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Chris Harris Drives McLaren 650S, Says It’s Faster and More Comfortable than 12C

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 05:21 PM PDT

Some may say that the McLaren 650S is a facelift of the MP4-12C, others may argue that it's a completely new model but, as always, the truth is somewhere in the middle. While the 650S is based on the MP4-12C, engineers and designers have made quite a few changes. Read more »

Hot VW Golf R Wagon Pictured and Filmed Running Around the 'Ring

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 04:45 PM PDT

There's something about heated up station wagons that gets many motoring enthusiasts (myself included) all charged up. Perhaps it's the allure of having a car that satisfies many needs and wants, including the one for speed, while also defying mainstream car culture – at least in the U.S. were estates are officially an endangered species. Read more »

BMW's "Refined" Concept X5 eDrive with Plug-in Hybrid Powertrain Heads to NY Show

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 04:15 PM PDT

Joining the new M4 Convertible as well as the X4 crossover, facelifted X3, 4-Series Gran Coupe and ALPINA B6 xDrive Gran Coupe at BMW's New York Auto Show booth later this month will be a "further refined" version of the production-intent Concept X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid that we first saw at last year's Frankfurt motor show. Read more »

2015 BMW M4 Convertible Lands Online [39 Photos & Video]

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 03:46 PM PDT

As anticipated, the new BMW M4 Convertible made an early debut ahead of its New York Auto Show world premiere on April 16. It comes with two less cylinders, but more power and less weight than the outgoing M3 Convertible. Read more »

Get Out Your Checkbooks, McLaren 650S Priced in the U.S. and Canada

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 03:09 PM PDT

McLaren has just revealed its pricing scheme for the new 650S, which it will be selling in North America as both a Coupe and a Spider. Read more »

GM Avoided Ignition Switch Redesign to Save About $1 Per Car

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 02:40 PM PDT

Some disturbing information has surfaced during the U.S. congressional hearings related to the ignition switch defect that has caused at least 13 deaths. According to an internal GM document provided to investigators, General Motors decided in 2005 not to replace the faulty ignition switch on new cars because it would have added less than a dollar to the cost of each vehicle. Read more »

Jaguar Puts On its Villain Face Again with F-Type Coupe Ads

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 02:19 PM PDT

Jaguar North America continues its "British Villains" marketing campaign with a new two-minute film featuring renowned actor Tom Hiddleston. Titled "The Art of Villainy," the new commercial showcases the Jaguar F-Type Coupe, and continues to promote the brand's hashtag #GoodToBeBad. Read more »

New BMW M4 Cabriolet Drops its Top as Rumors Spread for NY Auto Show Debut

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 01:50 PM PDT

BMW hasn't mentioned anything officially, but the word on the internet is that, the new M4 Convertible is heading to the New York Auto Show on April 16 for its world premiere, something that our spies agree on, adding that we could see the car revealed online "in days" if not "in hours". Read more »

Mercedes Announces German Prices for the S 500 4Matic Coupé and S 63 AMG 4Matic Coupé

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 01:29 PM PDT

Mercedes-Benz has opened the order books for the four-wheel drive variants of the S-Class Coupé, the S500 4Matic Coupé and the S 63 AMG 4Matic Coupé. The former is priced from €125,961.50 ($173,915), while the latter starts from €170,586.50 ($235,528) – both prices are for the German market. Both coupés will arrive in dealerships in September. Read more »

Russian Thugs Attack Drivers, Pay the Price for Starring in Dashcam Video

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 01:02 PM PDT

A trio of young hooligans, who viciously attacked a number of taxis in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk, located on the Volga River approximately 900 kilometers east of Moscow, were identified and apprehended by the police, thanks to dashcam-video evidence. Read more »

Artist Humors Us with Porsche Boxenne City Car, But You Never Know…

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT

Okay, this is one of the rendered-hoaxes from April Fools' Day that escaped us, but before you place your giggly face on, just remember how absurd it was to imagine the possibility of a supercar brand like Aston Martin entering the sub-compact segment - not with any city car, but a rebadged-Toyota city car… Read more »

Niki Lauda’s 1975 Ferrari 312T F1 Racer Makes Assetto Corsa Debut [w/Video]

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:25 AM PDT

While driving digital interpretations of 1970s Formula One is nothing new, as there have been a series of games catering to this need both officially and through user created mods, most are quite old now and don't take full advantage of the latest technological improvements. Read more »

Facelifted 2015 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Reveals its Inner Secrets

