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Earlier this month at the Geneva Auto Show, Toyota presented the updated version of its FT-86 concept sports coupe. While it's moved closer to production, the FT-86 II is still not officially production ready. But it is ready to pose. Toyota released a short video clip of the FT-86 II doing its...

Enthusiast publication Motor Trend put the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 through its paces and came up with a quarter-mile time of 12.3 seconds at 115.8 miles per hour. But one driver did MT one better. This unnamed driver put drag radials on an otherwise stock Boss, and came up with a time of 11.72...

Official "spy shots" released today by Jaguar show a 2012 XF development mule packing a new 2.2-liter diesel engine. While we won't likely be seeing the oil-burner here in the U.S., the images are still relevant to what we may soon be seeing on our roads. Wrapped in swirly camouflage vinyl, it's...

Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia is known for being a little maverick-y. Over the course of his career, he's developed a reputation as a very smart, highly opinionated guy who's not afraid to move at his own pace. That can serve him well in the courtroom, but it didn't do much for Scalia...

Since the introduction of the first Audi A4 back in 1994 (albeit the A4 is essentially the original Audi 80 renamed), more than five million cars bearing the A4 name have rolled off Audi production lines in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm in Germany. The five-millionth model was a ‘Misano...

Production at the main factory of Swedish automaker Saab has restarted this morning after it was halted by a dispute over unpaid suppliers. Adding to concerns over the future of the small Swedish automaker, Saab's main plant in Trollhattan shut down yesterday when suppliers halted delivery of...

A reputable dealership specializing in exclusive supercars and luxury models and based in San Diego, California has listed the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento as “incoming inventory”. This is the clearest indication yet that the stunning supercar will in fact be built, and backs up previous...

Tesla is no stranger to lawsuits, having been on both the receiving end and acting as instigator in several nasty cases in the recent past. The Californian electric car startup is now at it again, this time taking on the formidable forces of the BBC, more specifically the network’s Top Gear...

Earlier reports of a more potent version of the Panamera Turbo have proven true, following the unveiling today of the brand new 2012 Porsche Panama Turbo S. Once again, with its new top model in the Panamera model line, Porsche is raising the bar for sporty four-door cars in the luxury class by yet...

Sophisticated hybrid systems that utilize an internal combustion engine to power one axle and an electric motor spinning the opposing one seems to be all the rage these days and could potentially form the next wave of green car technology to sweep the auto industry. By powering two axles instead of...

While it isn’t the high-performance M6 we’re all waiting for, the latest M Sports Package for the upcoming 2012 BMW 6-Series Coupe does give the dynamic luxury two-door an even sportier look thanks to some distinct M styling cues. BMW’s line of M Sports Package upgrades typically...

So just how fast is the 2012 Mustang Boss 302? Very fast, for a production muscle car priced around $41,000. In fact, if you slap a set of drag radials on the car you can break into the 11s in the quarter mile and trap north of 117 mph. This video shows a new owner--window sticker still apparently...

Oh, those clever, dissatisfied Chinese luxury car owners and their displays. First it was beating a Gallardo to death with sledgehammers. Now it's towing a broken-down Range Rover back to the dealership with donkeys. What's next? Blowing up a Bentley on a giant pile of firecrackers? The man behind...

We may not have liked the flavor of Corvette's latest commercial touting its production-car superiority in relation to its American Le Mans Series racing rivals, but that's no reason to hold it against the excellent Corvette Racing team. This video takes inside their run at one of the greatest...

A Cadillac winning Import Car of the Year sounds backwards, until you realize that the magazine bestowing the award is based in Europe. Readers of the German car enthusiast magazine AutoBild Allrad have voted the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe All-Wheel Drive as their favorite imported car in the sports...

Aftermarket tuner Baldwin Motion has just released a "Fantastic Five" package for the Camaro SS that consists of five different levels of available power, from 525 horsepower up to 800. The base SS-427 is the 525 horsepower model, and it comes with a new exhaust, race-prepped aluminum cylinder...

The just-ended silly season talk was all about former F1 world champ and current WRC driver Kimi Raikkonen going back into F1, but today the tide has turned in a most surprising direction: NASCAR. Multiple reports are citing a Finnish newspaper interview with Raikkonen, who states he'll be joining...

Porsche's Panamera has taken a lot of heat and received a lot of praise for its unusual looks. Its performance, however, has been almost universally impressive, and soon, it could get even more ferocious. The Turbo S variant of the Panamera may be coming as soon as the end of this week. Reports...

The last we heard, the next-generation Cadillac CTS would be ditching the current model’s Sigma platform in favor of GM’s new Alpha rear-wheel drive platform in an endeavor to shed weight and pick up the latest technology. However, such a move allegedly would have ended the chances of...

At every major auto show of the year, concept cars and prototypes are some of the most intriguing, buzz-worthy cars and trucks of the day. They're futuristic, technologically advanced and sometimes downright outlandish. Without them, auto shows wouldn't be much more exciting than taking a tour of...