Mercedes-Benz is aiming to have a fully autonomous car on sale by the end of the decade. Last month it proved the technology required to meet that goal was already available by taking a prototype on the world’s first autonomous road trip. Rolls-Royce’s CEO has confirmed that the automaker is considering launching an SUV. Strong demand...
Chevrolet’s Corvette Stingray is gearing up for its showroom debut, not just here in the U.S. but elsewhere around the globe including in Europe where sports car fans are more attuned to Lotuses, Porsches and other exotics. Chevrolet is aware of this and is fine tuning the seventh-generation ‘Vette ahead of the car’s market...
The 2014 Volvo V60 wagon that goes on sale in January will offer one of the automaker’s new Drive-E four-cylinder engines. Drive-E is the name for Volvo’s next generation of engines, which consist of gasoline and diesel units and include power-boosting technologies such as direct fuel injection and turbocharging. The Drive-E engine...
The BMW i3 has made its official debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show and is due in showrooms early next year, priced from $42,275 including destination. As expected, it closely resembles the handful of concept versions unveiled over the past two years, right down to the suicide-style rear doors and relatively spartan cabin. At the rear there is an...
Mercedes-Benz’s new S-Class is the first car in history capable of driving itself, though the car’s current autonomous mode is only suited for traffic jams and highway driving. However, Mercedes is committed to being the first to offer a car that works autonomously at all times and recently demonstrated that it already has the...
Despite the fact that Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös explicitly ruled out the possibility of an SUV back in April, strong demand for luxury SUVs around the globe has managed to sway his decision to the point that he is actually considering launching one. “We are intensively thinking about entering the SUV segment,”...
If a rear-wheel-drive sports sedan powered by a LS3 V-8 isn’t enough to get your heart rate pulsing, Walkinshaw Performance’s new W375 Package should do the job. Walkinshaw Performance is a spinoff of famed performance group TWR which was formed by the late Tom Walkinshaw and went bankrupt in 2002 after the failed running of the Arrows...
Renault Nissan plans to use a Mercedes-Benz-developed compact car platform for its Infiniti Q30 hatch, which is due in 2015 and has been previewed in concept form at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show. The platform, known as the MFA, can support a range of bodystyles as well as powertrains and will eventually underpin at least seven different...
At the Frankfurt Auto Show this week, Toyota presented a new concept based on its Yaris hatchback that leverages the automaker’s hybrid technology developed for its TS030 Hybrid Le Mans prototype. While the new concept, labeled the Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R, is not destined for production, its styling, technology and performance positioning all...
Hot hatchbacks are valued here in the United States--but across the pond in the United Kingdom, they're truly adored. The Brits have plenty of hot hatches to choose from, which leads to long debates about which is the hottest and, presumably, the hatchiest. One of the all-time greats is the Renault Clio RS, thanks to its plucky power and sharp...
Jeep is eager to appeal to the burgeoning Chinese automotive market. It's growing at an incredible pace, and the folks are eager for all sorts of cars. Back in 2012, the automaker went to the Beijing Auto Show and revealed a concept Wrangler dubbed the Dragon Edition. Now that concept is becoming a reality--and it's set to land here in North...
The McLaren MP4-12C is one of the most capable and potent supercars on the planet. It's a street machine that borrows knowledge gleaned from engineers that are used to creating vehicles capable of winning Formula One races. It should be of no surprise then that the 12C is as good as it is. Still, there are people who want to turn good and great...
A few weeks ago it was revealed that an investor group in Germany was interested in acquiring Fisker for the lowly sum of $25 million, with the intention to start limited production of the Karma extended-range electric sedan and several derivative models at a plant in the U.S. At the time, it was also revealed that the group, whose name is Fritz...
The 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet is a highly focused vehicle whose main goal is to run for a quarter-mile at a time as fast as possible. It's very good at doing this. That's because Ford fitted the car with a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 engine, a T4 racing gearbox, a roll cage, special drag wheels and slicks, lightweight brakes, and a 9-inch rear...
The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is a performance bargain. For around $50k, you wind up with a vehicle that's capable of yielding world-class levels of performance and can keep up with some of the best sports cars on the planet. If that price point is a little too rich for your blood, there are always older Corvettes. Just don't go too...
