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If you want to own the most rugged vehicle in the Mercedes-Benz lineup, you have to part with a colossal stack of cash. This would require heading to your local Benz store and asking for the keys and title to a G550 4x4². After handing over well over $200,000, you could drive away in a massive...

Cable sports giant ESPN announced Wednesday that it would broadcast Formula One racing in the U.S. as part of a multiyear deal inked between the racing organization and the media company. In a statement by ESPN, the channel confirmed its schedule for Formula One, beginning March 25 with the...

Vin Diesel, who plays Dominic Toretto in the "Fast and Furious" franchise, announced in February 2016 that the ninth installment in the saga would be unleashed on the world on April 19, 2019. Late on Wednesday, however, the Fast and Furious Twitter account moved that release date a year into the...

These days, Lexus doesn't do boring. It's all about outrageous styling, big power, and luxurious interiors. The new 2018 Lexus LC 500 has all of the above. No, I'm not high. I'm sober; the LC 500 is serious too. Before you dismiss the wild spindle grille, check out these 10 things regarding the...

Things are about to get a lot busier at Audi Sport in the coming years as the official motorsport and performance arm of the brand with the four rings launches a barrage of new models to catch up with BMW M and Mercedes-AMG. Audi Sport models include all the RS cars as well as the R8 supercar and...

French auto giant PSA Group, the maker of Citroën, DS, Peugeot, and now also Opel cars, is committed to a presence in the United States. But PSA isn’t rushing things. Instead, the automaker will test the waters with a car sharing app, as outlined by CEO Carlos Tavares in 2016. Called...

Land Rover’s Range Rover Sport SVR is hard to beat when it comes to a combination of performance, luxury and off-road capability. The existing vehicle is bloody brilliant but Land Rover has seen fit to add a few enhancements, one of which is, yes, more power. The enhancements are part of more...

Land Rover’s Range Rover SUVs, for decades the image of inefficiency and excess, are being transformed into some of the cleanest vehicles on the road. Land Rover is starting with the Range Rover Sport which for the 2019 model year will offer a plug-in hybrid option: the P400e. Arriving in...

The consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol are well documented. However, there's something much more common that happens every single day: driving while not properly hydrated. Nissan wants to help combat dehydrated driving and teamed up with Droog, a Dutch design brand, to create a...

Bentley itself hasn't built a Mulsanne coupe—or should that be Brooklands—but that hasn't stopped others from dreaming. More importantly, one company is executing on the dream. German tuner Mcchip-DKR is currently taking a standard issue Bentley Mulsanne sedan and chopping off the rear...

More details on the 2018 Ford Mustang have emerged ahead of the car’s arrival in showrooms later this fall. The latest tidbit comes by way of a window sticker for the 2018 Mustang GT equipped with an available 10-speed auto. First discovered by Mustang 6G, the window sticker reveals a slight...

When Nissan unveiled the redesigned 2018 Nissan Leaf in September, the automaker confirmed a sportier version to be dubbed the Leaf Nismo would be happening but gave no definite timetable as to when we'd see such a car. Nissan only said it would come “eventually.” Now we know Nissan...

An original Porsche Speedster isn't an easy purchase. Built from 1954 to 1958, these minimalist roadster versions of the 356 featured low, raked windshields that could be removed, bucket seats, and convertible tops that were barely there. Today, it is difficult to even locate one, and if you can...

When I was a kid, "The Jetsons" promised me flying cars would be part of the future, and I would have a robot housekeeper. It’s the future, and I don’t have either of those things. Now, automakers are promising self-driving cars are the next big thing, and they will be on the road very...

Automakers often tout “mobility services” as a potential source of future growth. It’s easy to see car- and ride-sharing services fitting in with the portfolio of mobility services but there are many more possibilities. Mercedes-Benz, or more specifically Mercedes-Benz Vans, is...

As the saying goes, “better late than never.” That’s certainly the case with Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV which is finally ready for sale in the United States. We’ll remind you the vehicle was first shown as far back as the 2012 Paris Motor Show, although the Outlander...

Nissan on Thursday unveiled the 2018 Armada Platinum Reserve at the 2017 Texas State Fair. The Platinum Reserve trim is the highest for the Armada and adds a number of features that brings the big SUV closer in spec to its Infiniti QX80 sibling. The list includes a dark chrome finish for the front...

America’s Passenger Drone is the latest startup to announce plans for an autonomous flying vehicle for personal use. Passenger Drone’s design is still in the prototype stage but the company has already demonstrated the vehicle’s flying abilities, made possible by 16 electric...

The BMW Group is the latest automaker to announce the addition of Amazon’s Alexa to its cars. The cloud-based voice activation system will start appearing in all BMW and Mini models from mid-2018. Voice activation has been around for years but most systems are still finicky things that more...

Audi Sport unleashed the new RS 4 Avant and RS 5 earlier this year, but it has already returned with special editions for both nameplates. Appropriately called the Carbon Edition, both cars add a healthy dose of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) as well as a few other special touches. They...