marley's 1976 Land Rover, a prime exhibit at the Bob Marley Museum is heading for restoration.

An alleged assault on Eric Lux by Adrian Sutil will head to court in Germany later this month.