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  • 2019 BMW X5 M Performance parts

    BMW will give every 2019 X5 buyer the chance to inject a little bit of the brand's M division goodness. The automaker on Thursday revealed its line of M Performance parts for the redesigned SUV, which includes styling elements and other minor performance additions. BMW is keen to underscore the parts don't simply add visual elements to the 2019 X5, but they also "have a positive impact on the vehicle’s aerodynamic properties." For the exterior, BMW will offer a slew of carbon fiber pieces. Starting at the front, the X5 can be fitted with carbon fiber air intake and bumper trim on the...

  • 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar SVR spy shots and video

    Land Rover’s striking Range Rover Velar only recently arrived in showrooms but a more potent version is already in the final stages of development. Our spy shots and video show prototypes for what will likely be a Range Rover Velar SVR. There are enlarged intakes in the front bumper plus a...

  • 2019 Volkswagen T-Cross
    Tiny T-Cross sees VW enter subcompact crossover battle

    Volkswagen has expanded its lineup with a new subcompact crossover called the T-Cross, which the automaker describes as the perfect vehicle to hop around town. This is the vehicle previewed two years ago by the T-Cross Breeze concept car, and in markets where it will be sold it will compete against...

  • Rolls-Royce and Fabergé partner to build a special Spirit of Ecstasy egg
    Rolls-Royce and Fabergé build a special egg housing the Spirit of Ecstasy

    Just when it seems Rolls-Royce has reached a new plateau in the bespoke luxury space, the automaker announces a new project we never would have imagined before. Today that involves a partnership with famed jewelry maker Fabergé. The pair have crafted a special Fabergé egg that houses...

  • Porsche Hockenheimring experience center
    Porsche's next experience center is being built at a German F1 track

    Germany will be home to Porsche's next experience center, but it won't be settled just anywhere. The brand announced Monday that the latest center will be built within the confines of the Hockenheimring, one of the racetracks hosting the Formula 1 German Grand Prix (the other is the...

  • Aston Martin Shaghai design studio
    Aston Martin opens first design studio outside UK

    Aston Martin design won't be purely British-born in the future. The automaker announced Wednesday that it has opened its first design studio outside of the United Kingdom. The newest studio resides in Shanghai, China and bears the title Aston Martin Lagonda Creative Lab. The studio is a partnership...

  • 2019 Jaguar I-Pace S

    Apple CarPlay and Android Auto continue to spread across automakers' infotainment systems. The latest to gain integration? Jaguar Land Rover. The automaker announced Tuesday that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality will finally be optional for any vehicle equipped with the InControl Touch Pro and Touch Pro Duo infotainment systems. Both will be standard equipment on the 2019 Jaguar I-Pace, however. The option will come in the form of a "Smartphone Pack." The package will be offered on every 2019 Jaguar and Land Rover vehicle when equipped with the proper infotainment system. The...

  • 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
    Could the Toyota MR2 return as an EV?

    Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Company, has long hinted he'd like to see Toyota's "three brothers" return to showrooms. The phrase refers to Toyota's original trio of sports cars: the MR2, Celica, and Supra. Now it appears the small mid-engine MR2 sports car might make a comeback with an...

  • Volkswagen Group Sedric concept, 2017 Geneva auto show
    Could Volkswagen be Waymo's partner in Europe?

    The Volkswagen Group and Waymo are reportedly in talks over partnership in the area of mobility services in Europe. Germany's Manager Magazin reported Thursday that the two firms are interested in working together and that VW Group CEO Herbert Diess had even suggested purchasing a 10-percent stake...

  • 2018 Ford Mustang GT Peformance Package Level 2
    Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2019 nominee: Ford Mustang GT Performance Package Level 2

    Ford made the leap from muscle car to sports car with the current-generation Mustang, but the Blue Oval didn't finish the job. We drove the latest Mustang GT, and while it's good, it falls short of spectacular. Even the engineers knew it could be better, so they decided to tinker with it in their...

  • 2020 BMW Alpina B7 facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    BMW Alpina B7, Ford F-150 Hoonitruck, McLaren 720S Track Pack: Today's Car News

    BMW is working on an update for its 7-Series and that means the Alpina version of the car, the B7, is also due for an update. Today we have new spy shots and video of the updated B7 which looks to be taking on a handsome, muscular look. Ken Block has revealed the latest vehicle developed by his...

  • 2018 Tesla Model 3
    Tesla's Chinese plant will initially build Model 3, Model Y

    Tesla a week ago purchased a plot of land near Shanghai to build its Chinese plant. The plant, which will be 100 percent owned by Tesla and have the capacity to build 250,000 vehicles annually initially, will start off building the Model 3 and upcoming Model Y. The information was detailed in a...

