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  • Jon Olsson presents Lord Hans his convertible G550 4x4

    Jon Olsson is doing everything right. The man knows how to enjoy life, and part of that involves taking a car and modifying it in a way that works for him. The latest example of this is Olsson's Mercedes-Benz G550, which has been transformed into a roofless go-anywhere mobile. It has a name. The massive rig is called Lord Hans, and it's the fanciest beach cruiser you're going to find. The roof was removed because Jon couldn't park the truck in any Monaco parking garage. Now it fits, and it's become a one-of-a-kind truck in the process. Fitting with the Monaco ideal, you'll find teak decking...

  • Italian Police add a Jeep Wrangler to patrol the beaches
    Italian Police prepped for beach patrol with new Jeep Wrangler

    The Italian police know how to fill out their garage. If you were to take a peek in the motor pool, you'd find a Lamborghini Huracán and an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. Those are both great for the streets, but Italy's finest also need a proper ride for patrolling the beaches of the big...

  • 2019 Lincoln Nautilus
    2019 Lincoln Nautilus priced to start at $41,335

    Luxury buyers will have a new name to consider in the mid-size crossover market: the 2019 Lincoln Nautilus. Lincoln announced this week that the Nautilus, which takes over duties from the ambiguous MKX, will start at $41,335. Along with the pricing announcement, the Ford luxury brand also launched...

  • Faraday Future FF 91
    Hong Kong firm to buy 45 percent of Faraday Future

    Remember Faraday Future? The cash-strapped electric car startup hasn't been in the headlines of late but it isn't dead yet. In fact, the company may have been thrown a lifeline in the form of a stake sale to Hong Kong firm Evergrande Health Industry Group, a subsidiary of property developer China...

  • 2019 Volvo S60 Reveal in South Carolina
    Rare Swede: just 20 Volvo S60 T8 Polestar Engineered sedans pegged for US

    Volvo wasn't fibbing when it said the 2019 S60 T8 Polestar Engineered would be available in limited numbers. By limited, the Swedish luxury brand meant 20 cars—for all of the United States. Thus, the hottest of the S60 sedan variants will be quite a rarity, and drivers won't even be able to...

  • Adamastor P003RL
    Adamastor is your latest lightweight sports car supplier

    You likely haven't heard of this one. Adamastor is a sports car builder based in Portugal and it's finally ready to bring a road-legal track car to market. Say hello to the new P003RL. Adamastor is following in the footsteps of other lightweight, high-fun quotient track-focused cars, such as the...

  • 2019 McLaren 600LT

    BMW is working on a major facelift for its slow-selling 7-Series and we've spotted one of the prototypes. Key among the visual tweaks will be a new, much bigger grille. McLaren has come out with a new 600LT. The 592-horsepower sports car is the third model to receive McLaren's LT designation, joining the 675LT supercar of a few years ago and the F1 GTR LT race car of the 1990s. Alfa Romeo plans to drop the 4C coupe after the 2018 model year. The slinky sports car isn't disappearing though as the 4C Spider will still be around. You'll find these stories and more in today's car news, right here...

  • 2019 Rolls-Royce Cullinan
    Rolls-Royce boss says Cullinan SUV completes lineup

    We shouldn't expect any new model lines from Rolls-Royce after the latest comments from the brand's CEO, Torsten Müller-Ötvös. The executive told Autocar in an interview published Wednesday that the Rolls-Royce lineup is now complete following the Cullinan SUV's launch in...

  • 2019 McLaren 600LT
    2019 McLaren 600LT makes debut

    McLaren on Thursday unveiled a new member of its Sports Series. Called the 600LT, the car is a new hardcore variant plugging the gap between the 570S and the 720S from the Super Series. LT, which stands for Longtail in McLaren-speak, is the British automaker's designation for track-focused road...

  • 2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat
    2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat gets revised look, Demon tech

    The Dodge Charger and its Challenger sibling soldier on for the 2019 model year with yet a new round of updates. For the Charger, Dodge has very much focused on the SRT Hellcat flagship. The super muscle sedan sticks with an eight-speed automatic and that 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 spitting out 707...

  • 2020 BMW 7-Series facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 BMW 7-Series spy shots

    The current BMW 7-Series is one of the most dynamic and technologically advanced offerings in its class, but its predictable styling and drab interior leave a lot to be desired. This is a six-figure car once you add a few options, yet to the average onlooker it’s hard to distinguish from the...

  • EPCS Tesla Model S P100D electric race car
    Tesla Model S Electric GT car ready to race

    Formula E may be the premier league for electric car sports, but Electric GT's Electric Production Car Series (EPCS) wants a slice of the budding motorsport. Electric GT together with EPCS race team SPV Racing held a launch ceremony in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday where the competition-ready Tesla...

