Exotic Cars

It's been decades since diesel-powered cars lived up to the old stereotype perpetuated by those old soot-belching Mercedes-Benzes beloved by today's hipsters. Yet the perception of diesels being slow and archaic persists, at least in this country. Across the pond however, things are different, as proved by the introduction of ...    Read more

The rich have less to worry about than us. Who knows what the intrepid owner of this Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe (starting price: $407,000) was up to, but whatever it was seemed more important than letting his droptop get soaked in an Australian rainstorm. Consider it a free car wash, complete ...    Read more

In 2006, Audi surprised the racing world—and pleased oil-burner fans everywhere—when it introduced its diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI at Le Mans. The move helped shift public perception of diesel vehicles as smoky, slow-moving obstacles to viable performance machines. Toyota may be hoping to do the same for hybrid vehicles ...    Read more

Chevrolet's upcoming Super Bowl commercial exemplifies the exuberance people feel for the brand and its vehicles, in this case a Chevy Camaro. But in the 33-second Youtube clip, "Morning in Hamtramck", General Motors shows a different, more somber but equally important, side to the bowtie brand. In the "Morning in ...    Read more

Burn the witch! Today, General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson went before the U.S. House Subcomittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Spending to answer committee members' concerns on the automaker's Chevrolet Volt hybrid electric vehicle. Specifically, the committee wanted to know more about the EV's battery fires, whose investigation ...    Read more

Two steps forward, one step back. Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officially closed its investigation on the Chevrolet Volt. As reported for months, the federal agency had been investigating the Volt's battery system, which could catch fire under certain circumstances, all of which occurred under test ...    Read more

Drive to End Hunger is a charity organization sponsored by the AARP aimed to feed millions of Americans. The organization sponsors racing legend Jeff Gordon who recently, with Hendrick Motorsports, teamed up to raise $700,000, much of which is coming from the recent auction of the first 2013 Chevrolet ...    Read more

Have you ever thought, “gee, my handbuilt German supercar sure is a dazzler with the ladies, but I hate renting a separate limousine for when my bros are going out on the town?” Well listen up Vincent Chase, because a British company may have just the ride for you. If ...    Read more

While the world’s automakers assemble in Chicago to show off their new cars and trucks, America’s finest maker of cars no has even driven yet will be sticking back at its Palo Alto, Calif. headquarters to unveil its Model X crossover. We don’t know anything more about it than it will ...    Read more

A third teaser of the Pininfarina Cambiano has been revealed, and this one appears to be even more abstract than the previous images released by the Italian design firm. This one appears to show the top of the car from the driver's door, which took us here a second ...    Read more

Yesterday we saw the front headlight (and some inexplicable floating orbs) of the Pininfarina Cambiano, the Italian design studio's sports sedan concept. And today, like a ransom note from a frustrated kidnapper, the company has released a second teaser—and it's just as pinkish as ever. This shot shows a view of ...    Read more

First there was the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe, the first major redesign of the popular sports car in almost a decade. The 2012 Porsche Panamera GTS quickly followed at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show where it was promptly ignored by the Porsche faithful, who still ...    Read more

Pininfarina has a new object of desire to tantalize us with, and like only the best seductresses, it’s not going to reveal everything at once. The Cambiano—doesn’t that just slide off the tongue like a piece of caramel toffee? Say it a few times with me. Cambiano. Cambiano—is the famed Italian ...    Read more

There's a first time for everything. In this case Craftsman, a tool and landscaping equipment manufacturer, will be showcasing its new CTX Tractor at the North American International Auto Show. The Detroit Auto Show began back in 1907, holding annual shows until a nine year hiatus was taken from 1943-1952. ...    Read more

Today's car ads, which can be found in video , webpages , and yes, the lowly magazine or newspaper (remember those?) can be informative, but ultimately unsatisfying because you still have to trudge down to the local dealership to test drive said ...    Read more

Tables turn on the fat man in red as Santa "he sees you when you're sleeping" Claus finds himself in the crosshairs of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Course, the red alert is all in good fun. NORAD and automaker General Motors have teamed up again this year to ...    Read more

It’s been common knowledge for quite some time that Tesla had ambitiously targeted selling its 2013 Model S electric sports sedan for $57,400 before a $7500 federal tax credit. What we didn’t know, however, was just how high it would go.  With official prices for models and options packages released ...    Read more

Today's dose of awesome is brought to you by BMW. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a generic Christmas card, except that it comes under the influence of 560, twin-turbocharged horsepower. On a closed course, of course. The result is a work of art that would inspire the brightest ...    Read more

When over-eager adolescent males prematurely released photo of LiLo's underwhelming Playboy shots onto the Internet, Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner felt forced to release the magazine early as well. Well, a certain publication *cough*Autocar*cough* decided to jump the gun and release details on the all-new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL. Why Autocar felt ...    Read more

After a year and a half hiatus, the Viper will be hitting the streets again in 2013. But this time around, it won't be called a Dodge. After almost two decades under the same nameplate the latest snake will shed its original skin and adorn SRT badges instead. SRT is ...    Read more

It appears Lotus is doing their best Lamborghini Aventador impression and it comes in the form of the 2013 Lotus Esprit. First unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, the new Esprit strays from Lotus' usual subdued design, with a much gaudier nose than we are accustomed to seeing from ...    Read more

Shots of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL convertible recently surfaced across the pond in the Netherlands, aka Holland for the atlas-inept. The images, reports Autoblog.nl, seem to come from a sales brochure for the new convertible. Unlike Lexus, whose ...    Read more

Bentley claims that the new Audi-derived V-8, which they are presenting in the Continental lineup at the Detroit Auto Show next month, is “widening the appeal of the latest generation of Continentals.” Which is polite speak for “entry-level model.” But if you’re lusting after German-derived Anglophile highway-crushing luxury, don’t let ...    Read more

Remember the old days when you'd open up the hood of the family car and start tinkering away? It used to be the worst case result was the engine wouldn't start and dad would ground you for the next week. Now, tampering with today's car engine could get you six ...    Read more

While General Motors continues to reassure the public that its Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle hybrid is safe, the automaker may also be closing in on ways to permanently snuff the Volt battery fires currently under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to Reuters, such "fixes" may include laminating ...    Read more