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According to Jalopnik, Ford chairman Bill Ford Jr. has publicly stated that a turbocharged Mustang is on the way. Ford Jr. didn't get into specifics, but likely engine choices would either be a 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V-6 or a 2.0-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder. A turbocharged...

Only a few weeks ago we were speculating on the wealth of distractions the modern motorist has to face. Phone calls, texting... even updating your Facebook status. The latter is alleged to be the cause of a recent road accident in the Chicago area in which a woman has been accused of hitting a...

Whether it's an EcoBoost V-6, a reborn turbo-four SVO, or a brutal uber-GT500, Mustang fans have been clamoring for turbos for ages now. It looks like they'll get their wish. Details are exactly zero beyond the reported confirmation by Bill Ford, Jr., at a Princeton speech last night. According to...

Robert Kubica's horrific rally crash in Italy earlier this month, which impaled his car on a guard rail and severly damaged most of the right side of his body, has opened the door for Nick Heidfeld to return to F1. The 33-year-old German will take the Pole's seat at Lotus Renault GP for the 2011...

Don't get us wrong, we're huge fans of pretty women, minimally clothed, in close proximity to automotive hardware. We're not alone in that, either. But it's a bit cliched, and often more than a bit lame. Subaru Canada has taken the eye-candy in an entirely different direction. And we like it. A...

Many people want a Lotus Elise. But many of their loved ones usually say something like, "That isn't a practical car." They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, a picture says it all. Clearly, if you are dedicated enough, a Lotus can be practical. Come on, if it can carry a keg...

File this in the "life just isn’t fair” pile--millionaire heiress and socialite Paris Hilton has received a brand new 2012 Lexus LFA for her upcoming 30th birthday from new boyfriend Cy Waits. Of course, this was on top of what was already an extravagant day of gifts on Monday’s...

On-demand entertainment is all the rage these days. You can fill your personal MP3 player with playlists and video clips or use your smartphone to watch television clips wherever you are. Personal radio is doing the same, with companies like Pandora and Spotify allowing you to create your own radio...

Land Rover’s pledge to become environmentally friendly is starting to result in some interesting developments. Having already previewed its new hybrid technology in the form of the ERAD (Electric Rear Axle Drive) diesel-hybrid LR2 concept back in 2008, as well as a diesel-hybrid version of...

It’s been known for a while now that Porsche was working on a hybrid version of its Panamera sedan and today, just a few weeks out from its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the sports car company from Stuttgart has revealed its gasoline-electric gran turismo. The new model goes by the...

The upcoming 2011 Geneva Motor Show is proving to be a hotbed not only for mainstream automakers but for the tuning industry as well, with companies like Brabus, ABT Sportsline and now Novitec Rosso confirming their attendance at the show. Novitec Rosso, an expert in the modification of Ferrari...

The 2012 Lexus LFA is certainly one car that’s not hard to notice. However, combine it with a supermodel wearing nothing but a skimpy swimsuit and you’ll pretty much have everyone’s attention--well, maybe just half of everyone’s attention. That’s exactly what appears...

Audi’s R8 supercar pioneered the way with the first production all-LED headlight units and now the technology is filtering across to more affordable models like the new 2012 Audi A6 sedan. This will be the first time that all-LED headlights will be used on a sedan--the units on the Lexus LS...

Saab is the quintessential Swedish brand, having been linked with the Scandinavian country for many years, being headquartered in Trollhattan and for having a reputation for designing quirky cars. However, in more recent years, that Swedish link is becoming harder and harder to find. For the past...

The last we heard of legendary Italian marque De Tomaso, reports were claiming that a former Fiat exec by the name of Gian Mario Rossignolo was trying to resurrect it and was seeking a production facility in Italy to build a new range of sports cars under the brand. It appears those previous...

When the roads freeze, YouTube quickly buzzes with videos of vehicular mayhem as careless drivers ignore warning signs and common sense, becoming mere participants in zero-friction physics experiments as their cars slowly pirouette into one another. Clearly, icy roads and cars don't mix. Unless...

Following the lead of Audi's other models the R8 supercar, A7 Sportback and A8 luxury sedan, the 2012 Audi A6 executive sedan now comes as standard with all-LED headlights and LED daytime running lights, the latter a feature familiar to most modern Audis. The all-LED lights were first seen on...

Rumors are spreading on a number of topics today, the latest being Jaguar's planned model revision/addition scheme over the next 12 years. While we take such far-reaching prognostication with a heaping spoonful of salt, it's an interesting bit of speculation. Why doubt the roadmap? Because so much...

Performance cars are all about performance, except when they're not. In the case of luxury-performance sedans like BMW's M5, there are numerous concessions made to comfort and civility that cost ultimate speed and handling. But the next M5 may make a big concession: no manual transmission, not even...

Going fast is easy these days. Hit up an airport or a dry lake bed, put the hammer down on 500-2,000 horsepower, and wait. Lame. But doing it on ice? Not lame. Doing it in a Bentley? Even not-lame-er. That's exactly what four-time Finnish rally champ Juha Kankkunen did recently, shooting to 205.48...