Audi’s press conference at this week’s New York Auto Show received some unexpected comic relief with an appearance by Stephen Colbert.

Distribution agreements for Ronn Motors’ hydrogen-powered Scorpion HX, good for 650 hp and 40 mpg, make the car available in its first two markets, Miami and Atlanta.

If cinematic representations are to be believed, then few luxury sedans are more versatile than the long running V-8 equipped Audi flagship. So as a resident of America’s movie capital, I felt obliged to test an A8, myself, to see if the car is really pure transporter, or just mere transportation.

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles has assembled an exhibit of some of the rarest and most expensive sports cars ever built, truly embodying the term supercar.

Boasting an unprecedented attendance of roughly 20,000 visitors and displaying almost 300 top-quality collectible automobiles from a variety of countries and eras, the 2011 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance concluded with Best in Show awards for two of history’s most compelling Duesenbergs.

Seeking to determine the potential market for an electric Rolls-Royce, the storied luxury carmaker has essentially retrofitted their flagship model with an electric powertrain and a few minor interior adjustments to result in a fully functioning electric Phantom, albeit one they refuse to label a concept car.

The 81st edition of the annual International Geneva Motor Show concludes this weekend, soon to leave the automotive world buzzing about the latest assortment of production automobiles and concept cars. Though I could opine rapturously about exotic supercars like Artega, Gumpert, or Weisman, here’s a rundown of the most impressive just-unveiled cars that you might actually see here in the United States.

Vintage automobile buffs, motorsports fans, and shopping car collectors all turned out in force last Sunday for the 4th annual Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance, staged at the Mountain Golf Course of the La Quinta Resort & Club, just east of Palm Springs, CA.

As the auto show season hits full stride next week with the 81st annual Geneva Motor Show, BMW appears to be leading the early pack for the most intriguing concept car with its Vision ConnectedDrive roadster.