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  • Robert Kubica. Image: Lotus Renault GP

    Still recovering from injuries sustained in a pre-2011 season rally car crash, Robert Kubica has advised Lotus Renault that he won't be ready to return by the start of the 2012 F1 season.

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    Most Beautiful Cars Of The Year? We Hope It's Inner Beauty

    There can be few things more subjective than automotive beauty. As the saying goes, one man's meat is another man's poison. That being the case, we think we might just have been poisoned by the contenders for Most Beautiful Car of the Year at the 27th International Automobile Festival. Held in...

  • Man goes berserk at John Hine Mazda
    Sailor Gets Bad News, Destroys Mazda Dealership

    After receiving bad news on a phone call, a sailor from the USS Green Bay went on a mission of destruction, causing some $50,000 in damage to a Southern California Mazda dealership.

  • Tar. Image by Flickr user Erich Ferdinand
    Over The River And Through The... Driveway Sealer?

    Pennsylvania motorists got an unexpected obstacle on their way to grandmother's house for Thanksgiving: a tanker spilled a partial load of driveway sealer onto the highway.

  • 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan Modern Line
    2012 BMW 3-Series Sedans Priced From $35,795

    The 2012 BMW 3-Series sedans are out, and today, they've been priced. The 2012 328i starts from $35,795 including destination fees, and the 2012 335i starts from $43,295. These new prices represent rises of $320 and $370, respectively, but include more standard equipment, such as a 6.5-inch center...

  • 2012 Audi A7 3.0T
    2012 Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2012 Audi A7

    The 2012 Audi A7 is a fine mash-up of luxury sedan and hatchback, with style few have managed to match in the segment. Combining practicality with performance and style with luxury, it's a nominee for our 2012 Best Car To Buy award.

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class technology preview

    Before the introduction of more extreme vehicles like the McLaren-Mercedes SLR and the current gull-wing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, the regular SL-Class sports car was top of the tree in the Mercedes hierarchy. As such it was often a technological leader, frequently sharing innovations with the S-Class luxury sedan in an altogether sportier body. The new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL will be pioneering even more new technology for the brand with Motor Authority revealing more details on the new tech. Less weight The latest generation of SL-Class will be no different, and Mercedes says it's taking the SL...

  • The White House, Washington, D.C.  [Creative Commons license by dcjohn]
    New White House Petition Seeks To Loosen Vehicle Import Laws

    A petition before the White House seeks to lower the age of vehicle exemption from 25 years to 15 years.

  • 2012 Jaguar XF Diesel
    Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel: 2,884 Miles In Under Two Minutes

    Earlier this month two brothers from the UK drove a Jaguar XF luxury sedan across the U.S., starting in New York and ending up in Los Angeles after traveling some 2,884 miles. While this in itself is nothing spectacular, the fact that they averaged a fuel economy of 52.4 mpg over the course of the...

  • 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid
    Autonomous Toyota Prius Gives Test Rides At 2011 Tokyo Show

    Unless you're a rich businessman or lazy teenager, you probably see cars as objects to drive, rather than be chauffeured in. A Toyota Prius available to test at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show might make people think a little differently, as an example of the hybrid will be giving show-goers rides...

  • Screencap from the 'See It Through' 2012 Chrysler 300 commercial
    Chrysler Gets Poetic With Latest Imported From Detroit Ad

    The latest ad starring the 2012 Chrysler 300 features some prose from Michigan Poet Laureate Edgar A. Guest.

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class technology preview
    More Details On 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL’s New Technology

    UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. We recently gave you a taste of some of the technical highlights of the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, but now we have an in-depth look at the new technologies making their way onto the luxury...

  • Smart 341 Parkour concept

    Annie and her Smart 341 Parkour Concept have taken top honors at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, which this year focused on the theme of “Hollywood’s Hottest New Movie Car”. Penned at the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studios in Sindelfingen, Germany, the 341 Parkour Concept is touted as a reporter’s best friend. It belongs to budding investigative reporter Annie and features several elements designed to enable her to take pictures from the best possible locations, such as a large greenhouse and suction cap-enabled climbing ability. "With the 341...

  • 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet
    2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet Cruises The Coast: Video

    With its brilliant new underpinnings, the 991 Porsche 911 is an incredible sports car. It's also a great daily driver--if you can swing the purchase price. But what if you prefer convertibles? Porsche has you covered. And uncovered. The 911 Cabriolet, revealed to the Internet today, builds on the...

  • The Ken Block Hot Wheels collection
    Ken Block Launches New Car Line

    Ken Block has teamed up with Hot Wheels to launch a new line of cars based on Block's Ford Fiesta rally and gymkhana cars.

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster
    2012 Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster

    There's every reason to love the newest gullwing, the SLS AMG. But what about it's drop-top Roadster variant? Is it still just as much fun without the doors? In a word, yes. In fact, the SLS AMG Roadster may be even more fun, in a different way; where the gullwing hardtop is built for purposeful...

  • A 2013 Nissan GT-R, testing in Japan
    2013 Nissan GT-R Caught Testing In Japan, 0-60 in 2.72s: Video

    Nissan hasn't released any official videos of the 2013 GT-R just yet, but a Japanese website was able to record footage of the new GT-R in testing.

  • 2012 BMW M5
    BMW 5-Series M Division Diesel Rumors Heat Up

    After being "confirmed" earlier this year, rumors of BMW's 5-Series diesel with M Division tuning--but not M5 badges--are sprouting fresh roots. This time around, the talk comes with a name: M550dX. Astute observers of BMW's nomenclature will note that that's not how cars are named here in the U.S...

  • The Nissan Juke-R

    In the next-to-last installment of the Juke-R build video series, Nissan shows us what it takes to make the Juke-R handle like a GT-R.

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG live photos
    Mercedes-Benz Details The 2012 ML 63 AMG: Video

    Fresh off its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG is the company's latest entry into the high-performance SUV fray. AMG's boss Ola Kallenius says it's a segment the company invented with the original ML AMG, and though BMW and Porsche have attacked it with a...

  • Smart 341 Parkour concept
    Smart 341 Parkour Wins Los Angeles Design Challenge 2011

    Whatever you think of the Smart brand and its diminutive two-seater city cars you have to commend its bold, fresh take on modern motoring. It's easy to get the impression that, after years of posting huge losses, the brand is riding out the market until tiny, fuel-efficient cars become genuinely...

  • 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet
    Best Car To Buy, 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet, FT-86 Teased Again: Car News Headlines

    Today's pre-Turkey Day car news starts with our Best Car To Buy 2012 award, which we announced today. We'll be detailing the nominees over the coming week and announcing the winner on November 28. Stay tuned. Also on the docket is Porsche's new 2012 911 Cabriolet, which features an interesting and...

  • 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe
    Hyundai Working On Turbo V-6: Report

    Hyundai has developed a turbocharged version of its 3.8-liter V-6, which is currently undergoing testing in house. Whether or not it sees production will be based on the feedback the company receives.

  • Navigon 2.0 update for iOS
    Navigon Now Lets Users Download Maps One State At A Time

    Millions of Americans are planning road trips this holiday week, and many of them will use navigation software to get them where they need to go -- whether that's over the river and through the woods or to the outlet mall. The Navigon MobileNavigator smartphone app recently made things simpler for...

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