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  • 2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback

    The BMW 3-Series sedan, like many of us, has picked up a few additional pounds and inches over the years. Since its launch in 1975, the BMW 3-Series has grown by over 10.5-inches in length, over 8-inches in width and nearly 2-inches in height. That makes the current 3-Series larger than the E28 5-Series, and very nearly the same size as the E34 5-Series. Worse, it’s gained over 1,100 pounds in the three-plus decades since launch, likely explaining why it skipped its last high school reunion. Now comes word from Autocar that BMW will soon be adding a “right-sized” sedan to...

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz E Class
    Is Mercedes-Benz Planning An Entry-Level E300 For The United States?

    If you’re shopping for an E Class Mercedes sedan in the U.S., your least expensive option is the E350, which carries a starting price of $51,365 before you check off a single option box. If you’ve got your mind made up to buy a new Mercedes, the price is what the price is. If...

  • Proof that the new Ford Focus can do a proper burnout
    Why Yes, The Ford Focus Can Do A Two Minute Burnout: Video

    If you assume that a V-8 engine or even a lot of horsepower is necessary to do a proper burnout, you’d be incorrect. As this video demonstrates, all you need is a current Ford Focus, a set of cheap (presumably used) tires and a place to let it rip without police or fire department...

  • Rietow and Townsend at the finish of the Nevada Open Road Challenge
    Buick Regal GS Takes Second In Nevada Open Road Challenge

    Last week, we told you about Bill Rietow and John Townsend, a pair of Buick engineers who believe in practicing what they preach. Rietow and Townsend have a hobby that may not be shared by many other Buick owners: they race a Buick Regal GS in open road rallies. In September 2011, the duo ran the...

  • 2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011
    2012 Tesla Model S Delivery Date Announced: June 22

    Palo Alto-based electric car company Tesla has announced the first examples of its upcoming 2012 Tesla Model S will reach customers on June 22. Tesla revealed a few weeks back that the first cars would arrive in June, and the electric sedan would deliver up to 350 miles of range at average speeds...

  • 2011 Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept
    Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept Previews The Next-Gen WRX?

    When Subaru rolled out its Advanced Tourer Concept at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show last December, most immediately identified the vehicle as being a preview of the next-generation Legacy and Outback. Subaru didn’t say much about the concept, stating only that it was a mid-size wagon designed to...

  • Chevrolet Lumina SS based on the Holden Commodore

    UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. It was only two months ago that Chevrolet first announced it was ditching the Impala in next year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup in favor of an all-new model, one that would also be joining the brand’s passenger vehicle lineup in the new year. This immediately sparked rumors that either the Holden Commodore sedan or its long-wheelbase variant, the Caprice, would form the basis of the new model. While Chevrolet remains tight-lipped on the matter, a number of hints have appeared online recently and this has...

  • 2013 Ford Taurus SHO
    Ford Goes In-Depth On 2013 Ford Taurus SHO Performance Package Track Ability: Video

    A car that does it all: hauls the family, gets you to work, and happily handles, even excels at, a weekend track day. That's kind of the holy grail for many car enthusiasts. Ford thinks the 2013 Taurus SHO Performance Package is that car. While the back seat in the new Taurus is a bit tight, and...

  • The Buick Regal GS, competing in the Silver State Classic
    Buick Engineers Seek Second Regal GS Open Road Rally Victory

    Last September, a pair of Buick Regal GS engineers drove the car to a class win in the Silver State Classic Challenge, which allows drivers to compete in various speed-defined classes on closed public roads. Victory isn’t as simple as getting from point A to point B as quickly as possible;...

  • 2012 Infiniti G37 Sedan
    All-New 2014 Infiniti G37 Coming In Spring 2013: Report

    The last major update for Infiniti’s midsize G37 came in 2007 for the sedan, 2008 for the coupe and 2009 for the convertible. Since then, BMW has launched an all-new 3-Series sedan, Mercedes-Benz has revamped its C-Class product line (which now includes a coupe) and Cadillac is poised to...

  • Tesla Model S Alpha build
    Tesla Model S To Arrive In June, Deliver Up To 350 Miles Highway Range

    While you have to read through the dreamy enthusiasm and salesmanship of Elon Musk any time he opens his mouth--or sets words on a digital page--about his various projects, the numbers appear to back him up on his latest claims about the upcoming Tesla Model S. The first of what we'd term "real...

  • 2011 Cadillac Ciel Concept
    GM Plans New Omega Platform For Large, Rear-Wheel Drive Cars

    Cadillac's XTS may be replaced by a new rear-wheel drive model based on an Omega platform within the next couple of years.

