Cadillac’s new DPi-V.R didn’t just Saturday’s 65th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, it swept the podium in dominant fashion. The hilarious Ricky Taylor drove the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing/Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi V.R home to a 13.614-second victory over Joao Barbosa,...
Mazda has patented new rotary engine technology in the US, but it won’t be arriving under the hood of a sports car. has discovered two new U.S. patents filed by Mazda, the first of which is for a small rotary engine that acts as a range extender in a plug-in hybrid EV. Back in 2013, we saw a...
A new SUV, slotted beneath the Tiguan, is coming to the US in 2019, Volkswagen has confirmed. With two new SUVs—the Atlas and the new Tiguan—both also headed Stateside, VW is making good on its promise to fill out its SUV offerings. First shown in Geneva way back in 2014, the T-Roc is a small,...
Another week means plenty of new automotive news and we’ve got all the highlights packed into one video. Yet another teaser for the Dodge Demon has been released and we get to hear the car’s awesome sounding exhaust note, while new details are out on the Porsche Mission E...
Former star and current host of Richard Hammond is “fine” after a motorcycle crash reportedly knocked him out. The TV star, who suffered brain damage in 2006 when a rocket-powered car he was driving crashed, admitted in a blog post that he came off a motorcycle while filming in a...
Not all customers are satisfied with their dealership experiences. This year’s J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Study has been released, which measures customer satisfaction with service at a franchised dealer or independent service facility for maintenance or repair work among...
Jaguar–Land Rover has filed 29 trademarks for model names since March 13, 2017. While the volume of filing activity would be considered odd for most companies, the behavior isn’t entirely unusual for Jaguar Land Rover since the company typically files numerous trademarks at a time....
The current entry-level Tesla Model S 60 and 60D are getting discontinued. The American automaker has begun sending out emails to inform potential buyers that the change is coming. The email states April 16, 2017 will be the final day a person can order the Tesla Model S 60 and 60D, which are...
Which luxury SUV would you rather own, the brand-new Land Rover Discovery or the ever-capable Audi Q7? Rover’s latest offering is fresh from the ground up, riding atop an aluminum-intensive architecture that’s helped it lose about 1,000 pounds compared to the LR4 it replaces. Of course, this...
The McLaren F1 successor is expected to enter production in 2019. Late last year, McLaren confirmed it was working on a three-seater, hybrid hypercar codenamed BP23 and that it would be limited to just 106 units. Now, has gotten details on how the BP23 project came to be, and what we should...
This one’s for all you disbelievers. Turns out if you really want to drive something unique in Europe don’t buy a Lamborghini, buy a Cadillac. See, the supercar brand from Sant’Agata has experienced a growth spurt in the last year, moving 3,457 cars globally, which is not just a 7-percent...
When you’re record-setting Mark Higgins, sometimes it’s hard to find new places to race. And that’s why Higgins and a heavily-modified 2015 Subaru WRX STI decided to do what no other car has done: drive down a bobsled track. Before the team made the journey to the Swiss...
The Lotus Elise has received minor updates for 2017, including the addition of an all-new, ultra lightweight Elise Sprint model variant. The Sprint trim line can be specified with Elise Sport and Elise Sport 220 models and will shave 41 kg (90 lbs) from the outgoing Elise Sport. Following Lotus...
The Lexus GS may not be long for this world. According to Japanese enthusiast magazine Lexus officials have cancelled the GS over concerns it will steal sales from the new LS flagship. The sedan segment as a whole has been declining globally, and since the new LS will offer a basic V6 option,...
Mercedes is working on a new four-door sports car to fight directly with the Porsche Panamera. The upcoming four door was recently previewed by the AMG GT Concept shown at the Geneva Motor Show, although based on the spy photos, the design will be toned down a little. Still, quite a few...