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After I watched last week's Guilty Pleasure car nearly take the win on laps at the Real Hoopties of New Jersey 24 Hours of LeMons (coming in second to a BMW E30 only because of black flags, not any weakness in the Milano), I thought about going with another underestimated and undervalued sporty car...

If you just happen to have a hankering for a hyper-limited edition Veyron Pur Sang and a spare $2.88 million sitting in the spare mansion, you might want to pop over to Monaco this weekend. The #01 chassis Pur Sang will be up for auction by PACE Germany. The Pur Sang, its name meaning "pure blood,"...

Callaway is best known for tuning Corvettes, but that hasn't stopped the company from focusing on other niches. Like trucks. The Callaway Silverado is the first in a line of Callaway SportsTrucks, and the package offers more power and unique styling for Chevrolet Silverado owners. There are two...

The 2011 New York Auto Show will feature many concepts, but one of them will be a Scion--and it looks like it'll be based on the Toyota FT-86 concept, potentially bearing the FR-S name we reported on last October. There's no doubt the car in the video shares the same proportions and lines as the...

It's easy to forget that amongst all the engine and chassis testing, selecting seats and trim and designing the interior and exterior, automakers also have to spend time developing in-car audio systems for the millions of drivers who listen to their favorite tunes on the way to work. Chevrolet has...

We’ve already seen race bred versions of the Aston Martin Vantage designed for the GT2 and GT4 competitions but now Aston Martin and its racing division, Aston Martin Racing (AMR), is developing a new GT3 car. Based on the V12 Vantage production car already in showrooms, the new Vantage GT3...

All the details and images for the new 2012 Audi A6 have been out for a while now but there are still several variants apart from the regular sedan still in the works, though not all have been confirmed for sale in the U.S. These include the high-performance S6 and RS6 models, A6 Hybrid and...

Earlier this week Chrysler made a cryptic announcement that it would unveil a new strategic partnership, a new production car, and a new "race-inspired" project car, with both vehicles to be on display at the New York Auto Show. Today, Chrysler let the race-inspired project out of the barn, and...

Our muscle cars are all middle-aged. The Mustang turned 45 back in 2009, and will be 50 before we know it. Now, the Camaro is throwing its own 45th birthday bash with the 45th Anniversary special edition. Fortunately neither the Camaro nor the Mustang are growing soft around the middle as they age...

We've talked a lot about the chilly reception Google Street View has gotten overseas. And yesterday, tech reporters were all a-flutter with reports that Google is losing ground to Microsoft's Bing in the search wars. Now comes news that Bing is bringing its Street View competitor, Streetside, to...

There's nothing wrong with a completely stock Land Rover Range Rover Sport. It's one of the most luxurious, capable on- and off-road performance SUVs available, and in supercharged trim it’s able to give some sports cars a run for their money. However, the fact that it’s so good in...

If you own a new or certified pre-owned Infiniti, the automaker now has a new app designed for the Apple iPhone that will help get you out of trouble should you have engine problems, get a flat tire or run out of gas. Infiniti has collaborated with Cross Country Automotive Services (Cross Country)...

On the surface, the respective MINI and Rolls-Royce brands appear to be worlds apart; one sells small, relatively affordable hatchbacks targeted at hip youngsters, while the other is steeped in tradition, costs a fortune to own and is all about big, brazen sedans oozing luxury. Delve a little...

The parent company of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler, has signed a deal with automotive parts supplier Bosch to expand their long-standing partnership and cooperate in the development and production of electric drivetrains that will eventually feature in a number of new production models. The two industry...

Sketches, spy shots, and speculative factoids have swirled around the 2012 Audi Q3 for years now. Today, we have the official info ahead of its official debut at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. Straight to the oily bits: the 3,307-pound Q3 is powered by a trio of four-cylinder engines at launch. The...

We just got the first official details and images of the Lexus LF-Gh concept this morning, and now we have video of the car in action for you. There's not much going on beside some moderate-speed cruising, and there's almost no exhaust note to speak of. Though there's definitely some sound beyond...

If you've been following the progress of the Austin F1 circuit's bid to host the world's premier road racing series, you know the barriers that have laid before the project, and those that remain. Today the organizers of the circuit and facilities held a press conference to announce everything is...

The organizers of the Austin, Texas circuit that's expected to host Formula 1's return to the U.S. are planning a press conference for just a few minutes from now, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Tune in to the live stream at the link below. For more on the Austin circuit's F1 plans, check out our previous...

The future of design at Lexus is before your eyes. The core concept behind the LF-Gh Hybrid Concept: balancing style and funcitonality, with an eye to performance, efficiency, and "environmental compatibility." These design themes and cues will "migrate" into future Lexus vehicles, says the...

Lingenfelter has already posted a sub-9 second run in a modified Camaro. But that's not enough for the company, which is gunning to better that time with an LS9 Camaro that now makes 1,200 horsepower at the rear wheels. Upgrades over the eight-second Camaro include a race suspension, transmission...