Mercedes-Benz is aiming to have a fully autonomous car on sale by the end of the decade. Last month it proved the technology required to meet that goal was already available by taking a prototype on the world’s first autonomous road trip. Rolls-Royce’s CEO has confirmed that the automaker is considering launching an SUV. Strong demand...
Chevrolet’s Corvette Stingray is gearing up for its showroom debut, not just here in the U.S. but elsewhere around the globe including in Europe where sports car fans are more attuned to Lotuses, Porsches and other exotics. Chevrolet is aware of this and is fine tuning the seventh-generation ‘Vette ahead of the car’s market...
The 2014 Volvo V60 wagon that goes on sale in January will offer one of the automaker’s new Drive-E four-cylinder engines. Drive-E is the name for Volvo’s next generation of engines, which consist of gasoline and diesel units and include power-boosting technologies such as direct fuel injection and turbocharging. The Drive-E engine...
The BMW i3 has made its official debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show and is due in showrooms early next year, priced from $42,275 including destination. As expected, it closely resembles the handful of concept versions unveiled over the past two years, right down to the suicide-style rear doors and relatively spartan cabin. At the rear there is an...
Mercedes-Benz’s new S-Class is the first car in history capable of driving itself, though the car’s current autonomous mode is only suited for traffic jams and highway driving. However, Mercedes is committed to being the first to offer a car that works autonomously at all times and recently demonstrated that it already has the...
Despite the fact that Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös explicitly ruled out the possibility of an SUV back in April, strong demand for luxury SUVs around the globe has managed to sway his decision to the point that he is actually considering launching one. “We are intensively thinking about entering the SUV segment,”...
If a rear-wheel-drive sports sedan powered by a LS3 V-8 isn’t enough to get your heart rate pulsing, Walkinshaw Performance’s new W375 Package should do the job. Walkinshaw Performance is a spinoff of famed performance group TWR which was formed by the late Tom Walkinshaw and went bankrupt in 2002 after the failed running of the Arrows...
Renault Nissan plans to use a Mercedes-Benz-developed compact car platform for its Infiniti Q30 hatch, which is due in 2015 and has been previewed in concept form at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show. The platform, known as the MFA, can support a range of bodystyles as well as powertrains and will eventually underpin at least seven different...
At the Frankfurt Auto Show this week, Toyota presented a new concept based on its Yaris hatchback that leverages the automaker’s hybrid technology developed for its TS030 Hybrid Le Mans prototype. While the new concept, labeled the Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R, is not destined for production, its styling, technology and performance positioning all...
Hot hatchbacks are valued here in the United States--but across the pond in the United Kingdom, they're truly adored. The Brits have plenty of hot hatches to choose from, which leads to long debates about which is the hottest and, presumably, the hatchiest. One of the all-time greats is the Renault Clio RS, thanks to its plucky power and sharp...
Jeep is eager to appeal to the burgeoning Chinese automotive market. It's growing at an incredible pace, and the folks are eager for all sorts of cars. Back in 2012, the automaker went to the Beijing Auto Show and revealed a concept Wrangler dubbed the Dragon Edition. Now that concept is becoming a reality--and it's set to land here in North...
The McLaren MP4-12C is one of the most capable and potent supercars on the planet. It's a street machine that borrows knowledge gleaned from engineers that are used to creating vehicles capable of winning Formula One races. It should be of no surprise then that the 12C is as good as it is. Still, there are people who want to turn good and great...
A few weeks ago it was revealed that an investor group in Germany was interested in acquiring Fisker for the lowly sum of $25 million, with the intention to start limited production of the Karma extended-range electric sedan and several derivative models at a plant in the U.S. At the time, it was also revealed that the group, whose name is Fritz...
The 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet is a highly focused vehicle whose main goal is to run for a quarter-mile at a time as fast as possible. It's very good at doing this. That's because Ford fitted the car with a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 engine, a T4 racing gearbox, a roll cage, special drag wheels and slicks, lightweight brakes, and a 9-inch rear...
The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is a performance bargain. For around $50k, you wind up with a vehicle that's capable of yielding world-class levels of performance and can keep up with some of the best sports cars on the planet. If that price point is a little too rich for your blood, there are always older Corvettes. Just don't go too...
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