Automobile

Science and reason tend to marginalize our awareness of it as we age, but there is magic left in the world. A rich vein of it can be mined from the very name “Lamborghini,” and the Huracán Performante crackles with the stuff. Lamborghini used no magic in creating the Performante, just a …

The rise of Subaru could be used as a case study in business schools to show the power of effective marketing. The Japanese carmaker that started off as an oddity in the U.S. market has transcended its niche status to become one of the top-selling auto brands in America. Much …

It’s mind-boggling. Go to Porsche’s website and you’ll find 23 variations of the 2018 911 series listed, ranging from the $92,150 Carrera to the $294,250 GT2 RS. And most of them can be loaded up from a thick options catalog including custom paint colors ($6960 on the base Carrera and $12,830 with …

Created using a new styling language and built on Audi’s latest MLB Evo architecture, the new Audi A6 follows the range-topping A8 and the sporty A7 hatchback. This mid-size luxury sedan adopts the brand’s latest styling themes, which are intended to move beyond the boxy and less appealing designs seen on the …

How much does timing matter when buying a new car? A lot, it turns out! We reveal the best time to buy a new car—a strategy that could save you thousands of dollars. According to the old saying, “good things come to those who wait.” These words of wisdom should certainly …

Connelly’s research for 2018 reflects the forward-thinking state of the auto industry: “Following the recession, everyone talked about the so-called ‘new normal,’ but that kind of colloquialism never stayed in place for very long because nothing stays stagnant enough for it to actually become normal.” These six trends in particular will …

The Canadian International AutoShow returns to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from Feb. 16 to 25, 2018. From groundbreaking concept cars to American classics, we’ve rounded up the six must-see exhibits at this year’s show. The 2019 Mustang Bullitt Few cars are as iconic as Steve McQueen’s 1968 Mustang GT Fastback in …

In the winter of 1846, a group of pioneers seeking a better life in the vast unknown of the American West got trapped by weather in the mountains of the California territory. Bored and running desperately low on cheesy Pringles, they had to turn to the most cursed of sustenance: …

The radical Civic Type R is a polarizing hi-po hatchback. Haters think it’s too hideous to own, and backers believe it’s too fantastic to miss. We know it’s the latter, seeing as we named it a 10Best Cars winner along with the impressive Civic Sport and Civic Si. To all who disagree, we …

The models racing in various motorsports series have moved too far away from production cars. Take NASCAR, which has become a personality show performed with nearly identical tube-frame cars—even if the new Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 racer is a step in the right direction—or Germany’s DTM, which has moved from a …