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  • A glimpse of Opel in the future

    Finally free of years of mismanagement at the hands of General Motors, Opel has the potential to thrive under the stewardship of new owner PSA Group. In its new PACE! strategy announced on Thursday, Opel will address the complexities and inefficiencies that have led to almost two decades of losses by slashing the number of platforms from a current nine to just two by 2024. Opel is also targeting 20 new export markets by 2022. (Under GM’s watch, Opel was limited to Europe and Russia.) The transition will take place quickly as under its sale agreement Opel can’t sell vehicles based...

  • 1967 Chevrolet Camaro
    The Chevrolet Camaro was a direct response to the Ford Mustang

    The world is full of emulators, and the automotive industry isn't short on them. In fact, the Chevrolet Camaro might be the greatest of all time. Chevrolet developed, engineered, and brought the car into the world to do one thing: rival and beat the Ford Mustang. Donut Media takes us back through...

  • Porsche Mission E concept electric car
    Porsche believes it will set standards and thrive in the electric-car era

    Porsche has seen tremendous transformation over decades of operation. Arguably, it faces another new challenge: the era of electric cars. The brand isn't worried, however, and chief financial officer Lutz Meschke believes Porsche will set its own standards and thrive as it always has in the coming...

  • Second-generation Bentley Continental GT3 racer
    New Bentley Continental GT3 racer revealed, will make race debut at Monza next year

    Following a successful 2017 season, Bentley has revealed its new Continental GT3 race car based on the all-new 2018 Continental GT road car. With the all-new racer, Bentley specifically eyes the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup titles. The second-generation Continental GT3 follows the...

  • Concept drawing for Uber Elevate flying taxi service
    Uber partners with NASA on flying car management

    With the rise of a new way to transport human beings, potentially through self-operating flying cars, the industry will need new regulations to ensure safe operation. On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported Uber took a step to realize a streamlined future where flying cars operate in sync with other air...

  • 2017 Cadillac Escalade
    Colossus conquest: Cadillac offers steep Escalade discounts for Navigator owners

    Tasty margins and a willing audience make full-size luxury SUVs a cutthroat business. And we don't mean it in the "friendly afternoon soccer game way," either. Think Michael Douglas in "Wall Street." Cadillac is offering $5,000 to Lincoln owners willing to trade allegiances. The kicker? Trade in...

  • Lamborghini Urus Sabbia mode teaser

    Lamborghini's preparing to unveil its new SUV, the Urus, to the world. Before that happens, the Italian exotic brand feels the need to build the excitement level, as if a new Lamborghini SUV isn't exciting enough. In its latest teaser video we get a glimpse of the Urus playing in, and jumping over, sand dunes while kicking up huge rooster tails. The desert location is appropriate as the Urus will almost certainly sell like ice cream to a fat, sweaty kid on a hot summer day in the oil-rich part of the world. The video highlights the Urus' Sabbia mode, which is Italian for sand. Other modes are...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon First Drive
    2018 Dodge Challenger preview

    The Dodge Challenger has been with us since 2008, but like a fine wine the car just gets better with age. It’s now more powerful than ever, and it offers the strongest model lineup in its history. In fact, there are 16 distinct models all up. There really is something for everybody, with the...

  • 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
    Chevy Corvette ZR1, Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Mercedes CLS: Today’s Car News

    The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has finally been revealed, though not via official means. The reveal came via a leak in a magazine and includes details on the car’s powertrain and output. The most powerful SUV in production is based on a humble Jeep Grand Cherokee. We’re talking about the...

  • Establishment of electric car joint venture between Ford and Zotye on November 8, 2017
    Ford and Zotye will sell electric cars in China under new brand

    Ford shied away from partnerships under former CEO Mark Fields, but that’s all out the door under new CEO Jim Hackett. And he’s gotten to work fast since taking up the reins in May. In that time we’ve seen Ford link up with Mahindra in India, with Lyft in North America, and now...

  • Opel Ampera-e
    EU proposes stricter emissions regulations for 2030

    A handful of European nations have recently announced calls to drastically reduce vehicle emissions and in some cases ban completely the sale of cars powered solely by gasoline or diesel. Now the European Union has joined the discussion by proposing tougher emission targets in addition to an...

  • Audi e-diesel plant in Laufenburg, Switzerland
    Audi will turn renewable energy into synthetic diesel

    In 2011, Audi announced radical plans to start energy production using wind farms located in the North Sea. By feeding this renewable energy back into the grid, Audi could boast that the energy used by its future electric cars would be completely clean. However, instead of stopping there, Audi...

