In certain circles, Lamborghini has got a bum rap as the chariot of D-bags from South Beach to the Vegas Strip—over-revved beasts dipped in Day-Glo with Bobby Bottleservice in the cockpit. The vehicle’s bravado can be mistaken for vulgarity, and the low-hanging fruit is to fixate on its conspicuousness, disregarding ... More

How would Land Rover top the media circus created at last year’s New York International Auto Show for shutting down several blocks during rush hour to have Daniel Craig deliver the new Range Rover Sport to a midtown event space? For the automaker, whose brand is built on ... More

Like our smartphones, social media accounts and even refrigerators, autos are finding their place among the hyper-connected Internet of Things. At the same time, as our living spaces evolve to include more green space and pedestrian walkways, auto manufacturers are re-envisioning how we’ll be getting around the cities of tomorrow. ... More

There are cars and then there are art cars. Since 1979, BMW has been celebrating artists with their Art Car collection, first introduced by the French race car driver Hervé Poulain, who wanted to invite an artist to create a canvas on an automobile. Poulain commissioned the first car in ... More

The sound of a Maserati, according to at least one questionably scientific study, raises testosterone in women, signaling sexual arousal, at levels higher than both Lamborghini and Ferrari. Before the release of the Ghibli, however, the cost of getting superiorly turned on was well into the six figures. The manufacturer’s ... More

Akio Toyoda, grandson of Toyota's founder Kiichiro Toyoda and the company's president since 2009, looks like just another mild-mannered and media-trained automotive executive in a dark suit; the logical front man for an automaker historically known for dependable and reliable vehicles. Before his tenure, the stoic elegance of Lexus, Toyota's ... More

When BMW entered the electric vehicle market this past July with the announcement of its all-electric i3, many wondered what a manufacturer historically known for precision, power and performance was doing entering the compact EV market. The i3 was just the tip of the iceberg of its coming iSeries vehicles, ... More

On the eve of the world's most famous automobile race, a procession of vintage convertibles, each carrying three race-car drivers, creeps through the narrow streets of downtown Le Mans, France. It's a Mardi Gras–like atmosphere where the wine is flowing and beaded necklaces are flying. Half a million revelers cover ... More

I'm nudged from a deep sleep by the muffled sound of an engine starting. Another engine kicks in, then another and another; the din escalates to a rumble and finally to an earth-shaking thunder. I roll from my bunk, shower, brush my teeth, and start my day like any other, ... More

The All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, held every May, is NASCAR's homecoming weekend, a brief respite from the tightly-packed schedule that has the series crisscrossing the country for 38 weeks a year, and a rare chance for the Charlotte-based crews to catch their breath and sleep in their own ... More