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Starting year, Mustang fans will have more incentive to visit North Carolina's Charlotte Motor Speedway, as the iconic motorsports location will also become home to what Ford calls the Mustang Experience Center. As Ford describes it, the new center will be the “destination for all things Mustang,” and visitors will be able to sample...

From next year, Mustang fans will want to visit North Carolina's Charlotte Motor Speedway, as the iconic motorsports location will also be home to what Ford calls the Mustang Experience Center. As Ford describes it, the new center will be the “destination for all things Mustang,” with visitors able to sample cars on the racetrack...

Ford Mustang owners can now reskin their cars' digital instrument clusters with a retro design inspired by the 1967-1968 Mustang gauge cluster. This option is now rolling out to 2024 Ford Mustang models via an over-the-air (OTA) software update, according to a brief announcement from Ford. It's another attempt by the automaker to make the most of...

BMW is just weeks out from revealing its redesigned fourth-generation X3. The new compact crossover will ride on an updated version of its predecessor's platform, and it will still have gas engines under the hood. A separate electric variant likely to be called the iX3 is coming based on BMW's Neue Klasse EV platform. Saleen's redesigned 302...

GMC will take the wraps off a redesigned Terrain compact crossover later this year. Market timing hasn't been announced but the new Terrain will likely arrive as a 2025 model in the U.S. A teaser photo shows part of the new design. It specifically shows the rugged Terrain AT4 variant, revealing the headlight design as well as part of the front...

Ford used its Mustang 60th anniversary bash held at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Wednesday to announce a new variant for the current seventh-generation car. A single teaser photo was shown but Ford was short on additional details, apart from confirming the car will arrive in 2025. The teaser doesn't give away much detail but shows the car equipped...

A new generation of the Ford Mustang arrived for the 2024 model year, and the folks at Saleen have now turned it into a 302. The Southern California engineering and motorsports company has added unique styling inside and out, and delivers the performance to back up the new looks. Like the outgoing 302 based on the sixth-generation Mustang, the new...

BMW is just weeks out from unveiling a new generation of its top-selling X3 compact crossover. Camouflaged prototypes have been spotted for more than a year and BMW this week released its own photos of prototypes to mark the sign off on development. The new X3 is expected to start sales later this year as a 2025 model in the U.S. The vehicle...

Audi's A6 E-Tron electric midsize sedan due for a reveal later this year will spawn both S and RS versions aimed at performance fans. A prototype for the S6 E-Tron has already been spotted and this week we have our first spy shots of a prototype for the RS 6 E-Tron performance flagship. The prototype may look like the regular A6 E-Tron but a...

Prospective customers can now vie for a 2025 Ford Mustang GTD build slot, but getting this race-bred limited edition isn't as simple as plunking down a deposit. Like the Ford GT supercar, the Blue Oval is requiring customers to apply for the opportunity to purchase a Mustang GTD. Applications are currently open for U.S. and Canadian customers...

Mercedes-Benz AMG's redesigned C 63 finally rolls into showrooms in the U.S. this spring, and the automaker on Wednesday confirmed prices will start at $85,050, including a $1,150 destination charge. It arrives as a 2024 model in a single grade called the C 63 S E Performance, and there's no longer a V-8 under the hood. Instead you get a hybrid...

Chevrolet Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter is retiring, effective later this summer, General Motors announced Wednesday, ending a 47-year career with the company. A replacement will be announced at a later date, GM said in a press release. Juechter began his career with GM in 1977, working at the automaker's Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant...

The Ford Mustang has just turned 60 and Ford is celebrating with a 60th Anniversary Package that will be available for the 2025 Mustang's GT Premium grade. Just 1,965 examples will be available, the number representing the first model year for the Mustang. California's Rezvani has established a new division catering to fans of modern cars with...

BMW is rumored to be planning a second facelift for its current 3-Series to extend the car's life until a successor, still with gas engines, is launched around 2027. That will give the current 3-Series a lifespan of nine years, which is about two years longer than the typical BMW product cycle. An electric sedan in the 3-Series segment based on...

The Lucid Air Grand Touring has the highest EPA range estimate of any electric vehicle on sale today, an incredible 516 miles. For 2024, the electric luxury sedan receives a round of updates, some aimed at further improving efficiency. Key among the updates is the addition of a heat pump, which Lucid said helps the Air Grand Touring deliver more...

The Mustang nameplate has turned 60 and Ford is celebrating with the launch of a 60th Anniversary Package for the current seventh-generation car. The reveal took place at a special gathering at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Wednesday, 60 years after Ford unveiled the original Mustang at the New York World's Fair. Just 1,965 examples will be...

California's Rezvani this week revealed the RR1 sports car, the first creation from its new Rezvani Retro division. It's based on the current-generation 992 Porsche 911, and takes inspiration from the wild road and race cars built by Germany's Kremer Racing in the 1970s, most notably the slant-nose Porsche 935 K series. Rezvani may be best known...

Lotus is expanding beyond the world of lightweight sports cars by launching more mainstream vehicles, starting with an electric SUV known as the Eletre that was first shown in early 2022. Order books for the U.S. are finally open and the first customers can expect to take delivery in late 2024. Prices for this market start at $107,000 for the...

Lamborghini earlier in April held its inaugural Lamborghini Arena, a gathering that ran for two days at Italy's Imola Circuit and was open to both customers and fans. Around 6,000 participants and 380 Lamborghinis from past and present visited the racetrack, including the new Revuelto supercar. Lamborghini also marked the event with the unveiling...

A redesigned Toyota Land Cruiser starts sales this spring for less than $60,000, and we just tested one. The latest Land Cruiser is smaller and less powerful than before, but it's also a lot lighter and this has resulted in significant efficiency gains. The Hyundai N performance division has launched its first electric vehicle in the form of the...