With 510 horsepower burbling from the DBS’s V-12 engine, supervillains and angry stockholders quickly vanish in the rear-view mirror.
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There are several ways to tour Germany’s capital, but for those who want to steep themselves in cold war history, a Trabant transports you to the 1960s.
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East Germany’s leaders decided that Sachsenring Automobiltechnik could do for the communist bloc what Volkswagen did for the rest of the world.
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It’s been estimated that 800,000 Trabants survive, so it’s fair to ask: what happened to the other 2,296,099?
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Bad wheel bearings on Audis and various troubles with General Motors crossovers and S.U.V.’s are among the issues covered in recent technical service bulletins.
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For automakers to win over lawmakers in their bid for aid, they will have to prove that they are serious about shrinking their vast lineups of different models.
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Toyota Motor said it would cut management bonuses by 10 percent as the global economic slowdown deepens.
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Tesla Motors says it cannot move forward on plans to bring out a second-generation electric car without federal funds.
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Government help will probably come too late for dealers whose sales are dropping along with consumer confidence.
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Spin. Gaffes. The auto crisis debate is a gift to political junkies who just can’t let go.
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The day before Thanksgiving was a moment of reckoning for white-collar workers who were offered buyout deals.
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Ferrari is highlighting a brand and underscoring a claim to luxury style through the innovation of a factory design.
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Car dealers, parts makers, union leaders and others intend to tell lawmakers that the auto industry is vital to the economy.
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William C. Ford Jr. could play a critical role in how the Obama administration decides to aid the auto industry.
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The Chevrolet Volt is the centerpiece of G.M.’s strategy to convince Congress of the strength of its business plan.
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Detroit’s largest automakers owe more than $100 billion, and Wall Street is wondering how much will be paid back.
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While grim prospects drained some of the usual optimism, there seemed to be little alarm on display at this year’s auto show in Los Angeles.
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The Design Challenge at the Los Angeles auto show offers a revealing peek into the fantasies of car designers.
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Finance companies have cut back on loans and become stingier with leases. But for consumers, the credit crunch may have a silver lining.
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Specialists said the last big effort to help Detroit, the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, was not something to repeat.
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Democratic leaders in Congress gave auto industry leaders 12 days to come back with a plan showing that federal aid would be well-spent.
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China’s car industry is quietly pressing Beijing for government help as it copes with a jarring slowdown, top Chinese auto executives said.
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Unwelcome by dealers and buyers, thousands of cars are being warehoused on crowded port property, creating a vivid picture of a paralyzed auto business.
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The Detroit automakers and the United Automobile Workers union face stiff headwinds of public opinion as they push for a bailout.
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Rick Wagoner and his company, G.M., have become the lightning rods of the debate over whether Detroit should get a bailout.
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New members of Congress were welcomed to Capitol Hill on Monday, but the celebratory mood did not extend toward an economic recovery measure or a bailout for U.S. automakers.
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Cash-strapped General Motors will sell its entire stake in the Japanese automaker for $230 million.
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The tricky process of rating the fuel economy of hybrid-powered cars like the Chevrolet Volt is still being finalized.
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The Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango hybrids are almost certainly the shortest-lived new models from a major manufacturer in modern times.
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Since the Environmental Protection Agency fine-tuned its fuel-economy estimates, many drivers are saying their mileage is better than the estimates.
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Among a wave of diesel cars and trucks, the Jetta TDI is the people’s choice, as well as the current champion of fuel economy.
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The Escalade Hybrid is a step in the right direction, but its economy is merely respectable rather than outright impressive.
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In the original announcement of the Escape, Ford boasted about its towing power. Now the company brags about the soy-based seat foam. How times have changed.
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The Cobalt gets better highway mileage then the Civic or Corolla, and offers the most horsepower of the three.
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It’s probably safe to assume that charitable donations decrease in tough economic times. But the end of the year is coming, and people still searching for a way to give back this holiday season now have an option they might... | |
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Long a Cars.com favorite, this versatile Subaru wagon has a lot going for it in terms of safety, reliability and overall functionality. What has changed, as Cars.com reviewer Joe Wiesenfelder notes, is that the Outback now faces much stiffer competition... | |
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Competes with: Convertible versions of BMW 3 Series, Infiniti G37, Lexus IS and Volvo C70 Looks like: The sexy coupes get a droptop version that isn’t quite as good-looking Drivetrain: 211-hp, turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder or 265-hp, 3.2-liter V-6 with six-speed... | |
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Ask.cars.com often gets questions about specific cars, at which point it refers them to Cars.com's wide array of professional opinions. In today's case, it offers an opinion on the 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. Then, PickupTrucks.com takes the 2009 Hummer H3T on... | |
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GM has issued a recall for 18,816 of its vehicles due to a missing rivet in the second- or third-row seat belts, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In the event of an accident, the missing rivet could... | |
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Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays refuses to jump on the bash-American-automakers bandwagon. He sees GM, for instance, as making a number of products that are competitive with any automaker around, but that doesn't mean he won't point out its misses when... | |
