2007

Updated with official video. With the GT-R's recently lowered Nordschleife lap time set at 7m 29s, a drop of nine seconds from its previous 7m 38s lap, General Motors responded with speculation that the ZR-1 would handily take the production car lap record at any track in the world. While we have...

With the introduction of the new Gallardo LP 560-4 at the recent Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini has officially ended production of its Superleggera model. The lightweight Gallardo was only introduced one year prior but was always meant to be a limited edition model, and room was needed at the Sant'...

Volkswagen’s new Beetle has been on the market now for just on ten years and has enjoyed relatively strong sales despite the lack of significant changes during its life. More than one million new Beetles have been built at VW’s Puebla plant in Mexico and it looks like developers have...

Tesla’s long and arduous journey of getting its all-electric Roadster to production only came to an end last week with the announcement that previous engineering problems would be solved and that the first car was ready for delivery. It appears now that initial announcement could have been a...

Ford’s Crown Victoria, or Crown Vic as its affectionately known, was once the image of an American police patrol car. If you saw one in your rearview, you instinctively tapped your brakes - just in case. Times have changed, however, and the Crown Vic just isn’t as popular as it used to...

After a concept version of a convertible 8C Competizione was presented by Alfa Romeo at the 2005 Pebble Beach Concourse d’Elegance in Monterey, many suspected that one day the car would enter production alongside its coupe sibling. However, until now there’s been no official word of the...

Honda is focusing on new diesel powertrains to improve its standings in the fuel-economy stakes, and the latest announcement is news that it’s planning a low-emission diesel V6 powerplant for the North American market for introduction in 2010. Last month, Honda announced that it would be...

The lucky guys over at Fifth Gear got to take Porsche’s awesome 911 GT3 RS, a car they describe as the most extreme street legal Porsche, out on the track. In this video, you’ll see it up against Porsche’s own 911 GT3 Cup racer. Some very nice camera work and one of the hottest...

Development work for the second generation Volkswagen Phaeton is already well underway with the new model expected to share the same platform as the next Audi A8, due one year prior to the release of the VW flagship. The new Phaeton should hit the market in 2010 and will once again be produced at...

Our second gallery from the Geneva auto show features cars such as the Mercedes C220 Bluetec concept, Opel Corsa OPC, new Porsche Cayenne, the chrome Toyota Auris, Ford Mondeo, the newly released Mazda 2, as well as the Toyota Hybrid X concept. We've also thrown in pictures of some of the lovely...

Lamborghini will be unveiling the special edition Gallardo Superleggera at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, a stripped-out racer built for the roads. Engineers have managed to reduce the Gallardo’s curb weight by more than 150 pounds by removing unnecessary comfort features from the...

Saab Automobile USA is announcing that it will offer a free new Saab to any U.S. customer who covers the distance of one million miles (or more) in a Saab that he or she originally purchased new. This announcement comes after Wisconsin resident and insurance salesman Peter Gilbert recently reached...

Volkswagen is tired of Toyota getting all the glory for its Prius petrol-hybrid vehicles, so will be introducing one of its own in 2009. The first model will be a Jetta and will achieve better economy than the normal TDI versions currently available on the market. The current Jetta gets a fuel...

Honda has announced that it will be launching the Mugen name in the US with the planned release of a limited-edition Mugen Civic Si sedan in spring next year. Mugen is a Japanese tuning house with very close ties with Honda, and has been enhancing and racing Honda vehicles since the 1970’s...

Honda has created the Element-D drift car, which it has unveiled at the SEMA auto show. Based on the regular Honda crossover, the Element-D racer replaces the stock four-cylinder engine with a custom twin-turbo 3.2-liter Honda V6 mounted longitudinally and driving the rear wheels only. The...

Ford has called upon hip-hop star Funkmaster Flex once again to help trick out its 2007 Ford Expedition for next week’s SEMA show in Las Vegas. Flex, who previously worked on projects involving Ford’s Fusion, F-150 and Mustang, will apply his talents to the big SUV to help improve its...

Volvo’s 2007 XC90 SUV will feature DivX playback with its optional Rear Seat Entertainment System. Sourced from Visteon, the new player will be the first factory installed unit to support the DivX certification and allows you to play all your downloaded videos, legal or not. DivX is a video...

Images of Hyundai’s upcoming Veracruz full-sized SUV have been leaked onto the Internet before its official unveiling pegged for October. Initial sales will start in its homeland, South Korea, before reaching the U.S. in early 2007. The new SUV is significantly larger than its Santa Fe...

Lamborghini’s Gallardo in both coupe and Spyder forms is the Italian supercar manufacturer’s most successful model to date. Thus, for its 2007 model-year update Lamborghini was never going too really shake things up. The most significant change is the optional carbon ceramic braking...

Lotus has announced that it will deliver its top of the line Exige S to US markets. The supercharged version of the Exige weighs just 2,077lbs (935 kg) but develops 220hp from the Toyota derived 1.8L four. This makes for a 0-60mph in just 4.1 seconds – that’s supercar territory. The...