Car News

Yesterday, a report emerged at FordInsideNews that Lincoln's plan to build a luxury C-segment vehicle rivaling the likes of the Audi A3 had been canceled. Today, we have official word from Lincoln communications manager Christian Bokich that that is not the case. In fact, Lincoln remains committed...

Hyundai Motor America's CEO, John Krafcik, has confirmed that the 2013 Veloster Turbo will see production and will debut at next year's Detroit Auto Show.

The 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show is nearly upon, it’s just two weeks away to be exact, and in the lead up to the annual event entries for the show’s accompanying Design Challenge have hit the Web. Each year for the past eight years, a new theme for the Design Challenge is chosen and then...

In the not too distant future BMW is very likely to build most of its cars outside of Germany. The automaker currently builds about 62 percent of its cars in Germany, down from 70 percent in 2002, but once plants in China come fully onboard this figure will approach the 50 percent mark. Now factor...

Despite sinking hundreds of millions of dollars in developing its upcoming 2013 Tesla Model S sedan, the second and soon-to-be only model in the Californian startup’s lineup, CEO Elon Musk is confident his company will return to profitability by as early as 2013. The main reason, Musk states...

Ford’s new global design strategy so far appears to be working for the automaker, with the largely European designed and engineered Fiesta and Focus compacts doing particularly well around the globe, including in the U.S. where such cars have proven to be a hard sell in the past. The next...

We can't be sure of Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton's cooking skills, but he apparently knows how to steam a Bean. While attending the inaugural Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix over the weekend, Mr. Bean and Johnny English star Rowan Atkinson appeared progressively upset over the McLaren driver's...

The Chevrolet Camaro COPO Concept looks to be aimed at competing with Dodge's Challenger Drag Pak and Ford's Mustang Cobra Jet.

Underground Racing upgrades the Ferrari 458 Italia enough to put it in Aventador territory.

If you've previously taken a few liberties with speed, knowing that a radar trap will catch someone else instead, then you'd better hope your local law enforcement won't be using one of these any time soon... The Cordon photo radar system is the latest in radar speed detection technology, able to...

Watch as the all-new 2012 MINI Roadster shows its moves through the back alleys of Istanbul.

Honda hasn't exactly kept it a secret that it will unveil the new 2012 CR-V at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show in a few weeks. But apparently showing a thinly-veiled concept version of the new CR-V wasn't enough, as the Japanese automaker has published photos of the JDM version of the 2012 CR-V on...

BMW is recalling some 32,000 vehicles equipped with turbocharged V-8 and V-12 engines to replace a potentially faulty electric water pump that could pose a fire risk.

Just as we expected, the Toyota FT-86 (and very likely its FR-S variant) will get a 200-horsepower boxer four-cylinder and weigh in around 2,700 pounds depending on options, according to a comparative spec sheet released today. The comparison chart, leaked today via FT-86 Club, says as much about...

After being denied a grant from the U.K. government's Regional Growth Fund earlier this year, Lotus has been approved for a grant in the second round of funding.

The Fiat 500 gets a sportier variant, the Abarth, at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show.

For Halloween, OnStar is offering subscribers a "Monster Dodger" service to route them around monster outbreaks.

Late last week the parent company of Saab, Swedish Automobile, agreed to sell 100 percent of the struggling automaker to Chinese firms Panga Da and Youngman for approximately $142 million. Where just a few months ago those same Chinese firms were willing to pay $350 million for just 53 percent of...

After recently announcing its 2012 comeback to endurance racing, including a stint at next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota has this week confirmed that it will be partnering with French motorsports group Oreca for support in the new endeavor. Oreca is known for its experience in...

There’s no doubt electric motors can match or even outperform their internal combustion rivals, which is why we’re glad to see more and more companies developing electric cars with supercar-like performance. The latest is the evR450 prototype from Australian firm Varley Electric...