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Porsche's Cayenne Turbo may not win any beauty contests, especially from fans of the company's sleek and sexy sports cars, but it's far from the ugliest SUV on the market. SpeedART wasn't satisfied with the stock Cayenne Turbo's looks, however, and decided to add a heavy helping of spoilers...

Serious off-road vehicles from the likes of Jeep and Land Rover aren’t the first vehicles that spring to mind when one thinks of cutting edge powertrain technology but if recent concepts are anything to go by the future of off-roading will be full of advanced electric-hybrids. At last...

Peugeot has been using a range of BMW-sourced four-cylinder engines in its cars for years and now sister brand Citroen has confirmed its new models will also get the British-built engines. The engines come in several different flavours, including turbo and naturally aspirated versions, and range...

The latest variation of the volume A4 model, the all-new Avant wagon, will be on display at next month’s Geneva Motor Show where it will be making its worldwide debut before going on sale in just over a month. Based on the same technology layout as the sedan, the new Avant gets the same newly...

Detroit Electric was revived only this month by America’s ZAP electric car company and China’s Youngman Auto and already the joint-venture has announced the appointment of former Lotus Engineering CEO Albert Lam as its new chief. Lam has worked closely with ZAP on previous concepts and...

Tata rocked the automotive world when it fulfilled its promise of delivering a car that costs just $2,500 with the unveiling of the Nano minicar last month, but Indian carmakers are confident the bar can be set even lower. Tara International, an arm of the Bengal Enamel, claims it will deliver a...

The stunning 8C Spider isn’t the only new model Alfa Romeo will be presenting at next month’s Geneva auto show. Also gracing the stands of the Italian carmaker will be updated versions of its bread-and-butter 159 sedan and sportwagon models. Changes to the cars have been kept subtle but...

Most readers would recognize Mopar as being the official parts supplier for Chrysler’s muscle car lineup but soon aftermarket fans will be able to associate it with Jeep’s off-road range as well. Jeep used last week’s National Automobile Dealers Association show in San Francisco...

Kimi Raikkonen on Monday was not awarded the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year plaudit in St Petersburg, but 2007 drivers' runner-up Lewis Hamilton did walk away with Breakthrough of the Year. Tennis' Roger Federer was at the Russian awards ceremony to receive the World Sportsman...

Peugeot plans to unveil two new 308 models at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, the 308 SW wagon and the sporty 308 GT THP 175. The new sporty GT hatch gets the same 1.6L turbo-charged THP engine that appeared in the 207 GTI THP 175 from last year and once again develops a peak output of 175hp...

Toyota gave us a preview of Japanese domestic market Crown flagship at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show when it rolled out the Crown Luxury Hybrid concept car. The carmaker has now taken the wraps off the final production version of the regular petrol models as well as a new hybrid range topper...

Although it purchased the Lotus brand in 1996, the Proton name still isn't easily recognizable in many markets where Lotus is legendary. But in the markets where it is known, it has won a bit of a cult following with the previous Satria hot hatch, the GTi. Taking a page from subsidiary Lotus's...

Tesla delivered its first roadster only this month but already the electric car company is looking to raise $250 million in capital to help fund the development of even more models including an all-new sedan. Tesla wants to build a sporty electric sedan to rival midrange luxury models like the BMW...

This open top racer is a road-legal sports car developed in Australia and is set to be unveiled at the upcoming Melbourne Motor Show in full production trim. The new model is called the E-Vade and the first production cars have already undergone initial shakedown trials at Port Melbourne’s...

At the start of last year Renault announced an ambitious target of launching 26 new models by the end of 2009, but apart from the introduction of the new Laguna there hasn’t been much of a buzz from Renault at recent major car shows. Things won’t be quiet for long because at next...

Although the days of Toby Halicki's 40-minute chase scenes seem to be long and lamentably gone, his production company has licensed the latest incarnation of Eleanor for reproduction. That means that Joe Public can get his very own Eleanor for the meager sum of $139,900. And this isn't...

After being hidden away for more than 20 years, the very first Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] ever built will be set on display at the inaugural Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance in Palm Springs, California. This will also be the first time that the car, marked chassis number 01C, will be on display on the...

Porsche has released full details for its 2010 Panamera sedan, which you can read about by clicking here. Porsche’s four-door Panamera is still more than a year away but officials don’t seem to be worried about concealing the car while in testing. Several Panamera prototypes have been...

The end of the performance V8 engine is approaching. Of course, there will also be the odd enthusiast after the smooth revving and torqeuy nature of a big V8 but their numbers are dwindling fast. A new study has found that installation rates for V8 engines, the favored choice of powerplant for...

Fantasies of James Bond's underwater exploits running through your head? Thanks to Rinspeed's Squba, you can make your fantasies real - provided you have a suitably adventurous companion and a desire to submerge a perfectly good Lotus, of course. We brought you the initial story on Rinspeed's plans...