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BMW logo There’s no denying that BMW’s cars, especially models like the previous 7-Series and Z4, have stepped up their game recently in the looks department lately, even going so far as to influence automotive design across the globe and across the brand spectrum. That change is mostly thanks to Chris Bangle, who resigned from [...]
McLaren MP4-12C The design and development process of any car is typically secretive, all the more so when talking about a cutting-edge supercar like the McLaren MP4-12C. But once it’s finished and headed to retail sale, there isn’t much reason left to hide–in fact, quite the opposite. McLaren has taken that attitude to heart with [...]
2010 Lotus Exige S Now more than ever the car industry is taking pains to get the most out of its existing products, but that doesn’t mean they have to be bland repeats of previous models. Lotus, for example, carries over most of the features of the 2009 Exige S 240 for the 2010 model [...]
Earlier this year, rumors began to emerge of a Jaguar XF Estate for the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. We already previewed the car last April, but development was thought to be stalled. Today, new reports of the project’s revival are breaking and it looks like the XF Estate could be on the road by 2012. [...]
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Ask an enthusiast what it’s like to drive a hybrid and they’re likely to yawn, lay down and promptly nap for 20 minutes. Ask an eco-conscious citizen of the 21st century what it’s like to drive a 263-horsepower sport sedan and they’re likely to gnash their teeth, rend their garments and [...]
BMW M6 Competition The premium sports car market hasn’t traditionally had to tempt buyers with anything more than exclusivity, style and power. But with sales down across the market this past year, automakers are resorting to tactics traditionally reserved for the commodity car models. Incentives on poor-selling premium sports cars reached a new record of [...]
2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG The supercar rumormill is a wild and wily thing, only credible because the real-world cars that form its fodder are themselves so unbelievable. But it’s not beyond the pale at all to think Mercedes-Benz’s AMG tuning arm might already be hard at work cranking out a lightweight, ultra-performance Black Series version [...]
2010 buick lacrosse first drive 002 Ever since our first drive of the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, we’ve been impressed with the car’s quality and value, and today’s award by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) of a Top Safety Pick to the car therefore comes as no surprise. Buick has built a very solid [...]
Land Rover Defender Few, if any, automotive icons have as wide and as immediate a recognition factor as the Land Rover Defender. Spanning the globe and over six decades of production, the classic boxy go-anywhere-mobile is finally due for an update, and according to the latest reports, it’s already underway, appropriately dubbed Project Icon. The [...]
2010 Audi TT As fuel economy rules tighten, sales stagnate or grow slowly and carmakers seeks ways to deliver more for less, some re-shuffling of products is inevitable. At Audi, that means cutting V-6 engines and (mostly) replacing them with turbo four-cylinders, including in the 2010 Audi TT. The 3.2-liter V-6 is completely gone from [...]