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Back in February, reports started circling that Cadillac would be doing away with the previous 3.0-liter V-6 and replacing it with the 3.6-liter V-6 in the 2012 SRX, and today, it's official: the 300-horsepower LFX engine will be available. The larger V-6 adds 35 horsepower and 37 pound feet of...

Volvo is updating its XC70 crossover and S80 flagship sedan for the 2012 model year, adding its latest safety and infotainment technologies to the new models in an effort to keep sales chugging along against a much newer range of competitors. The new features include the latest Volvo...

BMW has confirmed it’s poached GM’s former head of product planning, Frank Weber, to fill the role of head of vehicle architecture and integration at the luxury automaker. Weber, a key engineer in the development of the Chevrolet Volt and its Voltec range-extending electric drive...

Audi’s next-generation A3 is scheduled to hit showrooms in the second half of next year, in both sedan and hatchback bodystyles, and depending on which market you live in, you may eventually be able to opt from up to six different powertrain types when selecting your model. No, we’re...

We’ve seen plenty of dyno runs before, most recently for the Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 Turbo and Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 supercar, however, there’s some very unnerving when the test involves a brand new $375,000 supercar called the Lexus LFA. We know all the official stats for its...

As iconic as the Batmobile is, it's constantly evolving. Every new TV show, cartoon and movie series brings a new iteration of the Batmobile with new features. The blog Car Design Fetish recently tapped the bottomless creativity and ingenuity of the design world in order to come up with the next...

The silly season in Ferrari's historic F1 stomping grounds is well over, but it's apparently never done when it comes to the brand's production cars. The latest? Something north of 700 horsepower for the next replacement to the 599 GTB. That's not entirely beyond the pale, as the next car in the...

The 2011 Targa Tasmania ended in Hobart yesterday, putting a cap on the tricky, often treacherous, high-speed tarmac rally. This video offers one perspective on the experience, from Porsche's point of view. The look back includes some footage of Walter Rohrl in the seat of a vintage rally 911, plus...

Young men and supercars are the simplest recipe for the heady brew of smashed supercars we all love and yet hate to quaff. The latest bottling has produced the utterly destroyed Gumpert Apollo you see above. While it's only marginally less attractive in 100-mph-yardsale form than with all of its...

Today new stats on Jaguar's upcoming 2.2-liter diesel for the XF sedan have emerged. We've already seen the core details of the new engine--in late March, Jaguar released an official teaser of the oil-burner inside a thinly disguised "development mule." At the time we figured it was unlikely the...

If you've always lusted after a Caterham Seven but never quite had the scratch to pick one up new, the new Supersport may change that. It's still not cheap at 19,995 GBP in kit form in the U.K. (about $32,700) but it's a good deal less expensive than most other Caterhams, yet still packs the...

If you have engine problems, get a flat tire or run out of gas, a new iPhone app from Infiniti can help you with that, as long as you own a new or certified pre-owned Infiniti vehicle. Infiniti, in cooperation with Cross Country Automotive Services, is announcing their free roadside assistance app...

(Photo Courtesy of All Car Index) If the Melkus RS2000 isn't enough niche supercar for you, then the company has something in mind for you to check out. The Melkus RS2000 GT and GTS are the newest versions of the company's lightweight sports car. The RS2000 GT has a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder...

The Gogogear Hyundai Genesis Coupe race car that made its debut at last year's SEMA show is getting ready to take to the track for its first competition run this weekend at Thunderhill Raceway in California. The racer sports the 3.8-liter V-6 engine cranked up to 330 horsepower and a host of...

There may be life in the old dog yet - engines have never been the cleanest of machines, requiring fossil fuels for their power and releasing all manner of gases, elements and chemicals through the combustion process. Carmakers have come on in leaps and bounds over the last few decades to make the...

If you missed this weekend's Malaysian GP, you didn't miss much (we won't spoil it for you) except for Vitaly Petrov's launching of his Lotus-Renault racer over a grassy knoll at the end of the race. He landed so hard the steering column broke off in his hands. The flight came after a rather...

Since the first hintings of the return of the MINI name to the world stage of rallying last July, right up through to the testing stages and constant teasing, we have longed to know what form MINI’s efforts for the World Rally Championship (WRC) would take, and now we finally know. The new...

Here's a question that we've heard a lot at High Gear Media: what does it take to get people to ditch their cars and take alternate transportation? Soaring gas prices make people travel less but don't really change their travel methods. Having an abundance of mass transit options doesn't have much...

Last week, we told you about the Connected Vehicle Challenge, a contest sponsored by the Department of Transportation that aims to find creative, useful applications of short range communications technology. The DOT isn't ponying up any money for the six finalists of that challenge, but they're...

Audi’s lighter and more track-focused R8 GT supercar recently went on sale and if you’ve just ordered one, you may not be too pleased to hear that Audi is set to launch a convertible R8 GT Spyder in the not too distant future. Previewed here today in these official sketches, the new R8...