  • Jack Beckman and the Infinite Hero Dodge Charger at the 2015 NHRA Sonoma Nationals

    Someday, the drag strip will fall silent as the first set of electric dragsters lines up. The NHRA stopped short of setting a specific date, but the body will one day welcome electric racers. Glen Cromwell, current president of the NHRA, confirmed the governing body includes electric drag racing in its future marketing mix, and discussions have already begun with numerous automaker brands. Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, and Dodge have all been a part of the conversation, according to a Monday Autoweek report. "Wally Parks’ mission was to provide a place to race. If the demand from the...

  • 2019 Jaguar I-Pace S
    Jaguar Land Rover increase electrification investment to $18B

    Jaguar Land Rover plans to increase its investment into electrification for future electric cars by 25 percent, the automaker said in an investor presentation Monday. The added investment will see the figure climb to $18 billion total by 2025, Bloomberg reported. JLR cited poor demand for diesel...

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC spy shots and video

    Prototypes for Mercedes-Benz’s electric SUV based on the Generation EQ concept from the 2016 Paris auto show have been spotted. Earlier test mules had been using the makeshift body of a GLC Coupe to hide the new mechanicals, but now we can see the true shape of Mercedes' first volume electric...

  • 2018 Alfa Romeo 4C
    The Alfa Romeo 4C coupe just died, hope you want the Spider

    The Alfa Romeo 4C is not without its flaws, but it's a car that definitely doesn’t disappoint. It’s a sports car with supercar looks and exclusivity, and with a price tag in the mid-$50k bracket it’s also quite the value. Well, at least it used to be. We've learned from 4C product...

  • DARPA have reinvented the wheel
    DARPA reinvents the wheel

    The best shape for a wheel is round...except when it isn't. In some cases, a vehicle will be able to operate more efficiently if its running on a set of tracks. A handful of companies offer seemingly easy solutions to switch between the two types of setups, but DARPA just negated the need for...

  • Volkswagen MOIA electric ride-pooling van
    VW's MOIA mobility group wants to take on Uber and Lyft

    The Volkswagen Group has lagged behind in the mobility segment, but the automaker jumped in with both feet in 2016 with the launch of the MOIA mobility unit, which last December rolled out an electric ride-sharing concept. But VW doesn't want MOIA to just provide ride-sharing and carpooling...

  • 2020 Buick LaCrosse facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    The Buick LaCrosse will soon come in for a facelift as evidenced by a camouflaged prototype spotted testing recently. The LaCrosse was last redesigned for 2017 so this facelift represents a mid-cycle update for the large sedan. Expect it to arrive in the second half of 2019 as a 2020 model. The LaCrosse hasn't escaped the current downtrend afflicting the non-premium sedan market. Total sales numbered just 20,161 units in the United States in 2017, which is less than half the number sold just five years ago. While there have been reports that the LaCrosse might be dropped, it appears it will...

  • 2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
    2019 Aston Martin DBS, 2019 Audi Q8, 2019 McLaren Senna: Today's Car News

    Aston Martin has replaced its Vanquish with a new super GT dubbed the DBS Superleggera. The Ferrari 812 Superfast rival features a full carbon fiber body and 715-horsepower V-12, and it will be in showrooms by the end of the year. Also reaching showrooms later this year is the new Audi Q8. The...

  • Benz Patent Motorwagen replica
    Buy Mercedes' own replica of the world's first car, the Benz Patent Motorwagen

    Some folks lust after the first car they ever owned. What if you had a chance to own the first car ever built? Perhaps you'd settle for a replica of that car? We have just the machine for you then because Mercedes-Benz's own replica of the Benz Patent Motorwagen is being offered up for sale by the...

  • Wolfgang Hatz
    Former Audi and Porsche exec Wolfgang Hatz released from jail

    Veteran Volkswagen Group engineer Wolfgang Hatz has been released after nine months in jail after providing $3.5 million in bail money, German prosecutors have confirmed. He was arrested last September during investigations into the VW Group's diesel scandal. Although he is yet to be charged, the...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class
    Mercedes-Benz open to V-8-powered X-Class pickup

    The most powerful Mercedes-Benz X-Class right now is the X350d powered by a 3.0-liter turbocharged V-6 diesel with 258 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque, but the mid-size pickup might offer a V-8 in the future. That's according to X-Class engineering boss Frank Schumacher, who in an interview...

  • 2019 Audi A4
    Sharper look for 2019 Audi A4

    It seems like the current A4 only arrived yesterday but Audi already has an updated version of its popular small sedan. That's because even though we only received it in the spring of 2016, the car has been on sale elsewhere since 2015. Yet to be announced for the United States but expected here in...

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