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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

BMW has announced the pricing for the all-new 2013 640i Gran Coupe will start at $76,895. This includes the $895 destination and handling fee for the twin-turbo six-cylinder powered-coupe. The Gran Coupe will be arriving at dealerships later this summer and will be joined by a V-8 variant at the ...    Read more

It's a general rule of thumb that any new Aston Martin causes a spate of heart palpitations, shaky hands, and a sudden need for replenished saliva. And with this red number shown above, the Aston Martin V12 Zagato adheres to the rule pretty nicely. The V12 Zagato was announced in concept ...    Read more

Why should one kid get all the fun? Infiniti wants its own version of Nissan's fearsome GT-R, but it's not known whether Nissan wants to play nice and share. Infiniti wants its own GT-R simply because the platform is "too good to pass up," to paraphrase Francois Bancon, head of advanced ...    Read more

Ever wonder what the most and least expensive cars to insure are? Well you're in luck, as Insure.com has compiled a list of the top 20 vehicles for each category. Many factors were taken into consideration while building this list, such as the frequency of crashes for a model, cost ...    Read more

Tata Motors, parent company of Jaguar, has announced the latest step in building the Jaguar C-X75 hybrid supercar with the opening of a gasoline engine factory for the hybrid supercar. The Bland Jets Engineering facility in Coventry England will employ 15 people and house all the necessary equipment needed to ...    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

Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld aren't the only two people clamoring over the Acura NSX. What's there more to say about the NSX—the Sportscar eXperimental designed with input by the late, legendary F1 champion Aryton Senna, the wedge-shaped, popup-lighted creation that made the supercar establishment ...    Read more

As with any car that's been around for 50 years, the Nissan Z is nothing without its legions of enthusiasts. And in a move that's slowly becoming less rare in the industry, Nissan is letting 370Z fans get involved with its development. Well, sort of. Keep your 370Z concept drawings tucked ...    Read more

Unlike BMW and its M Sports Division, rival German super tuner, AMG, has no plans to stuff its Mercedes-Benz sourced cars with diesel engines. With the rising cost of gasoline and the American carpocalyptic CAFE legislation requiring 54.5 mpg fuel economy by 2025, a death-knell to many large, high ...    Read more

When Audi launched the R8, a racecar turned production vehicle in 2006, company execs knew customers would want it. Turns out they were right. The Audi R8 supercar has found 15,537 worldwide owners since its debut in 2006, not including 2011. While the much anticipated second-generation Audi R8 is still ...    Read more

Denizens of the Miata cult know that Mazda likes to release a special edition of the MX-5 Miata every few years or so—even once per year, if they feel plush enough. This year's Miata Special Edition "offers an edgier look at two seats of luxury," says Mazda's press release. Does ...    Read more

Many auto makers are adding a diesel engine option to its lineup and apparently the one percent deserves a diesel alternative too. Maserati will be offering a smaller Quattroporte (nicknamed the "Maseratina" for the time being) powered by a diesel engine responsible for over 300 horsepower. A V-6 gasoline engine ...    Read more

In 1993, a crack engineering unit was founded by the Ford Motor Company. These great men promptly tuned a 235-horspower, 5.0-liter V-8 for the Ford Mustang. Today, still wanted by enthusiasts across the country, they survive as heroes to fast Ford Mustangs. If there's a Ford that needs tuning, and if ...    Read more

Porsche is the golden boy of the automotive world: every manufacturer worth its salt has tried to dethrone it with a “Porsche Killer” at one time or another, with varying degrees of success (Nissan GTR owners have this phrase driven into their cerebellums ad nauseum). Why can’t we all just ...    Read more

Usually when a vehicle reaches its third year in production, you can expect a refresh to be right around the corner. The 2013 Nissan 370Z is no different and the Japanese auto maker is looking to capitalize on an unusually quiet Chicago Auto Show this week. Nissan has decided to ...    Read more

On Monday, everyone was talking about the Clint Eastwood and Chrysler 300 Super Bowl ad where the Gran Torino star showed Christian Bale how to really do a Batman voice. But that ad, and others, did not reach as many eyeballs as the video of the Cadillac ATS being slung ...    Read more

Fans of the classic droptop Volkswagen Golf, a mainstay and icon of the European sun-seeking automotive lineup, can finally rejoice: Volkswagen will debut the 2013 GTI Cabriolet at the Geneva Auto Show in March, as a last farewell to the current Golf range. There have been several compact Golf Cabrios and Eos convertibles ...    Read more

Since coming to terms on an agreement five months ago, Chrysler and the United Auto Worker's union have been able to work so well together,  the pentastar's workers are being rewarded for their duties with an early payday. Chrysler is coming off its first net profit ($183 million) in fifteen years ...    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

Feeling the pressure from its competition, Jaguar is pondering whether or not to add more power to its XFR model. Pressure from German competitors Mercedes-Benz and BMW has forced Jaguar to consider adding even more power to its fastest cars. Autocar is reporting that this is the case and an ...    Read more

What is Porsche? It depends on who you ask, but for those that think Porsche is an overpriced watch and SUV builder, or a purveyor of ludicrously-optioned sedans, the Porsche Museum wants to remind them that there's no denying that the Porsche 911 is the core to the ...    Read more

The first model year of the Dodge Dart hasn't yet hit the showroom floor, but high-performance division SRT already has big plans for the 2014 model year. Sister publication Motor Trend reports that SRT will bestow its services upon the 2014 Dodge Dart, resurrecting the "SRT4" badge from the great ...    Read more

Thirteen. That's how many new 30-second anthropomorphically-themed dog videos Subaru recently filmed. On Subaru's YouTube channel, in one neat and numbered list, you can watch dogs ski, camp, parallel park, hit the drive thru, and visit the pet store, among other people'y things. Oh, and the dogs all drive Subaru's en ...    Read more

Did the interwebs kill print? The death knell continues to ring, but more than a few magazines and newspapers around the country have successfully transitioned their printed product into supplementary content. Such is the case with America's most popular automotive magazine -- and our sister publication -- Motor Trend, which ...    Read more