Nimrod Racing Automobiles was formed in 1981, a partnership between Robin Hamilton, who had already had experience with RHAM/1, and Victor Gauntlet, the then new Chairman of Aston Martin Lagonda and also Pace Petroleum.

Download Aston Martin Nimrod (1981 - 1984)

Owning a Jaguar carries with it an exclusivity all by itself, but when you own a special limited edition Jaguar, then the exclusivity mark jumps up another 100 notches.

Download 2011 Jaguar XFR Stratstone Le Mans

After we have seen the Opel Ampera concept version in 2009 at the Geneva Motor Show, this year Opel is taking a step forward with the unveiling of the first prototype of the production Ampera.

Download 2011 Opel Ampera Prototype

As we racked up real-world cold-weather experience in Motor Trend's long-term Volt, we found ourselves wondering how it would stack up with the closest electric competition currently available: the Nissan Leaf. So we borrowed a Leaf SL-e for a week. Entry Leaf SV pricing starts at $33,630; the SL adds a tiny photovoltaic panel on the rear spoiler, a rear-view camera, fogs, Homelink, and a cargo cover for a reasonable $940; and the "-e" includes a port to allow occasional quick recharges (80 percent in 30 minutes) from a DC fast charging station. This port is a $700 option, but the SL-e package makes it free to qualifying recipients of the Department of Energy's Energy Technology Engineering Center grant. Most folks will then subtract the $7500 federal tax credit from all of those numbers.

Download Winter Run: 2011 Nissan Leaf vs 2011 Chevrolet Volt

When Renault said that it was going to take a stab at running Pikes Peak in 2011 AND use a Dacia Duster to run the competition, a lot of people, shall we say, scoffed at that idea.

Download 2011 Dacia Duster Pikes Peak Racer

This may be the best car in the world — if all you need it to do is stay ahead of whatever's chasing it. If Bonnie and Clyde had a 2006 Lotus Elise they might still be on the run.

Download Full Test: 2006 Lotus Elise

If you asked us to name the one thing that made the Chrysler 300 an overnight success, we wouldn't point you to its rear-wheel drive, its retro styling or its Mercedes-Benz mechanicals. No, it's the fact that Chrysler took a risk: The company bet real money that real people would spend their real money to buy this stylish, agile and unconventional sedan, and it paid off.

Download First Drive: 2007 Chrysler Sebring

Mercedes is reportedly contemplating a smaller SLS-derived, V6-engined coupe for 2014, codenamed SLV (the SLS is pictured). The V stands for variable bodystyles -- the car could be configured as a coupe, a convertible, a shooting brake, a roadster -- and the idea behind the program is to make the most of the SLS's aluminium spaceframe architecture.

Download And Now, the Baby Benz SLS

German Tuner Brabus has unveiled the SV12 R Biturbo 800, the world’s fastest and most powerful sedan.

The SV12 R Biturbo 800 features a 5.5 liter V12 engine that, thanks to a special crankshaft with longer stroke, precision-balanced piston rods, larger-diameter pistons and corresponding larger cylinder bore, has increased to 6.3 liters. Brabus also installed new turbochargers, a sport exhaust, carbon fiber air intake, four intercoolers and a recalibrated ECU.


Download BRABUS Mercedes SV12 R Biturbo 800 Makes its Debut

The Germans from BMW revealed yet another special edition of the current M3 generation. If the previous special models were based on the Coupe variant, this time the Bavarians decided to bring some improvements to the Sedan version and it seems to be a good decision. The current BMW M3 E90 received some styling updates but also some additional power under the bonnet, somehow unexpectedly as the previous editions earlier revealed were not benefiting from extra horsepower.


Download BMW M3 CRT special edition revealed

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne today hinted that he will be stepping aside from the helm of the U.S. automaker within five years.

Download Marchionne says he'll likely step aside from Chrysler in 2015 or 2016

The Britax Chaperone and Advocate 70 CS car seats provide the absolute highest level of safety for your kids while driving

Download Britax Chaperone and Advocate 70 CS Car Seats

Mercedes and Audi may have drawn first blood in the electric-powered supercar wars with their SLS AMG E-Cell and e-tron prototypes respectively, but Toyota is reportedly set to take the fight to the Germans with an all-electric super sports car program of its own -- possibly with help from its new partner, Tesla.

Download Toyota Mulling All-Electric Supercar

The folks over at PickupTrucks.com appear to have a video of what might be the 2012 Toyota Tacoma truck. The 2012 Tacoma is expected to be a refreshed model, but it’s almost impossible to distinguish the truck from the video from the 2011 model. Judging from screen shots below, the front end is definitely tweaked, but the side and rear end look identical to the current model.

Download Leaked: Could This Be The 2012 Toyota Tacoma?