A new Golf for the racetrack: Volkswagen Motorsport is developing its first racing car based on the seventh generation Golf. The production-based, 330-hp concept car is assembled in accordance with TCR regulations and is intended to help Volkswagen evaluate a potential customer racing programme from the 2016 season onwards. In… Continue reading
– What It Is: Pictured here is the all-new, fourth-generation Toyota Prius that will arrive soon as a 2016 model. But the spy photos of the prototype are secondary to the information we’ve gathered on Toyota’s green, money-printing machine. Whether you read this as an amendment to a Taiwanese website’s… Continue reading
The star of the ’80s-era television series ‘Miami Vice’ is coming to the Mecum Daytime Auction in Monterey this Aug. 13-15. No, not Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs?the flashy detectives played by Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas who fought episode-after-episode against the seedy underworld of Miami?but their 1986 Ferrari… Continue reading
Bonhams is delighted to announce the single-owner sale, the Frederiksen Collection. Based in Denmark, the collection consists of 48 rare and iconic motor cars, all offered at an auction taking place at the home of owner, Danish gentleman, Mr. Henrik Frederiksen. Bonhams Announce Exceptional Motor Car Auction For Historic Single-Owner… Continue reading
– All we really want from any vehicle is for it to do its job well. It’s a deceptively simple criterion that guides our reviews of everything from burly off-roaders to thrifty subcompacts to ludicrously capable exotics. We’re hard-pressed to think of a vehicle that fulfills its mission better than… Continue reading
The new smart forfour is a pretty effective point-to-point machine.It can drive from London to Aberdeen non-stop for as little as ?39. Its four occupants will be comfy on the 540-mile journey too, even if they’re significantly taller than the car is wide. The smart forfour is tiny on the… Continue reading
– It’s too early to know whether Tesla will amount to an entire chapter or a mere footnote in the annals of automotive history, but the company’s Model S will leave a record here at Car and Driver: We’ve embarked on our first full-length long-term test of a battery-electric car.… Continue reading
The new generation of the MINI model family continues to grow. With the new MINI Clubman it now conquers the premium compact segment, too. The new model offers the highest level of everyday practicality, long distance suitability, versatility and ride comfort ever seen in a MINI. With four doors and… Continue reading
-There is strength in numbers, something you discover as a child when you commit some heinous offense against adult society and then try to blame your peers: “But everyone was doing it!” In my household, that protest was always met with the rejoinder, “If all the other kids decided to… Continue reading
The Dodge brand continues to expand the Viper’s exclusive production elements like never before.Beginning with the 2016 model year production, Dodge will offer matte-finish exterior paint across the color palette making the Viper available in more than 50 million unique configurations, made up from the more than 16,000 unique paint… Continue reading
-As the first “all-new” product to debut from the rechristened Lincoln Motor Company, the MKC has had a lot of eyes on it. Even though Lincoln’s compact crossover shares a great deal of its underlying mechanicals with the Ford Escape, that’s no bad place to start. Apparently, U.S. buyers agree… Continue reading
The second generation of the mid-size Mercedes-Benz SUV has been renamed from GLK to GLC, and this versatile SUV represents a big step forward on several fronts. On a technical level, the GLC clearly makes its mark with the excellent standard of safety that is a brand hallmark, featuring state-of-the-art… Continue reading
– As your mother probably warned you, there’s only one chance to make a first impression. And Audi was clearly determined that our initial experience with the new R8 would be a memorable one. – The invitation was simple, and there wasn’t any chance of us turning it down: Come… Continue reading