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Sad news from Florida today: Jigme K. Norbu, nephew of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, was struck by a moving vehicle on Monday night. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Sadder still: Norbu was on a special Valentine's Day 'Walk for Tibet', which was intended to raise awareness about the...

Ford is aiming to prove that you don't need a big car to enjoy big car technology when it launches the 2012 Ford Focus in March. We've already taken a look at Ford's 'Torque Hole Filling' auto transmission which should make the six-speed auto quicker, more efficient and more refined than ever...

As we first reported on sister site SocialCarNews, Porsche’s fan community on Facebook added its one-millionth fan at the turn of the year and in doing so set a new record for an automaker’s corporate page on the popular social network. Reason enough for Porsche to thank its fans with...

Since its introduction, the BMW X6 has been one of those vehicles that makes you cock your head like a confused collie whenever you see it. BMW says it's sporty, but even though it's pretty quick, its Suburban-size width and 2.5 tons of weight fight you around every corner. The X6's crazy roofline...

We’re used to seeing armored vehicles from the likes of BMW and Mercedes-Benz, however, Audi’s line of high security vehicles are a little less recognized. There was this previous armored version of the last-gen A8, but this was a custom order that had a pricetag running close to...

Last year Porsche made the startling announcement that the company was looking into the concept of an electric sports car and had already built three prototypes based on the mid-engine Boxster, with an aim to eventually develop a production version. Today the automaker has revealed the first of its...

Last year we brought you the first spy shots of the facelift work being done to the still relatively new Jaguar XFR, and now we have new images of the more mundane 2012 Jaguar XF as it readies for its freshened look. Like the XFR, the work is primarily cosmetic, and focuses on the lights and...

It appears Ferrari has launched a new customization program that enables customers to add a classic touch to its range of modern supercars. Called the Vintage Package, the bespoke modifications are likely to be yet another avenue of vehicle customization falling under the umbrella of...

With production of the Lincoln Town Car--and its Panther platform stablemates--coming to an end, Ford is now in need of a replacement for its popular limousine. That replacement could potentially be this new Lincoln MKT Town Car Livery package, which was revealed this week at the 2011 Limousine...

Following on from last month’s announcement of free scheduled maintenance on 2011 Cadillac models for the first four yours or 50,000 miles, comes the announcement today of a more comprehensive program dubbed Cadillac Shield. Cadillac Shield includes the brand’s extensive warranty...

Penske Automotive Group has, until now, been the exclusive distributor of the Smart brand (consisting entirely of the Fortwo minicar and its new electric variant) in the U.S. But it won't be for much longer, as Mercedes-Benz is taking over operation of the brand's sales by the end of the second...

We've known since November, 2009, that Chrysler was planning a B-segment car for the U.S. in 2013. The news was revealed in Chrysler's five-year business plan, which confirmed the car would be imported from Europe, aimed at the premium small-car segment, and that it would be accompanied by a small...

The MegaCity Vehicle (MCV) is BMW's soon-to-be-built all-electric urban wonder machine, if you buy the markting spiel. But it may be more than that. BMW's Chief Financial Officer Friedrich Eichiner recently told the German publication Focus Magazin that the MCV will offer an optional...

Driving sims have come light years since the original Test Drive hit the scene in 1987 and other progenitors of the genre. But what's the next step? Apparently, driving a real car in front of a giant screen...at 150 mph. Perched atop a dynamometer, the simulator, engineered by TAG Systems, features...

One of Winter's most anticipated films was TRON Legacy, the follow-up to 1980s science-fiction film TRON. In the original, a hacker played by Jeff Bridges gets absorbed into a perilous virtual world and in Legacy, his son falls to the same fate. For tech fans the plot is really just a sideline to...

According to Autoblog, Chevrolet will continue to crank out different editions of the Camaro. There's the ZL1 top-dog, of course, and a still-rumored Z28 could still hit showrooms along with perhaps a slightly-more fuel-efficient V-6 model. Other special editions we could see this year? An edition...

The XC2V (Experimental Crowd-derived Combat-support Vehicle) Design Challenge is underway, and it's perhaps one of the weirdest--and coolest--military competitions in recent memory. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is behind the $10,000 challenge to develop a next-generation...

Lost in the hoopla over last week's unveiling of the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show was Chevy's announcement that the brand will sell 500 replicas of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible that will pace this year's Indianapolis 500. The cars will all be powered by the SS...

We just can't get enough of the sight and sound of the James Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5 Competizione doing its thing on tracks all over Europe, and we're betting you can't either. This video fetures some excellent close-ups, great driving footage, and of course, that sound. Like June Carter...

The autoshow season is fully upon us, as we transition from the Chicago show to Geneva next month and New York in April. Infiniti is gearing up to make the most of the Geneva Motor Show with a new compact concept performance car positioned below the G line, dubbed the Etherea. The official images...