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This Audi R8 LMS was spotted sporting a wicked new look from the folks over at Spyder.

Though it’s not one of our favorite things, the oil well is 153 years old today. The first oil well in the US was established when "Uncle" Billy Smith saw a black goo coating the water where he was digging a shaft near Titusville, PA.

A recent report says that Audi is going to revive the Sport Quattro and bring it to production in 2015.

There has been wide speculation that the next-generation 2015 Ford Mustang will resemble the Evos concept, but that could all change.

The new Ford Fusion, to be released next month, has sparked a collaboration with MILK Studios, who have revealed "Wall to Wall: The Fusion Collective" - a new immersive gallery experience, complete with original multimedia artworks and performances, live music, as well as panel discussions exploring the concept of fusion that opened in New York and will travel to Los Angeles.

The navigation system is becoming one of those expected amenities in our cars today - one of those things we assume will be there when we buy a new car, along with the electric windows and air conditioning. But is this "high-tech option" here to stay like the others have been?

Hybrid sales are up this year, despite a downturn while gas prices remained stable this summer, but it is doubtful many young adults have pictures of the Toyota Prius as the wallpaper on their digital devices.

The 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake prototype was on display at Pebble Beach this past weekend and snuck in under the radar.

Auto theft is at its lowest level since 1967, but the growing use of stolen key codes to obtain duplicate keys is an alarming trend, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

European delivery programs have been around a long time and are available from most Euro automakers with mixed records of the experience. We recently talked with one man who shared five ways buying your BMW in Germany may work for you as well as it did for him.

It’s no secret plug-in hybrids are becoming more and more interesting to weary buyers anxiously seeing gasoline prices fluctuating. Plug-in hybrids, PHEV offer the best of both worlds but what exactly are they?

Drinking and driving in any form of transportation is a recipe for calamity, so it is little wonder the authorities in many countries look down upon this behavior with grim disdain.

When the 2013 Dodge Dart returns the Dart name to the Chrysler lineup, it will have a lot to live up to. Will it meet the challenge?

While we are barely witnessing the second generation of electric cars with faster on-board chargers and better battery management, we look forward to a few electric vehicle innovations.

Watch this video of a Ferrari 458 Spider owned by Stephanie Pratt’s boyfriend run over a NYPD cops foot as he gets a parking ticket.

They can come in any size and shape these days from Mustang GTs to full-size pickups and cars you’d never suspect – like an expensive Nissan GT-R. However, no matter how well disguised, unmarked police cars still provide subtle clues to their true identities.

What the sight of a police car inspires, especially in your rearview mirror, differs from person to person. To some they inspire an air of security – for others the same image inspires paranoia, whether for good reason or the simple fear of an unintended violation of some little known statute.

Just as in the movies, the cars we see on television are often the star or best supporting actor in the show. Here are the top ten picks for best TV cars from Torque News.

On Monday the Chevron refinery in Richmond CA blew up, disrupting gasoline supply on the West Coast, and a spike in gasoline prices, but electric car owners drive on blissfully unaffected by the turmoil.

The challenge is simple, what car, current or past would make for the perfect electric car conversion? The field is wide and many older, lighter cars are being retired.

The vehicles we see in movies and on television can come to define the film or even the vehicle itself. Often, even those who aren't "car nuts" will remember a show because of the car that was in it. Here are the top ten picks for movie cars from the Torque News gang.

Choosing between a new and old car can be difficult and really depends on who, what, when and where. Today I drove 356A Porsche in Nice, France and still wonder if what new cars offer really makes them better.

Electric car’s extended battery pack life and its developing secondary market is something we’ve been waiting for a long time. It seems it is about to begin, according to a Study Done with Flux Power.

Recently Consumer Reports bought a Ford Focus Electric and towed it to their testing grounds, when they could have stopped at charging stations along the way and driven it all the way to their office without towing.

While most of the automobile industry battles between “enough range” and the ideal range for electric cars, there is a clear divide between what people would like and how much they actually need.

Some hard questions to consider, and fact based commentary to get us all thinking about what’s next for automotive propulsion.

If electric cars are expensive so far, the choice is growing, so is the affordability. But if $30,000 is still too much, then how about converting your own oldie into an EV?

Danish developer and manufacturer ECOmove has made a splash with its QBEAK model and its extended 500 mile range. Now the company estimates it can get it on the road this year, before the end of 2012.

The latest numbers are in and according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the most American-made car for 2012 is the Toyota Avalon. Although that grabbed headlines, it was only one model. What about the industry as a whole?

The intelligent use of computers, real-time data and cloud computing might finally take the wind out of the so-called “range anxiety” fear instilled onto unsuspecting buyers.