-
5 days ago | 
carscoops.com | Chris Chilton
We’re asking you to name the best ever four-cylinder performance car. Four bangers made simple machines like the MX-5 fun and affordable. But exotics like the Lotus Esprit Turbo also employed four-pot power. High-performance cars don’t always need to shout their credentials through a V8 growl or guzzle fuel like it’s 1992. Sometimes, less really is more, especially when it’s packed into a well-balanced, four-cylinder package that knows how to make the most of every rev.
-
6 days ago | 
carscoops.com | Chris Chilton
Slovakia-based Klein Vision is putting its AirCar flying car into production next year. The two-seater is limited to 124 mph on land but can hit 155 mph in airplane mode. Wings that store behind the driver for road use extend to give a 27-ft wingspan. Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads. So claimed Back to the Future’s Doc Brown as he, Marty and Jennifer prepared to take to the skies in his freshly upgraded flying DeLorean.
-
6 days ago | 
carscoops.com | Chris Chilton
A virtually new Mercedes SUV couldn’t get within $20k of its new price at auction. Bidding stalled on the black GLS450 with AMG Line trim at $77,200 this week. If it had sold for $77k, it would have cost the owner $1,500 for every mile driven. New cars depreciate rapidly in the first year of ownership, but a big chunk of the drop in value occurs before they’ve even turned a wheel.
-
6 days ago | 
carscoops.com | Chris Chilton
A classic 1981 Chrysler Le Baron Town And Country is for sale on Bring a Trailer. The kitsch fake wood-sided M-body wagon has had only one owner from new. Its 318 cu in (5.2 liter) V8 makes just 165 hp and was the middle engine option.
-
6 days ago | 
carscoops.com | Chris Chilton
A new study has revealed a huge handicap facing Germany-based automakers. Steep labor costs contribute $3,300 to the final bill of every new car produced. Equivalent costs in the US are around $1,340, and they’re only $106 in Morocco. As President Trump’s import tariffs begin to take effect, foreign automakers, including those from Germany, are considering building more vehicles within America’s borders. In Audi’s case, that would mean establishing U.S. production for the first time.
-
1 week ago | 
carscoops.com | Chris Chilton
A multi-million dollar Ferrari F40 collided with an old Volvo near the Nurburgring. The Volvo 850 was waiting to get into a gas station when the Ferrari assaulted it. It’s the Volvo that comes off worse, though the Ferrari will certainly cost more to fix. Old Volvos have a reputation for being built like tanks, but a new crash video shot in Germany suggests it’s priceless Ferraris that have the ability to destroy everything in their paths and drive on unscathed.
-
1 week ago | 
carscoops.com | Chris Chilton
Audi has issued a warning over a scam involving used cars that’s catching European buyers out. Criminals created fake, but real-looking Audi-branded websites with bargain-priced vehicles. The mystery gang has tempted people in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to part with cash. After your house, a new car is the most expensive thing we tend to buy, so it’s understandable that many people prefer to purchase from a genuine franchised dealership.
-
1 week ago | 
carscoops.com | Chris Chilton
A senior Republican has hinted that EV tax credits might be dropped soon. House Speaker Mike Johnson said they’d more likely than not disappear. Other countries including Germany and the UK have already killed incentives. Americans bought 1.3 million fully-electric cars, trucks and SUVs in 2024 and tax credits of up to $7,500 on new EVs was one of the major factors driving take-up. But those credits might to be around much longer judging by comments made by a senior Republican.
-
1 week ago | 
carscoops.com | Chris Chilton
Land Rover has released images of its entry to the 2026 Dakar testing in the Sahara desert. Three Defender Dakar D7X‑Rs will run in the ‘Stock’ category for production‑based cars. The lead SUV will be driven by a Frenchman, 14-time Dakar winner Stéphane Peterhansel. Land Rover likes to think its Defender is one of the world’s toughest, most capable road-legal off-road machines you can buy, but is it tough and capable enough to take on one of the world’s most grueling rallies and win?
-
1 week ago | 
carscoops.com | Chris Chilton
Audi has revealed plug-in hybrid version of its new A6 sedan and Avant. A6 e-hybrids can travel up to 69 miles on a charge and get standard AWD. The hotter of two versions makes 362 hp and hits 62 mph in 5.3 seconds. Plug-in hybrids have gone from being a convenient tax dodge in some countries to genuine EV alternatives with useful electric ranges, and Audi’s new A6 sedan and Avant e-hybrids only reinforce that impression.
