Car, Truck, and SUV News and Reviews

Audi is trying a one-of-a-kind marketing technique to introduce their latest A8 sedan to their most valued customers. What they’ve been doing in some European countries is delivering a mysterious black cube to those potential buyers that, when activated by pushing a “Start/Stop” button, begins a countdown to delivery of a new A8 for a 24-hour test drive.…

The Datsun 280Z was a true classic of the 1970s. The car was upgraded and relaunched as the 280ZX in 1979, with refinements to comfort and design which were initially met with mixed reviews, despite scoring Motor Trend’s Import Car of the Year in its first year.…

If you have an hour to spare today, how about assembling a full-sized car? You can do that thanks to the open source TABBY framework created by OSVehicle.…

The 1956 Porsche 356A T1 Speedster was one of the most stripped down and track-friendly cars of its day. Despite having just a 60hp engine, its light weight, and open cabin gives drivers a tremendous sense of speed and control.…

The 1970 Bertone Lancia Stratos Prototype was designed by Bertone’s acclaimed Italian design shop. The car garnered quite a buzz when it debuted at the 1970 Turn Motor Show.…

Volkswagen has updated their Touareg snow monster, the “Snowareg” for this year’s Rally Sweden. Fitted with snow tracks, this Touareg chugs through the snow and even drifts on ice with aplomb.…

Renault unveiled the highly stylized KWID Concept at the Delhi Auto Show (the car Renault teased a few days ago) and the final product is striking, to say the least.…

While Cadillac hasn’t announced an ATS convertible model at this point, it sure doesn’t seem like a bad idea. The forthcoming 2015 ATS coupe looks grand, so why shouldn’t it get a drop-top variant?…

Recently, XCAR interviewed the surprisingly down to earth Horacio Pagani, who shared his history and design philosophy. Apparently, Pagani then asked them to take a ride in his personal Zonda.…

Driver Lucas Di Grassi donned an eye-level camera to capture the experience of driving an F1 car from the most realistic perspective ever. This video, captured at Belgium’s Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, focuses on the intensity of driving on a test track, and in this particular case, it was on a wet day for extra thrills.…

Originally shown off in 1964, the Pontiac XP-833 Banshee bore more than a passing resemblance to what would eventually become the C3 Corvette, which was produced from 1967 all the way up until 1982.…

Be the king of the next snowstorm with this 1976 Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 710K available now on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $17,500. This four-cylinder four-wheel drive truck was once proudly serving in the Swiss Army and has reported mileage of just 30,285 miles.…

In the works for the last four years, Montreal, Canada’s Felino is now showing off their new high performance sports car. The two-seater is designed to be primarily a track day car, but it’s possible it will be street legal as well.…

At 95Octane, our goal is to feature cars that we would want to drive, either on the track, off road, or on a daily commute. As it turns out, we don’t think the SMART car falls into any of those categories.…

BMW has added another four-door vehicle to its range with the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé. The car is essentially the four-door 3 series with a tailgate hatch instead of a trunk, providing for more utility.…