  • BAIC C70G

    While Saab is no longer building cars, its technology will live on for years to come in a handful of models from China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC). BAIC bought the rights to several Saab technologies back in 2009, including the use of the previous-generation Saab 9-3 and 9-5 platforms, from then owner GM. Two of the new models from BAIC riding on old Saab tech are the C70G and C60F sedans. Both of them were revealed for the first time at last month’s 2012 Beijing Auto Show. The C70G, which is based on Saab 9-5 running-gear, has just entered production and...

  • 2012 Audi A8 L
    EPA Sees No Fuel Economy Gains From The 2013 Audi A8 3.0T

    Small is the new big, at least according to automakers who are scrambling to downsize engines to meet upcoming fuel economy and emission standards. No automaker is immune, and even luxury marques like BMW and Audi have jumped on the smaller-is-better bandwagon. Forced induction is the key to making...

  • 2012 BMW 3-Series sedan
    2012 BMW 3-Series Models Recalled For Head Restraint Issue

    BMW is recalling 7,600 new 3-Series models to correct a potential defect with the front seat headrests.

  • 2013 Cadillac ATS
    2013 Cadillac ATS Pricing Announced

    The 2013 Cadillac ATS sedan will be priced from under $34,000 including destination charge, making it a serious value in the compact luxury segment.

  • 2012 Holden Commodore range
    Next-Gen Holden Commodore Ute And Wagon Coming To U.S.?

    The future is starting to look very bright for GM’s Australian subsidiary Holden and its much-loved Commodore line of sedans, utes and wagons. After development of a next-generation Commodore was confirmed recently, Holden was then picked to spearhead the development of two new cars for the...

  • 2011 Subaru WRX STI
    Electric Turbocharging Rumored For Next Subaru WRX

    In 2007, Subaru filed a patent application for an electrically-powered turbocharger unit. Subaru’s parent, Fuji Heavy Industries, is reportedly working on a way to generate electricity from the heat energy of exhaust gasses, which could revolutionize forced induction if perfected. As...

  • 2012 Jaguar XJ Ultimate Edition

    If you’ve never driven a current Jaguar XJ sedan, trust us: it’s a perfectly satisfying luxury ride. No, it’s not up there with Bentley or Rolls-Royce, but neither is the price tag, and the big cat can more than hold its own against competitors from Japan and Germany. If the XJ isn’t posh enough for you as is, Jaguar is launching what it calls the “XJ Ultimate Edition,” which comes chock full of surprisingly upscale features, like an aluminum worktable for rear seat occupants, a champagne chiller and massaging rear seats. Starting with the long-wheelbase...

  • Ving Rhames, expert negotiator.
    Ving Rhames Wants You To Buy A Buick: Video

    Ving Rhames, or more specifically the characters played by Ving Rhames, doesn’t take disappointing news well. Remember Marcellus Wallace, the character played by Rhames in Pulp Fiction? The one who once tossed a guy off a roof for massaging his wife’s feet? When someone like that tells...

  • Zombies hate the Chevy Cruze.
    Zombies Hate The Chevy Cruze: Video

    If we were making a list of the “Top Ten Vehicles To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse,” the Chevy Cruze compact sedan wouldn’t make the grade. In fact, no compact sedan would, only because our own preferences involve something with brush guards, four-wheel-drive and an abundance of...

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    2014 Chevrolet SS Confirmed Via OnStar?

    UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been confirmed as the VF Holden Commodore. Click here for all the details. Just days after Chevrolet was found to have trademarked the "SS" nameplate, OnStar's vehicle compatibility guide has stepped up to list the "SS Performance" on its 2014 roll sheet. Seems...

  • Brabus' Technology Project Hybrid, using Protean in-wheel motors.
    Brabus Hybrid Mercedes-Benz E-Class Is Remarkably Conventional

    When we say the name Brabus, what comes to mind? Chances are good you’re envisioning an upgraded Mercedes-Benz sedan, stuffed full of monster-horsepower V-12 goodness and fitted with quilted-suede seats. What you’re not expecting, we’ll bet, is an ordinary-looking Mercedes-Benz E...

  • Infiniti's M35hL extended wheelbase hybrid sedan, from the 2012 Beijing Auto Show
    Infiniti Debuts Long Wheelbase M35hL

    Are you an environmentally aware captain of industry? Is it awkward being chauffeured to Greenpeace meetings in a Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase? Fear not, because we have good news for you: Infiniti is building an extended-length version of its M35h hybrid luxury sedan. Dubbed the M35hL...

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