Mercedes-Benz has announced it will be bringing a fuel-cell powered electric vehicle to the market in 2017. We’ve already seen a concept car by Mercedes, the B-Class F-CELL (shown above), which may be a preview of what to expect.

The Mitsubishi Eclipse went out of production back in late 2011, but it was long beloved by drivers thanks to its youthful styling, and powerful top-end engine options in the later generation’s GT models. It was, and still is a popular choice for street tuners, though it is still a bit on the heavy side of things.

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. In this short film by Kidston, actor Chris Barrie gets to sit behind the seat of this rare specimen of British car history, with the help of famed Jaguar test driver Norman Dewis, who raced the aircraft-inspired D-Type back in its heyday.

Hyundai recently announced the development of a new “N” series performance line. Coinciding with that announcement, Hyundai unveiled its newly designed World Rally Car, the 2014 Hyundai i20 WRC. The car will make its racing debut at Rallye Monte Carlo in January, the first race of the 2014 WRC season.

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. In this eardrum shattering clip compiled by [WAD]HD, sit back and enjoy six minutes of smoking tires and pavement performed by skilled drivers who clearly will have no use for such high-tech silliness.

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.

The BMW Z4 Pure Fusion Design package will be officially unveiled at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. Prior to that, BMW has published the details of the package and even provided some preview images. The Pure Fusion Design makes changes to the Z4’s interior by offering exclusive colors and finishes.

These Formula 1 transformations were done as part of the promo for GP Brazil 2013 Formula 1 race in the video above. Check out the individual transformations in the animated .gifs below. Autobots, assemble!

Take a high-speed lap around the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife course during the 2013 ADAC Zurich 24 Hour Race with the team from RaceUnion Teichmann Racing (RTR). The team ran a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and an Opel Astra OPC Cup and the film contains footage from both as they battle alongside other drives in the endurance race on the toughest race track on the planet.

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. Now, Subaru has released a brief video of the WRX ripping up a dirt track.

As part of its Blueprint for Mobility program, Ford has revealed its latest research vehicle – created in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm – the Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle. The vehicle will be used to test current and future sensing systems and driver-assist technologies.

The new 2014 BMW M4 Coupe looks like a fantastic car and it’s sure to be great fun to drive. Why wait, when you can drive one today (sort of). The new M4 has been recreated bolt-for-bolt in the Playstation 3 game, Gran Turismo 6.