  • BMW i Vision Dynamics concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

    BMW has confirmed its lineup for this month’s 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, and among the various production models and concepts on display will be a new electric car. Automakers often refer to hybrids as electric cars, so that could mean the mystery car is the new i8 Roadster which is tipped to be debuting in L.A. The i8 Roadster is the long-awaited open-top version of the i8 plug-in hybrid sports car which incidentally is receiving updates to coincide with the arrival of the i8 Roadster. All BMW is willing to say about its new electric car for the L.A. Auto Show is that the unveiling...

  • 2018 Opel Insignia GSi
    PSA Group announces strategy for Opel

    Opel has been a money pit going on two decades. It’s arguably the main reason General Motors finally decided to sell the brand to France’s PSA Group, which also controls the Citroën, DS and Peugeot brands. PSA itself wasn’t in ideal financial shape not long ago but the...

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS spy shots and video

    Mercedes-Benz is out testing prototypes for its next-generation CLS, the current generation of which has been on sale since the 2012 model year. Even though the CLS is more closely related to the E-Class than the S-Class, Mercedes won’t rename the vehicle a CLE, as some have speculated. When...

  • Saab 9-3-based development mules for Turkish national car project
    Turkey preparing national car brand

    Annual new-car sales in Turkey come in around one million units, but the country doesn't have a car brand to call its own. That will change very soon. The country's government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is backing plans for a national car brand. Right now, the project is simply called...

  • Tailor-made alarm systems will be available for all Porsche models
    Porsche Classic wants to alarm your car

    If you love your classic Porsche and would hate to lose it, the Stuttgart automaker’s classics division is developing a GPS-assisted anti-theft system specially tailored for all models, from early 356s and 911s to such exotics as the Carrera GT. At first, the Porsche Classic Vehicle Tracking...

  • Devel Sixteen at Dubai Motor Show
    Production version of Devel Sixteen could appear at Dubai motor show

    It's been four years since the Devel Sixteen caused a ruckus at the Dubai motor show, but the company has so far failed to show a working prototype of the car. That may change soon. Road & Track reported on Wednesday that the Devel Sixteen may show up at the 2017 Dubai motor show complete and...

  • 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom

    This is the strangest engine you've likely never heard about. Back in the late 1960s and early '70s, a number of automakers were experimenting with odd engine setups. Heck, that happens all the time, even today. This particular setup was quite odd, however, in that it was a diesel rotary. Making it odder still is that the automaker behind the madness was none other than Rolls-Royce. Not only was Rolls-Royce experimenting with diesel burnt in rotary form, the British marque was making use of a quad-rotor setup. But the engine didn't employ four rotors of the same size. For each pair of rotors...

  • Renault self-driving obstacle avoidance system
    Renault's new self-driving obstacle avoidance technology matches pro drivers

    Renault debuted its latest self-driving car on Tuesday. Based on the all-electric Zoe, it is named "Callie," and it is capable of matching the accident avoidance prowess of professional drivers. The self-driving Renault challenged pro drivers in sudden obstacle avoidance tests, and "Callie"...

  • 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 leaked on magazine cover
    2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 leaks, will boast 750-HP LT5 V-8

    Welcome back, Corvette ZR1. Ahead of a proper public debut, the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 found its way to the internet, thanks to a leaked image published by Corvette Blogger on Wednesday. Aside from this first photo showing the ZR1 in all its aerodynamic glory, we also know how much power it...

  • 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
    8 things we learned living with the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

    A 707-horsepower SUV that can carry five people and their camping gear or attack a racetrack like a sports car, the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is one of the most ridiculous creations in the automotive universe for all the right reasons. In our first drive report I said it was the most...

  • 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
    BMW M3 CS revealed, Porsche 911 GT2 RS tested, VW Jetta GLI spied: Car News Headlines

    BMW has just unveiled an M3 sedan with a little more kick. The car is the latest to don the automaker’s CS branding which so far we’ve only seen on an M4 CS. It equates to more power and a lot less weight. Speaking of more power and less weight, Porsche’s most extreme 911, the new...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Update: The Chevy Corvette ZR1 will debut on 11/12/17

    Update–Chevrolet has release a teaser video embedded above that confirms confirms some model of Corvette will be unveiled on 11/12/17, and you can bet your uncle's lucky penny it will be the new ZR1. A new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has been testing for a while now. The last we heard the car was...

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