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Honda released official details on its Advanced VTEC (A-VTEC) system in September last year, but up until now there hasn't been much news of any production applications of the technology. A new patent has been registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office that appears to be the application for a...

Fiat advisor Sergio Marchionne has made the bold objective that the Italian carmaker's subsidiary Maserati will deliver up to 12,000 units in 2011. Last year, it experienced a 3% rise in sales totaling 5,724 units sold worldwide. According to Automotive News, the company now hopes to more than...

Wow, this is a great way to begin Valentine’s Day. Turns out that the board of DaimlerChrysler is so fed up with the American arm’s inability to make money that they are looking into dumping Chrysler into someone else’s hands. The move comes as the fifth-biggest carmaker is...

Mazda will use next month’s Geneva Motor Show to officially debut its new compact car. The 'Zoom-Zoom' company is moving from strength to strength with the reinvention of its image that started with the introduction of the Mazda6 back in 2002 and continues with its latest addition, the...

Dodge has revealed its new Demon Roadster Concept ahead of its debut at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle sits in the same mould as cars like the Mazda MX-5 Miata and the Pontiac Solstice, and is described as a compact, affordable "roadster with an attitude." The Demon features...

A recent drop in world oil prices has made motorists in the US less concerned about buying ultra fuel-efficient vehicles. So much so that carmakers have started to offer incentives on some electric-hybrid models, including Toyota’s own Prius, for the first time. Some of the deals are similar...

Ford is currently developing its next generation Focus RS that’s set for debut at next year’s London Motor Show. Expect the hot-hatch to be styled even more dramatically than the Focus ST pictured above, which itself has enjoyed strong demand, selling almost double its main rival...

Completely undisguised images of the Pontiac G8 sedan have been revealed ahead of the car’s official launch at this week’s Chicago Auto Show. These images show the final design of the Aussie sourced sedan, which has adopted the familiar Pontiac style nostrils and hood scoops to become...

Holden will be launching its new VE Commodore based Ute in September, the current model as pictured is based on the previous generation VZ. The launch date has actually been brought forward due to the lure of "substantial" export orders for both right- and left-hand drive markets. Australia’s...

Here’s a short video of the next generation M3 undergoing pre-production testing on a stretch of German autobahn, which turned up on a popular M3 forum. The cameraman was apparently following in a BMW 328i and didn’t stand a chance of keeping up when the driver of the test mule...

Honda will unveil several new concept vehicles at next month’s Geneva, the most dramatic of which will be the Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept. This latest concept is said to achieve an economy rating of just 3.5L per 100km as well handle and drive like a true sports car. The project was...

Cadillac has major plans for the European market despite the brand achieving well below its initial targets and the downgrade by analysts at JD Power and Associates. An insider from the Mark Stehrenberger design studio has outlined to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport key details about which new...

Following the unveiling of the Ryuga and Nagare concepts at the recent Detroit and Los Angeles Auto Shows, Mazda is about to showcase its third installment in conceptual design with its latest Hakaze Concept car. Designed at Mazda's European Design Centre near Frankfurt, Germany, the Hakaze is a...

The proposed carbon-dioxide emissions target put forward by the European Commission has been criticized by Germany’s three largest automakers including BMW, DaimlerChrysler and Volkswagen. The CEO’s of all three companies say the target to reduce average carbon dioxide emissions to...

Ford has fallen out of the US big three automakers group, being beaten in the sales race by General Motors, Toyota and DaimlerChrysler for the first time in the company’s history. The Blue Oval managed to retain 15.2% of the US market for January, with GM taking 22.4%, Toyota on 16.1% and...

Visitors to the Geneva motor show in March will see a new Honda concept car that will preview a production model due to be released in 2008. The new car will be Honda’s second dedicated hybrid model after the Insight, which was released back in 1999, according to UK’s Autocar magazine...

Another electric powered sports car is about to hit the market, this time a full carbon-fiber bodied vehicle capable of reaching speeds in excess of 120mph. The vehicle was developed in a partnership between Hybrid Technologies Inc. and Mullen Motor Company, and is expected to go on sale for...

China’s Nanjing Automobile Group, the new owner of the MG brand, is planning to start production of the iconic label in England within weeks. Reuters is reporting that the newly formed post will be producing up to 6,000 TF sports cars a year at the original Longbridge plant. This comes after...

This year’s Essen motor show has proven to be quite the tuner festival. Now Volkswagen itself has gotten in on the action with the prototype Golf RaVe 270. A concept car that showcases VW’s technology and interior customization abilities, the RaVe 270 isn’t scheduled for...

Coinciding with the start of its 60th anniversary relay celebrations, Ferrari is releasing a limited run of 60 special edition 612 Scaglietti Granturismos as its representative car for the occasion. Unique features of the special Ferrari include the one-off two tone paint scheme, highlighting the...