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Current generation BMW M3 to be last naturally aspirated M car The writing's been on the wall for some time, but the fate of naturally aspirated M cars from BMW is all but sealed: forced induction is the future and the next M3 will come equipped with a turbocharged engine. With next year's...

March Auto Sales: Honda American Honda Motor Co. said Friday its U.S. sales rose 23.5 percent in March from the same month last year on stronger sales of its fuel-efficient vehicles. BY THE NUMBERS: Honda sold 133,650 vehicles in March, up from 108,262 a year ago. TOP SELLERS: Honda sold...

Microsoft is experimenting with a new user interface for its upcoming next-generation operating system, Windows 8, which would in part replace toolbars and the traditional ‘File, Edit, View’ bar with a Ribbon. This may not seem as much of a surprise, as many applications in incumbent Windows 7...

Following through on what probably started as an epic round of double dog daring, four major studios—Warner Bros., Sony, Universal and 20th Century Fox—have agreed that charging $30 for streaming movie rentals is a pretty great business model. Not current-run movies, either! "Home Premiere," as...

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2012 BMW M5 leaked ahead of Shanghai debut The 2012 BMW M5? Here it is in the "concept" form that will make its official debut later this month at the Shanghai Motor Show, courtesy of photos leaked from an embargoed preview event held this weekend in Germany. As is BMW's wont when it comes...

Jury rules Toyota didn't cause sudden acceleration Toyota faces hundreds of lawsuits for accidents involving unintended acceleration, but the automaker needs only to win them one at a time. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that Toyota has done exactly that, as a New York jury ruled that the...

Voters of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, home to both Porsche and Mercedes-Benz, have elected the Green Party to power, and that change may end up being felt on the Autobahn. Automotive News reports that one of the promises made by the Greens was to implement a speed cap of 120 km/h...

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Automakers have all sorts of different ways of celebrating milestone anniversaries. In the case of the M3, which turns 25 years old this year, BMW opted to roll out a series of special editions for individual markets. Japan, for example, got the Competition Fire Orange Edition. Here in the...