2009

Although we saw several images of the new Maxima just a couple days ago, no details of the new car were yet available. Now that Nissan has officially revealed the car at the New York auto show, we can bring you the full story - and a full gallery of high-res photos - on the Maxima's return to its...

Updated with new photo gallery Acura revealed the new 2009 TSX at the New York Auto Show this morning, and with it the full gamut of high-res photography. The second-generation 2009 TSX is larger, more agile, better equipped and more performance minded than the model it replaces. It does so with...

No matter how you feel about car manufacturers recycling their icons of the past, there’s no denying that the interest shown in the Challenger has been phenomenal. While there has been a lot of information forthcoming about the new flagship SRT8 muscle car, today Dodge unveiled the specs of...

Following the release of several official teasers earlier this week, new images of the 2009 Nissan Maxima have surfaced revealing the car in complete detail. Scheduled to be unveiled at this week’s New York Auto Show, Nissan’s seventh generation Maxima showcases a completely new look...

Acura has made it clear it wants to be a top tier luxury brand but to do this it will need to change its lineup to suit the tastes of wealthy buyers, who more often than not demand RWD cars with powerful V8 engines. That’s why for its next-generation RL sedan due in 2010 Acura will make the...

Last week we saw the reveal of the official safety car for this year’s F1 season in the form of the lightened SL63 AMG from Mercedes-Benz, and now we have a first look at the car that will fill the same role in this year’s Super GT touring car series. The car is none other than...

The 2010 BMW Z4 has officially been revealed. Click here for all the details and images. BMW’s next-generation Z4 roadster is due to arrive next year as a 2010 model, and contrary to numerous reports the new model will grow in both size and price. Heavily camouflaged prototypes caught testing...

There’s something very puzzling about Nissan’s all new GT-R supercar. Its official output figures read 480hp and 588Nm (434lb-ft) of torque and its mass registers at 1,723kg, but it can still outrun the 911 Turbo to 60mph even though the Porsche weighs in at a lower 1,633 and has a...

It didn’t take long for somebody to ruin the stylish lines of the new Jaguar XF and the latest atrocity comes to us from the guys at Galpin in California. Galpin is actually the biggest Jaguar dealer in the U.S. and has been offering a number of styling and performance mods for a range of its...

Avis has joined its main rival Hertz by offering to rent one of the world’s most loved sports cars, the Chevrolet Corvette. However, before you start searching for Avis’ phone number the rental company is only offering the car in Arizona, California, Florida and Las Vegas. Driving the...

The new Dodge Challenger harks back to one of the toughest cars from the muscle car era of the 1970s but the only transmission option available is a five-speed auto. In fact, the entire run of 7,100 2008 model Challenger SRTs, the performance variant of the Challenger lineup, all come with a slush...

Dealerships around the world have been taking in pre-orders of the model that many hope will revive Jaguar’s ailing sales and reputation but the hotly anticipated car, the all-new 2009 XF, is proving so popular that high demand for the car has led to delays in some deliveries. The XF...

We recently reported that Infiniti may be developing a four-door GT-R to form a new halo model for the brand. Today we got further evidence of such a plan when Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn told reporters at a press presentation at this week’s Geneva Motor Show that "a car like this at Infiniti"...

On the eve of Infiniti’s launch in Europe, the upmarket Nissan brand has presented the second-generation Infiniti FX SUV powered by an all-new 5.0L V8 engine. Debuting in flagship FX50 form, the new V8 develops a peak output of 390hp and 500Nm of torque and is mated to a seven-speed automatic...

Aston Martin has updated its DB9 GT and Volante convertible for the 2009 model year, giving the cars slight styling tweaks inside and out plus several performance upgrades to the V12 engine and six-speed transmission. The 6.0L mill now produces a peak output of 470hp, 20hp more than the previous...

Nissan’s annual Motorsports Exhibition day is on again this weekend with this year’s event taking place at the Red Brick Warehouse and Yokohama Marine Disaster Prevention Complex in Japan. The free annual event is a day when Nissan shows off all things motorsport and usually sees a...

Updated: Mitsubishi today revealed its Protoype-S concept due in Geneva next week. The new high-res pictures detail the exterior and interior of the hatchback Lancer. Aimed squarely at arch-rival Subaru's WRX hatch, the new Protoype-S looks well-armed for the fight. Read on for the gallery and full...

Nissan’s Navara pickup may have failed Europe’s tough NCAP crash test but its 2009 Murano SUV has been voted the safest choice by America’s Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the midsize SUV category. Testing showed that midsized SUVs have become safer, but side and...

Updated: Dodge Challenger number 43 has gone under the electronic hammer for $228,143.43, making it the second most expensive Challenger to be sold yet after the first SRT8 model fetched $400,000 at last month’s Barrett-Jackson. The car features a unique B5 Blue paint scheme and all proceeds...

Small cars are hot commodities this year as oil prices skyrocket over $100/bbl in the U.S., emissions standards creep ever higher and electric vehicles begin nipping at the edges of the public consciousness as a real possibility. Despite the seemingly short future for petrol-powered cars, small and...