| Report: U.S. to Get Nissan Qashqai As a Junior Rogue |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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According to a report in Automotive News, Nissan will bring its European-market Qashqai crossover to North America, to slot below the Rogue as a smaller compact entry. The Qashqai was recently redesigned after the debut version’s highly successful six-year run. The British-built crossover is offered in Europe with two diesels and a 113-hp 1.2-liter gasoline-powered […]
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| Dodge Challenger Added to Takata Airbag Recalls |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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Add another model to the ever-increasing roster of vehicles being recalled for potentially dangerous Takata airbags: Automotive News reports that the 2008–2010 Dodge Challenger is being recalled to fix the driver’s airbag, manufactured by Takata. In all, 88,346 Challengers built between September 2007 and October 2010 are affected by the recall, according to NHTSA. The newly […]
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| Audi’s Self-Racing RS7 Prototype Attacks Sonoma Raceway With No Human Inside |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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This is Robby. Robby is a 2016 Audi RS7 that can drive itself—and drive itself hard. As the successor to Bobby, Audi’s original racetrack-circling autonomous RS7, Robby has the edge in weight (it is 881 pounds lighter than Bobby), all the better to rip around at high speeds, shaming human drivers with its cold precision. […]
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| Next Audi S4 to Get Burlier, Likely Crest 350 Horsepower |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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One of the toughest challenges for the next Audi S4 will be outperforming its smaller brother, the S3. When we tested the all-new S3 last year, we discovered, to our surprise, that it was actually quicker than the outgoing, ‘B8’-generation S4 (pictured above), despite having two fewer cylinders and producing 41 fewer horsepower. That’s not […]
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| 2016 Chevrolet Silverado Gets Early Facelift, More 8-Speed Availability, Apple CarPlay |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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Barely two years after going on sale in its current iteration, the Chevrolet Silverado is getting a refresh. Yep, that’s early, especially considering the typical full-size truck life cycle is measured not in years but in eons. Chevy provided a single photo with the release, showing a Silverado in snazzy LTZ form, brandishing new horizontal grille […]
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| 2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder Driven! Carrera S Power and a Fiddly Top |
Jul 10th, 2015 |
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Ever since the Boxster launched 19 years ago, wags have derided Porsche for not fitting the mid-engined car with a 911-grade powerplant, suggesting that the company is afraid to one-up the centerpiece of its lineup. Even Zuffenhausen’s most starry-eyed apologists have lamented the decision time and again. And it’s worth noting that while the House […]
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| 2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder – First Drive Review |
Jul 10th, 2015 |
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| Mercedes-AMG Teases New C63 Coupe on Its Facebook Page |
Jul 10th, 2015 |
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Mercedes-Benz hasn’t shown us any versions of its upcoming C-Class coupe yet, although we’re fairly sure it’ll look something like this. Today, however, Mercedes-Benz has provided a glimpse of one the hot Mercedes-AMG C63 version of the car on its Facebook page, and we’ve grabbed a few of those images—the only ones that show much of […]
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| Ford Drops Details on Shelby GT350R’s Awesome Carbon-Fiber Wheels |
Jul 10th, 2015 |
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The absolutely evil sounding, track-ready Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R is a racing-inspired marvel among mass-produced cars, a fact that’s most clearly highlighted by the wheels Ford is putting on the thing: R models come from the factory with carbon-fiber wheels, a distinction previously reserved for a handful of special-order Koenigsegg hypercars. We’ve known this fact […]
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| Ford Drops Details on Shelby GT350R’s Awesome Carbon-Fiber Wheels |
Jul 10th, 2015 |
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