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. But this modern-day tribute to the classic Shelby Cobra is an impressive little ride, sporting a Chevrolet LS3 V8 under the hood, boosted to 639bhp.

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.

Hyundai has announced it will be developing and selling a new line of true performance cars dubbed the “N” line. Is it one better than BMW’s M series? That remains to be seen. According to Hyundai, the “N” stands for Namyang, Hyundai’s R&D center in Korea.

We’ve featured the AMG Vision Gran Turismo before and even shown an in-depth video of what went into the concept car’s design. As it turns out, Jay Leno had a chance to take a look at the vehicle that was created for the PlayStation 3 video game, Gran Turismo 6.

Volvo has released a few images and a short teaser video of the Volvo Concept XC Coupé prior to its scheduled debut at the North American International Auto Show on January 8, 2014. The crossover vehicle looks to be a successor the Volvo XC90 and the design looks to be updated significantly, with curvier lines and contoured LED lighting.

In this video, Mercedes-Benz revisits the illustrious days of the Silver Arrow motor racing era, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2009. Racing legends weigh in on what it must have been like to drive these cars on the circuit and quotations from the drivers who sat behind the wheels of these vehicles are shared as well.

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. Now, the very first Range Rover to roll off the assembly line to be driven by the press is getting some much-deserved TLC.

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. Case in point, the new Vauxhall VXR8 GTS, targeted for sale in the UK.

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.

Lamborghini is building up to the official unveiling of the successor to the Gallardo, which seems to be called the Lamborghini Huracan. As part of its viral marketing, Lambo has created the Hexagon Project. They began by teasing the sound of the new car a few days back along with the first episode of a video series in which three friends from London embark on a mission to enter Lamborghini’s production facilities in Italy and be the first outsiders to catch a glimpse of the Huracan.

Caractere Exclusive is a Belgian company that is know for the amazing custom conversion kits it creates for Porsche vehicles. This 2014 Panamera kit is no exception. This kit comes with a number of exterior upgrades: larger air intakes, sharper curves, reworked side skirts, a rear wing, new front and rear bumpers, and 21″ or 22″ wheels in graphite matte or polished finish.

BMW recently celebrated the return of MINI production to the Netherlands by rebuilding a 1959 Austin Seven. The MINI, of course, has an impressive legacy and Electric Federal created this short documentary film of that legacy beginning back in 1959. 

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. Over the years, there have been numerous attempts to recreate the design of the Stratos with kit cars.

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.