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  • Volkswagen Tarok Concept

    Volkswagen used the São Paulo, Brazil motor show to debut a concept for a compact pickup truck on Tuesday. If the new truck, called the Tarok, looks pretty much production ready, that's because it is. In VW's announcement, the automaker said it is "certain" the Volkswagen brand will soon offer a production model based on the Tarok concept with "barely any changes" in Brazil. Add some production headlights and take away some of the LED light accents, and this is likely what the production Tarok will look like. The pickup is a handsome thing with a targa-inspired roof bar, a sleek front...

  • BMW S 1000 RR with M Package
    BMW offering M Performance parts on its motorcycles for first time

    For decades, BMW's M division has stuck to vehicles with four wheels. Now that changes. On Tuesday, BMW Motorrad announced it will offer M options and M performance parts for the 2019 S 1000 RR motorcycle. BMW M parts for the S 1000 RR will be available via the accessories catalog, but a new M...

  • Chevrolet Silverado ZH2 concept
    Chevrolet Silverado ZH2 concept surfaces via GM Defense

    It appears Chevrolet may have yet another fuel-cell powered truck in the works. What can only be described as a Chevrolet Silverado ZH2 surfaced on the GM Defense website. The truck only appears in a quick slideshow and video montage at the top of the website and no additional details are provided...

  • Steve McQueen's 1945 Willys Jeep MB
    Willys Jeep MB owned by Steve McQueen going to auction

    A 1945 Willys Jeep MB once owned by the King of Cool himself, Steve McQueen, will soon be up for sale at an auction in England. “This car is a truly unrepeatable and unmissable opportunity for both car enthusiasts and movie fans alike and undoubtedly the star of the auction,” Adam...

  • Utah Motorsports Campus
    Geely purchases Utah Motorsports Campus

    Geely has bought itself a race track. The Chinese automaker announced Monday it has completed the purchase of the Utah Motorsports Campus, formerly known as the Miller Motorsports Park. The Toole County Commissioners has said it agreed to sell the motorsports park to Mitime Utah Investment LLC for...

  • 1969 Classic Recreations Ford Mustang Boss 429
    Classic Recreations' first Mustang Boss 429 makes debut, packs 815 horsepower from stroked V-8

    Classic Recreations recently secured a license from Ford to bring back some of the automaker's most cherished Mustangs. We're talking the 1960s-era Boss 302 and 429, as well as the Mach 1. The Yukon, Oklahoma-based company has since unveiled the first of the modern recreations, stunning audiences...

  • 2020 Porsche 911 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Mercedes-Benz's E-Class is about to go under the knife for a mid-cycle facelift. The first prototype for the facelifted model has been spotted, revealing some substantial changes are in store for the luxury mid-sizer. The 992-generation Porsche 911, the eighth iteration of the iconic German sports car, is currently out testing with almost zero camouflage gear, meaning the debut can't be far. Naturally the look is evolutionary, but it's still interesting to spot all the small details that separate the new car from its predecessor. A company by the name of Arc has just unveiled an electric...

  • Revolution Race Cars The Revolution
    Radical co-founder launches rival track car

    Radical Sportscars has been building some of the fastest track machines money can buy for the past two decades. Recently, one of the company's co-founders branched off to start a rival track car brand. The result is Revolution Race Cars which on Saturday unveiled its first model. Going by the name...

  • Icon's 1949 Mercury Derelict EV coupe
    The sleeper of sleepers: Icon builds 1949 Mercury Coupe powered by Tesla tech

    Everyone loves a sleeper—something that looks rather mundane, but ends up ripping the doors off of anything in its way. This 1949 Mercury Coupe was never a full-blown hot rod, but it's now one of the coolest electric cars we've seen. Icon undertook the build as a way to push the boundaries of...

  • 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz's E-Class is approaching the midway point in its life cycle and a prototype for an updated version has just been spotted. The prototype is for the E-Class Wagon but similar updates should be bound for the sedan as well. The current E-Class was introduced for the 2017 model year. In...

  • Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 007
    Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus first to sign on for WEC's new hypercar class

    Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus on Monday announced it signed a deal that will enable it to race in the so-called hypercar class that will replace the premier LMP1 class of the World Endurance Championship from the 2020/2021 season on. SCG will compete with a hypercar called the 007, which the company...

  • 2019 Arc Vector
    Jaguar Land Rover invests in electric motorcycle startup Arc

    Jaguar Land Rover via its InMotion Ventures investment fund has backed an electric motorcycle startup by the name of Arc. It's part of the British automaker's goal of delivering excitement in a world of increasing electrification. “Electric vehicles are pivotal for the future of urban...

