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  • Geely logo and Volvo logo

    Chinese automaker Geely may be about to introduce a new mainstream brand selling cars developed with Volvo. Since acquiring the Swedish automaker from Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] in 2010, Geely has set about transforming it into a luxury marque. That leaves room for Geely to compete in mainstream segments. Geely currently has a number of brands in its home market including a namesake brand, and last year its combined sales totaled over half a million vehicles. However, while Geely’s existing brands are targeted at the Chinese market, the automaker is reportedly planning a new brand with...

  • Lego 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
    Lego unveils its take on the Porsche 911 GT3 RS

    Lego enthusiasts can now put together their own Porsche. The Danish toy manufacturer has unveiled a brick-by-brick version of Porsche's 911 GT3 RS sports car. Although it looks slightly bionic, the Lego 911 GT3 RS is full of proper Porsche cues all the way down to a script RS logo on the model's...

  • 2016 Citroën C6
    Citroën C6 makes return…as China special

    Citroën’s last C6, which bowed out of production in 2012, is one of the best examples of the quirkiness of the French brands that many find so appealing. It's a luxurious, full-size sedan that sports a coupe-like profile—something it featured before the design was the industry du...

  • Pininfarina Formula E concept for Mahindra
    Pininfarina designs Formula E race car concepts for Mahindra

    The first designs commissioned by Italian legend Pininfarina by the company's new owner has been shown: A trio of Formula E electric race car concepts. Indian conglomerate Mahindra bought Pininfarina late last year, fueling months of speculation about what would happen to the decades-old Italian...

  • How turbocharger wastegates work
    How turbocharger wastegates work

    Your turbocharger. It's the snail of mystery attached to your engine, allowing it to breathe in more deeply. With the wonders of forced induction, a smaller engine can create the horsepower and torque of a larger-displacement engine. There are many parts to a turbocharger, which means you might...

  • Long-Wheelbase BMW X1
    BMW builds long-wheelbase X1 for China

    BMW has been cranking out its X1 compact crossover since 2009, when it debuted for the 2010 model year. The X1 has proven exceedingly popular as global sales of the model have topped 800,000 units. Over 200,000 of those sales came by way of the Chinese market, and it's where BMW will launch a...

  • Jay Leno's 1990 Ford Shogun

    What happens when you combine one of the humblest small cars of the 1980s with one of the era's most powerful engines? You get the Ford Shogun, an outlandish custom that could have only been born out of the excess of the early 1990s. Not only that, but the Shogun is part of Jay Leno's private collection, and he shows it off to us in the latest installment of Jay Leno's Garage. The Shogun has been a part of Leno's collection for a long time, so he is the perfect tour guide to walk us around the ridiculous little car. DON'T MISS: Jay Leno Drives Rare Jaguar XJ220 Supercar: Video Instead of the...

  • 2016 Jaguar XFL
    Jaguar takes wraps off long-wheelbase XFL

    Jaguar traveled to the 2016 Beijing Auto Show to unveil a model uniquely tailored to the Chinese market: A long-wheelbase version of the automaker's midsize XF sedan. Dubbed the XFL (which is unrelated to the short-lived alternative professional football league in the United States), the sedan...

  • RK Motors Ford GT40 restoration project
    1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part two: disassembly

    Last week we learned that Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the Ford GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. While chassis number P1046 was in perfectly good shape, it wasn't outfitted as it was when it won Le Mans. It had done time as a transmission...

  • Infiniti QX Sport Inspiration concept, 2016 Beijing Auto Show
    Infiniti releases more details on QX Sport Inspiration concept

    Infiniti has released some additional details about its new QX Sport Inspiration, a show car that will undoubtedly preview the automaker's QX50 replacement and other future SUVs. The QX50, which was previously known as the EX, is getting a little long in the tooth. With the exception of a mild...

  • 2017 Bentley Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase First Edition
    2017 Bentley Mulsanne First Edition debuts at 2016 Beijing Auto Show

    Bentley has unveiled the second of its First Edition special edition models. It’s based on the recently updated 2017 Mulsanne flagship and just 50 examples will be built, making it substantially more exclusive than the previous Bentayga First Edition of which 608 were built. The Mulsanne...

  • Volkswagen T-Prime GTE concept, 2016 Beijing Auto Show
    VW T-Prime SUV concept, 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman, 2017 Lexus IS: Today’s Car News

    The 2016 Beijing Auto Show is currently underway and one of the big surprises was Volkswagen’s T-Prime Concept GTE. Though we knew VW was bringing an SUV concept to the Chinese show, what we were surprised to learn is that the concept previews a new full-size SUV to be positioned above the...

