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Maybach launched the 62 S in Peking this month, the limo that’s being touted as the "strongest Chauffeur sedan in the world." The luxury maker has enlisted the help of AMG to squeeze out 612hp (450kW) with 1000Nm of torque from the bi-turbo 6L V12 motor. The extra 62hp (45kW) over the regular...

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...

One day you’re driving down the highway when all of a sudden you pass a Corvette Z06 and you say to yourself “that’s pretty cool.” Then you realize that the car you just passed is actually on fire. That’s exactly what happened to one motorist, and he even managed to...

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...

When the original Thunder Bunny Golf GTI tuned by California based firm Automotive Performance Systems (APS) was delivered to Motor Trend magazine late in 1981, the testers wrote that “the little white wonder packs its own kind of lightning-quick rabbit punch — one that’s...

Volvo has finally unveiled the three C30 concepts it developed for SEMA with the help of tuning companies Evolve, Heico, and IPD. Built purely as design concepts and prototypes, each tuner took a decidedly different take on what the ultimate Volvo C30 could be. Volvo supplied each company a...

DaimlerChrysler is back in the spotlight today with increasing speculation that the Chrysler Group may be split from its German parent due to its poor financial performance. There were reports suggesting that there was no creditability to the previous rumors of a possible split, but the issue has...

General Motors is testing several prototypes from its Cadillac range equipped with electronic monitoring systems that look out for surrounding vehicles and can apply the brakes autonomously to prevent a rear-end collision. GM demonstrated the technology using its CTS and STS sedans at the recent...

Ford will be releasing a modern version of the legendary Boss 302 V8 engine that it’ll sell as a crate engine after its debut at the SEMA Auto Show this week. Although the new motor will be sold under Ford Racing, the Boss name will also be carried over to a new V8 engine codenamed Hurricane...

Auto aficionado Jay Leno may be adding the weirdest car yet to his massive collection of historic and wacky automobiles. The late-night talk show host collaborated with General Motors’ Advanced Design Studio to design and build a 650hp supercar powered by a jet-turbine that runs on bio-diesel...

Hennessey has taken the already menacing Dodge Viper and turned it into a 585-cubic inch (9.5-liter) monster, just in time for Halloween. You’d expect that this much displacement would deliver a mountain of torque, and thankfully the Venom 800R, as its known, doesn’t disappoint. Claimed...

Ford will slash its North American production by as much as 12% for the first six months of next year, but hopes to bounce back in the second half. Ford’s CFO Don Leclair told Automotive News that the company would cut vehicle production by 8 to 12% next year, and will raise inventory levels...

There’s always been an unofficial gentlemen’s agreement between the mainstream German automakers to limit the top speed of their cars to 155 mph (250 kmh), even the high-performance models from Mercedes-AMG and BMW’s M division as well as Audi’s potent RS range (many of...

DaimlerChrysler Group has opened the doors to its latest and biggest brand experience centre located next to the world’s oldest purpose built racetrack in Weybridge, England. The UK centre is the sixth complex of its kind from DCX and is the largest and most unique thanks to the historic...