(March 14, 2016) MUNICH — In its centenary year, the BMW Group continues to grow its global sales. February saw a new record number of customer deliveries with a total of 163,965 BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles handed over to customers around the world, an increase of 7.9% on the same month last year. In the year-to-date, 316,846 units have been sold, an increase of 7.7% compared with the same period last year.

By Christopher A. Sawyer
The Virtual Driver

(March 13, 2016) I have never been a fan of the Prius, or of the sanctimony of some who choose to drive this vehicle. Their, “I’m saving the planet, what are you doing?,” attitude is enough to make any rational human being never want to drive the Japanese eco-mobile for fear of being caught in the Smug Cloud. But my dislike extended beyond the image.

(March 11, 2016) The original Lamborghini Miura SV shown at Geneva motor show in 1971 has been the subject of more than a year’s restoration by Lamborghini PoloStorico, and is presented as a finished project at the Amelia Island concours event this weekend.

(March 11, 2016) Hot on the heels of the world premiere for the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class at the North American International Auto Show this January, the first high-performance variant of the new E-Class is already on the way from Mercedes-AMG.

The Mercedes-AMG E43, boasting a 3.0-liter V6 Biturbo engine, will represent the most powerful variant of the luxury sedan when it hits dealerships by early 2017. This high-powered six-cylinder engine delivers an output of 396 horsepower and 384 lb-ft of torque.