Rear-wheel-drive Audi R8 could return with supercar’s facelift

Audi Sport is out testing prototypes for an updated R8, and a rear-wheel-drive variant could return with the freshening. Autocar reported Tuesday that Audi marketing manager Linda Kurz commented on the return of a rear-driving R8. Specifically, she said the previous one, called the R8 V10 RWS (or Rear Wheel Series), was a “great success” …

Cadillac moving its headquarters back to Detroit from New York

The Cadillac brand will return to Detroit after a controversial relocation to New York City in 2015. The brand’s new president, Steve Carlisle, announced the relocation in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The move back to Detroit follows the departure of former Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen. The executive abruptly…

2019 McLaren 600LT first drive review: Senna alternative

Braking at the same point in turn 1 of Budapest’s Hungaroring circuit as when driving the 570S, the 600LT stops well short and then has to be driven to the turn on the throttle. It’s not exactly the fastest way around, but I’m keeping my instructor happy with a conservative early-braking approach that still lets …