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The 2017 Nissan GT-R range has just been expanded with a new Track Edition model. The car sits between the Premium and Nismo models in the GT-R hierarchy, and as the name suggests it comes with a few upgrades aimed at improving track times. Jeep has finally unveiled its new Compass. The compact SUV...

Mercedes-Benz has been offering electric cars for several years but these have all been niche products limited to a handful of markets. The list includes the Electric Drive versions of the Smart ForTwo, B-Class and SLS AMG. With Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] demonstrating that there's serious interest in...

A cloud-based database of highly-detailed three-dimensional maps that can be updated in real time will be essential for self-driving cars. And one of the firms working to make such a database a reality is HERE, a former unit of Nokia that in 2015 was sold to Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. HERE has...

Porsche surprised commuters in London this morning with a drive by of its 919 Hybrid. The 919 Hybrid was driven by Mark Webber in a stunt to highlight the technology transfer between the Le Mans-winning race car and Porsche’s new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, an example of which also participated in...

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a luxurious machine. Yet it has nothing on the Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman and its 21.3 feet of opulence. If you're a well-heeled individual, head of state or perhaps even a drug lord, you might want that luxury but plenty of protection as well. Well then, your...

There’s a new Jeep Compass arriving in showrooms in the first quarter of 2017, and it will replace not only the aging current model but also the Patriot. Jeep says it retained the Compass name since it’s more recognized around the globe. The automaker is making little secret of its...

A simple upgrade you can do to make your car a better performer and more enjoyable to drive is to upgrade your brake pads. A better brake pad works in a number of ways to increase your stopping power. Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here to explain it all. The gist is that with a better...

UPDATE: Cougar No. 1 owner Jim Pinkerton helped us sort out the details on his car's history, which we've corrected below. Next year will be a milestone for a car that's no longer built, and for a company that's no longer around. We're talking about the Mercury Cougar, as 2017 marks the 50th...

We've heard big news out of the Mercedes-AMG and McLaren camps today, as both automakers are bringing two new ultra-compact vehicles to market. First up is the pure electric McLaren P1, which sees a return to the much heralded central driving position seen on the former F1 supercar. This also marks...

On the list of all-time great muscle cars, the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda owns a spot near the top. The first-generation of the Barracuda was nice, especially with that massive piece of rear glass. But it's the third-generation that cemented the car into the hearts and minds of Mopar and muscle car...

The main reason Buick didn't get the axe while General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] was reorganizing under bankruptcy is the brand's popularity in China. In 2015, Buick sold almost a million vehicles in China but just 223,000 in the United States. With all that success it's no wonder that Buick would...

A prototype for an updated version of the BMW M4 has been spotted once more. The changes are part of a mid-cycle update planned for the entire 4-Series range. The cars should be introduced in 2017, as 2018 models. The prototype reveals that the updated M4 will be receiving some of the mods fitted...

The United Kingdom’s Bloodhound has secured vital funding from Chinese automaker Geely in order to complete its attempt on the world land speed record, scheduled to for South Africa in October 2017. Geely, which is the parent company to Volvo, has been named the prime sponsor of Bloodhound...

Mercedes-Benz has given us a glimpse of the future of the delivery truck in the form of the Urban eTruck concept. It’s an electric truck with 124 miles of range and a high-tech look and cabin. A senior executive at Infiniti has revealed that the Japanese luxury brand won’t renew the...

Audi confirmed on Monday that its R&D chief Stefan Knirsch is stepping down from his position with immediate effect. The news follows a September 16 report from German newspaper Donaukurier that Knirsch would be leaving the automaker as he may have been aware of the diesel emissions cheating at...

Mercedes-Benz in July previewed a truck concept featuring an electric powertrain, and on Thursday we saw the concept formally unveiled at a trade event in Hannover, Germany. Called the Urban eTruck, the concept is for an inner-city truck that could replace those vehicles you normally see making...

A redesigned Infiniti Q60 has just been launched but the car won’t spawn a convertible this time around. The information was revealed to Motoring by Infiniti executive Gerardo Carmona, who heads the Japanese luxury brand’s product strategy and blamed low sales for the Q60...

Ownership of Lotus could soon change hands if the sale of its unprofitable parent company Proton goes ahead. A controlling stake in Proton was bought by DRB-Hicom in 2012 for approximately $410 million but the Malaysian conglomerate has struggled to turn the automaker around and recently reached...

The pace of change in the auto industry has never been quicker, and we’re seeing that in some of the many vehicles destined to appear at the 2016 Paris auto show, which opens its doors to the media on Thursday, September 29. It’s where automakers like Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen plan...

The 100-kilowatt-hour electric car has arrived in the form of the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S P100D, and boy is it quick. The folks from DragTimes got access to one of the first Ludicrous mode-equipped examples delivered to a customer and naturally they immediately strapped a Racelogic Performance...