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The luxury car segment has long been the leader in automotive safety technology, as discerning buyers and higher base prices allow the carmakers to do more than is possible in more cost-conscious cars. Mercedes-Benz and Volvo in particular have earned reputations for being leaders in the safety...

We've delved into McLaren's future car plans before, but a new report out today puts some structure to the models to come. With one new model or model variant planned per year for the next half-decade, we'll have much to look forward to from the Woking team. The McLaren MP4-12C isn't due to sell...

Crossovers don't really get my blood flowing. They're useful, to be sure, and some even look decent, in a tall-hatch kind of way. But really, at the end of the day, they're about functionality, not passion. Nonetheless, the sporty model in Kia's crossover range, the 2011 Kia Sorento SX, nails the...

As we all know and axiously await, we Yanks are due to get our own version of the world's most popular car-related TV show, Top Gear. Today, History Channel gives us a preview of what to expect from the team, and so far, it looks pretty good. The video editing will be familiar to anyone that's seen...

Chrysler is on a roll with SUV designs, and though the Durango doesn't quite hit the sweet spot the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee does, it's not far off the mark. Sleek, smooth, and modern, the 2011 Durango's look wraps what Dodge is pitching as a "performance-tuned" setup, and does it with three rows...

With the brand new 2012 Ford Focus, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and 2011 Volkswagen Jetta coming onto the market over the next 12 months, all with fresh styling, new levels of quality and premium features, one of the small car segment's stalwarts, the Honda Civic, will soon be faced with some serious...

Mazda recently shocked the automotive world by unveiling the stunning new Shinari four-door coupe concept car at an exclusive event in Milan, Italy. The latest concept is the result of collaboration between Mazda’s design studios in Germany, the U.S. and Japan and previews the...

Now that Ford's shorn of Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and Volvo--and now that it's closing Mercury--Lincoln will get seven new vehicles in the next four years in a major new investment in product and in a more distinct identity for the Ford luxury brand. At the press launch for the 2011 MKZ...

Hot on the heels of the new ROUSHcharger and Ford Racing supercharger kits for Ford’s latest 5.0-liter V-8 comes a new announcement from the land Down Under. FPV, Ford’s in-house tuner in Australia, has announced a new range of supercharged V-8 engines for its performance car lineup. To...

If you've got the cash to buy 150 classic muscle cars and house them in an immense garage, you ought to have the cash to pay the sales tax on them, right? Not if you're Mark Pieloch, according to Nebraska authorities. Pieloch has been arrested for "felony willful avoidance of sales tax" on more...

The 2010 Paris Motor Show is shaping up to be a very solid display of luxury and sporting hardware, and Jaguar isn't going to be left out of the fun. The latest reports hint at an all-new concept sports car, around the size of the XK, potentially packing an electric drive system. It's not expected...

We just got back from driving the 2011 Kia Optima at Road Atlanta, and unfortunately, we don't have much to report. Why? Because we only got a handful of very reduced-pace laps around the track with the car. But we did spend enough time with Kia's latest sedan to give you the 10,000-foot overview...

Are you familiar with Naya Rivera? If you watched Glee, you'd probably recognize her as one of the cheerleaders -- or "cheerios", in Jane Lynch lingo. Fabulous Jane Lynch lingo. We almost vaguely sort of remember her, but can you keep a secret? We stopped watching Glee months ago, despite the...

Love it or loathe it but Aston Martin’s Cygnet luxury minicar based on the Toyota iQ is here to stay. For whatever reasons Aston Martin deemed it necessary to build such a model, be it emissions regulations, demand from brand loyalists for an urban commuter, or a desperate grab for new...

The Bentley Continental GT has been around since 2003 and since that time there have been very little changes made to the luxurious grand tourer lineup. That won’t be true for much longer as these latest spy shots indicate. Bentley is working on a facelift for its 2011 model year Continental...

Pony car fans might not think the love of the Mustang is a generational thing, but Ford apparently does, and it is targeting the new DUB Edition 2011 Mustang directly at younger urban drivers. The car, a collaboration between DUB, Ford and Roush, combines Roush and DUB appearance features for a...

Remember Sarah Michelle Gellar? Of course you do. She was fighting vampires before it was cool. You know, after it was cool the first time? Anyway, we haven't heard much out of her, lo these past several years (except on Robot Chicken where her voiceovers are soothing, alto ear-balm), but now she...

Last week we were graced with the first images and details of the facelifted 2011 Lexus IS range and today we have details for the high-performance IS-F model. Joining the rest of the IS range at next month’s 2010 Paris Auto Show, the new 2011 Lexus IS-F will feature subtle styling tweaks, a...

Another supercar project is brewing up north; the De Macross GT1, which is being developed by Canada’s De Macross Motors Corp (DMMC) and is set to go on sale next year. You may recall that we reported on fellow Canadian supercar project, HTT’s Plèthore LC-750 last year, and now...

The BBC's Top Gear is perhaps the most well-recognized and widely-watched motoring program on earth, and the series' dependence on a hired gun that plies the world's best supercars at the show's test track is equally well-known. That driver's identity has been a closely guarded secret of the show...