Peanut butter and chocolate. Tequila and lime. Big engines in small cars. There are some combinations that seem preordained to please, and this incredible build featuring the boxy body from a mid-Eighties Mercedes-Benz 190E, the chassis and powertrain from a modern C63 AMG sedan, and the spirit of Mercedes' iconic Evolution models is everything we didn't know we wanted.

Mercedes-Benz, the world’s largest maker of luxury cars, is rolling out its first in a series of battery-powered models, adding to a growing array of high-end brands targeting Tesla Inc.

Nissan is recalling roughly 166,000 vehicles due to an ignition switch issue that could cause the vehicle’s engine to shut off while driving. The automaker said 153,000 of the recalled units are in the United States, with another 13,000 in Canada.

Electric and other ultra-low emission cars, vans and taxis could be given special green number plates to boost awareness and increase the use of environmentally “clean” driving. Green plates are already used in Norway, Canada and China on green vehicles including electric and hydrogen cars, making them both distinct and visible to other road others.

Jaguar has announced it will make a series of all-electric Jaguar E-Type sports cars. This isn't an all-new E-type. It's the same classic sports car from the 1960s with its long hood, curved roof and chrome bumpers, but with its engine and transmission removed and replaced by a battery pack and an electric motor.

Mazda pledged that its next generation of petrol-engine vehicles will be cleaner than electric cars due to the use of efficiency-boosting compression ignition technology - and it'll boost that promise in 2021, when a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drivetrain will join the range.

You don’t have to own a Tesla to drive a Tesla—or, at least, a car that runs like one. Elon Musk’s electric car company is notoriously grumpy about Tesla owners working on their own cars, but that hasn’t stopped enthusiastic mechanics from fixing up the vehicles and even lifting the electric motors out of Teslas and putting them in the chassis of other, formerly gas guzzling cars.

A V8-engined Cygnet aside, Aston Martin clearly never jokes about its work, because this is quite serious indeed. The storied British carmaker has announced a run of 25 brand-new DB5s, modelled after one of the world’s most famous movie cars.

The next-generation Porsche 911 has been hiding in plain sight for a while now. We've seen plenty of photos of camouflaged prototypes and even some decent photos of the rear of a completely uncovered 911 Carrera or Carrera S. Today, we have a new batch of spy photos of the new 992-generation 911, and the car is nearly completely uncovered. Despite some halfhearted attempts to cover the badges, there's no mistaking a 911 for anything other than a 911.

In the largest voluntary truck emissions recall to date, Indiana-based Cummins Inc. is recalling nearly 500,000 vehicles from the roads across the United States to correct a faulty engine system. The system, meant to control emissions, actually caused the excess release of a potent air …

Investors took Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) to court on Monday to seek compensation for the hit to the carmaker’s share price from its diesel emissions scandal, with plaintiffs holding out hopes for billions of dollars in damages. Shareholders representing 1,670 claims are seeking 9.2 billion euros ($10.7 billion) in damages over the scandal, which broke in September 2015 and has cost Volkswagen (VW) 27.4 billion euros in penalties and fines so far.

California Gov. Jerry Brown accused President Donald Trump Monday of hurting American auto manufacturers by advocating for fewer restrictions on mass polluters in the US. Brown indicated that the Trump administration's effort to boost US coal producers and weaken fuel-economy standards will ultimately help countries like China, where businesses are going all-in on electric vehicles and other clean-energy products. Trump is "building the Chinese auto industry" while destroying America's own, Brown said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

America's love for SUVs is killing pedestrians, and federal safety regulators have known for years.

Even though the next-generation GT-R sounds like it's still a ways away, one Nissan exec is already talking up the R36's supposed capabilities. Speaking to Autocar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Nissan's Senior Vice President of Global Design, Alfonso Albaisa, says the company's upcoming Godzilla replacement will be nothing short of a game-changer, going as far as saying it must be "the fastest super sports car in the world." Big claims for a car that hasn't even found a powertrain style, apparently.

In the Year of our Lord 2018, we are what must be 8,000 years from the original start of Dieselgate. A bunch of Volkswagen executives got arrested, everyone agreed to finally make some electric cars, done. Right? Wrong. You thought it was getting better, but instead it’s just getting dumber.

Mazda Motor Corp, Suzuki Motor Corp and Yamaha Motor Co conducted improper fuel economy and emissions tests on their vehicles, Japan’s transport ministry said on Thursday.

Dethleffs came up with an innovative new camper concept built for electric cars. It has its own battery pack, electric motors, and solar panels to reduce the load on the vehicle towing it. The idea is pretty simple: towing a camper reduces the efficiency and the range of your vehicle, electric car or not, but by adding its own power to the trailer, it mitigates the impact that the trailer has on the overall range.

