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A report on an enthusiast site and numbers on the official EPA fuel economy site point toward a new Camaro model optimized to achieve 30 mpg highway. The current base V-6, automatic-equipped 2011 Camaro is rated at 29 mpg, so the gain isn't huge--just 1 mpg city and highway--but it's the round 30...

The 2012 Porsche 911, which bears the internal designation 991, isn't due to make its first public showing until this fall's Frankfurt Auto Show or thereabouts, but a recent report from a fan forum, citing a trackside discussion at Daytona with a "very very higher up" in Porsche's motorsports...

Drivers with Android-compatible smartphones can now download the American Automobile Association's free roadside assistance application allowing you to report a breakdown without even needing to make a phone call. Stranded motorists can now use their Android smartphone's GPS signal to transmit a...

You know that gorgeous winged woman pinned to the hood of every Rolls-Royce? She's turning 100 this year, and her company threw her a 100-car birthday bash in London this weekend. The first Spirit of Ecstasy, as the ornament is known, was introduced in 1911, but as grand a mascot as it is, the...

Calling the Mazda Miata MX-5 "a machine which drives with all the precision of a boneless limb" is a harsh, and, among owners, enthusiasts, and the automotive press, unpopular statement. But EVO's Chris Harris actually makes a few fair points. His overall sum-up, that the MX-5 is equivalent to...

Speculation is rampant that Robert Kubica's racing career could be over after a very hard crash suffered this weekend during the Ronde di Andora rally. Surgeons managed to restore blood flow to his injured right hand, but caution that amputation could still be possible. Even if Kubica manages to...

There's plenty of room for debate about Super Bowl XLV -- especially where commercials are concerned. But we can say three things with absolute certainty: (1) the Packers won, (2) their quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, was named the game's most valuable player, and (3) as a reward, Rodgers received a...

In-car cameras have a variety of uses and not all are just 'Big Brother' style surveillance. We've recently looked at equipping new drivers' cars with 'nanny cams' so parents can make sure their teenage son or daughter is driving responsibly and safely, and they're also popular in a world of ever...

On April 29 we’ll get to see the fifth--and possibly last--installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise, Fast Five, which sees most of the leads from the first movie return yet again. This is the second trailer for the movie (view the first one by clicking here), which aired last night...

The reveal of the new 2012 BMW 6-Series Coupe is just around the corner, with recent reports suggesting that a debut at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show in late April is looking more and more likely. It’s safe to say that we already know pretty much what the new luxury two-door will look like...

Just as the BMW M3 was originally displayed in concept form back at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, and then again in production trim at the following Frankfurt Auto Show that same year, BMW is expected to do the same with the new-generation M5 due out later this year. However, while the original M3...

Does it make sense for a German luxury automaker to be designing and building cars in the U.S., not only for local sale but for worldwide distribution? According to BMW it does, and in its new ad for Super Bowl XLV the automaker highlighted this fact using the new 2011 BMW X3 as an example. The...

The 2011 Chicago Auto Show is just a few days away and in the lead up to the annual event the chief of GM’s North American division, Mark Reuss, has revealed some interesting tidbits. Speaking at this weekend’s National Automobile Dealers Association, Reuss said GM is planning to show...

The last of the big name teams in this year Formula 1 competition has unveiled its new race car for the series, with McLaren holding a special event in Berlin for the debut of its new MP4-26. And like most of the other teams’ cars, the new McLaren MP4-26 features a few radical departures over...

Luxurious, sumptuous, comfortable, precise, high-quality. All are words used to describe Lexus cars. But "fun" and "sporty" aren't usually in the mix, and for good reason. For all their qualities, the company hasn't ever really hit its performance stride. Or has it? Lexus promises to showcase its...

An off-season rally bid has ended in disaster for Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica this morning. During a stage of the Ronde di Andora rally, he veered off-course and collided with a guard rail and wall, causing multiple fractures of his right arm, hand, and leg. Lotus-Renault GP, Kubica's F1 team...

Few articles have managed to gather as much controversy as our recent post on the brand new Ferrari 458 Italia that was run over by a Ford F-150 pickup truck. Arguments certainly heated up in the comments section, with most disagreeing on who was to blame for the accident and whether or not the...

There's a Challenger with a Richard Petty/NASCAR paint theme on the loose, created by the King himself as the first in his signature series, and it even made it to Jay Leno's garage. It sports a supercharged engine that pumps out 610 horsepower over the 425 that came standard in pre-2011 cars...

Luxury hybrids are storming the marketplace, and bringing with them a new era of hybrid chic. The 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid hopes to snatch some of that market, and today's official EPA rating of 27 mpg city and 32 mpg highway should bolster its chances. Those figures yield a combined average fuel...

Earlier today Mercedes teased us with snippets of its upcoming fourth-quarter Super Bowl commercial, and now we have the 99-second long version of the 60-second spot that will air during the game. It features the unveiling of the 2012 SLS AMG Roadster and the 2012 C63 AMG Coupe along with the 2012...