The Spirit of ’76: Start Your Corvette Summer Now with this Stingray

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The Spirit of ’76: Start Your Corvette Summer Now with this Stingray
Prior to the third-generation Corvette, America’s sports car had seen frequent restyles and upgrades. In contrast, the ’68-82 cars saw only nose and tail revisions in ’73-74, and the addition of a glass fastback window in 1978. The slide into neglect didn’t end there. Having begun life offering a variety of powerful engines, by 1976, […]

The Spirit of ’76: Why This 1976 Porsche 911 Turbo Is the Bluest of Blue Chips
Porsche wasn’t the first to apply turbocharging to production gasoline engines. GM had done it a decade before with both the Chevy Corvair and the Oldsmobile Jetfire. Which, in fact, means the 930 was actually the second production turbocharged flat-six. But while GM quickly abandoned the idea and didn’t return to it until the 1980s, […]

The Spirit of ’76: Celebrate America with this Bicentennial Edition Cadillac Eldorado
In the automotive dark days of the 1970s, convertibles were an endangered species. The concurrent rise of air pollution and air conditioning, together with the looming specter of government safety regulations, caused a plummeting supply of, and demand for, droptops, to the point that by 1975, General Motors was the lone domestic producer still in […]

2017 Kia Forte: Minor Style Changes, More Equipment

2017 Kia Forte: Minor Style Changes, More Equipment
We don’t want to repeat “Look at how far Kia has come!” because we’ve all witnessed the company’s impressive transformation. Although, technically, we just said it again. This time the impetus is the newest Forte sedan and Forte5 hatchback, because what compact car just eight years into its life span goes from dull underachiever to […]

2017 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth – Instrumented Test

2017 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth Tested: Whither Aurelio Lampredi?
Go ahead, write off the new 2017 Fiat 124 Spider two-seat roadster as a Mazda Miata wearing Italian rally drag. After all, this revivified 124 Spider is made in Japan, by Mazda, alongside the MX-5 Miata, and it shares with it most every structural and general mechanical design. That this Abarth version has a limited-slip […]

Spirit of ’76: Bicentennial Edition Cadillac Eldorado

VW Says It Can Fix 3.0-liter V-6 Diesels, Looks to Avoid Buyback
Volkswagen, which just announced a profit-crushing $14.7 billion settlement for its emissions-cheating 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel engines, is still holding out hope that its V-6 TDI models can be brought into compliance, thus avoiding another multibillion-dollar buyback. According to Reuters, a lawyer for VW made the assertion in court June 30. The emissions problems affecting the V-6 […]

This Chameleon Car Is a Stand-In for Any Car in TV Commercials
Here’s the annoying thing about shooting an ad for a car: You have to have the car. That sounds like a pretty basic requirement but starts turning into a real hassle when it comes to minor model revisions. Suddenly, all those pretty clips you shot last year are useless. The solution? Just use the Blackbird, and […]

2016 Mercedes-Benz G550 Test: The Geländewagen Lite Proves Less Satisfying Than the AMG
The Mercedes-Benz G-class, a.k.a. Geländewagen, is a high-powered spectacle of a 4×4, a gloriously antiquated icon for the rich that is just too damn cool—and profitable—for the luxury brand to kill off, despite its being in production for 37 years. While the trifecta of 2016 models includes two stonking AMG versions—the over-the-top 621-hp, V-12–powered G65 […]

First-Ever Shelby Cobra Could Bring $10M at Auction

First-Ever Shelby Cobra Could Bring $10M at Auction
Interested in buying a legend? The original Shelby Cobra, the very first car that Carroll Shelby hand-built, the one that kicked off the Shelby legacy that still carries on today, is going up for sale at RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction on August 19. We have a feeling this car is going to generate some intense […]

Tesla Driver Involved in Fatal Crash While Using “Autopilot” Mode
Federal safety regulators opened a preliminary investigation Thursday into the performance of the Tesla Motors Model S after one of the vehicles was involved in a fatal crash while operating in semi-autonomous mode. Joshua Brown, of Canton, Ohio, was killed on May 7 in Williston, Florida, when his Model S, with its Autopilot feature engaged, […]

2016 Mercedes-Benz G550 – Instrumented Test

2016 Hyundai Azera – Instrumented Test

2016 Hyundai Azera Tested: Comfortable, Sensible Transportation
During a supermarket run in our Hyundai Azera Limited test car, we were approached by a salt-and-pepper-haired man wearing cargo shorts and flip-flops; he was excited to share his recent experience with an Azera he rented. “Surprisingly nice, isn’t it? You know, for a Hyundai.” He’s summed up the Azera in a way that is […]

Who Ya Gonna Call? Lyft Will Offer Rides in Ecto-1 Caddy from Ghostbusters
If you need a ride in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Lyft. The ride-sharing app is teaming with Sony Pictures to give customers the opportunity to hitch a ride in the tricked-out Ecto-1 Cadillac hearse from Ghostbusters. On July 1 and 2, Lyft customers in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, and Washington […]

