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Apr 14, 2020

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Next-gen Mazda6 reportedly getting RWD, straight-six it shares with Toyota

Last June, Japan's Best Car magazine laid out what we considered a whopper series of rumors about future Mazda developments. The mag said it had been speaking to a Toyota source on an unrelated matter, and found out that Mazda's work on a straight-si…

Somebody is selling a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 for $160,000

A tag on the Cars.com for-sale listing of a particular white-over-red 2020 Chevrolet Corvette deems the price a "fair deal," but in reality, that would only be true on opposite day. Dozens of dealerships and owners are looking to make a quick buck an…

[VIDEO] C8 Chevy Corvette convertible could skip the 2020 model year

Having commenced production at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant at the beginning of February, the 2020 C8 Chevrolet Corvette was only going to get seven months of production out of its first year before the plant switched to the 2021 model. And then …

1986 BMW 325iX — never registered, with 315 miles — for sale at Koenigsegg dealer

SuperVettura, England's official Koenigsegg dealer, offers a wide selection of used supercars including a 1989 Ferrari F40, a 2016 Aston Martin Vulcan, and a 2008 Lamborghini Reventon. There's even a Spyker in its inventory. And yet, the car rivaling…

The electric Mini SE crushes its EPA range estimate in our real-world test

The range meter of my fully charged 2020 Mini Cooper SE reads 110 miles as I fasten my seatbelt, which is hardly a surprise because that number matches the official EPA-certified range of this all-new electric car. But then I turn on the climate cont…

Consumer Federation: We're driving far less, insurance refunds should be much bigger

DETROIT — Interstates and city streets are empty and cars are quarantined in their owners' garages, so consumer advocates argue that it only makes sense for auto insurance rates to reflect that. In the states of Washington and New York, the number o…

[VIDEO] Watch a Suzuki Swift go straight when the road doesn't, fly 209 feet into a church

In rural Poland, an unidentified motorist celebrated Easter by launching a third-generation Suzuki Swift off a roundabout and into a building owned by a church. The jump was captured by a security camera. Polish news site Remiza published the 20-sec…

Cadillac confirms 'Blackwing' name, manual gearboxes for pumped-up CT4-V, CT5-V

Cadillac officially confirmed Tuesday that the high-output variants of its new CT4-V and CT5-V sedans will be dubbed "Blackwing," sharing a nameplate with GM's stillborn twin-turbocharged V8. As an added bonus, company representatives said for certai…

2020 BMW M760i Interior Driveway Test | It doesn't get much better

Few back seats in the automotive world measure up to the experience one can find in a fully optioned 2020 BMW M760i . It comes with the territory of being a luxury flagship car. Anybody who spends $181,975 on a vehicle should expect nothing but excell…