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For the average enthusiast, the manual transmission is love. It is life. It is the giver of all that is good with the automobile. Still, there are many who worship at its alter, yet probably practice a few bad habits. It's understandable that these habits could manifest over the years. We get lazy...

Koenigsegg has never had a major presence in the United States as its cars were never homologated for local sale. That changed late last fall when Koenigsegg announced its Agera RS had been fully federalized. The first U.S.-spec Agera RS is currently being built and is expected to be ready in the...

Remember the custom 240Z Fast and the Furious star Sung Kang and his pals built for the 2015 SEMA show? Well, Kang recently met up with Jay Leno who came away quite impressed after learning about the build and then driving it. ALSO SEE: 2017 Acura NSX first drive review The car started out as a...

We finally have our first drive report on the all-new, second-generation Acura NSX. The hybrid supercar is one of the most advanced cars on the planet and proves once again that Honda can build a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] rival. Mazda has released a teaser for a new SUV with a coupe-like profile. The new...

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld pocketed enough money to buy more than a few coffee shops, let alone cups of coffee, thanks to the $22 million earned by selling some of his Porsches at an auction last weekend. The funny man sold off 18 cars, 16 of which were Porsches, via Gooding & Co.'s auction at the...

Halo cars aren't designed to be best sellers. They're vital vanity projects--succinct statements of all a car company wants to be, and what it can do. They can be culture-shifters. Witness the Audi R8, the BMW i8. When it made its debut 25 years ago, the Acura NSX was the brand's first halo car. It...

Automakers in general see their future as being mobility providers rather than solely manufacturers of cars and trucks. This change in thinking is in direct response to changing trends like the rising popularity of the sharing economy, where, particularly in congested cities, the traditional...

Honda has the NSX, Nissan has the GT-R and both Mazda and Toyota have rolled out concepts previewing new generations of their respective RX-7 and Supra nameplates. Not wanting to be left out, Subaru is considering its own halo sports car, a possible spiritual successor to the SVX sold briefly...

Mazda is jumping on the coupe-like crossover bandwagon with a new model called the CX-4. A single teaser shot has been released ahead of the CX-4’s world debut next month at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. Sales will start later this year meaning we’ll most likely see the vehicle arrive as...

With its new Cascada, Buick is back in the convertible game after a lengthy absence, but all is not what it seems. This new Buick Cascada droptop, with its clean lines and big wheels, wasn’t penned in California. It wasn’t engineered in Detroit. It wasn’t even built in the...

Following the successful launch of the new R8 supercar, the next high-performance model from the Audi Sport division will be a new TT RS. The car isn’t due for its world debut until later this year but a completely undisguised version has been spotted. This photo, from Instagram user...

A new generation of Audi’s svelte A5 coupe is just around the corner and that means new versions of the A5 Cabriolet and A5 Sportback as well. This week we spotted a prototype for the latter. Audi is yet to confirm if we’ll see the car in the United States, but we feel it would make a...

Singer Vehicle Design's two latest "restored, reimagined, and reborn" Porsche 911s will be on display at this weekend's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, where they'll probably do a pretty good job of distracting audiences from the event's more subdued classic cars. The two models to be shown at...

Stopping perpetrators and protecting police officers just became even bigger business at Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F]. The automaker announced today that its Police Interceptor sedan and utility models will both be available with ballistic panels capable of protecting the vehicle's occupants from...

General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] announced it has bought San Francisco-based Cruise Automation, a young startup firm that specializes in autonomous vehicle technology. The acquisition, GM says, will help it move forward on its plans for cars that are capable of driving themselves. Cruise was...

Following all the reveals at last week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show, this week, understandably, has been a little more subdued. Nevertheless, we still learned about Aston Martin’s future, managed to drive the all-new 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, celebrated BMW’s 100th anniversary, and...

We have a real treat for you today. The good folks at Hagerty interviewed legendary race car designer Peter Brock back in 2012 and were kind enough to upload a video from the day to their Youtube channel. Brock, in intricate, passionate detail, tells the story behind his most famous car, the Shelby...

The next model in Mercedes-AMG’s new “43” series is the E43, which is based on the all-new 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. It’s coming to the market early next year with a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 delivering up 396 horsepower. Those seeking more power can look forward to...

That Buick's pint-size crossover was due for a refresh comes as little surprise, but we bet the folks in Detroit would rather we not have seen the 2017 Encore until its formal debut later this month at the 2016 New York Auto Show. Instead, the updated 2017 Buick Encore has leaked onto Chinese...

Since Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk first proposed the "Hyperloop" concept in 2013, multiple companies have arisen to try to make this futuristic transportation system a reality. But the first commercial Hyperloop may not be in the United States. The Hyperloop debuted with the tagline "San...