BMW is getting into the “special edition” game with its recently announced M3 Editions Models. In a press release, BMW states, “On the BMW M3 Edition Models the exterior paintwork and interior design are individually matched to one another. Depending on the respective Edition model, the body comes either in Alpine White Non-Metallic, Black Non-Metallic, [...]

Aston Martin’s range-capping exotic sportscar, the new One-77, has been revealed in final form. What Aston calls its “definitive sports car” takes the  general silhouette of the latest Aston sportscars, from the DB9 to the Vantage. Only this time, the core of the car is constructed not from aluminum, but from carbon fiber. The monocoque [...]

2007 Land Rover LR2 HSE Land Rovers have always gone their own way – often literally. While off-roading demands a low center of gravity and muddy trails would seem to warrant hose-out interiors and body-on-frame-construction, the British automaker has long contented itself building tippy-looking unibody boxes with tall greenhouses and opulent cabins – the anti-Humvee, [...]

The muscle cars that fueled automotive passion in the 1960s were wildly popular because high performance is both fun and addicting. What if a car company could capture those same emotions and sensations in a package that makes no excuses for its environmental impact … a vehicle that doesn’t sacrifice performance for green credentials that [...]

Torque steer. Two words that make front-drive loyalists cringe and rear-drive purists chuckle. While most of today’s automakers have managed to quell torque steer with half-shaft trickery or engine control units that reduce torque in low gears, the helm-tugging phenomenon still exists in several, modern front-drivers, especially those with a propensity for pound-feet. This trait [...]