2013 Nissan GT-R Honoring Usain Bolt Heads to Auction |
Oct 11th, 2012 |
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Another F1 Fling for Honda a Possibility |
Oct 11th, 2012 |
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2009-'12 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupes Recalled |
Oct 11th, 2012 |
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2014 Cadillac ELR Spy Photos: Like a Volt but with Two Fewer Doors |
Oct 11th, 2012 |
Update 10/11/12: We now have spy photos of the ELR’s interior, and they reveal that the electrified two-door Caddy—unsurprisingly—plays host to the CUE infotainment setup. CUE’s software and attendant capacitive center stack have drawn criticism from a number of our staffers, and the steering-wheel-mounted controls and directional pads haven’t won any awards here, either. As [...]
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Ford Sends Four Custom Fusions to SEMA |
Oct 11th, 2012 |
With the 2012 SEMA show right around the corner, Ford has given a handful of examples of its brand-new-for-2013 Fusion to various tuners to have their way with. This isn’t the first time Ford has commissioned some of these companies to mess around with its cars—no fewer than nine Mustangs got the custom treatment at [...]
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Smart Wants the States: Next Gen Will Be More U.S.-Friendly, Still Rear-Engined |
Oct 11th, 2012 |
In an era when enthusiasts hammer the auto industry for building fleets of Beeplusmobiles—big and heavy cars designed in uniformity—the rear-engined, lightweight Smart should have some appeal. It doesn’t. Instead, Mercedes-Benz’s minicar is a pariah, great for squeezing into ad-hoc parking spots in Amsterdam and otherwise loathed in the U.S. In spite of this, there’s [...]
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Volkswagen Ending Production of Its Cult-Classic Microbus |
Oct 11th, 2012 |
The days of Volkswagen’s T2 Microbus—still sold under the Kombi moniker by subsidiary Volkswagen do Brasil—have officially been numbered. The last units of the much-loved people- and cargo mover will roll off the production line in Sao Bernardo del Campo, Brazil, at the end of 2013, we are told by the head of Volkswagen do [...]
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2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 7MT Tested: A Veritable Embarassment of Forward Gears! |
Oct 11th, 2012 |
We thought it was a typo when we first saw it in a report from our German correspondent more than a year ago. But he was accurate, as is his way: The Porsche 911 would be, and now is, offered with a seven-speed manual transmission. Seven speeds! A veritable embarrassment of forward gears! So many [...]
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2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T drive review: All-new Santa Fe Sport heats up already-blazing Hyundai lineup |
Oct 11th, 2012 |
The 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport isn't a truck, by the strictest definition, but it's going to make a hot Korean brand even hotter.
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Golden Touch: Usain Bolt Inspires One-Off Nissan GT-R, Limited Edition GT-R to Come |
Oct 11th, 2012 |
Olympic champion Usain Bolt is extending his golden touch to the Nissan GT-R, the automaker has revealed. A one-of-a-kind Nissan GT-R developed to recognize Bolt’s contribution to sports and his automotive passion will be auctioned off on eBay with the proceeds benefitting the Usain Bolt Foundation, which helps create educational and cultural opportunities in Jamaica. [...]
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