The newest version of Tony Stark’s favorite car, the 2014 Audi R8, just arrived in dealerships with a handful of new features.

Since its debut in 2008, the R8 has established itself as not only a classy vehicle, but as a powerhouse as well. As with all cars, there was room for improvement, and Audi has jumped to make the necessary changes. More...

Facing intense pressure from competitors in the mid-sized sedan segment, the 2013 Honda Accord has dropped its price and increase its features in order to gain some ground back with customers. Full prices for every Accord model are available below. More...

Remember back when the New Beetle was introduced in 1998? It caused a frenzy like few cars in recent memory. People who had an original Bug wanted one. Hip trendsetters wanted one. People who just wanted something a little more stylish and different wanted one. And it was a huge success. Now we have a new Volkswagen Beetle for 2012 and, while it probably won’t stir up the same commotion as that ‘98 model, it’s a significantly better car.  

The exterior is definitely recognizable as a VW Beetle, but it’s also definitely different. With a “squashed” appearance that gives it a flatter roofline, the new model is longer, lower, and wider than before, and looks more substantial and muscular too. Our Platinum Gray Metallic Turbo model looked cute and serious at the same time. Sitting on the optional oversized 19-inch alloy wheels, it sent out a clear message: Watch out—this bug bites!

Performance from the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle is impressive as well. Powered by the same 200-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder shared by the VW GTi, this Beetle really hustles. We’d guess 0-60 mph in the mid-sixes, which is plenty fast. Even more so, the turbo spools up quickly, giving you a blast of whoosh-quiet power (the exhaust is quite well mannered) whenever you need it.  We were pleasantly surprised to average 25 mpg, especially considering how often we enjoyed that turbo boost. More...

Quattro lovers rejoice – the 2013 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet will bring its drop-top fury to the U.S. market in the next few months. More...

You have to give MINI credit. The original “new” MINI that arrived in 2002 was a huge hit. Really, all they had to do was keep refining and freshening the model, and everything would have been fine. But smart marketers that MINI and parent company BMW are, they wanted to grow the MINI family to attract more people into the fun and funky brand.

So we’ve seen some interesting products: After the original hatchback, we got a convertible, then the extended wheelbase Clubman and mini-SUV Countryman. Next up, a pair of two-seaters—a first for MINI.

The 2012 MINI Cooper Coupe and Roadster are more rakish, more daring, and with even more edge than the original 3-door. We tested the MINI Cooper S Coupe.

At first glance, the Coupe looks like a MINI hatchback that was handed over to a hot rodder. Sitting slightly lower than the hatch, the Coupe’s calling card is a chop-top low-slung roofline that MINI says was inspired by a baseball cap on backwards. It’s polarizing; you either hate it or love it—but we got lots of thumbs up driving around in our test Coupe. More...

Shelby American is taking the awesome 2012 Ford Shelby GT500 and turning the supercharged volume up to 11 with the history-making Shelby 1000.  The limited-edition super-duper snake will make its debut at the New York International Auto Show on April 5th, thumbing its nose at the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.

This almost-factory-built Mustang will commemorate the 50th anniversary of when the very first Shelby Cobra was unleashed, and it will be shown alongside the Shelby 1000. More...