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Ettore Bugatti (of world's fastest car fame) once called Bentley's racing cars, shown above, "the world's fastest trucks." A century later, the ghost of Bugatti may finally see his words to be prophetic as Bentley prepares to introduce its first-ever SUV. Bentley assures that the SUV, which may debut at the ...    Read more

Kia Motors has released pictures of its first rear-wheel-drive full-size sedan, a vehicle we're likely to see on our shores sooner than later. Codenamed the Kia K9, slotting above the Kia Optima (K5) and Korean-market Kia Cadenza (K7), it will share its underpinnings with the Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan already ...    Read more

For those of us willing to wade  through online patent drawings, you can dig up some pretty cool stuff. An inflatable rug, for instance, or a high-five machine. And given the necessity for carmakers to secure their designs—there are enough accusations of plagiarism in the industry already—picking through ...    Read more

The next time you're down in your parents' basement listening to Dark Side of the Moon while passing around a joint, don't be quick to get back behind the wheel. Canadian researchers have found that driving within three hours of smoking weed can double your risk of a car accident. Led ...    Read more

Resembling the unholy union between a Ferrari 355, a Cars character and an 19th century milling accident, this art piece, called "12 Miles of Yarn," comes from the fevered imagination of Lauren Porter, a 22-year old British art student who cites the piece as "an example of how opposites can ...    Read more

The Scandinavians were among the first Europeans to explore (and conquer) their continent en masse, over the course of three centuries. If they had the luxury of an Audi R8 Spyder, we think they would have done so a lot faster. On the Motor Trend Channel's premiere episode of "Epic ...    Read more

It goes without saying the Range Rover is one of the most luxurious SUVs available to the public. But what many forget are its tremendous go-anywhere off-roading capabilities. Sounds funny for sure when thinking about its rough-and-tumble heritage, but most Range Rovers are instead destined for a life of grocery ...    Read more

Auto parts supplier Continental sees massive shifts in the auto industry both here in the U.S. and abroad, and predicts car safety and fuel economy as numero uno among automakers' priorities in their future vehicles. We had a chance to catch up with Continental at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show ...    Read more

These days, we get worried when BMW's marketing and sales people say something like "This is a completely new category." The last time we heard that, BMW gave us the 5 Series Gran Turismo. Eek. This time, though, ...    Read more

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 past few years has seen major shakeups in the automotive industry, and it shows in a recent survey on brand perception conducted by Consumer Reports. Once dominant players Toyota, Honda, Ford, and Chevrolet remain on top, but each automaker has seen its points gap decrease compared to last year. ...    Read more

With the recently introduced 2013 Dodge Dart bowing at the North American International Auto Show Chrysler is riding a rising wave of momentum, and the Dart is at its core. Today, the Detroit-based auto announced it will introduce a new mid-size sedan to replace the unloved Chrysler 200 and Dodge ...    Read more

As the BMW 3 Series transitions into its next generation, starting with the 2012 BMW 3 Series sedan, fans of the five-door station wagon body style were left wondering whether BMW would be bringing the long-roof along for the ride. As it is, the practical BMW 5 Series Touring, while ...    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

Rolls-Royce had predicted that its Year Of The Dragon Edition Phantom would be popular in China, a country that's constantly on the up and up. But while it's certainly pleased with the results, it probably didn't predict that the $1.2-million limited-edition car would sell out, and so quickly—in just two ...    Read more

Over the past few days, we've covered touchscreens, voice commands, head-up displays, applications, smartphone integration, and various other technologies featured at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But what does much of it come down to? The cloud. Technology in cars is finally at a point where it needs ...    Read more

It isn't often we see cars here that were never meant to drive on our shores. But Kia Motors decided to bring over its Naimo concept that debuted at last May's Seoul auto show and 2012 Kia Ray EV micro car not to show us the U.S. needs more 60-horsepower ...    Read more

By 2015, General Motors estimates 78 percent of cell phone users will have smartphones. Why should that statistic matter to you? Because GM is designing its in-car software to work seamlessly with the next generation of wireless technology. Speaking about Cue, the new Cadillac infotainment system that will first be available ...    Read more

Two thousand six. That was the year when the world first gave a damn about the Beijing Auto Show as a serious venue to check out cars. That’s because, for the first time, the Chinese allowed freedom in their designs and showed that they could make products that would one ...    Read more

Ready or not Toyota here comes the 2012 Land Cruiser. The latest and larger variant broke cover in its homeland of Japan and we expect the global version to share very similar characteristics. While the U.S. version of the Land Cruiser 200—known simply as the Land Cruiser— has evolved into ...    Read more

We’ve already seen the new 2012 Kia Ray, the Korean market’s Honey-I-shrunk-the-Soul micro car. But just a month after we learned of that car, Kia has announced that it will be adding an all-electric version, perhaps foreshadowing technology we’re bound to see in the not-too-distant future. With just 68 horsepower from ...    Read more

Today, Swedish automaker Saab finally called it quits after a months-long struggle to stay solvent and—more importantly—stay relevant. With former parent company General Motors unwilling to part with licenses to its intellectual property to the Chinese firms that promised to inject cash into the ailing brand, it was only be ...    Read more

Sure, FedEx isn’t the package delivery company than invented the “no left turn” policy, but that doesn’t mean it’s not busy trying to find new ways to save on fuel like its brown rival. As a result, FedEx Express, the company’s small-van outfit, is testing out all-electric versions ...    Read more

The Chinese are coming! The Chinese are coming! It’s not quite an invasion in the traditional sense. But the Geely Emgrand EC7 is on its way to the U.K., with the Chinese automakers poised to make their way to other Western countries sooner rather than later. Geely boasts that ...    Read more

In Europe, having smaller and more efficient gas and diesel engines in an automaker’s lineup is imperative, as fuel can often reach $9 per gallon. Cadillac learned this the hard way, watching its sales flounder as it introduced a set of otherwise competitive vehicles. But in launching a new brand to ...    Read more