Hyundai Equus, Genesis,...

While in California this week taking our first turn behind the wheel of the new Equus luxury sedan, we got confirmation from Hyundai America CEO John Krafcik that the big barge will be getting all-wheel drive in the near future, as will its platform-mate, the Genesis, and the Genesis’s...

2011 Dodge Charger Purs...

Dodge Charger cop cars are pretty bad-ass already (the current one looks particularly sweet in Michigan State Police livery ), but this first official photo of the all-new 2011 Charger Pursuit takes sinister to a whole new level. Seemingly taken in a back alley in some godforsaken part...

BMW X1 outsells Audi Q5...

BMW’s baby SUV, the X1 outsold Audi’s compact SUV, the Q5 by 407 units across Europe for the first six months of 2010. Audi sold 43,660 Q5 s from January – June, compared to 44,067 X1 ’s sold by BMW. Compact SUVs rule the roost, only the BMW X5 appears in the top five selling...

The Continental: Strato...

Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. It’s for real: The new Stratos, for the time being, is...

2011 Mercedes-Benz R350...

The refreshed R-class attempts to jumpstart its sales. Back in 2005, when Mercedes-Benz launched its not-a-minivan-not-an-SUV-not-a-wagon thingy, erstwhile editor-at-large Patrick Bedard saddled up an R500 for a full-blown road test. Trying to understand what, exactly, the R-class is,...

GM Files Initial Paperw...

General Motors, which has been a ward of the state since it went into bankruptcy at the end of 2009, has filed the first of several million pages of paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a public stock offering. Although a date the stock goes on sale won’t be...

Danke! German Brochure ...

Thanks to scans of a German brochure for the next-generation Mercedes CLS, we can show you what Benz’s next four-door coupe will look like.  As we saw from the CLS  spy photos back in May, the next CLS is more of an evolution of the current car than a radical rethink. The next...

Woodward Dream Cruise S...

America’s only 10-mile-long car show, the Woodward Dream Cruise, has unofficially begun and will continue through the weekend. It’s the ultimate in automotive voyeurism, with attendees ranging from Tri-Five Chevys and fire-breathing Oldsmobiles to meticulously maintained Lancia...

Jaguar XJ75 Platinum De...

Jaguar’s XJ design concept looks street but could be destined for the lawn. Jaguar’s 75th-anniversary festivities include enjoying “featured marque” status at the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, which the company commemorated by displaying a tricked-out, one-off XJ it...

For $10,000, I Am Iron ...

Mercedes Benz isn’t known for unleashing their untamed offspring on the public, however in 1979, they did just that. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 450 SLC lightens its load by adding aluminum, but is it worth lightening your wallet? More » Read the...