Ferrari often uses its World Finals event to unveil exclusive new versions of its most enticing road cars. The FXX Evoluzione was unveiled there a couple of years ago, and the 16M Scuderia Spider made its debut at the event last year. But aside from a mishap involving Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa... 

30-11-2009

Successive generations of the BMW M3 have come a long way since the original, with a skyrocketing curb weight and an ever-climbing price tag. The new M3 GTS may have done a lot to counter the former, although sadly it only further escalated the latter. But enthusiasts take heart, because someone’s... 

29-11-2009

For the first time ever, Motor Trend announced the winner of its annual Car of the Year award this afternoon live via webcast. Though the field of 23 contenders was highly competitive this year (follow the jump for a complete list), we guessed immediately that the winner was a Ford as soon as the webcast... 

28-11-2009

The arrival of the 2010 Toyota 4Runner meant that a luxury-badged cousin would soon follow. Sure enough, Toyota has announced that the new 2010 Lexus GX460 will be among the array of vehicles to be shown next week at China’s Auto Guangzhou 2009 show. As the nomenclature would suggest, the next-gen... 

28-11-2009

This isn’t our first sampling of the reborn Dodge Challenger. We’ve driven the SE, R/T and SRT8 variants before. However, this time it’s different. We’ve secured a Challenger SRT-8 with a six-speed manual transmission – and it’s a whole different breed of bull. The six-speed-equipped... 

27-11-2009

Now that the new Lotus Evora has been successfully launched in Europe, it’s time to start delivering the new model to U.S. Lotus dealers. Production of U.S.-spec cars will be starting shortly so Lotus has finally defined a price point for the car beginning at $73,200. For that price you get the... 

27-11-2009

Exactly how the Prius name might shift from defining the world’s most famous hybrid to its own sub-brand – “Not!” – or moniker for other Toyota hybirds – “Yes!” – has been a source of interest for quite some time. The latest bit of speculation comes from the Yomiuri... 

27-11-2009

When the original fuel crisis hit the States in the 1970s, automakers scrambled to make smaller, more efficient transportation. The result was a lot of ill-packaged front-wheel drive suck better left in the deepest recesses of our collective consciousness. Since the mid ’80s though, vehicles (and... 

24-11-2009

BMW’s pitch on how great the X6 ActiveHybrid is goes like this: it’s the world’s most powerful hybrid vehicle, fuel consumption is reduced about 20 percent compared to a similar vehicle without a hybrid drivetrain, and no matter what speed you’re going, the incredibly complicated... 

22-11-2009

A couple weeks back, we told you that the unveiling of the production Mini Countryman may be delayed from the Detroit Auto Show in January to the Geneva Motor Show in March. The reasoning behind the move was reportedly due to the fact that Countryman production couldn’t begin at Magna International’s... 

21-11-2009

With its latest creation, the CLR 730 RS, it seems that Lumma Design is making a play for the title of Europe’s most garish tuner. However, this two-tone widebody BMW M5 is actually subtle compared to previous Lumma Design models, and we think the title still firmly remains with Mansory. So what’s... 

20-11-2009

Let’s say a clandestine organization asked you, for your country, to “take care of” an enemy of the state at tonight’s performance of Tosca at The Met. And let’s say this organization gave you the choice of any Aston Martin in which to conduct the evening. Which Aston would... 

20-11-2009