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Official: 2014 Toyota Corolla priced from $16,800* 27 Aug 2013 | 03:41 pm
We’ll be publishing our First Drive of the 2014 Toyota Corolla later today, but right now, we can reveal that the eleventh-generation compact will be priced from $ 16,800 when it hits dealerships this...
Official: Infiniti releases first image of premium compact Q30 Concept 27 Aug 2013 | 12:41 pm
Behold, the Q30 Concept. Slated for a worldwide debut in Germany next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show, this concept previews a new entry-level premium compact that Infiniti hopes will attract younge...
ETC: 105-year-old Facebook user gifted new car anonymously 27 Aug 2013 | 03:40 am
105-year-old Edythe Kirchmaier is quite a woman. Not only is she California’s oldest driver – she just renewed her license this January after passing the test without incident – she has a perfect 86-y...
Read This: Auto critic calls out Corvette, Mustang and Cherokee faithful 27 Aug 2013 | 12:42 am
Most automotive purists fear change, but not without reason. Change, after all, did kill big-block V8s, along with most station wagons and manual transmissions. But change has also brought with it far...
Video: How this Ferrari 250 GTE became Rome’s most famous police car 26 Aug 2013 | 09:41 pm
We’re used to seeing fancy cars gifted to or bought by certain international police forces today, but the story of this 1962 Ferrari 250 GTE goes well beyond a gift. Because Rome’s anti-organized-crim...
Report: US car loans reach six-year high 26 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
US auto loans are at their highest level since before the start of the great recession, according to a report from Automotive News. Originations increased 11 percent during the second quarter of 2013,...
Report: A. Kahn owner turns down $9M offer for his Veyron’s ‘F1′ license plate 26 Aug 2013 | 03:41 pm
Afzal Khan has a lot of money. This is, after all, the guy that spent $ 870,000 for the United Kingdom vanity plate F1. Now, as further proof of the high-end tuner’s wealth, he’s turned down a 6-milli...
Report: Judge to approve settlement of Mini CVT lawsuits 26 Aug 2013 | 12:40 pm
BMW has agreed to settle a number of class-action lawsuits out of court. The suits stem from drivetrain issues on the 2001 to 2006 R50 Mini Cooper – in particular, its continuously variable transmissi...
Video: Rage Comet R is a supercar for the road, dirt and sky 26 Aug 2013 | 09:41 am
In a perfect world, every vehicle would do everything well. In reality, the Ford SVT Raptor will tear up desert landscapes like no other production truck, but it will also struggle to grip the tarmac ...
Video: 1955 Belgian GP movie tells the story of Spa 26 Aug 2013 | 06:42 am
With the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix happening this weekend, Shell reminded a few guests what the Spa-Francorchamps track and Belgian countryside were like in 1955. That year the petroleum company ...