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No executive deadline has been set for Honda to succeed in formula one, according to the team's British chief executive, Nick Fry. After embarrassingly becoming the sport's least competitive works manufacturer in 2007, Fry said Honda chiefs in Tokyo have not imposed a timeframe by when the team...

Bernie Ecclestone has accused McLaren of last year fouling countryman Lewis Hamilton's attempt to become F1's first ever rookie world champion. The sport's chief executive said it was the British team run by Ron Dennis, rather than 23-year-old Hamilton himself, that spoiled the young Briton's...

Last month we reported about Lamborghini celebrating the sale of its 3,000th Murcielago, a pale Telesto grey Murcielago LP640 that went to an individual in Florida. Just one month after taking delivery, the buyer is now selling the car on eBay and the current bid is already far ahead of the...

The Porsche Cayenne has been criticized since its launch in the early part of the decade. Not because it was a particularly bad vehicle but mainly because of what it represented. Until the launch of the Cayenne, Porsche was all about building the fastest and best handling sports cars in the world...

Environmental concerns on both sides of the Atlantic have got carmakers worried about fuel efficiency and emissions. In Europe, governments are set on introducing strict carbon-emission limits for new cars, while in the U.S. regulators want to see marked improvements in fuel-economy levels. The...

BMW has always backed hydrogen as the power source of the future but that doesn’t mean it’s completely ruled out alternatives such as electric vehicles and petrol-electric hybrids. In fact, BMW plans to keep its options open. Not only has it already unveiled the Hydrogen7 limo and X6...

Earlier today we posted information about the European launch of Mercedes’ facelifted SL convertible and now we have all the details for the U.S. market. Americans will once again miss out on the V6 models, including the new entry-level SL280, and instead get updated versions of the SL550 V8...

The Phaeton limo may have been a major flop for Volkswagen but officials are keen to the launch of a successor. The car was priced similarly to BMWs and Audis but it wore a humble VW badge, and there was nothing particularly exciting or innovative about the car either. It had mundane styling, poor...

The Indian telco Spice Group has confirmed that it is interested in buying into the struggling formula one team Super Aguri. The Mohali-based company is reportedly leading a consortium of fellow Indian corporates, possibly including the business group Tata as a potential sponsor, who are keen to...

The latest round of the battle between BMW and Mercedes has resulted in the release of the new M3 and C63 AMG cars. Both are very fast and represent great value for true German performance. The Merc may have more power under the hood but BMW’s track expertise and lighter weight puts them on...

With a string of new performance Mustangs rolling out of showrooms and the mid-engined S7 supercar still going strong, Saleen is set to expand with even more modified muscle cars and possibly a new mid-engined sports car. Saleen has been building cars for over 25 years, its status now recognized as...

Updated: Sadly, these images turned out to be fake, a prankster's concoction based on a previous brochure of the VW Eos convertible and the Iroc concept car. Well keep you updated in case the real thing comes out. Original: Although prototypes of Volkswagen’s upcoming Scirocco hatch have...

Honda on Tuesday revealed a new formula one livery for the 2008 season, with the satellite image of the world now taking a back seat to a predominantly white, red and green design. The car's launch took place at Honda's Brackley (UK) base, where test driver Alex Wurz drove the RA108 - which still...

Despite only 29 Ferrari FXX supercars being produced and offered to an exclusive club of long-time Ferrari collectors, one of the beautiful masterpieces was recently sold for a cool €2.6 million. For anyone not acquainted with the FXX, the car is in fact a development test-bed for new...

Not that long ago Fiat was reeling in debt and was on the brink of bankruptcy but over the years control of the carmaker changed hands several times and now things couldn’t be better. In fact, last week Fiat announced it had paid off all its debt and was sitting on a positive cash flow of...

The guys at Best Motoring are at it again, and this time they have the all new Nissan GT-R to play with. In their latest clip they pit the Nissan against Lamborghini’s Gallardo Superleggera, Honda’s uprated NSX-R and two different Porsche 911s, the AWD Turbo and club spec GT3. Follow...

SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co. came to the attention of many for the first time thanks to last week's snafu involving the inclusion of 500,000 Wuling-produced cars in GM's corporate tally in an effort to stay at the head of the pack. But the latest word is that the American company could leverage...

Proving that no one is above the law when it comes to illegal parking, even owners of million dollar exotics, a Manchester City parking inspector has ticketed an illegally parted Bugatti Veyron in front of a crowd of spectators. People started to gather once it was revealed the car was left...

Although it’s hardly new – it’s been in production since 2006 – the YES! Roaster will be coming to American and Canadian streets for the first time ever, and to kick off sales, the company is bringing the Roadster to the Chicago Autoshow. The company’s motto is...

BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen and even Mitsubishi have come to market with dual-clutch transmissions in the interest of power, economy and refinement. Until now Fiat Group – including Ferrari – has done without dual-clutch gearboxes, eschewing them for traditional automatics, manuals and...