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The 6-Series Gran Coupe, BMW's entry into the four-door coupe market, will be for sale very soon, and BMW is finally revealing more about the car, including its three models: the 640i, 650i and 640d.  Compared to the standard 6-Series...

BMW makes more than M cars and expensive luxury sedans. They also offer a wide range of vehicles for police, fire and paramedics, and it has been doing so for over 50 years.  BMW's big new reveal at RETTmobil is a dark blue 328i that ...

Ron Howard is winding down production on his next film Rush that tells the story of Nikki Lauda's 1976 Formula 1 season. We first reported on the film when it was in preproduction in September and showed some behind the scenes footag...

The 6 Hours of Spa was a race of domination. Audi took the first through fourth spots at the top of the grid, and Nissan-powered cars won the top three spots in the LMP2 class. Porsche took wins in both the GTE-Pro and GTE-Am categories.  ...

Bentley wants to get back into sports car racing, especially at Le Mans. It has hired Graham Humphrys, designer of the BMW V12 LMR, to work on a new race car for them. What is not yet known is in what class the luxury automaker will compete, it ap...

Mercedes has opened its first AMG only dealer in the world in Beijing, China. It also gave the G63 AMG its world premiere at the dealer on April 22, 2012.  AMG has 195 other exclusive dealers in 18 countries, but the one in Beijing is the...

The BMW 328 won the Mille Miglia in 1940 overall, and it is entering 12 of the cars into the 2012 Mille Miglia. The entries will be a mix of racing versions and production versions.  The most famous car in the lineup is the 328 Touri...

Current General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says that the companies next CEO could be Mary Barra, the company's highest ranking female employee. Barra is the head of GM global product development and a board member of Opel. She has worked at GM...

There appears to be no universal reaction to the testing by teams and drivers from this week's Formula 1 test at Mugello. Lotus is buoyed by two days of success by Romain Grosjean, but teammate Raikonnen did not mind missing the chance at prac...

Ford has opened a new US$450 million plant in Rayong, Thailand. The new factory will begin producing the Focus next month and will build seven other Ford products later on. The factory has a capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year and will dire...