Amp Electric Vehicles is headed to the Detroit Auto Show next month with a new electric vehicle. The company is keeping the specifics of the model to itself at the moment, but we do know that the next battery-operated offering from the company will make use of an "iconic American SUV" as its platform. If we

We've seen some terrifying footage from the tsunami and earthquake that struck Japan in March this year, but few manage to capture the full-on terror of the situation like the clip after the jump. The video was taken by a dash camera mounted on a man's vehicle as the tidal waters surged onto

The fearless Jessi Combs was born for everything automotive. Her passion to get in the driver seat and behind the wheel of nearly anything with a motor has led her through some amazing and unusual achievements, especially for a girl. Patrick's career life began in Chicago when he took a job performing improv comedy around the country with Mission Improvable. It was his performance and presentation skills that transitioned naturally to giving speeches a

There are all sorts of lists – grocery lists, to-do lists, bucket lists. We're particularly interested in the latter, because a life well lived is one with an empty bucket list at the end. With that in mind, next week we're premiering the first episode of The List: 1,001 Car Things To Do Before You Die.

It's been 50 years since Volvo introduced the P1800, and the Swedish automaker has chosen to mark the occasion by releasing a few sketches of what a modern interpretation of the sports coupe would look like. Christopher Benjamin, chief designer with Volvo, just so happens to be a big fan of the P1800 and worked up the sketches as part of a Twitter chat with fans of the brand. Needless to say, the sketc

General Motors has announced a partnership with a leading carbon fiber producer in an effort to research the possibility of widespread use of the material in its vehicles. Teijin Limited has pioneered a new manufacturing process for carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic that allows for cycle times of under one minute. Typically, creating carbon fiber parts from molds requires the use

Nearly every automaker is trying to integrate streaming music, social media functionality and other assorted apps into their infotainment systems. But one thing that's been missing is performance data. If one has access to the engine-control-unit (ECU) and can tap into an accelerometer, you've got the info, and now MINI is making use of it.

Big city parking blows. You're either fighting the vultures to get a spot on the street, or paying a king's ransom to park off it. (Let's not even talk about parking tickets.) And if you want to own a nice car? Fuhgeddaboudit. Because there are always guys like this, who won't think twice about "fitting" their beater Camry in

Big surprise. Most U.S. motorists say one thing about using cellphones ad texting while driving, but behave very differently.