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2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, the model that started the hot hatch craze. To celebrate, Volkswagen has a big surprise in store.

How much would you be willing to pay for two low-mileage Mercedes-Benz S-Classes from the early nineties? $25,000? $30,000?

The new Murano Hybrid will enter showrooms later this year and has now received official EPA fuel economy ratings. Buyers can expect up to 31 mpg on the highway and 28 mpg in town with the new hybrid crossover.

Nissan's NISMO racing team is seeing some restructuring after the retirement of its former head, Shiochi Miyatani. A few insights are given by new program director Mike Carcamo.

What happens when you pit the performance BMW M4 against the electrified BMW i8 sports car on the drag strip?

Nissan released video of an "Intelligent Parking Chair" concept and it's pretty dang awesome.

With Subaru getting ready to run their 2016 WRX STI Global Rallycross cars again this season, this driver needs to be recruited. [Video]

The 2016 Subaru WRX gets the new for 2015 2.0-liter engine. What changes are already in the works for the turbo boxer?

The Nissan IDS Concept was shown in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) as a showcase of zero-emission, autonomous driving for the near future. There’s a lot of reality in this futuristic car.

Volkswagen's iconic hot hatch stole this writer's heart. Here's how it did it.

There is nothing more appealing than something that knows exactly what it wants and what its purpose is. This applies to people, places, and things. A person who knows exactly what they want is rare and a car that knows its exact purpose and that is built towards that purpose with single-minded focus.. is a gem.

If you looking to buy a new Subaru WRX STI you may want to wait. Is Subaru coming out with a more powerful new engine in the WRX STI?

Subaru’s popular 2016 WRX wins Ward’s prestigious “10 Best Engines” 2016 accolade again. How many times has WRX STI won the award?

Honda ECO mode 101: Does the green ECON button truly increase fuel economy?

Here’s a bit of a teaser for U.S. Honda performance enthusiast waiting for the arrival of the North American specific Civic Type-R.

In about a year, the cars racing at the circuits prior to Formula E all-electric F1 racing will be missing something. Drivers.

Now that Black Friday, the nation's worst shopping day, is over with, it's time to relax with some of the Hoonigan Team as they blast their Z-cars through a dust-covered, abandoned shopping mall.

Will the next-generation 2018 Subaru Crosstrek get WRX lines?

Watch a driver take his BMW E92 3 Series and drive it up a hillside and flip over hard.

Mitsubishi is dropping the EVO after the last 2015 Lancer Evolution rolls off the assembly line this year. Why is Mitsubishi making a monumental mistake?

BMW hasn’t even launched the first 2016 M2 and fans are already dissatisfied with the performance coupe. What are their complaints?

If Apple were to actually make a car, it would look like the Nissan Teatro for Dayz concept shown in Tokyo.

See how Factory Five can turn the Subaru WRX into a 0-60 in 3.8 sec sports car. How much will it cost?

The excitement of buying a new car can be greatly tempered by the confusing array of jargon and terms thrown around as dealerships pile it on in order to slide in extra margins. Here's what you should know.

If you were to name the leaders in self-driving vehicle technology and future strategies, who would you name? It's likely you wouldn't name the ones listed as tops in this new Navigant Research report. Hype and PR are one thing, actual work in the field is another.

See how not to drive a BMW M3 or any performance vehicle on the Nurburgring. Video

An international research study that examines the safety performance of cars in the United States versus those in the European Union found a lot of key differences. Some may be due to regional effects, but many are likely due to regulatory differences.

Once in a while, something really big comes along and doesn't get noticed right away. This is one of those things.

Watch this video from the UK as a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO loses it after cutting off a motorcycle.

The investigation and very likely recall of Volkswagen and Audi diesel vehicles, which is likely to go global at this point, is all about tailpipe emissions. TDI owners have little stake in that game and no reason to be unhappy about what VW seems to have done to cheat emissions tests.