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There's a new Goldilocks super tourer at Aston Martin, and it's called the Virage. Smaller than the flagship DBS and sportier than the DB9, the Virage is positioned for broader appeal. We'll let you know just how successful the Virage is with our first drive review later this week. In the mean...

The profile. Those B-pillars! Your eyes may never recover. This 2003 Cadillac CTS Sedan certainly won't. But some unlucky soul may just end up owning the sawzall-bred monstrosity you see above, as it's up for sale on eBay Motors. According to the seller, pamanajack (no apparent relation to the...

Do you think you have what it takes to beat a pro racer at a video game? See for yourself what it will take, as Tommy Milner, driver for the real Corvette Racing team, turns a hot lap at Laguna Seca in a simulated C6.R GT1 car with the aid of a D-BOX chair--and no driving assists enabled...

Whether it's a real threat to the sport-focused and highly capable BMW M3 or not, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe stands as a serious performance coupe in its own right. These videos give us a closer look at the car, in action on the road. Packing at least 451 horsepower and up to 481...

There seems to be an AMG version of just about everything north of a B-Class in the Mercedes-Benz lineup these days, but among them the C63 is the hottest seller. Credit the relatively low price, the style or simply the sheer awesomeness of its V-8 engine. When the C-Class Coupe was unveiled...

While the interest in hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles has waned lately, due mostly to the recent proliferation of battery powered electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the media, some automakers including industry giant Daimler are still backing their cause. In fact, Daimler has just announced...

Owners of 2008-2010 Dodge Challengers can now add even more power to their cars, thanks to Lingenfelter. The company is offering a supercharger for 2008-2010 Challengers that can be installed on either the 5.7-liter V-8 or the 6.1-liter V-8. The Magnuson TVS2300 unit has a 160-degree thermostat...

It’s official. The Porsche 918 Spyder, a plug-in hybrid supercar that so far has only been shown in concept form, is available for order and has been priced at $845,000 (not including destination and taxes). Porsche is only planning to build 918 examples of its stunning supercar so interested...

We’ve seen plenty of safety cars in the past but never usually this small. The latest is the new 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe, which has been enlisted by the MotoGP motorbike race series to keep things on track. The 1-Series M Coupe Safety Car is a one-off built by BMW’s M Division...

There’s been talk of a more powerful Honda CR-Z in the works ever since the hybrid ‘hot’ hatch was first launched. This was mostly because the car that was billed as the first sporty hybrid was neither sporty nor even that fuel efficient, with official performance specs coming in...

We first saw the computer-generated teaser shots of the BAC Mono a week ago but already brothers Neill and Ian Briggs from Cheshire, in the UK, have revealed the production version of their new BAC Mono lightweight roadster. Built in the same vein as cars like the KTM X-Bow, Lotus 2-11, and Ariel...

The BMW M3 and Audi RS5 better look out as their rival from Stuttgart has just unveiled a sledgehammer of a two-door in the form of the all-new 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe. Based on the sultry C-Class Coupe revealed for the first time last month, the latest AMG-prepped variant features not...

If you're a track hound or at all interested in becoming one, you could do a lot worse than starting with a driving school. Mercedes-Benz's AMG Driving Academy is a good example, with access to cars you won't find anywhere else. Today, we have a more in-depth video to go along with the teaser we...

There's no shortage of custom Mustangs out there, and let's add one more to the list. Bristol Motor Speedway--one of NASCAR's great short tracks--is combining with Scott's and Ford to give away an official BMS 50th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang pace car as part of the Bristol Golden Giveaway...

The Amelia Island Concours ran last weekend, but if you weren't one of the ones lucky enough to attend in person, fret not--you can at least see Mercedes-Benz's slice of the action. This video offers just a taste of what there is to see at the show, which, like Pebble Beach, features some of the...

Barber Motorsports Park is reason enough to visit the Porsche Sport Driving School--it's one of the country's most beautiful motorsports compounds, and has a brief but potent history in Grand-Am road racing use. Now, it's even better: you can drive the 911 GT3 Cup car. Mercedes' AMG Driving Academy...

New technology is exciting, but like most exciting things it's also fraught with peril -- and that's doubly true for developers. Think of all the tsoris caused by the great VHS vs. Beta battles of the 1980s, or the far more recent Blu-ray vs. HD DVD war, both of which cost manufacturers billions of...

At the recent 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, GM showed off a new standalone retail version of its popular OnStar telematics system that acts as a replacement rearview mirror that owners will be able to install in virtually any vehicle. Today the automaker has announced that the new...

Tom Stuker may be the most famous person you've never heard of -- unless, of course, you're in auto sales. Stuker is to car dealerships as Tabatha Coffey is to hair salons: a highly sought-after consultant with the plainspoken, proven power to get stalled businesses moving again. Now, Stuker may be...

It appears Saab is relatively safe from going bankrupt in the immediate future, with the automaker announcing today the establishment of a new sub-assembly plant less than two miles from its main car plant in Trollhattan, Sweden. The plant is being established in partnership with automotive parts...