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In November 2017, Christian von Koenigsegg visited Nevada to watch Koenigsegg factory test driver Niklas Lilja challenge the 267.8-mph record speed for the world’s fastest car set by a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport in...

LOS ANGELES—The late Robert E. Petersen, born in East Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 1926, began his career in public relations as a messenger at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he promptly transitioned into a publicist role....

Cadillac’s Escalade SUV is a king-sized luxury luminary, and the debut of an all-new version goes beyond simple car introduction to full-scale cultural event. Entering its fifth generation, what was once a rebadged...

SANTA BARBARA, California—Successful Silicon Valley software entrepreneurs, lifelong automotive enthusiasts, and electric-car startups Dean Drako and Shiv Sikand do not want to be Elon Musk. At least not when it comes...

Toronto-based armored vehicle manufacturing company Inkas, known for transforming luxury vehicles into bulletproof sanctuaries on wheels, has introduced its latest limousine project, the Inkas Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VIP...

Volkswagen today pulled back the curtain fully on the all-new 2022 VW Taos, a prototype of which we drove recently. The 2022 Taos is the third compact SUV to join VW’s growing lineup of crossover SUVs, including the...

LOS ANGELES—The modern Ford Mustang Shelby lineup is no stranger to Automobile, and no stranger to our praise: The Shelby GT350 was one of seven of our selected All-Stars in 2016; we put a GT350 and GT350R to the...

Jacques Saoutchik: Humble Beginnings  Seeking a better life, 19-year-old Iakov Savtchuk fled his homeland of Belarus in Eastern Europe for Paris, France, in 1899, where he’d get his start in furniture design. After...

LOS ANGELES—Across the board, the biggest gripe about the Nissan Rogue has been its use of a continuously variable transmission (CVT). This type of automatic transmission is widely known for producing a loud, droning...

Slated to arrive at dealership showrooms in the summer of 2021, Volkswagen’s newest compact SUV, the 2022 Volkswagen Taos, enters VW’s SUV and crossover lineup sandwiched between the Tiguan and the recently revealed...

Facel Vega History: From Aircraft Parts to Luxury Cars  Blending American toughness with French elegance, the 1958 Facel Vega FVS Series 4 Sport Coupe resembled a compact European version of the fashionable 1957...

SANTA CLARITA, California–Porsche Santa Clarita’s grand opening, scheduled for earlier this year, was disrupted by the mandated shutdown of non-essential businesses in California. Now operating both in service and...

LOS ANGELES–The station wagon is a complete outlier in today’s automotive space, which may help to explain why driving one feels like a unique experience at every chance behind the wheel. Indeed, a Volvo V90 station...

The first GMC Yukon Denali landed in 1998 with an explosive impact, causing a shockwave that propelled Denali to become the best-selling of all GMC trim levels—and a brand unto itself with more name recognition among...

Nissan has unveiled the Z Proto concept, which (hopefully) gives us a look at the replacement for the aging 370Z. Reactions around our (virtual) office were mixed. Here’s what the Automobile staff thinks about the...

Whether or not you think the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 is the S-Class of SUVs might depend on the added luxuries and features your money can buy. Then again, the multi-contour front seats with massage function,...

Aimed at a new demographic of business professionals looking for a smaller, “less conspicuous,” and more minimalist designs for a Rolls-Royce model, the long-awaited 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost has arrived. Succeeding...

It’s easy to look at an automaker’s lineup and conclude that bigger means better. That the shinier, newer, more expensive model is the one to get. That the car, truck, or SUV with the most eye-popping horsepower and...