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2011-2012 Chevrolet Cruze The 2012 Chevrolet Cruze has been added to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration probe into engine bay fires that began after complaints regarding 2011 model year vehicles. The probe originally covered 177,000 vehicles, but has expanded to 370,000 units since the 2012 model ...    Read more

A pedestrian airbag is the latest safety technology from Volvo, which hopes to eliminate all injuries and fatalities from those in a Volvo by 2020. The automaker has confirmed the new pedestrian airbag will be standard on the European V40 hatchback. Twelve percent of traffic accident victims are pedestrians; in ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz and AMG will display a gold Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG 45th Anniversary at the Cannes International Film Festival to celebrate the 65th Palme d’Or (Golden Palm). A variety of Mercedes and AMG vehicles painted gold will be on hand for shuttle service to different festival events. The ...    Read more

A new video from DC Shoes and Ford Racing made from raw footage of last summer’s popular "Gymkhana Four: The Hollywood Megamercial" focuses on Ken Block’s driving skills without all the Hollywood flair. The original Gymkhana Four has netted 17.8 million views in nine months. “When we ...    Read more

More photos of the 2013 Nissan Altima have been posted on the automaker’s website. Like previous refreshes and subsequent generations, Nissan has made incremental changes to the Altima, now giving it the brand’s latest stylizing cues. The new 2013 Altima is slightly larger than the ...    Read more

Ford has practically owned the police cruiser market for 15 years, but the automaker recently replaced the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor with the Taurus-based Interceptor. Dodge and Chevy are trying harder than ever to take a piece of the pie away from Ford with new Charger Pursuit and Caprice ...    Read more

Kia is joining Ford, GM, and Hyundai by abandoning the minivan segment—but only temporarily as the Korean automaker works on replacement for the Sedona minivan. The automaker says the market is expected to grow 25 percent by 2016. Although the Kia Sedona offers lots of standard features ...    Read more

The Corvette’s popularity extends beyond hard-working Americans—it’s also popular among car thieves. From 1981 to 2011, the 1984 Chevy Corvette proved the most-stolen model year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Overall, 90,427 Corvettes were stolen in the U.S. and Puerto Rico during those 30 years. Not surprisingly, 1984 ...    Read more

Nissan UK attempts to generate more excitement for the funky Juke crossover in this Feature Flick. The TV spot shows the thrilling but improbable construction of the Nissan Juke as it’s “built to thrill.” A man strapped to a seat jumps out of an airplane, landing mid-air in the Juke’s ...    Read more

Have you ever wanted to own a record-setting hydroplane powered by Ferrari F1 V-12 engine? Well, here’s your chance because the 20.5-foot 1953 Timossi-Ferrari 'Arno XI' Racing Hydroplane is up for sale at auction and can be heard in this Feature Flick. The famous maritime vessel is powered by a ...    Read more

Ford of Europe says it expects to more than triple 2011’s EcoBoost sales by 2015, reports Automotive News. The automaker sold 141,000 vehicles powered by an EcoBoost engine in 2011 and aims to increase that number to 480,000 in 2015. The number of models available with an EcoBoost engine will ...    Read more

Jeremy Clarkson took to twitter to confirm rumors that the next season of “Top Gear” would be delayed until January 2013. The rumors began to swirl after an interview with Clarkson on BallzRadio, a South African sports and entertainment news site. Fortunately, the Top Gear Christmas Special ...    Read more

“Motorcity” is a new animated series slated for the The Disney Channel about a group of teenagers fighting an evil billionaire for their rights to own cars. The series takes place in the subterranean refuge of Motorcity, which sits below the futuristic city of Detroit Deluxe. Known ...    Read more

Ferrari will join in the festivities of the Diamond Jubilee Pageant to celebrate the 60-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II over the United Kingdom. In this Feature Flick, The Carousel of the Carabiniere from Italy and a pair of Ferrari FFs practice for the upcoming pageant to be held at ...    Read more

The 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will pace the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 later this month, making it the 11th time a Corvette and 23rd time a Chevrolet have paced the Greatest Spectacle in Racing -- Indy records for a nameplate and an automaker. The 638-hp ZR1 will also ...    Read more

It didn’t take long for noted GM tuner Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) to extract more juice from the stock version of the mighty Camaro ZL1. And as we reported last week, in addition to more power, the guys at LPE -- with Hot Rod magazine’s ...    Read more

The Nissan NV200 “Taxi for Tomorrow” is under attack again, according to the Transportation Nation, as John Liu, Comptroller for New York City, says the van violates the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Liu claims that because the fleet won't be 100-percent wheelchair accessible, he won’t approve the contract ...    Read more

Dodge is aiming for the compact sedan leaders with the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart. In this Feature Flick, Motor Trend’s Jessi Lang drives one in Austin, Texas to find out how the Dart compares to other small four-doors. Much like Mini, Dodge designed the all-new Dart with personalization in ...    Read more

The long-anticipated Toyobaru twins hit showrooms soon and many want to know if these sports cars are worth buying over the similarly priced and more powerful Mustang V-6. In this Feature Flick, Motor Trend’s Angus MacKenzie takes to the canyon roads to get a better impression of the Subaru ...    Read more

Land Rover’s Halewood Operations has reached a major milestone this week. The plant has built the 300,000th Freelander 2 since production began in October 2006. The Freelander 2 also serves as the base for the Range Rover Evoque. Land Rover sold approximately 52,000 LR2 SUVs globally last year, ...    Read more

If the one-off Lamborghini Aventador J concept wasn't exclusive enough, Prindiville has revealed its own plans for a retuned version of the design study, if the Italian automaker ever brought the car to production. The Prindiville J concept made weight reduction and a power boost for the 6.5-liter V-12 top ...    Read more

"Hand-made" takes on very different meanings for our two Feature Flicks. In the first video, we learn more about the last Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport that was custom fitted with hand-made porcelain accents from the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin, or KPM. The other Feature Flick allows enthusiasts to enjoy ...    Read more

Ford can't keep up with demand for its EcoBoost V-6 and 3.7-liter V-6 engines. The automaker is adding a third shift to its Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1, a move that is expected to require 250 jobs mostly filled by former employees at Cleveland Engine Plant No. 2, which ...    Read more

As Nissan raises the performance of the GT-R, the car's price follows. In this Feature Flick, however, enthusiasts who can’t afford Godzilla’s near six-figure price tag can still sample the supercar slayer with Motor Trend’s Jessi Lang, who participates in Skip Barber’s 2013 GT-R Experience at Mazda Raceway ...    Read more

While Kia and Hyundai posted their best sales months ever in March, Kia had its highest April sales on record and Hyundai had its second best sales month ever. Kia sold 47,550 units and Hyundai sold 62,264 units, both representing increases of about 1 percent compared to April 2011. ...    Read more