2017 Ferrari GTC4Lusso – First Drive Review

2018 Toyota Camry Spied: Normalness in a New Generation – Future Cars

Civility, Ferrari Style: 2017 Ferrari GTC4Lusso Driven!
That the 2017 Ferrari GTC4Lusso is at least one second faster around Ferrari’s Fiorano test track than the wagonoid FF that it replaces is meaningless. Partly, this is because it’s essentially an update on the same car. But it’s also because, according to Stefano Varisco, the man responsible for the Lusso’s vehicle dynamics, improving lap […]

2018 Toyota Camry Spy Photos: Bestseller Sheds Weight and Moves to a New Platform
What It Is: One heavily concealed prototype of the all-new 2018 Toyota Camry sedan. READ MORE ››

2017 Cadillac CTS Gets Reshuffled Trim Levels, Minor Visual Updates

2017 Cadillac CTS Gets Reshuffled Trim Levels, Minor Visual Updates
Cadillac’s core luxury sedans, the compact ATS and the mid-size CTS, are struggling to make sales inroads on the German competition. To aid in that, the 2017 CTS is receiving some trim-level updates similar to those visited upon the smaller ATS, along with a mild visual refresh. And when we say “mild,” we might even […]

Half Off: Chevrolet Chops Price of 4G LTE Data Subscriptions
Chevrolet has made much of the 4G LTE connection in its vehicles—the feature, introduced two years ago, has since spread across its entire lineup. Now Chevy is making it cheaper for motorists to use those services. Brand executives said Wednesday they’re cutting the price of 4G LTE data plans in half. Although the company won’t […]

482,000 Toyota Prius, Lexus CT200h Hybrids Recalled for Curtain Airbags
Toyota is recalling 482,000 hybrids in the U.S. to repair side-curtain airbags manufactured by the Swedish supplier Autoliv, the companies said on Wednesday. On 2010–2012 Prius, 2010 and 2012 Prius Plug-in, and 2011–2012 Lexus CT200h models, the side-curtain airbags can partially inflate at random and the inflator can potentially “enter the interior of the vehicle,” […]

2016 Nissan Leaf 30kWh – Instrumented Test

Tested: 2016 Nissan Leaf with 30-kWh Battery Pack
The Nissan Leaf is a pioneer among affordable electric cars, and its maker deserves plenty of credit for being ahead of the curve in bringing this mass-produced, all-electric hatchback to the world. But a lot has changed since the Leaf first arrived in as a 2011 model: Several major automakers now build mass-market EVs for […]

Volvo Exec: VW Diesel Emissions Cheating Was an “Open Secret” for Years
Were you surprised by Volkswagen’s admission nearly a year ago that it used a software defeat device to fake its way through global diesel emissions standards? Competing automakers weren’t—according to a Volvo executive, Volkswagen’s cheat was an “open secret” in the auto industry for the past seven years. It’s just that none of the competition could […]

That Was Fast: Porsche’s New Panamera Turbo Has Set a Lap Record at the Nurburgring
Porsche has just revealed its new Panamera Turbo, and already the vehicle is claiming the lap record for production sedans at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The Panamera set a 7 minute 38 second lap, which is just one second quicker than the previous benchmark, set by the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. The new car is equipped with VW Group’s new 4.0-liter […]

You, Too, Could Be Stirling Moss in a Re-Creation of the Lister Jaguar “Knobbly”
During the 1950s, legendary race car driver Sir Stirling Moss drove a number of cars for racing team owner Brian Lister. Now that the Lister Motor Company has been revived, the British brand plans to honor Moss and his racing career with a new (old) offering: a limited run of replica racers modeled after the magnesium-bodied Lister […]

Why the Goodwood Festival of Speed Is Incredible in 20 Photos
Words can’t describe standing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, feet away from a V-10 Formula 1 car as it screams by, a wave of heat and displaced air wafting over you; or meeting and talking shop with the cars’ owners while they change a tire or tweak a suspension; or seeing automotive greats new and old stroll past, racing suits tied at the waist, enjoying Goodwood as much as you are.

2016 Mini Cooper Clubman 1.5T Manual – Instrumented Test

2016 Mini Cooper Clubman 1.5T Manual Tested: Absence of Options Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Nearly every Mini we test these days gives us sticker shock: We’ve seen a base-model Cooper Hardtop that broke the $30,000 mark and a ridiculously pricey John Cooper Works Countryman that rang in at an unbelievable $46,045. But the window sticker for the Mini Clubman reviewed here was shocking for a different reason: At $26,500, […]

2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid – Instrumented Test

2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Tested: Life Without a Tachometer
Buyers are shunning sedans to join the lemming-like rush to crossovers, dropping the car share of the market from 50 percent to 43 percent in just three years. If regular gasoline zooms past $3.60 per gallon, as it did in 2012, many of these defectors may pine for the fuel efficiency of a modern four-door […]

2017 Porsche Panamera: Beautifully Advanced – Official Photos and Info

Second-Gen 2017 Porsche Panamera Gets a New Platform, New Engines, and a Way Better Bod
When Porsche originally decided to move forward with the Panamera, a lot of options were on the menu, including a traditional three-box sedan. But there were enough of those in the market, and not so many hatchbacks. Since then, more hatchbacks have joined the luxury arena, including the Audi A7 and the Tesla Model S. […]

2017 Toyota C-HR Interior: Does the Craziness Continue Inside?