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As those who love all things fast and shiny know, the fairly rare Bugatti Veyron has an even faster, shinier and rarer subset: the Pur Sang. It first debuted at the Frankfurt motor show, and within 24 hours, all five of the exclusive cars were sold. It looks like one of those buyers is feeling a...

Updated: Pininfarina has released the final set of images of the upcoming Sintesi concept before its unveiling at Geneva. These newest tidbits highlight the capability of the concept, which Pininfarina is using as a model for cutting edge technology and design. The focus is on designing every...

When Chrysler rolled out its trio of hybrid concepts (ZEO, EcoVoyager, Renegade) at last month’s Detroit Auto Show, no one envisaged it would be a sign the carmaker was serious about offering a full hybrid lineup one day. Latest comments from Chrysler’s new President Jim Press reaffirm...

About three years ago GM officials came up with a number of designs for vehicles based on the RWD Zeta architecture but uncertainty about looming fuel-economy standards at the time put all these projects on hold. Some of the plans included designs for a RWD Impala sedan as well as for a new Pontiac...

Swiss company Peraves first revealed its MonoTracer at last year’s Geneva Motor Show but back then the enclosed bike was still in the early stages of development and it hadn’t even undergone official testing. For this year’s Geneva Motor Show, Peraves is back and this time...

Influential magazine Consumer Reports has come out with this year’s ‘Top Picks’ comparo, picking the best cars from ten different categories in a field that included over 260 vehicles. For the first time ever, a South Korean manufacturer has been included as a top pick - Hyundai...

Melbourne's auto show is host to Holden's 60th anniversary celebrations, and to mark the occasion, the Australian brand has revealed its Coupe 60. Designed to combine sports and luxury for the momentous occasion, the Coupe 60 takes from the best of what Holden has to offer. Shorter than the VE...

We brought you the latest details and renderings of Morgan's heavily-hyped hyrdogen fuel cell prototype several weeks ago. And while the pictures are inspiring, the details were a bit fuzzy - but Morgan is sharpening things up in anticipation of the Geneva reveal of its LIFEcar concept. Hydrogen...

Last year Alfa Romeo burst onto the supercar scene with its deliciously daring 8C Competizione. Smooth, flowing original lines spoke of a redefinition of the company's styling language. And the upcoming Alfa Romeo hatch, nicknamed Mito, will share that language - one universally understood as...

While most car manufacturers are scrambling to get economical hybrids and diesels onto the market, Hyundai has headed in the opposite direction with its new Genesis sedan, a large segment, 4.6L V8 sedan putting out 368hp through the rear wheels. In a market yearning for more fuel efficient...

Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg is prepping two special edition models for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show based on its CCX petrol and CCXR flex-fuel models. The new cars will go under the heading ‘Edition’ and will be limited to just 14 versions of the CCX and 6 units of the...

Nissan and Mitsubishi already have an agreement under which Mitsubishi supplies a range of three-cylinder ‘Kei’ cars to Nissan and in return gets a number of light commercial vehicles. The two carmakers now plan to expand the partnership with Mitsubishi set to supply Nissan with about...

A Peugeot 308 HDi driven on a 25 day journey around Australia has entered the Guinness book of records for setting two new fuel economy records. Driven by John and Helen Taylor, the car broke both the ‘Round Australia Diesel Economy World Record’ as well as the overall ‘Round...

Porsche is sticking by its earlier claims that London’s new £25 congestion charge is too harsh and that a majority of Londoners agree. The German sports carmaker has now published details of a recent poll of sentiment towards the new charges and is requesting that Mayor Ken Livingstone do...

Audi has made no secret of its penchant for diesel powered sports cars, winning a string of titles at the Le Mans 24 Hours with its R10 TDI race car and then showing off an insane V12 diesel R8 concept at the recent Detroit Auto Show. The carmaker has now added its superb TDI engine to the TT...

When Audi first revealed that its RS6 über wagon would be packing a supercar-like 580hp from its twin-turbo V10 engine, the first thought that came into our minds was how engineers would be able to get all that power to the ground and still make the car agile and refined just as an Audi should be...

Ford has been named in the 'Toxic Ten' list of corporate polluters, compiled by Conde Naste's Portfolio magazine. As the list itself states, the Toxic Ten is a look at companies that may not be the worst polluters, but companies that have the resources and ability to do better at increasing their...

As this year’s New York Auto Show approaches, organizers of the annual World Car of the Year awards have released details about the top three finalists for each of the World Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design categories. The final winner of each respective...

Only a couple of years ago a hydrogen future was all the rage with both car companies and lawmakers alike but in more recent times we’ve seen many of the same supporters back away from the clean fuel. We saw dozens of hydrogen powered fuel-cell concept cars rolled out at car shows around the...

Updated: Fiat resumed production of its 1.3L Multijet engine over the weekend with the first cars equipped with the common-rail diesel expected to roll off production lines either Tuesday or Wednesday. Production halted last Saturday because of quality problems with some of the components sourced...