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The Mitsubishi Eclipse, currently available in both Coupe and Spyder body styles, has enjoyed a vivid history but its run will soon be coming to an end. During its lifetime the Eclipse was sold through Chrysler’s defunct Eagle and Plymouth brands and even played a starring role in the first...

Despite the best efforts of some in the auto industry to keep electric cars off the roads, they're back. Given the current state of technology, the EV's revenge will likely be slow and steady, but most experts agree that electrics are the future of transportation. There are, however, several...

A lightweight E90 BMW M3 Sedan has been lurking about Munich and its environs for a few weeks now, at least. The story is that it's a CSL or GTS-type take on the four-door M3. But now it's almost certain it won't be coming to the U.S. if it's built. Or at least that's one way to read the latest...

You might think that of all groups most likely to barrage a Facebook post with "Likes" in the shortest possible time, pop star Justin Bieber's army of wildly fanatical teen fans would top the list. Not so: A new study by Visibli has shown that German automaker Audi has the most engaged fans on...

Images of BMW’s new Concept M5 have been up for several weeks but until now we’re yet to see any details of its interior. Before you gasp note that the Concept M5 is just a preview of the upcoming 2012 BMW M5 due at September’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show so the almost substandard...

We saw the Scion FR-S launch yesterday, and following the initial launch, Scion released some serious footage of the new sports coupe concept. The first video is eight and a half minutes worth of extensive exterior touring. Run your eyes over the bulging, candy-red curves, 20-inch wheels, 18-inch...

At last week’s 2011 New York Auto Show Maserati took the wraps of its brand new GranTurismo MC Stradale luxury coupe, which is set to sail into showrooms towards the end of summer. Numbers will be tight as only about 200 are being built but if you happen to miss out Maserati does have several...

There are very, very few cars in production that can lay claim to being more luxurious than a Maybach. It's one of the most luxurious and capable sedans available, and with a twin-turbocharged V-12 on board it can also be blistering quick. Little wonder then that Afzal Kahn and his eponymous...

It's an awful feeling: That moment you open a letter to find an image of your car inside and a citation for speeding. Many would grit their teeth and pay up - do the crime, pay the time, as they say. Not for Will Foreman. The Washington businessman has beaten the charges on five occasions so far...

Lotus brought out former GM exec Bob Lutz for this week’s 2011 New York Auto Show, where the sports car company from Hethel in the UK also announced the launch of the new Evora S (Supercharged) and Evora IPS (Intelligent Precision Shift) for the U.S. market. Lutz, you may recall is on the...

Andy Warhol famously said that in the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. Thanks to the heady combination of reality TV and the internet, he's been proven right. The culture of instant celebrity is both a blessing and a curse. On the curse side: Rebecca Black and Speidi (who may have...

We’ve already seen the live shots of it but now here are the official specs and studio shots of Toyota’s, make that, Scion’s new FR-S sports coupe concept. The stunning two-door is the latest iteration of Toyota’s FT-86 concept line, which began with the original FT-86 from...

The moment when you buy a new car is always something to be savored. Only a handful of digits on the odometer, that 'new car smell', and of course a smooth, glassy finish to the paintwork. Sadly it rarely lasts, and all but the most fastidiously-maintained vehicles will soon pick up scratches and...

Shelby fans can look forward to a brand new special edition Mustang from the legendary Ford tuner following the unveiling this week at the 2011 New York Auto Show of the 2012 Shelby GTS based on the 2011 and 2012 model year Ford Mustang. Unlike this 800 horsepower GT500 Super Snake supercar, the...

The Bugatti brand is making an official launch into the lucrative Chinese market and to make its announcement known two new special edition Veyrons were unveiled at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show this week. The unveiling also marks the fastest production car in the world, the newer Veyron Super...

Even though the 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T isn't as R/T as some other dodges--it just uses a standard Pentastar V-6 for motivation--it's still a significant upgrade over the stock Avenger, and judging by the car's presence on the floor of the New York Auto Show, people will notice it on the street...

It's the most powerful Bentley ever built, and now it'll be a limited-production model. At today's New York Auto Show, Le Mans champion driver Derek Bell discussed the Bentley Supersports ISR convertible, the car that set a new ice speed record of 205.48 miles per hour in February on the frozen...

Chrysler has officially pulled the wraps off its new 200 S Convertible and Convertible variants, which add a more upscale look and feel to the automaker's mid-size lineup. And appropriately so, it happened in New York, as the automaker had said that the S gets an "entirely different appearance and...

Suzuki is struggling in the U.S. to simply get consideration from vehicle shoppers. Once it gets that, with vehicles like the excellent 2011 Suzuki Kizashi and 2011 Suzuki SX4—and, perhaps the long-awaited Swift hot hatch—it's bound to find traction in the market. And here at the New...

Powered by the same 101-horsepower, 1.4-liter Multiair four-cylinder engine as the standard Fiat 500, the cloth-top convertible 500 Cabrio is nonetheless a special vehicle. The unique retractable cloth roof combines the open-air fun of a convertible with the space and convenience of a hatchback...