VW to Pay $1.2 Billion in U.S. Dieselgate Settlement Over 3.0-Liter Engine...
Volkswagen's $15 billion settlement with aggrieved parties in the United States over the carmaker's dirty 2.0-liter turbodiesel four-cylinder engines may have been the peak of the Dieselgate fiasco,...
View ArticleTruex Goes Up In Smoke (which is good!), Almirola Gets To Ride In A...
A major crash late in the Go Bowling 400 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup race at Kansas Speedway involving Aric Almirola, Danica Patrick and Joey Logano -- which began when something apparently broke on...
View ArticleLamborghini Huracan Can't Hope to Run With Custom 860-HP Nissan GT-R
There's an old saying in the automotive realm: There's no replacement for displacement. But as anyone who's glanced at the lineups of AMG, Porsche, Ford, or any one of innumerable automakers these...
View ArticleGoldrush Rally 9INE Featured Mammoth Mercedes
Say what you want about exotic rallies and their owners (there's plenty to say), but you cannot deny the jaw-dropping rides that these events attract. As much as we may knock rich guys for not...
View ArticleFernando Alonso's McLaren-Honda Finally Finished a Race
Holy. Crap. Fernando Alonso's McLaren-Honda finished the Spanish Grand Prix. On track. Under its own power. It took the checkered flag. Albeit in 12th place. The weekend started off really bad for...
View ArticleLyft, Waymo Agree to Join Forces on Self-Driving Cars
As it continues its lawsuit against Uber over self-driving car tech, Waymo is partnering with the ride-sharing company's main rival on autonomous car development. Waymo just signed a deal with Lyft...
View ArticleTempers Flare After Tesla Model S P100D Dominates Eighth-Mile Drag Race Showdown
Here's a scene that will become more common over the next 20 or 30 years: Electric cars dominating their gas-powered forebearers at the drag strip. It's no secret that electric motors put out...
View ArticleDelphi's Self-Driving Taxis May Begin U.S. Operations This Summer
The ranks of self-driving cars roaming the streets of America are apparently about to grow even further. Delphi is expecting to launch an autonomous taxi service in the United States by this...
View ArticleWatch a BMW i8 Spyder Prototype Tackle the Nurburgring
A near production-ready-looking BMW i8 Spyder was caught on camera testing at the Nurburgring Nordschleife last week, and this drop-top plug-in hybrid supercar looks a lot like you might expect it to...
View ArticleToyota Backs Flying Car Project Started by Its Employees
The flying car is an idea that is apparently too cool to kill. Despite decades of failures, and the questionable proposition of average, distraction-prone drivers piloting flying machines, flying cars...
View ArticleGM's Maven Car Sharing Program Expands New York City Operations
Before it launched Maven as a nationwide brand, General Motors stuck its toe into the mobility-service waters by launching a limited car-sharing operation for residents of certain high-end apartment...
View ArticleExplosion at German Automotive Supplier Factory Leaves 13 Injured
German police say an explosion at an automotive supplier plant in Bavaria on Monday morning has left 13 people injured, according to a report by the Associated Press. Four of those injured suffered...
View ArticleYamaha Hyping New Star Cruiser Motorcycle with Video Interview Series
Yamaha has released the third part of their "Journey Further" video series they started about a month ago. Parts one and two are pretty similar, with middle-aged couples talking about how much they...
View ArticleNext-Gen Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen Spied Near the Nurburgring
Believe it or not, there's an all-new Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen beneath all those loops and swirls of black-and-white camouflage. It may not look all that different than the current Gelandewagen, which...
View ArticleVolvo, Google Team Up on New Infotainment System
Volvo Cars has joined forces with tech giant Google to develop an automotive infotainment system based on the Android operating system. Volvo says it will be in the company's cars within two years....
View ArticleVirginia Bear Locks Himself in SUV, Honks to Alert Owner
Ryan McClanahan heard his car horn honking outside of his Salem, Virginia home while getting ready for work. When he went outside to see what was going on, he saw a black bear inside his Honda Pilot...
View ArticleSoftware Company AImotive Working to Create Affordable Lidar Alternative
There are a lot of companies currently working to create software for autonomous vehicles. Software developer AImotive is another one of those companies looking to simplify the way that cars see the...
View ArticleVolkswagen Recalling 292,000 Porsches and Audis for Fire Hazard
Almost 300,000 additional Volkswagen Group vehicles are being recalled for a potential fire issue on top of a previous recall involving 281,505 vehicles, according to Automotive News. Some Porsche...
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Classic Mazda Museum Now Open in Augsburg, Germany
Want a break from looking at Audis and BMWs on your next trip to Germany? Why not head to the newly opened Mazda museum in Augsburg for an afternoon of Japanese rotary refuge? Over the weekend, Mazda...
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Is Formula One the Fastest Growing Motorsport on Social Media?
Last week, an info-graphic was posted to Reddit showing that Formula One, over the last year, has had the largest growth on social media of most, if not all, forms of motorsports. The graphic...
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