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Want a Tesla Model S? Can't afford the near-$100,000 price tag? Have no fear, there is a cheap Chinese knockoff selling for the price of a well-equipped Toyota Camry. If you don't need a bunch of hooey like warranties and Elon Musk's endorsement, this could be the car for you.

Ever want the rare and exciting opportunity to test drive a real Formula One car on a FIA track? This may be your chance to do it. Infiniti is giving someone the chance to go to Dubai for an F1 race weekend and drive a real F1 car on the track. But there's a catch.

Watch Tommy Makinen put the Toyota GT86 rally car through some serious testing in the dirt in Finland. [video]

The BMW M4 Marco Wittmann special edition gets tuned by TVW Car Design. What did the German tuner do to the special M4?

Would you believe that the cost of ownership for diesel passenger vehicles is usually lower than it is for their gasoline counterparts? A UMTRI study explains why.

Subaru is one of the only automakers to use the Boxer engine design besides Porsche. Why do they use the flat four in WRX/STI?

Recollecting those crowded, hot, and sometimes torturous family treks of yesteryear, one can’t help but envy the Pilot family in the attached clip. Has Honda reinvented the family station wagon?

While hybrid and electric car users are up in arms, the program itself is aiming for fairness across the board.

If you have a convertible Z Car, you are likely tired of the restrictions and button holding associated with lowering and raising that top. Here’s a solution.

"Disruptive manufacturing" is the term used to describe innovative, forward-thinking ideas that could change everything in an industry. Is the Divergent Blade one of those?

The current Nissan 370Z is not going anywhere anytime soon as Nissan has confirmed plans to rethink the car's market position, which will mean extensive redesign and that takes time. Here's what we know.

Take the first-ever 360-degree filmed lap around the Le Mans circuit. In this GT-R versus GT-R NISMO race, you'll see the coolest thing you've seen all day. Show your friends!

The new Maxima is more than a showcase of Nissan's design language going forward, it's also a showing of what the company feels a "sports sedan" is all about. And it's a great thing.

The 2012 Nissan 370Z is not part of Nissan's service bulletin for steering lock failures, but some are having the issue. What can you do to prevent or fix this on your Z car?

The NISMO team has been in France all week during practice sessions and qualifying. Are the drivers and is the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO ready for the big day? Plus a bonus spotter's guide!

An Indiana University study questions the validity of the EPA's measurement of cost-effectiveness and lives saved by new regulations.

Pierre Loing said that the IDx concepts that caused such a stir last year are going nowhere.

In a new video short, Infiniti takes us behind the scenes to see what it's like to win their Performance Engineering Academy and enter the ranks of Infiniti engineers.

Stepping back onto the saddle of a kinetic energy powered 2 wheeler sparked an idea or two as to the viable future of personal transportation.

The first Nissan Micra Cup series kicks off this year in Canada this Friday. More than 25 drivers will vie for the win next weekend in cars so small, they're called Micra.

The latest quarterly report from Tesla Motors shows that, despite record deliveries of Model S cars, the company made huge profits on government subsidies.

Torque News looks to the experts for an accurate prediction of where gasoline pump pricing will land for the peak-driving season, summer 2015.

The 2015 Subaru WRX STI rally car won the race at Oregon Trail Rally but not without engine issues. Watch SRT USA perform a sub three-hour motor swap in this time lapse video.

This beautiful 2015 BMW M4 gets lowered by European Auto Source. How do you take a good looking car and make it look even better?

What happens when you take a nasty looking Volkswagen double cab bus and swap the air-cooled powerplant for a Subaru 2.5-liter WRX STI boxer engine? Check out the drag video!

Infiniti's 2015 Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy offers once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to college students looking to take their engineering studies to a whole new level. Including working closely with the four-time Formula One World Championship Infiniti Red Bull Racing team. Is the Academy coming to your school?

Take a 2015 Subaru WRX STI with summer tires vs a rear drive BMW M4 with snow tires and who wins in a snow tug of war? [video]

Nissan has been named as a presenting sponsor for the charity screening premiers of the new Paul Newman documentary, WINNING. The film highlights the actor's motorsports background, which included sponsorship and racing in Nissan and Datsun vehicles, like the 300ZX above. Watch the trailer below.

The Subaru WRX is a true rally car and has long history in Canadian rally. Watch this team crash their WRX violently into a house.

Speaking in Europe, Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, outlined his visions for autonomous drive technologies and electric vehicles. Here's what he had to say and why you should listen.