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Ford's Sync system continues to offer new features, and another is on the way for Sync-equipped Mustangs. AppLink allows smart-phone users to use voice recognition to control their apps. The Mustang will be the first Ford vehicle to integrate AppLink with the optional navigation system. This will...

We know that Lotus is planning an extensive model overhaul, starting with a brand new Esprit supercar in 2013. However, that leaves a couple of years in between that Lotus’ current lineup will have to endure. To keep sales--and profit levels--humming along in the meantime, Lotus will...

From the same German dealer reportedly offering a production version of the Sesto Elemento concept car for a cool $3 million, comes news that a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, the replacement for the Murcielago supercar, is available for pre-order. We know that Lamborghini conducted a worldwide...

There are few better things in this world than hitting an open stretch of highway in a high-performance convertible, with the top-down, the sound of the engine roaring in your ears and the wind in your hair (if you happen to have any left). However, a new study from St. Louis University School of...

The Volkswagen NMS, due to replace the current Passat for North America, has been a long time coming. It's still not here, but VW has just let lose a new teaser ahead of its debut next week at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. Along with the teaser is a new website VW has launched that allows users to...

Earlier today we brought you the first official word on the coming OnStar "Blue Button" retail system, and now we have the full details. Sold through Best Buy and similar retailers, available on just about any car, and packed full of features many cars don't offer, it's exactly what it sounds like...

Just yesterday AT&T and BMW announced their partnership for in-car cellular Web connectivity, but it's today's OnStar-Verizon prototype that's really proving to be interesting, if ephemeral. Why? Because the proposed tech allows things like Skype video chat, voice-to-text, vehicle and home...

Now that 2010 is well and truly over, we can look back at the year and see who came out on top in the sales race. While the clear leader was the Ford F-Series, which came away with 528,349 in total sales for 2010, it was interesting to see that the Chevrolet Camaro, which for 2010 was only...

Ford may have announced the demise of Mercury back in June--although the brand was effectively dead long before then--but the very last car to wear a Mercury badge finally rolled off the production line today. The particular model was a Mercury Grand Marquis, which sailed off into the sunset at...

It’s hard to imagine that cases of extreme police brutality are still being reported, but one motorist in Ohio found out the hard way. John Harmon, a 52-year old diabetes sufferer, was on his way home from work when a low blood-sugar level caused him to veer out of traffic suddenly. This...

Pay a fee, swap out your rear-view mirror, and you're ready to roll with GM's new OnStar Anywhere service, announced today from the CES show in Las Vegas. The full reveal, with details, will be coming later in the show, but stay tuned, because we'll have it all as soon as it's released. What we can...

The latest bit of news in the Ferrari P4/5 camp is the ongoing work on the P4/5 Competizione racing version of the one-off supercar, but the people behind that project took some time to show off the road-going model both on track and the street. It draws a crowd in either location, thanks to both...

We've already told you that rumors about the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro are leaking out. Now we've heard another one--this time concerning the V-6 powerplant. A post on the Camaro5 forums suggests that a new direct-injection 3.6-liter "LFX" V-6 is going to replace the current 3.6-liter mill. The LFX has...

You've seen all the photos, read all the details, and compared them to their predecessors. Now get ready to pull that trigger (if you're so inclined): production of the 2011 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger begins this Friday, to be kicked off with a party at the Brampton Assembly...

Eyes on the road, hands on the wheel, apps in the car? That's the formula for Toyota's new Entune multimedia/app system, announced today at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. From iheartradio's 750 local radio stations to movie tickets, real-time traffic, and more, the Entune system...

The Hyundai Veloster will be coming to the 2011 Detroit Auto Show next week, as we were told last month by officials at Hyundai's Technical Center in Detroit. The latest teaser gives us the first official look at the car's third passenger door ahead of its global unveiling. Previous photos were...

The Consumer Electronics Show is underway this morning and already the automotive-technology announcements are pouring out, the latest: AT&T announced it will provide wireless broadband for BMW vehicles to enhance the luxury carmaker's safety and infotainment offerings. The technology itself...

When BMW’s revolutionary Megacity Vehicle hits the streets in 2013, closest rival Mercedes-Benz, with its current lineup, won’t have any true competitor for it. Although Mercedes-Benz currently sells the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, the Megacity Vehicle is expected to be a five-seater...

The dust has barely settled on the launch of the new Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, which has entered the market with a 2011 model year tag, but already the first details for the car’s 2012 model year have started to seep. Although unconfirmed by Chevrolet, the new 2012 model year Camaro is...

Fernando Alonso’s life in F1 has been littered with controversy, with the young Spaniard on several occasions being accused of ‘brake testing’ other drivers as well as for having disputes with team bosses during his tenures at Renault and McLaren. Now we get a taste once again of...