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Bound and determined to get your hands on an Aston Martin One-77 ? If so, now’s the time to get serious. According to duPont Registry , the very last factory-built One-77 is finally up for sale. Read Full Story

Nissan clearly wants to get as much mileage as it can out of the “duel” it staged between its Infiniti M Hybrid and the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid. You’ll remember the spot, showing the M35h ripping through the quarter-mile in less than 14 seconds , ahead of the hybrid Porsche . Infiniti got Guinness World Records to proclaim it the fastest accelerating full hybrid last year, which served as the inspiration for filming the online ad. Read Full Story

Feb 10 Filed under: Chicago Auto Show , Concept Cars , Coupe , Performance , Kia Expect the next Soul to look something like the Track’ster, with Kia deploying more than one variant. Kia’s Track’ster Concept is one of the big hits of the Chicago Auto Show , one of the rare concepts that just screams, “Build me!” But after a thorough interrogation of Kia’s PR team and an interview with design chief Peter Schreyer , we realize that’s just wishful thinking. We do, however... Read Full Story

Filed under: Car Buying , Truck , Etc. , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Work , Chevrolet , Ford General Motors took dead aim at the Ford F-150 during the Super Bowl by airing a spot for the Chevrolet Silverado . The ad featured a post-apocalyptic scene where only Silverado owners survived the end of the world and Ford customers were left to fade into the fossil record. Interestingly enough, however, the spot may not have had the intended effect of pushing more eyes toward GM products... Read Full Story

A few months ago, we heard word Audi was hard at work on an even sharper version of its TT RS , and as it turns out, those rumors were true. Well, sort of. The German automaker has unveiled the Audi TT RS ‘plus’ in the EU, though the vehicle produces the same 360 horsepower as the fire-breather we sampled last year. The 0-60 mph dash takes the same 4.1 seconds, though buyers in the old country will have the option of outfitting their purchase with a seven-speed dual-clutch S-tronic gearbox... Read Full Story

Automotive News reports Hyundai is still mulling the possibility of a luxury sub-brand. Vehicles like the Equus , Genesis Sedan and Genesis Coupe would all sail under a new Genesis brand sold through Hyundai dealerships. The models would also receive a new alphanumeric naming system to avoid redundancy. Dave Zuchowski, executive vice president of sales for Hyundai Motor America, told Automotive News the automaker is currently discussing whether or not selling premium vehicles with a Hyundai... Read Full Story

Feb 9 Filed under: Chicago Auto Show , Coupe , Sedan , Performance , Hatchback , Acura , Ford , Hyundai , Kia , Volkswagen , Diesel The Chicago Auto Show may be the smallest of the North American auto shows we cover (yet largest by square footage, ironically), but year after year, more and more automakers choose to show off some new metal under the lights of McCormick Place. This year saw a total of 18 major reveals ( click here to see our full rundown ), and while that pales in... Read Full Story

Feb 9 Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Electric The Lightning GT all-electric supercar has been inching its way towards production for years now. The last time we talked about itwas November 2010 , but it’s back thanks to Translogic . The video series from our colleagues at AOL Autos took a trip to Europe and managed to score the very first drive of the Lightning GT before anyone else. Not even Top Gear has sat in this thing and it’s being developed in their backyard... Read Full Story

Last we checked, there were fewer than 90 Lexus LFA models in the United States. So imagine our surprise to find not one, not two, but four of the automaker’s carbon-fiber exotics parked under the lights in the Lexus booth at the Chicago Auto Show . Read Full Story

Hyundai debuted the 2013 Veloster Turbo at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, adding some more oomph and a more aggressive look to the funky three-door hatch. We felt that an additional 63 horsepower and 71 pound-feet of torque was just what the little Hyundai needed, and we were especially digging the available matte gray paint once the Veloster hits showrooms this summer. Read Full Story