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  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class spy shots

    A new generation of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class is brewing and we have the first spy shots. The prototype was spotted at a Mercedes technical center in Germany and reveals many of the details of the upcoming compact hatchback, the nameplate’s fourth generation. The proportions match those of the current model but we can see the…

  • McLaren to build special carbon fiber-bodied 675LT

    McLaren’s Special Operations will build a glossy, carbon fiber-finished version of the company’s 675LT Spider inspired by a similar-finished P1 hypercar it displayed at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The McLaren Limited Edition MSO Carbon Series LT might have a wordy name, but it is composed of 40 percent more carbon fiber than the existing…

  • Toyota Supra rumors grow stronger again with trademark filing

    Toyota has trademarked the Supra name with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, a solid signal that the Japanese automaker will revive the storied nameplate for a new sports car positioned above the 86 (which formerly was sold in the U.S. as the Scion FR-S). Reports indicate that the reborn Toyota Supra will ride on…

  • 2017 BMW 5-Series Sports Wagon (Touring) spy shots

    BMW’s next model to ride on the carbon fiber-infused modular platform known as CLAR (formerly 35up) that debuted in the 2016 7-Series flagship sedan will be the next-generation 5-Series. Prototypes for the new 5-Series sedan have been spied for over a year but today we have a look at the wagon variant, which if sold…

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet first drive review

    With the arrival of the small CLA sedan three years ago as its entry vehicle, Mercedes-Benz has moved the latest version of its C-Class range up in size, style, and features. Now the C-Class Cabrio soft-top convertible has been unveiled as the last of the four C-Class variants, following the C-Class sedan and coupe that…

  • 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor gets custom BFGoodrich KO2 tires

    The most off road-oriented half-ton pickup coming onto the market later this year, the 2017 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor, will ride on a set of BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires that aren’t exactly identical to the ones you can purchase at your local tire shop. Instead, the bespoke version of the world’s most…

  • Genesis to have electric cars, own performance brand

    The head of Genesis, Manfred Fitzgerald, has confirmed that the new Hyundai luxury brand will offer electric cars. “We will definitely go as Genesis brand down the road of alternative propulsions and it is very, very obvious that EV is definitely on the map,” Fitzgerald told journalists at this week’s 2016 Busan Auto Show…

  • Red Bull Racing extends F1 power unit contract with Renault

    Despite some very public digs between the heads of Red Bull Racing and Renault in recent years over the French automaker’s Formula One power units, the two sides remain committed as evidenced by the extension of their supply contract. Red Bull will continue to use power units sourced from Renault for the 2017 and 2018…

  • Here’s how your AC works and how you can recharge it

    You know that when you push the button marked “AC” you should feel a nice cooling breeze upon your body in short order. Those two letters stand for air conditioning, and it’s within this system that magic happens. At least, that’s as far as you know at this moment. You understand the inner workings of…

  • Man pays for speeding ticket with 22,000 pennies

    A suburban Dallas man has paid for a speeding ticket he received with pennies to, in his words, “make a big spectacle of it.” Brett Sanders says he was ticketed for driving 39 mph in a 30 mph zone in his Frisco, Texas, neighborhood. Even though he admits he was speeding, he says the police…