Last year kept the staff busier than Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Both the number of new vehicle launches and the importance of the nameplates introduced left us reeling. Industry heavyweights like the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry hit the road in 2017, along with boatloads of other fresh...
Ride sharing app Lyft has teamed up with automated driving technology firm Aptiv to offer rides in a semi-autonomous BMW 5 Series during CES in Las Vegas later this month. Lyft’s ride hailing application will be integrated with Aptiv’s self-driving car platform, allowing CES attendees...
Get the Flash Player to see this player.callPlayer(xml_url,"jl54VKGMVMY","galleryPlayer_1","640","390","0"); Year after year, automakers continue to push the envelope on concept cars that preview their next-generation models. Some concept cars never make it to production, but these days, most are...
With nearly 300 videos produced in 2017, ‘s YouTube channel is packed with plenty of automotive content. This past year, we visited numerous auto shows all around the world and put dozens of cars to the test. As we look forward to 2018, now is the perfect time to take a look at what was...
Hyundai‘s N performance sub-brand may still be in its early stages, but it appears the Korean automaker has big plans for it. Speaking to the media at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, Hyundai confirmed it has plans to introduce a “serious” sports car within the next few years, and...
The BMW X7 has entered its final 12 months of testing with pre-production units rolling off the assembly line in the U.S. Built at the BMW Group Spartanburg plant in the U.S. alongside the X5 and X6 models, the pre-production X7 units will now head to development department specialists, who will...
BMW has entered a partnership with solid state battery start-up Solid Power to further advance the development of its EVs. The two companies will work together to develop Solid Power’s solid state batteries to the point where they would be viable for use in mass production automobiles. Solid...
BMW has announced it has delivered over 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide this year. Fulfilling a promise the German automaker made at the beginning of the year, BMW has sold over 200,000 electrified cars to its customers since the introduction of the i3 in 2013. The company...
The 2019 BMW i8 Coupe and BMW X2 will make their worldwide debuts at the 2018 North American International Auto Show. The production BMW X2 will bow in Detroit, one year after the German automaker introduced the X2 Concept at the same show. Joining the X2 will be the 2019 BMW i8 Coupe with...
The 2018 BMW X2 has been priced from $39,395 in the United States including $995 in destination. That price is for the entry-level xDrive 28i model, which will come with a 228 horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. It will come standard with equipment such as 18-inch alloy...
The next-generation BMW M3 has been spied undergoing tests ahead of an expected debut in late 2019. This prototype is based on the all-new 3-Series, which rides on a shortened version of BMW’s new CLAR (Cluster Rear Architecture) platform that also serves in the new M5. The car is bigger...
The BMW X6 M is a formidable machine on the race track, but after German tuner Manhart is through with it, this SUV will also be ready for the desert. The Manhart MHX6 Dirt² is built to be ready for the legendary Dakar rally and comes with everything necessary to complete the run through the...
The Mercedes-AMG product portfolio spans nearly the entire Mercedes-Benz range, ensuring that no matter what type of Mercedes vehicle you’re shopping for, there will be a bonafide performance version of it. By comparison, BMW’ s M portfolio is much smaller. That’s soon set to...
Get the Flash Player to see this player.callPlayer(xml_url,"ucRNpQBBhi4","galleryPlayer_1","640","390","0"); BMW has taken the first step in breathing new life into its i sub-brand at the 2017 L.A. Auto Show. Along with giving the BMW i8 Coupe an update, the German automaker has pulled the cover...
The Grand Tour is looking for a new resident racing driver for the second season of the show, and the guys are trying out a handful of different candidates. Jeremy Clarkson’s idea for a new racing driver on the show was Mark Webber, but unfortunately, the Porsche factory driver turned out...
