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The usual methods of winding down the window or turning up the volume to stay awake on long journeys are mediocre at best, but a new system designed by Japanese company Denso Corporation may be the answer. It monitors drivers for drowsiness and responds by vibrating the driver’s seat and then...

BMW’s next small car will be a two-door sedan shaped version of the 1-series hatch, which is expected to appear in coupe and cabriolet variants. Unlike the recently launched 3-series convertible, the small 2 will feature a canvas soft-top and is expected to go on sale by the summer of 2007...

General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] recently announced that it was planning to build hybrid-electric cars in China by 2008, with drivetrains co-developed with DaimlerChrysler and BMW. However, the company is still fully backing hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles and has announced today that it could...

Rumors are circulating that Chrysler has decided to stop work on a replacement for the Pacifica, originally due in 2009. Auto industry sources told the Detroit Free Press that they had been told to stop work on the new car, codenamed CT, and that some were even forced to lay off workers on the...

Mercedes is taking 33 diesel E-Class cars on a long-distance drive from Paris to Beijing, each covering around 13,600km. The long-distance journey from Europe to Asia passes through France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Kazakhstan before ending in China. During this time...

Subaru feels “the market is ready” for STI versions of other cars in their range, according to Tomohiro Ishitobi, Subaru vice president of product planning, in an interview with AutoWeek. The STI brand, which stands for Subaru Tecnica International – Subaru’s motorsport...

It seems the aftermarket tuning world is too hard to resist even for Volkswagen, the company famous for “unpimping” their autos. Showing up to the mother of all aftermarket tuning conventions, SEMA, VW trotted out two highly modified versions of its Golf hatch aimed squarely at the raft...

Ford's got no shortage of potential buyers for Aston Martin, with more than 30 different parties reported to be interested in the legendary British marque. Industry experts are estimating that the increased level of interest could push the price tag up to £1 billion or roughly $1.9 billion –...

General Motors has announced today that it plans to build hybrid-electric cars in China by 2008 at one of its plants in Shanghai. GM will be working in a joint venture with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp to build a new cost effective and highly flexible hybrid system that was co-developed...

Any major city will have its share of traffic jams and congestion black spots and its own system of monitoring the flow of cars. Normally this is done by costly cameras and radar systems, underground sensors or helicopters flying overhead. We may be able to add a new technique to the list of...

Australia’s Northern Territory is one of the few sacred places in the world where you can drive at unlimited speeds – legally. The region is smack in the middle of the sun-burnt country and is home to Kakadu National Park as well as being almost completely covered in desert. Despite the...

The trial of former Swedish video games executive and ex-mafia boss Stefan Eriksson has progressed with the announcement of a mistrial for charges of fraud and grand theft. You may remember that Eriksson was originally arrested after crashing a Ferrari Enzo during a drag race with a McLaren SLR...

When Mercedes-Benz first launched its CLS back in 2004, it instantly became a success due to its unique and interesting styling. Its design is so popular that many other manufacturers will be implementing the four-door coupe look for their latest models, including arch rival BMW which might feature...

Car magazine has managed to get the first official photo of the new Bentley Havana coupe, which is to be unveiled at next year’s Geneva Motor Show. The announcement of the new car, which is said to be based on the Arnage platform, was made to dealers recently. The new car will also share the...

To commemorate Lotus’s achievements in this year’s British GT3 Championship, the company has launched the Exige S British GT Special Edition. Lotus and its racing partner Cadena were crowned Team Champions for the season and have so far competed in thirteen events with one more to go...

Ever wondered what it would be like to have your car serviced by a Ferrari pit crew led by Michael Schumacher? Here’s a collection of three funny videos of the F1 hero doing some antics down at a Shell gas station in Switzerland. Click ahead to watch the other two videos.

There’s no end to the wacky designs that are being displayed at SEMA this year, and the Alé high-mileage car from Fuel Vapor Technologies (FVT) is probably the strangest one this side of Jay Leno’s EcoJet. Created by inventor George Parker, the Alé concept has been in development for...

Alfa isn’t taking any chances with its latest attempt to penetrate the lucrative US car market, and we can’t wait for the return of the Italian label mainly because of the stunning 8C Competizione and 159 sedan. These two cars are already confirmed for launch in the US, but...

The most stolen car in Germany is the Porsche Cayenne, followed closely by another SUV, BMW’s 3.0L X5. That was the finding from a recent report from Germany’s ADAC Automobile Association. The report also concluded that the number of car thefts in Germany for the past year has also been...

Mercedes Benz could be working on a convertible version of its S-Class saloon, and the car may even make a showing at the Detroit Motor Show in January. Car and Driver magazine has put up a possible rendering of the new convertible and mentioned that if it does go into production, it'll be in...