  • Ken Block’s “Gymkhana 10” 1977 Ford F-150 Hoonitruck

    Rallycross racer and entrepreneur Ken Block is working on the tenth episode of his gymkhana series of videos, aptly named “Gymkhana 10,” and on Wednesday he revealed one of the vehicles set to appear: a heavily modified 1977 Ford F-150 dubbed the Hoonitruck. In case you're wondering, gymkhana is all about going around a set course as fast as possible, and usually that course consists of varying surfaces, major obstacles and sometimes a jump or two. In Gymkhana 10, there will be five locations, one of them the streets of Detroit. The Hoonitruck, the name a reference to Block's...

  • BMW 8-Series convertible prototype
    The top shall drop: BMW 8-Series Convertible to debut at 2018 LA auto show

    BMW realized the return of its 8-Series coupe with the 2019 M850i xDrive luxury coupe launched in June, but we'll see an 8-Series Convertible join it in the near future. Camouflaged prototypes have been testing for a while and Roadshow learned Wednesday from BMW representatives that the debut will...

  • 2018 Audi Q2 L
    Q2 L is Audi's newest stretched model for China

    Because of congestion in many Chinese cities, the custom of having a personal driver is not uncommon as a way of relieving the stress. It's why having a big back seat is an important criteria for many Chinese buyers of means. In response, automakers in the luxury segment offer stretched versions of...

  • 2019 Cadillac CTS-V Pedestal Edition
    Cadillac marks 15 years of V-Series with Pedestal Edition ATS-V Coupe and CTS-V

    It's been 15 years since Cadillac launched its first V-Series model, the 2004 CTS-V, and to celebrate Cadillac has launched new Pedestal Edition models based on the ATS-V Coupe and CTS-V. They're being introduced for 2019 and can be ordered from the first week of November. Their arrival also marks...

  • 2020 BMW Alpina B7 facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 BMW Alpina B7 spy shots and video

    BMW's about to give its 7-Series a mid-cycle update, and by the time the car reaches showrooms late next year the folks at Alpina will have their own version ready. Alpina is a semi-official tuner that has been making BMWs go faster for more than 50 years, and the company's 7-Series-based B7 is one...

  • Christophe Georges, Bentley US CEO and President
    Bentley names new CEO and president for US operations

    Bentley has a new CEO and president for its American operations in Christophe Georges. His appointment to the top position in the United States comes as Bentley's Volkswagen Group parent shuffled its executive deck in North America just weeks ago. Georges will succeed Mark Del Rosso, who was...

  • Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge

    The world's longest sea-crossing bridge is now open to traffic. Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the marvel of infrastructure, officially called the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge, on Tuesday during a ceremony in the southern city of Zhuhai. CNN reported the bridge cost $20 billion to construct and better connects mainland China with the Hong Kong and Macau territories. Both territories are semi-autonomous from the central government of China, but the 34-mile-long bridge brings them closer. The bridge will help tourists and commuters to travel the region with greater ease. But motorists...

  • 2019 McLaren 720S Track Pack
    2019 McLaren 720S Track Pack priced from $336,870

    Those seeking a more track-focused experience from the McLaren 720S will have to shell out $336,870 for the more hardcore Track Pack model. The price includes a $4,100 destination fee. The 720S Track Package comes standard with a healthy dose of carbon fiber to shave a total of 53 pounds from the...

  • Mopar SEMA teaser for Dodge Charger
    Mopar SEMA teaser shows big-power original Dodge Charger

    Mopar has teased "something big" for this month's 2018 SEMA show, and it's residing in a first-generation Dodge Charger. The video shows a pair of paw prints stamped over with some rather large prints instead. In the distance, we're treated to a wonderful chugging noise from a loping camshaft...

  • 2018 Tesla Model 3
    Tesla increases Model 3 Mid Range price, drops Full Self-Driving option

    Days after announcing a new mid-range Model 3 variant, Tesla has increased the price of the electric car from $45,000 to $46,000. The price hike also follows news that Tesla has dropped the Full Self-Driving option from its online configurator. Tesla told Motor Authority the $1,000 price increase...

  • 2018 BMW M5
    Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2019 nominee: BMW M5

    Like its smaller sibling, the M3, the BMW M5 is a legendary nameplate that has been a benchmark sport sedan for decades. Its luster faded in recent generations as BMW focused more on pure performance numbers than feel behind the wheel, but now things seem to be back on track. New for 2018, the...

  • 2018 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Nürburgring Race Taxi
    XE SV Project 8 super sedan joins Jaguar's 'Ring taxi fleet

    Jaguar's XE SV Project 8 is currently the fastest production four-door car around the Nürburgring, with one of the cars completing a lap of the notorious German racetrack last November in a time of only 7:21.23. Jaguar is now offering the chance to experience a Nürburgring hot lap in the...

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