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BMW is dropping the V8 from the next generation M3 in favor of a tuned version of the N55 3.0-liter inline-six found in the M135i and 640i. Power is expected to be around 450hp and 480lb-ft of torque. The next M3 will also likely move to electrica...

A German man has built an absolutely massive Lego model of a Lamborghini Countach LP500S. The car contains 14,000 pieces and is 896mm long and 432mm wide. The car appeared on the Eurobricks Lego forum and was built by a man named Georg.  ...

With the launch of the new Opel Astra sedan at the Moscow Auto Salon (August 29 – September 9, 2012) approaching, it is a good moment to look back at the genealogy of the model. Since the early 1960s, the brand from Rüsselsheim has prod...

Land Rover is giving the Freelander 2 a major upgrade for the 2013 model year with a new petrol engine, which will not be available in the UK, and most of the trim available on the Evoque. The new engine is the Si4 2.0-liter petrol with turboc...

Opel seems to plan the extension of its minicar Adam into an entire model family. In an interview with the German magazine auto motor und sport, asked for additional variants of the new model, new Opel design manager Michael Ableson said: &quo...

If we can believe the market researchers at IHS, the new Volkswagen Golf is going to be an absolute bestseller, just as its predecessors. The new model debuts in September at the Paris Motor Show and reaches the markets in November. In a forec...

The history of auto racing behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War is mostly unknown in the West, but it certainly happened. The best-known builder of racecars during the area is the German company Melkus. It built a two seat, gullwing raceca...

BMW is adding a new, entry-level X3 sDrive18d to the lineup in the fall. It uses a 2.0-liter diesel four-cylinder engine 143hp and 266lb-ft of torque and uses 5.1l/100km of diesel. It will only be available with rear-wheel drive and with a standar...

General Motor has begun a real world test of its Connected Vehicle Development program in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Connected Vehicle Development aims to test vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication that would allow c...

Ford debuted a one-off Shelby GT500 Cobra during the Pebble Beach Concours d"Elegance to celebrate the life of Carroll Shelby. It is based on the 662hp Shelby GT500 but fitted with a 4.0-liter Ford Racing supercharger to produce 850hp. The ca...