Tesla is expected to pull back the curtain on its long-awaited semi truck on Thursday, CEO Elon Musk said.

Oliver Schmidt had pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the carmaker’s scheme to deceive regulators in the United States by cheating on diesel-emissions tests.

Among the unlucky models are minivans, tiny cars and some former big sellers.

The rollout of fully autonomous cars may depend on how the public responds when they crash.

Toyota has become the latest car giant to throw its full weight behind electric vehicles, saying every Toyota or Lexus model will come with an electric option by 2025.

Kenichi Yamamoto, the father of Mazda's rotary engine who later became the boss of the company, has died at 95, reports Japanese Nostalgic Car. His story is one of the most fascinating in all of the automotive world. Yamamoto was born in Hiroshima in 1922, and according to Automotive News, graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1944. From there, he co-managed an airplane factory during the War, and returned home at the urging of a letter from his mother in September 1945, one month after Japan surrendered.

The Ford Focus RS is America's first RS and the most powerful version of the hatch that has ever been offered. Enthusiasts who wanted an RS for years but could never get one snatched the car up at the first opportunity. Some of those buyers just wanted a quick daily driver, while others took them right to the track. But, like other first year performance cars, there were issues that popped up.

Swiss consumer protection organization SKS has filed a claim on behalf of some 6,000 car owners seeking damages from Volkswagen AG and Swiss car dealer AMAG related to the "Dieselgate" emissions scandal.

Porsche Mission E specs have purportedly been leaked ahead of its debut, and it could is shaping up to be a credible rival to Tesla’s Model S. The handsome new electric car will have up to 670 bhp and there will be three specification models of the vehicle that go on sale. According to Automobile magazine, be specced with either 402bhp, 536bhp or 670bhp.

Audi has revealed that it will slowly move away from its cookie-cutter design philosophy. In recent years, the brand’s various vehicles have adopted remarkably similar designs, sometimes to the point of being almost identical to each other. However, the German marque recently admitted to Autocar that it will start to make its vehicles look more defined.

Honda's latest Insight hybrid will debut at the Detroit Auto Show looking different and ready to battle Toyota's Prius. The Honda Insight hybrid is back, looks more premium than ever, and is promising a heady 50-plus miles per gallon. A prototype of the compact four-door is set to debut at next week's Detroit Auto Show, and Honda is hoping that the third time is finally the charm for this star-crossed nameplate.

Petrol and diesel cars are set to be banned in parts of east London under plans that could see motorists fined more than £100 for flouting the rules. Hackney and Islington councils are consulting on a scheme to ban petrol, diesel and older hybrid vehicles from entering nine streets in Hoxton and Shoreditch.

German carmakers have condemned experiments they paid for that exposed monkeys to toxic diesel fumes. VW also apologized for a lack of judgment in a further case connected to the Dieselgate emissions scandal. German carmakers used the European Research Group on Environment and Health in the Transport Sector (EUGT) to commission a study with the aim of defending the use of diesel, according to a report in The New York Times on Friday.

Toyota is recalling about 645,000 vehicles worldwide to fix an electrical problem that could stop air bags from inflating in a crash. The recall covers certain Toyota Prius and Lexus RX and NX SUVs. Also covered are some Toyota Alphard, Vellfire, Sienta, Noah, Voxy, Esquire, Probox, Succeed, Corolla, Highlander, Levin and Hilux models. All were produced from May of 2015 to March of 2016.

Top Gear presenters Chris Harris and Eddie Jordan escaped without injury after a car they were driving in Monaco burst into flames during filming. Harris was behind the wheel of a new £50,000 Alpine sports car on Monte Carlo's SS17 stage with Jordan in the passenger seat driving up a hill on Monday morning, when its warning lights came on as the engine cut out.

For years, we’ve heard criticisms about Tesla’s fit and finish, but now Sandy Munro—CEO of a Detroit-area consultancy that tears apart and studies automobiles—has seen a new Model 3 up close. His thoughts: “I can’t imagine how they released this.”

Porsche is making a big bet on electric cars, with the upcoming Mission E representing the first full-electric car from the German automaker. Now, Porsche plans to double its investment in electric cars to nearly $8 billion by 2022. What will that extra money be used for? First, Porsche will use it to produce the Mission E as well as variants of the model. The money will also be used to hybridize and electrify the lineup, which likely means that there will be a hybrid 911 down the line. There will also be investment in factories, infrastructure, and everyone's favorite word combination, smart mobility.

BMW of North America is offering a $10,000 rebate on its i3 electric car to customers of Public Service Electric & Gas Co., the New Jersey utility announced Thursday. Combined with a $7,500 federal tax credit, the automaker said the incentive would reduce the vehicle’s base price by about a third.