As SUVs go Audi's Q7 V12 TDI is about as extreme as they get. With 500hp and 738lb-ft of torque the 6.0L V12 undoubtedly has far more output than a SUV ever should. However, later this month in Austria Audi will take the wraps of something equally…

About a month ago we heard that Martin Eberhard had decided to drop his defamation and breach of contract lawsuit against Elon Musk and Tesla Motors. Now comes word that Eberhard and the defendants have actually reached a settlement. Given the ruling…

While most other automakers have been backing away from plans to introduce new diesel engines to the U.S. market in recent months, the big German makers – VW-Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz – seem fully committed to oil burners. That's probably because…

We first heard about the latest autonomous driving project from Stanford University and the Volkswagen Group a couple of weeks ago. Audi has released some more information on the car, a TT-S coupe that, like its predecessors, Stanley and Junior, has…

2011 Alpina B7 – Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW has stated several times that it has no plans to do an official M version of the current F01 7 Series, but that doesn't mean it won't offer a hotter version of its flagship sedan courtesy of…

At the Geneva Motor Show, Peugeot has announced that one year after it introduces its first diesel hybrid based on the 3008 crossover, it will launch a plug-in version of the same vehicle. The 3008 will be the first vehicle to use the PSA-developed…

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The other day Sebastian put up a post wondering what questions you the readers would pose to GM about the Volt and here we have some answers. One reader wrote in explaining that he lives outside of Denver and…

After seven days and 2,832 miles, I'm finally back home. My week-long stint on the Audi Mileage Marathon is over and I believe I've learned a thing or two about hyper-miling. Teams running in the event were scored based on a formula that included…

During the Beijing Motor Show a couple of months back, reports came out that Shanghai Automotive was developing a hybrid version of the Rover 75/Roewe 750. Now reports from China indicate that a new version is being testing that should hit the market…

BRE Nismo Z getting painted for the Walter Mitty Challenge – Click above for high-res image gallery
It looks like there will be more than one car showing up the Walter Mitty Challenge at Road Atlanta next month wearing the colors of Pete Brock's BRE…