  • One millionth Mazda MX-5 Miata

    Sports car fans should mark today as a day to celebrate the one millionth example of Mazda's MX-5 Miata roadster. Miata number 1,000,000 rolled off the line last Friday at the automaker's assembly plant in Hiroshima, Japan. ALSO SEE: 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman debuts at 2016 Beijing Auto Show The automaker says it will exhibit the millionth Miata at a number of events next month, beginning with the parade at the Hiroshima Flower Festival on May 3. Car to appear at 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed Later, the car will make an appearance at June's 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United...

  • Volkswagen T-Prime GTE concept, 2016 Beijing Auto Show
    VW T-Prime Concept GTE revealed, hints at new flagship SUV

    Based on its auto show debuts of late, Volkswagen wants consumers to know that it is working on two things: SUVs and plug-in hybrids. At the 2016 Beijing Auto Show on this week, VW unveiled a vehicle that fills both bills, the T-Prime Concept GTE. A premium SUV based on the latest MLB platform that...

  • 2016 Mazda CX-4 (Chinese spec)
    New Mazda CX-4 debuts at 2016 Beijing Auto Show

    It’s been one of the worst-kept secrets of the year but Mazda’s new CX-4 is finally here. First hinted at by the Koeru concept car unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, the CX-4 made its debut earlier today at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. Its arrival marks Mazda’s jumping on...

  • 2017 Lexus IS 200t
    2017 Lexus IS debuts with new look at 2016 Beijing Auto Show

    Lexus used this week’s 2016 Beijing Auto Show to unveil an updated version of its IS. The IS is the third most popular car in the Lexus lineup after the RX and EX, so it’s no surprise Lexus has continued to update the stylish sports sedan over the years. The latest in the line of...

  • 2016 Acura CDX (Chinese spec)
    Acura CDX compact crossover debuts at 2016 Beijing auto show

    It was roughly three years ago that Acura previewed a new compact crossover with its SUV-X concept car. Today at the 2016 Beijing auto show we were graced with the unveiling of the production version, the CDX. The CDX is the first Acura manufactured in China and may at some point be exported to...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class L
    Long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz E-Class launches in China

    A new generation of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class arrived on the scene earlier this year, bringing with it a fresh new look, a lightweight platform and some of the most advanced technology offered on a production car. So far we’ve only been treated to the new E-Class sedan but there are...

  • New Audi TT RS Roadster

    Audi is planning a significant expansion of its RS performance range in coming years, an expansion that has started with a new TT RS unveiled today in both coupe and convertible bodystyles at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. The new TT RS, which is due in the United States next spring, comes with a newly developed 5-cylinder engine, standard all-wheel drive and organic LED (OLED) taillights. OLEDs are said to provide a brighter, more homogeneous light without the need for reflectors. ALSO SEE: 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman debuts at 2016 Beijing Auto Show At the heart of the new TT RS is a turbocharged...

  • 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman S
    2017 Porsche 718 Cayman debuts at 2016 Beijing auto show

    Following the debut of Porsche's 2017 718 Boxster earlier this year, the German sports car marque has finally unveiled the car’s coupe counterpart. The new 718 Cayman, which made its debut today at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show, races into the 2017 model year with fresh styling, turbocharged...

  • 2016 BMW X1  -  First Drive  -  April 2016
    2016 BMW X1 first drive review

    The new 2016 BMW X1 is, for the most part, a very good car. Yet there’s a big asterisk to this: It just doesn’t feel much like a BMW. In this age when executives and product planners wax poetic about preserving the “brand DNA”—seemingly to no end—this feels like...

  • Lonestar Motorsports Park
    Hennessey puts drag strip up for sale

    The housing market is booming in metro Houston...and so, apparently, is the drag strip market. Those looking for their own stretch of pavement where they can exercise their rubber burning rides can now pick up their own quarter mile of heaven. Houston-area tuner Hennessey Performance Engineering is...

  • Infiniti QX Sport Inspiration concept, 2016 Beijing Auto Show
    Next-gen Infiniti QX50 previewed by QX Sport Inspiration concept

    Infiniti will unveil a striking concept vehicle at the upcoming 2016 Beijing Auto Show, which previews the new design direction the brand will take for its future SUVs. Specifically, the new concept previews the design of the next-generation QX50, the current version of which dates back to the EX35...

  • 2017 Audi R8, Asheville to Daytona part III
    2017 Audi R8, 2018 Volkswagen Touareg, Mazzanti Evantra: This Week’s Top Photos

    One of the stars of this week was the 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus. We’ve now spent considerable time with the second-generation Audi supercar. For our latest drive we took to North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia and then ended the trip with some time spent at the Daytona International Speedway...

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