  • 2020 Porsche 911 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Porsche is out testing prototypes for its next-generation 911, the 992, which will be hitting the market next summer as a 2020 model. The latest prototypes, which show both the Carrera and Carrera S, are almost completely devoid of camouflage gear, and they also reveal most of the interior including a new digital dash. Most of the new details can be found at the rear which sports a wide spoiler spanning the width of the car. The taillights also consist of one long strip that appears to follow the curve of the rear spoiler’s leading edge, and the exhaust tips are positioned slightly...

  • 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Mercedes-AMG GT spy shots and video

    Mercedes-AMG's GT sports car is about to receive a subtle facelift, as evidenced by the recent sighting of a prototype sporting a few tweaks. The changes constitute a mid-cycle update for AMG's standalone sports car which first arrived as a 2016 model. We expect this updated version to go on sale...

  • 2018 Jaguar XE SV Project 8
    New race series for wealthy to play with Jaguar XE SV Project 8

    Jaguar only build 300 examples of its wild XE SV Project 8, and soon a batch of them will be tapped for a new one-make race series. Top Gear reported in October that a privately run series known as Series Elite will be run with the XE SV Project 8 as the star car. Oh, and it's exclusively for "high...

  • Hot Wheels Legends tour winner: 2JetZ
    Fan's hot rod to become Hot Wheels diecast model

    Hot Wheels representatives have traveled the United States as part of the company's Hot Wheels Legends Tour to celebrate the toy cars' 50th anniversary. Along the way they looked for the next Hot Wheels model. They've found it, and now one fan will have his car immortalized. The brand announced...

  • Lincoln Aviator Teaser
    Lincoln Aviator's warning chimes were recorded by Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    When the Lincoln Aviator makes its debut in production form, it will have a little piece of Detroit engrained within it. Instead of using computer-generated tones, Lincoln approached the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) to record the luxury SUV's warning chimes, the brand revealed on Monday. The...

  • Faraday Future FF 91
    Faraday Future seeking new investment

    Faraday Future has officially opened itself to "potential investors from around the world." The electric-car start-up said it has begun exploring strategic options, according to a Thursday Reuters report, and hopes to attract new investors. Options include debt and equity financing. This year has...

  • Audi puts partial matte paint into production

    After Audi introduced a new technique to embed symbols within paint, the German automaker announced Monday it will put partial matte paint surfaces into production. Full matte paint jobs have been available for years, but this is the first time an automaker is putting partial matte painted surfaces into volume production. The first vehicle to take advantage of the matte finishes is the #2 special edition Q2 crossover. The brand's patented process involves a beam roughing the paint's final finish ever so slightly to create lettering, logos, or photos on the sheet metal. A worker sticks a thin...

  • Subaru WRX STI TC 380 teaser
    Subaru could be cooking up a 380-horsepower WRX STI—for Japan

    Subaru has a more powerful WRX STI in the works for its home market and it's called TC 380. The brand officially teased a sole image of a "TC 380" badge on Monday. While it's not confirmed, the 380 figure could point to a 380-horsepower WRX STI. It wouldn't be the first time Subaru gave the...

  • Aston Martin Valkyrie
    Aston Martin hints at two-tone option for Valkyrie hypercar

    Aston Martin has revealed the latest design for its Valkyrie as the Formula 1-inspired hypercar takes shape ahead of next year's launch. The latest shots show the car in a two-tone finish, an option that's seen a resurgence thanks to Bugatti and hopefully will be offered to Valkyrie buyers. The...

  • 2021 Mercedes-Maybach GLS spy shots - Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Porsche 911, 2021 Mercedes-Maybach GLS, SCG's new plant: Today's Car News

    The Porsche 911 is known as one of the best performing sports cars money can buy. It's one of the most reliable, too. That's because Porsche extensively tests prototypes in extreme conditions, with engineers racking up close to two million miles combined in the process. For the 2020 911 due for a...

  • Ford and Baidu self-driving car prototype
    Ford partners with Chinese tech giant Baidu to test Level 4 self-driving cars

    Ford and Chinese internet services giant Baidu have joined forces to develop self-driving technology. The two firms announced last week that they will jointly test Level 4 self-driving cars in Beijing, initially in a program of two years duration starting in late 2018. A Level 4 self-driving car...

  • 2019 Honda Civic Type R
    2019 Honda Civic Type R receives round of updates, $36,595 starting price

    The Honda Civic Type R soldiers on into the 2019 model year with limited changes, but buyers will have to shell out $1,000 more over 2018's model. Honda revealed pricing and details for the Civic Type R on Thursday, which included the price bump. For 2019, the hot hatchback will cost $36,595, an...

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