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When the Bumble Bee Camaro just isn’t good enough, you may have to settle for a 570+ horsepower Camaro ZL1 that does not transform into anything except for an American engineered lateral-G rocket. Oh darn! A rocket is just what we will get in the new... 

It’s been a good long while since the BMW 740Li badge graced American shores, and even longer since the entry-level 7 Series packed anything other than eight furious cylinders under its hood. The last time a straight-six lurked behind the quad... 

With an announcement of new CAFE standards set to almost double mpg efficiency, BMW has a jump on things with the new BMW i8 Concept that is said to get an astonishing 78 miles per gallon and still reach 60mph in less than 5 seconds. Plug-in hybrid supercars... 

I know this as fact: ex-racing drivers make the world’s worst passengers at the hands of current racing drivers. David Coulthard is no stranger to going fast: the Scottish driver raced in Formula One from 1994 through 2008, racking up some 13 career... 

The 2012 Hyundai Accent 5-door. Image: Hyundai Let’s be honest: as journalists, we much prefer driving and writing about the latest fire-breathing, earth-shaking supercars. Readers prefer stories about them too, but when it comes time to part with... 

The privilege of driving is easy to take for granted. But it’s something you don’t really appreciate until you wake up one morning and find you can’t do it anymore. See more here:  Vantage Mobility Honda Odyssey gives wheelchair users... 

Lexus has released a new teaser video of the upcoming 2012/2013 GS 350 in full disguise during testing. Due to be unveiled at the upcoming Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the Lexus GS will feature styling from the current LF-Gh Hybrid Concept vehicle... 

Infiniti just released a 4th image of the new JX Crossover Concept . The new Infiniti JX will be the newest vehicle in the lineup which will feature 7-passenger seating. So far the teaser images seem to be shaping up an interesting design surly to appeal to... 

A Ford Mustang is already an impressive specimen on its own, a pony car model that has transcended generations and has continued to be among the most popular and accessible sports cars in the world. Sometimes, however, even a car as ferocious as a Mustang... 

Until just recently, I’d never driven a Porsche . It wasn’t as if I’d earned some black mark from the German sportscar maker – I’ve spent the better part my a career pontificating on the virtues of the plucky 914 and more... 

I hate to boast, but I consider myself one of the world’s foremost authorities on the upcoming zombie apocalypse. My go-bag is packed, I’ve got a decent selection of anti-zombie firearms and I’ve read “The Zombie Survival Guide” from cover... 

Hyundai’s Azera paved the way into the luxury market for the Korean automaker, proving that it could be successful selling a car above the $30k price point. The Azera led to the launch of the slightly larger and more upscale Genesis, which ultimately... 

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This 2011 BMW 750Li ActiveHybrid is a weird car. Well, the drivetrain is weird at least. The herky-jerkiness of the hybrid system is disconcerting. Like the Here is the original post:  2011 BMW 750Li ActiveHybrid, an AutoWeek Drivers... 

‘OUTSTANDING POWER, RIDE, CAPABILITY AND LUXURY’   Sales of full-size sport utility vehicles continues to climb back up to where they were before 2008’s economic downturn.  Bigger is better as the saying goes, and the new Platinum Edition Sequoia... 

After a lot of prototypes presented at Chinese car shows with hoods closed and long cables going to mock charging stations, EV development appears to get serious in China. Yesterday, Nissan announced that it is developing an EV for the Chinese market... 

Who says an automaker needs at least 5 million units per year to survive? Daimler in Germany made $6.7 billion EBIT on sales of just 989,386 units in the first half year. Unlike other car companies who are sitting on such a big pile of accrued losses... 

The one man most responsible for the spread of red light cameras in the United States is now enjoying the fruit of his labor. Richard A. Retting was New York City’s deputy assistant commissioner for traffic safety programs as the Big Apple considered... 

What TTAC readers have known for a while already, Germany’s Financial Times has realized: The UAW is trying to get its foot into the door of Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant. Apparently, the UAW is banking on the fact that the plant is new, that Volkswagen... 

The BMW Z3. In my mind this model is the only convertible of the late-90’s that made the 2nd gen MX-5 seem… a bit plain. Even with a near 10k premium when it was released, this car was quite a hot commodity for those willing to pay for the privelege.... 

Despite the domestic auto industry’s bailout-fueled turnaround, there are a few challenges that the Detroit-based firms have yet to overcome: sales on the West Coast for one, and sales to young people for another. TrueCar tackled the scope of this...