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:01 AM PDT

We had a hunch that something of the tablet-sort was hiding under the dashboard covers of the last prototype of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV that we spied back in December of 2013, and now, we can finally show you what it looks like. Read more »

Review Bashes Maserati Ghibli, Says it's Not a Recommendable Car

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 10:35 AM PDT

You usually buy a Mercedes E-Class-sized saloon partly to make sure there's a lot of space inside for people and their luggage, and partly because you want to be seen in it. Most models in the class do a reasonable job of blending the two, with obvious biases towards one side of the argument, or the other. Read more »

Leaked 2015 BMW X4 Order Guide Gives Puts a Price on All Options

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 10:14 AM PDT

BMW didn't hold back on U.S. pricing when it announced the new 2015 X4 sports crossover, revealing that the 240hp 2.0-liter turbo xDrive28i starts from $45,625 and the 300hp 3.0-liter turbo straight-six xDrive35 from $48,925, destination fees included, but it did keep the cost of options hidden. Read more »

Today’s Diesels are Considerably Cleaner and Greener than 10 Years Ago, Notes SMMT Study

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 09:44 AM PDT

The UK's Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (or SMMT for short) has compiled a report from which the conclusion was drawn that modern diesels are a whopping 21 percent cleaner than in 2003, in terms of tailpipe emissions, while the actual progress in efficiency is even higher: a 27 percent recorded improvement. Read more »

Teen Girl's Toy Car Ride Goes Facepalm Down the Stairs

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 09:13 AM PDT

I guess it's probably better to fail and have an accident with a pedal toy car in your house than in a real vehicle on the road - not that it will be any comfort to this unlucky teen girl who set herself up for viral fame after her friend filmed her painful Moment of Zen. Read more »

Ferrari Spied Testing 458 Prototype, Could be Working on Redesign or Replacement

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 08:40 AM PDT

It may look and perform as fresh as it did when it was launched back in 2009, fending off rivals like the McLaren MP4/650S, but the Ferrari 458 has turned five this year and the Italian carmaker isn't a proponent of keeping a model dragging on for years on end. Read more »

BMW's 516i…err…520i AT with 1.6L Turbo Gasoline Engine on Film

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 08:15 AM PDT

Following our story on the 1.6-liter turbocharged inline four-petrol for the BMW 5-Series and X3 in Greece on Wednesday, our Turkish friends Eren, Ilkan together with Tarık Akagün from Otomobil informed us that the in their home country, BMW has been offering the 5-Series with this smaller displacement unit since August of last year. Read more »

All 100 Limited-Edition Mopar ’14 Dodge Challengers Sold Out in One Day

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 07:53 AM PDT

Mopar announced that all 100 limited-edition Mopar '14 Dodge Challenger vehicles have sold out in just the first day after being made available to dealers. Following in the footsteps of the Mopar '10 Challenger, Mopar '11 Charger, Mopar '12 300 and Mopar '13 Dart, the Mopar '14 Challenger is the rarest limited-production Dodge Challenger offered to date. Read more »

Renault Launches Facelifted Megane Coupe-Cabriolet with New Gallery and Videos

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 07:36 AM PDT

Announced in December last year, the cosmetically refreshed Megane Coupe-Cabriolet is now beginning to arrive in dealerships across Europe, with Renault sharing a new batch of photos and a pair of videos of its hardtop convertible with which it completes the light redesign of the Megane family of compact models. Read more »

Yet Another Audi RS6 Tune with a Supercar-like Punch Under its Hood

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:15 AM PDT

Apparently, there are many European and in particular, German owners of the Audi RS6 Avant who aren't content with the twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8's 552-horses (560PS) and 516 lb-ft (700 Nm) of peak torque that secure a 0-100km/h (62mph) time of 3.9 seconds. Read more »

Subaru Confirms and Teases All-New 2015 Outback for NY Show

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:35 AM PDT

The new 2015 Outback will have its world premiere at the 2014 New York International Auto Show on April 16, Subaru confirmed today. Read more »

Three Stinging Motorcycle Fails, Including a Cliff Fall

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:12 AM PDT

No one likes being involved in a crash, but the four motorcyclists shown in the following videos really don't have anyone else to blame for their misfortunes other than themselves. Read more »

New Kia Sedona / Carnival Minivan Allegedly Teased Ahead of New York Debut

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 05:45 AM PDT

This is reportedly the first official teaser rendering of the all-new 2015 Sedona minivan (known as the Carnival in Europe and other markets), which is said to debut later this month at the New York International Auto Show. Read more »