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Cadillac is no stranger to international sports car racing, even in the sports prototype category, which is typically dominated by European brands outside North America. However, the automaker was absent from sports car racing's main event, the 2024 Hours of Le Mans, for more than two decades until last year when it returned to the French classic...

Pininfarina has revealed a one-off version of its Battista electric hypercar with a design that honors the 1955 Lancia Florida concept. The original Florida concept was a coupe (a second sedan concept was also built) based on the Lancia Aurelia platform. It was designed by Pininfarina founder Battista Farina, who was so fond of the design he kept...

Iconic Ferrari supercars like the F40 and Enzo will be able deliver better performance on the racetrack than when they first left the factory thanks to modern, model-specific tires being developed by Ferrari in partnership with Pirelli. According to the automaker, modern materials and tread designs have led to tires that deliver superior grip and...

BMW earlier this week revealed the new M4 CS, a track-honed coupe that will be offered for the 2025 model year in limited numbers and with a starting price of $124,675, including a $1,175 destination charge. A new video shows the car completing a lap of the full 12.9-mile course of Germany's Nürburgring racetrack in a time of 7:21.99. That's...

The Dodge Charger Daytona nameplate has made a return for 2025 attached to an electric vehicle, but fans of the original with money to splurge will soon be able to bid on one that looks like it just left the factory. Mecum will place under the hammer at its upcoming auction in Indianapolis a numbers-matching 1969 Charger Daytona that's seemingly...

The Defender enters the 2025 model year with few changes, though there are items that enhance the vehicle's luxury, and others that should make things easier at ordering time. The new model year brings the availability of packages that group many popular individual options. Among the new packs are some that enhance the driving qualities, others...

An example of one of the most unusual Formula 1 cars in history is up for grabs. This 1977 Tyrrell P34 six-wheeler will be one of the featured lots at RM Sotheby's upcoming auction in Monaco. Scheduled to be offered for sale May 11, it's an artifact of a bygone era where small, modestly funded F1 teams could pull off big technical innovations...

BMW has launched a new generation of its hardcore M4 CS. The car isn't quite as extreme as the recent M4 CSL, but it comes with the same 543-hp rating, as well as a track-tuned chassis. Bentley's venerable 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W-12 ceases production in the summer, but the automaker has a more powerful powertrain waiting in the wings. The...

The U.K.'s Everrati continues to grow the number of classic cars it can convert to electric power. The company's most recent conversion is the W113-generation Mercedes-Benz SL-Class from the 1960s, commonly known as the Pagoda for its distinctive roof shape. Everrati first revealed the electric SL-Class last fall, and on Wednesday the company...

Rimac may be best known as a supplier of leading electric vehicle technology, as well as the maker of the Nevera electric hypercar, though that isn't where the company's future exclusively lies, judging by recent comments made by CEO and founder Mate Rimac. Speaking during this week's Financial Times Future of the Car conference in London, Rimac...

Bentley on Wednesday revealed a new V-8 plug-in hybrid powertrain that takes over the performance mantle from the automaker's venerable W-12, production of which ceases this summer. Referred to as the Ultra Performance Hybrid powertrain, the hybrid setup will deliver more than the 740-hp peak power rating that the 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W-12...

BMW will simplify its model designations as it continues to expand its electric vehicle offerings. The automaker recently confirmed to BMW Blog that starting with the next-generation X3 due for a reveal later in May, individual model designations for gas-powered models will no longer carry a lower-case “i.” The i was originally...

A new generation of Volkswagen's California camper van based on the automaker's T-series of vans sold overseas made its debut on Tuesday. It's specifically based on VW's latest Multivan passenger-oriented model (there's also a Transporter cargo model in the T-Series family), which makes plug-in hybrid power an option on the camper for the first...

BMW's 4-Series range has undergone a mid-cycle update for the 2025 model year, and as part of the update the high-performance M4 coupe has spawned a CS grade. Revealed late on Tuesday, the new 2025 M4 CS is set to sail into showrooms later this year with a starting price of $124,675, including a $1,175 destination charge. The car makes its formal...

Since its launch in 2018, the Cullinan SUV has become Rolls-Royce's most popular model. Rolls is now applying some design and tech updates to ensure it stays that way. The Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II features a refreshed exterior highlighted by tall vertical daytime running lights that frame the headlights and grille, which itself is now...

Audi will launch the A6 E-Tron this summer, its second model after the Q6 E-Tron to ride on parent company Volkswagen Group's new PPE dedicated EV platform. The A6 E-Tron will be a Tesla Model S rival capable of delivering at least 300 miles of range, and both S6 and RS 6 performance variants are in the pipeline. Bentley's W-12 engine has ceased...

Bentley in 2022 launched the Batur, an exclusive coupe based on the platform of the Continental GT and built as a sendoff for the automaker's venerable W-12 engine. On Tuesday, the automaker showed a Batur Convertible and confirmed just 16 examples will be built. That makes it more exclusive than the coupe whose production run will span 18...

Audi will launch its long-awaited A6 E-Tron this summer, the automaker announced last week while presenting its financial results for the previous quarter. The A6 E-Tron is the second model from Audi to ride on Volkswagen Group's PPE (Premium Platform Electric) dedicated EV platform which debuted earlier this year in the Audi Q6 E-Tron and Porsche...

Porsche engineers are out testing prototypes for an updated 911 range, and the latest test vehicle has shed almost all of the camouflage gear seen earlier. Previously we brought you spy shots of prototypes for the updated 911 Turbo, 911 Turbo S, and 911 Carrera Cabriolet. Our latest shots show the updated 911 Carrera coupe, both as standard and...

Kia on Tuesday announced the planned reveal of a new electric vehicle on May 23. It's the production version of the EV3 concept shown last fall, whose name it will carry into production, and it will be the Korean automaker's smallest EV yet. Teaser photos released together with Tuesday's announcement, as well as our own spy shots of prototypes...