Posts Written by Paul Strauss

The updated C-Class not only has been given an exterior facelift, it adds a variety of new comfort, technology and safety features over its predecessors. For starters, thanks to its aluminum hybrid body, the new C-Class managed to shed as much as 220 lbs.…

As Jaguar’s E-Type seemingly gets the majority of attention from classic car enthusiasts, it’s easy to neglect the incredible car that pre-dates it – the open air, single-seater D-Type – built from 1954 to 1957.…

I’ve driven a number of Lexus vehicles over the years, and while they’ve been well made, comfortable and luxurious, they’ve generally not been all that sporty – except maybe specialty cars like the LFA or the CCS-R.…

While the 2015 Ford Mustang might be getting some sort of automated burnout control, Ford’s classic pony car has been more than capable of performing the task for as long as we can remember.…

Japanese tuning outfit Office-K transformed the Porsche Panamera into a big blue beast, wrapping it in a matte electric blue finish, and adding wide-body enhancements from FAB Design, including a chunky new front bumper, flared out fenders, side skirts, a rear spoiler and a massively revised rear bumper.…

Ok, it’s name is a mouthful, and it’s not even a real car, but we have to hand it to Russian industrial designers Grigory Gorin and Vlad Mishin for coming up with such a sexy looking concept car.…

We got a look at the new Subaru WRX when it debuted at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show, but all we saw were still images of the car.…

While most of us have heard of the Jaguar XKR-S, the XCS Fusion Cobra isn’t quite as much of a household name – even in gearhead circles.…

Championship driver Giniel De Villiers shows off his freshly-prepped Toyota HiLux truck his team will be racing at the 2014 Dakar Rally. This very special truck not only has what it takes to take on the punishing South American course, it finally has a very important upgrade for its driver and co-driver – air conditioning.…

Petrolicious invites us to explore this neat little car which got its start at Ferrari, but was actually produced by Fiat. Apparently, in order for Ferrari to meet its homologation requirements to race in Formula 2 races, they had to create a high production vehicle, and Fiat was up to the task.…

We often take the stalwart Range Rover for granted, as if it’s been around forever. But the very first production Range Rover was actually made just over 43 years ago, in 1970.…

GM’s Australian Holden assembly plant may be on its way out in 2017, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still push out a few more quality cars before it stops production.…

While there aren’t any public roads in the U.S. where you can legally drive the shiny new Corvette C7 at top speed, the unrestricted speed lanes of Germany’s Autobahns are fair game for pushing cars to their legal limits.…

While Bertone’s original Lancia Stratos is truly one of the most spectacular cars of all time, most of us mere mortals could never afford to buy one, at least not in drivable condition.…

Both the luxurious Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG and the track-tuned Nissan 200SX in this video clip are beautiful cars on their own merits, but we’ve never thought to put them on a track at the same time.…