Audi A1 Sportback: Firs...
Filed under: First Drive Audi’s multi-award winning premium A1 supermini has sprouted a couple of doors and the result is the Sportback. With the UK being the biggest export for the A1, is the Sportback the practical solution for those put off by three-doors? We headed to...
2013 Lexus GS350 Double...
Since the mid-size Lexus GS sedan first appeared in 1993, it has aspired to sportiness but never quite delivered. Nearly 20 years and three subsequent model generations on, a truly enthusiast-friendly GS has finally emerged; our initial impressions and a comparison-test encounter with...
Next-Gen Audi TT to Get...
Audi will include a programmable thin-film transistor (TFT) gauge cluster as standard equipment on the next TT . The flat-screen display—you can see a similar concept in the Jaguar XJ—is the proper gimmick for sporty models, Ingolstadt insiders tell us. It will allow drivers to view...
Mercedes-Benz Reveals S...
To celebrate the S-class coupe’s 60th anniversary, Mercedes-Benz is rolling out a Grand Edition package for the CL-class in Europe. The CL’s Grand Edition treatment, like that on the also-Euro-only GL-class SUV , bundles a few high(er)-end features and adds a touch of further...
The Continental: Yes to...
Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. There are great moments in the life of a motor journalist....
Audi smashes profit rec...
Filed under: Latest News Have you noticed that there are loads of Audis tooling around recently? That’s because Audi appears to have sold rather a lot of them, 1.3 million worldwide, and as a result made 5.3 billion euros pre-tax profit. In 2011 Audi did very well pretty much...
Audi Unveils R18 e-tron...
After trying out its TFSI and TDI engines at Le Mans—and scoring 10 victories in 13 years of competition—Audi is now launching a diesel-hybrid, all-wheel-drive LMP1 sports car. The R18 e-tron Quattro is powered by the same 510-hp, 3.7-liter V-6 TDI powerplant used in last...
Only One Day Left to En...
There’s only one day left to enter our New York Auto Show Sweepstakes . Tomorrow, two lucky (and eligible) Car and Driver Backfires members will be randomly selected to each receive an all-expenses-paid trip to this year’s New York Auto Show during press days and receive a guided...
Mitsubishi to Run i-MiE...
Mitsubishi announced today its intention to enter an electric i-MiEV prototype race car in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado this July. Wrangling the Mitsu to the 14,110-foot summit will be two-time Dakar Rally champ Hiroshi Masuoka. The prototype will use the same EV...