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Google Maps has become an indispensable tool for many travelers, offering highly detailed maps, complete with satellite imagery. Now, the service offers a new feature: seamless movement from Google Maps to its popular sibling, Street View. Once upon a time, if users wanted to use Street View, they...

Got Forza Motorsport 4 for the XBox 360? Good. Got a 2012 BMW M5? No? Then this might interest you. Video games aren't just video games any more, they're the gateway to something much better. Gran Turismo has turned several gamers into real racing drivers with the GT Academy, and Forza 4 players...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall on certain 2011 and 2012 Mercedes-Benz models due to a faulty fuel filter. The affected models include only the diesel versions of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class and 2012 Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedans, as well as the...

It never ceases to amaze us how many unknown startups announce ambitious plans to launch a world-beating supercar. And while many never make it past the prototyping stage, a few, such as Pagani and Koenigsegg, go on to legendary status. The latest startup hoping to do the same is France’s...

Volvo has already confirmed that its upcoming V60 Plug-In Hybrid will be sold in the U.S., albeit in gasoline-electric form whereas the rest of the world will get diesel-electric versions, but now the automaker has given us a rough timeline of when it might finally appear in showrooms. Volvo has...

What began originally as an exercise in lightweight construction development at Lexus would eventually become one of the greatest and most talked about supercars of the modern era. It turns out it was the influence of one man, who would later become the chief engineer of the new supercar’s...

Red Bull Racing star Sebastian Vettel has shown why he's the undisputed 2011 Formula 1 World Champion, notching up his 10th win this season at yesterday’s Korean Grand Prix. At the same time, the win, plus his team-mate Mark Webber’s third place position meant that Red Bull Racing was...

Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon has died after a 15-car wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300. Wheldon, a native of England, won the Indy 500 twice, earlier this year and in 2005. He hadn't won a race in two years when he took over the lead in the last lap of this year's Indy 500, winning for Bryan Herta...

A remote controlled Ferrari Enzo car that responds to smartphone.

October is the rainy season in South Korea so teams may need to use their rain tires at some point during the 2011 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix, which takes place tomorrow at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam. However, most weather forecasts for the next 24 hours show no signs of rain, with...

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton will start at first on the grid tomorrow for the 2011 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix after dominating the qualifying session today and posting a fastest time of 1:35.820. However, recently crowned 2011 Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel has shown that he’s...

Years in the making, long spied and often displayed at auto shows, Toyota's upcoming sports coupe, so far known as the FT-86, is coming next year. These spy shots show off a Gazoo Racing version of the car. Today, we bring you new photos of the car as it preps for a race this weekend at the...

With the 2012 Infiniti M35h already setting Guinness records and the 2013 Lexus GS 450h shown off at the Frankfurt Auto Show, today's unveiling of the 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 makes it a three-way race for sport-sedan hybrid supremacy. How do the numbers stack up? Performance First up, lets look at...

The 2012 BMW 3-Series was just revealed this morning, and in addition to ditching the naturally-aspirated six-cylinder and the 330i model, it gains a new three-line trim spectrum, with Sport Line, Modern Line, and Luxury Line the primary options. An M Sport package is also available. So what's the...

Over the next five years, the amount of "connected" cars on the road is expected to grow from 5 percent to 100 percent, raising questions about both features and costs.

An Austrian company that provides toll transponders to most automated toll systems in the U.S. has just filed a patent for a multifunction camera system to be embedded on future toll transponders.

BBC's editorial guidelines specifically prohibit presenters from endorsing products that could be used on BBC shows. In other words, there can't be a Top Gear themed TomTom GO Live nav system after all.

BMW is working to develop future navigation systems that will even advise the user which traffic lane to pick, or how to find their car in a crowded parking garage.

The all-new 2012 BMW 3-Series is out, and it's wider, longer, and lighter than before--and there are no naturally aspirated six-cylinders left. Get the full story and photos at the link below. We also have video of the 2013 Volvo V30 in testing, a look at Toyota's comeback to Le Mans in 2012, and a...

BMW’s new 3-Series, the sixth generation of the automaker’s entry-level sedan, is now bigger, bolder, and with a revamped engine lineup including a hybrid option, more fuel efficient than ever. Set to go on sale in February as a 2012 model, the ‘F30’ 3-Series also debuts...