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Pontiac’s Solstice is one of the most beautiful cars to roll onto American showroom floors in years - and sales have proven it, despite a recent slump. But the sexy little roadster’s performance hasn’t been quite as well received - the Miata is the driver’s roadster, the...

Back in April reports emerged claiming officials at Chrysler were considering creating a new Barracuda based on its Dodge Challenger, with none other than hot-rod legend Chip Foose dropping the suggestion at the New York Auto Show. These latest images are proof that Chrysler has created a new...

One of the highlights for Jeep’s 2007 SEMA lineup is the new Wrangler Ultimate concept vehicle developed by Mopar, powered by a 6.4L V8 crate motor dubbed the 392 HEMI. Other than the new engine, designers have left the car largely untouched except for a host of chrome accessories supplied by...

As city streets get more congested with the steady rise in new cars each year, the number of complicated driving situations will inevitably rise as well. That’s why carmakers are working hard to develop new safety features which assist with driving tasks and, as a result, significantly...

Subaru has released a flood of new images for its Impreza WRX STI but no matter how many times we look at it we still can’t get used to the awkward styling. However, with a heavily-revised 296hp turbocharged 2.5L ‘boxer’ engine, totally new platform and suspension plus a more...

While most other manufacturers are going with a performance theme for this year’s SEMA Auto Show, Hyundai has picked a ‘beach’ theme for its showcase with the announcement today of the Elantra Touring ‘Beach Cruiser’ Concept. The car is based on the recently revealed...

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn spoke about Nissan’s luxury brand Infiniti at this week’s Tokyo Motor Show, telling attendees how the decision to launch Infiniti in Europe was ‘relatively easy’ because its lineup would remain the same as in other markets such as the U.S...

Mitsubishi’s star at Tokyo was undoubtedly the latest Evo X but there were also a couple of interesting concept vehicles gracing its stands as well. Of most interest was the Concept-ZT, which previews a possible production model with a 2.2L clean-diesel powerplant and a dual-clutch...

Having so far kept you up to speed on Mazda’s upcoming Taiki concept, we are now able to give you even more detailed information on this Tokyo Motor Show highlight. Being the fourth car in the Nagare series (the others being the Nagare, Ryuga and Hakaze), the Mazda Taiki continues on with the...

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn remains adamant to form an alliance with an American carmaker a year after talks with GM fell though and no progress made with either Chrysler or Ford. Speaking at a conference in Tokyo Ghosn said that if he had the opportunity to obtain a new partner he would and...

Mansory has released yet another tuning and styling kit for British marque Bentley in the form of the Le MANSory widebody kit for the Continental GT Coupe. Similar in style to the package designed for the GTC drop-top, the new kit includes the same side skirts, pumped fenders, and quad tailpipe...

General Motors will once again have one of the biggest displays at the upcoming SEMA Auto Show with no less than 28 modified cars, trucks and SUVs set to grace its stands. This year GM will be presenting a ‘green’ performance theme by unveiling a slew of modified cars capable of using...

Despite a lack of incentives outside its home country, Volvo has lately turned its focus to biofuels and hybrid technology. We first wrote about the C30 Efficiency (pictured) in August, then Volvo debuted the Re-Charge concept at the Frankfurt motor show. Just a few days ago the company announced...

GM’s recently renewed focus on its luxury lines doesn’t just mean introducing hot new models like the Cadillac CTS. It also means improving creature comforts, like standard XM satellite radio on all Cadillacs. Now the biggest U.S. auto maker is turning its eye on Buick, Hummer and Saab...

The partnership between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce has birthed more than a century of some of the finest cars the world has seen. The Silver Ghost, the Phantom, the Corniche - all hold their place in automotive and Rolls-Royce history. Now the maker is in the spotlight not for its luxury or...

On the 29th of December Hyundai will officially turn 40 and to celebrate the occasion it will be launching the production version of the Genesis concept sedan as well as a special emblem. The launch of the car will be for the Korean market with an April launch planned for other markets including...

Four-wheel-steering (4WS) is one of those technologies that never really made it past the 1980s in great success. It featured on a string of high-performance Nissan models through the ‘90s but the extra cost and the weight disadvantage of the system won it few fans considering its only real...

Following the announcement at the start of the year that the ungainly Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept (http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1028131_acura-advanced-sports-car-concept would come in for a redesign, most suspected the updated design would be rolled out at next week’s Tokyo Motor...

Most would agree modifying a Ferrari is sacrilege yet there remains enough demand out there to warrant aftermarket tuners like Japan’s T2-G to develop unique pieces for the rare Italian exotics. Thankfully their custom kit for the F430 remains as tasteful as the original and also manages to...

Volkswagen is working on a new minicar whose launch is viewed by officials as the most important project since the Golf hatchback replaced the Beetle in the 1970s. The car was previewed at last month’s Frankfurt Motor Show in the form of the up! minicar concept and according to a leaked...