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Keeping in tradition with stuffing ludicrous engines into everything short of a Braunschweig-class corvette, Mercedes-Benz has a price to go with the ML63 AMG’s twin-turbocharged, 5.5-liter V-8 engine: $95,865. With a 0-60 time of 4.7 seconds, that equates to $20,396 per second. How fast do you want to go? For ...    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

The snow has finally settled and all of the medals have been awarded. That isn't stopping Jeep from continuing to celebrate its tenth year as a sponsor of ESPN's winter X Games. The X Games, which took place January 26th-29th, has been in an exclusive partnership with Jeep now for ...    Read more

Its been a busy week here at Automotive.com, and there's a good chance you missed some of it. So to help out, we've compiled our top five stories, one from each day, to help you stay on top of what's going on in the automotive world. Monday, January 23 ...    Read more

We're only three months away from the New York Auto Show, site of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe debut, but as you well know, the inter-webs don't much like that waiting stuff. Thanks to the enthusiastic folks at the Hyundai Blog, we've got a sneak peek at Hyundai's redesigned crossover. One ...    Read more

BMW this afternoon announced a recall for certain 2012 X5 xDrive 35i utility vehicles for a potentially faulty transmission. The affected vehicles were manufactured between December 19, 2011, and December 21, 2011. Because of a manufacturing error, some transmissions will not properly engage when shifted into park, even if the lever ...    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

Updated: Check out the full photo gallery below. Jeep paraded out its latest Grand Cherokee "production-intent" concept today at the Houston Auto Show and is letting fans of the off-roading brand name it. The "Name My Ride" contest, as dubbed by Jeep, will give consumers the responsibility of naming the new ...    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

Like many other Japanese auto makers, Infiniti was affected by the earthquakes and tsunamis that ensued shortly after earlier this year. Sales figures for many of Infinitis models declined with the exception of the ever-stalwart G sedan and coupe and the QX SUV. However, company officials believe the recently-introduced JX ...    Read more

The winter represents different things to different people. Many people pack up and head to warmer climates at the first sign of snow. Others wait for it to pile up so a weekend at a favorable ski resort can happen. If you fall into the latter category of those who ...    Read more

Many hardcore Porsche fans view the Cayenne SUV—which launched in 2002 as a 2003 model—and the more recent Panamera sedan as Frankenstein monsters fit only to be burned and the ground beneath them salted until not even bacteria could thrive there. But both "monsters" are alive and thriving thanks to ...    Read more

For a piddling $80,930, you can lord your weight over the masses in the sort of chrome-bedecked style instantly familiar to Las Vegas real estate developers in the 2013 Lexus LX 570. We are the one-percent paved highway grade! The price for the LX 570 doesn’t include an $875 destination fee, ...    Read more

Surrounded by the seemingly endless in-car technology at last week’s 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, it became very apparent that the chips and processors side of the car business has become just as important as what’s under the hood. But where engine technology has plateaued for the moment, infotainment systems are ...    Read more

While the automotive press and public has been enamored by electric vehicles and hybrids, ze boys of Bavaria have been quietly expanding their diesel offerings. Mercedes-Benz is the latest to add to its oil burners, offering a diesel engine model for its upcoming 2013 Mercedes GLK mid-sized crossover. The diesel ...    Read more

Fiat S.p.A, parent company of Detroit auto maker Chrysler has announced plans to begin selling pickup trucks under the Ram nameplate powered exclusively by natural-gas in the United States. The trucks will start by being offered to fleets and will slowly make their way to the general public as more ...    Read more

Nine hundred million dollar bills may not fit in the back of the BMW-built Mini Coopers featured in The Italian Job, but it’s certainly a boost to the Spartanburg, South Carolina, area—plus, it adds 300 jobs to the BMW manufacturing plant located there over the next three years. With this added ...    Read more

Ford this morning announced two separate recalls amounting to more than 400,000 potentially affected vehicles. Under campaign ID number 12V006000, Ford will recall 205,896 Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans for a faulty torque converter in automatic transmissions. Under campaign ID number 12V005000, Ford will recall 244,530 Escape SUV's for a ...    Read more

America loves diesels, it just doesn't realize it yet. Case in point: they can't build enough Volkswagen TDIs to fulfill demand, and enthusiasts have been clamoring for diesel's down-low torque to be available in almost every car. Now Dodge is planning for a diesel engine in its Durango SUV, ...    Read more

Mitsubishi has announced a recall of 2012 Outlander Sport models, because the automatic-cancelling feature of the turn signals could fail. Despite the satisfying little "click" of a cancelled turn signal the indicators could continue to flash, which would generate a slew of hilarious regional driver behavior stereotypes. On a more serious ...    Read more

Toyota Land Cruiser fans, rejoice! After years (decades?) of incremental nip/tuck changes, your favorite on and off-road full-size SUV celebrates the new year as one massive jack-of-all-trades package. The 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser takes all the features from the previous Upgrade Package and makes them standard. The feature list is long ...    Read more

Could a wider selection of diesel vehicles actually be making their way across the pond to U.S. shores? Count Chrysler Group as one automaker looking to add that selection, as it announced yesterday that it will be adding a diesel option to the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Along with the ...    Read more

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But it was really only that bad if you happen to be selling a truck-based SUV. Although some companies had growth in demand for the off-roaders, the available selection for such vehicles is dwindling, and it will be ...    Read more

If you’re not ready to have a baby or get married, the Honda CR-V provides a handy excuse to get out of it. After all, what better way to dodge these life-changing moments than by procrastinating about it, perfect for today’s Facebook-addicted millennial who thinks in 140 characters or less ...    Read more

For the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Nissan is jumping on the teasing bandwagon with a moodily-lit image of the Pathfinder concept, which it says will take “traditional SUV hallmarks and wraps them in a new platform and dramatic new aerodynamic design.” For the legions of Pathfinder fans who ...    Read more