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We’ve always known that Chevrolet’s Corvette Z06 was good, but we'd never have imagined that it could beat Porsche’s AWD 911 Turbo around a race track and with a lead of 2.6 seconds to boot. The test was carried out by Swedish magazine Auto Motor and Sport, who pitted the two cars...

Despite the slight drop in fuel prices we’ve been enjoying lately, news that oil cartel OPEC is planning to cut production by up to 1 million barrels a day may put an end to the good times. This time the cuts will be from the official quota level and not just the actual production volumes...

Here’s an innovative idea that solves the problem of what to do with two cars and only one garage. American Custom Lifts has created its PhantomPark twin-deck vehicle parking system that can fit two vehicles in the footprint of one. The heavy-duty scissor style lift is capable of lifting two...

Images of Hyundai’s upcoming Veracruz full-sized SUV have been leaked onto the Internet before its official unveiling pegged for October. Initial sales will start in its homeland, South Korea, before reaching the U.S. in early 2007. The new SUV is significantly larger than its Santa Fe...

Next year will see the launch of two new versions of the Audi TT coupe. Here’s an image of the first of these new vehicles caught while testing in Germany sent in by a reader of German newspaper Bild-T. Most of the engines from the coupe will carry over to the canvas topped roadster but...

BMW has announced that it is offering its Individual program in the US for the first time. The Individual program was established back in 1991 to designing and creating customised versions of BMW cars for customers who were looking for made-to-measure solutions. Until now, the program was never...

The next couple of years are shaping up to be some of the busiest for German sports car specialist Porsche. The company is working hard on releasing up to ten new models by the end of the decade as outlined in a recent Motor Trend report. For the 911, expect the turbo version of the Cabriolet with...

We’ve known about a special stretch version of the 5-series for some time now but BMW has waited till now to announce it. The LWB model has been created especially for the Chinese market, where many owners have chauffeurs rather than drive the car themselves. BMW will show the LWB 5-series at...

We are often shocked by the rare metal that goes up for sale on eBay these days, and even more surprising are the bargain prices that the sellers sometimes ask for. This time 'round, we have a rarer-than-rare Ferrari F40 Michelotto up for sale priced at $658,000. Sadly, the car on sale is not a...

Could this be a sign that General Motors is on the road to recovery? The results of an annual survey for the perceived value from buyers who purchased a new car last year, saw GM win four segments while its Japanese rivals lost ground. Honda still managed to top the survey, however GM proved to be...

The age of electric vehicles are truly upon us now that mainstream manufacturer Mitsubishi is planning the introduction of an electric vehicle to the US. According to Automotive News, the president of Mitsubishi, Osamu Masuko, announced at the company’s annual dealer’s meeting in Las...

The new S-class is by all accounts the best luxury sedan ever, and now that Mercedes has announced more details after the original press release we thought we’d take a closer look at it. Despite the technological tour de force that the S-class is, its hard to look past the AMG built engine...

Maserati has been around since 1914 and over the years has changed ownership several times, being owned by the likes of Citroën, Fiat and even joining with arch rival Ferrari [NYSE:RACE]. Back in 2005, due to the rulings of an agreement between Fiat and General Motors Company [NYSE:GM]...

Now that production work for the popular Top Gear program is back in full swing, latest reports suggest that footage of Richard Hammond’s almost fatal crash while attempting to break a British land speed record will be aired on the show. Management are waiting for a full recovery from...

Honda, a company that has a strong reputation for building reliable cars has announced that it will recall roughly 270,000 vehicles mostly sold in Japan, because of electrical problems and issues linked with engine components. The vehicles in question include the Odyssey MPV and Life small car. The...

Despite major cuts in TVR’s budget and the downsizing of 300 staff earlier this year due to falling demand, the company is planning to expand its operations by building a run of 60 limited edition Typhons. Further, owner Nikolai Smolenski commented in a Swiss publication that the company is...

According to Bosch, 25 percent of all accidents are caused by skidding and that 60 percent of all fatal injuries occur because of side-impact crashes caused mainly by skidding. In an attempt to prevent situations like this, Bosch has improved its ESP systems, creating two new packages in the...

We came across a very special one-off Rolls Royce Phantom over at BornRich, which is set to debut at the first ever luxury goods exhibition in China’s Guangzhou province this December. The vehicle that is priced at $3.8 million is built on a long wheelbase Phantom platform that's 250mm longer...

The alliance formed by three of the world’s largest car manufacturers to co-develop a range of hybrid drivetrains is already making great strides in progress. General Motors, BMW and DaimlerChrysler entered the joint-venture so that they could pool their talent and resources to fast-track the...

German car manufacturer Borgward, which went bankrupt back in 1961, is set to make a revival according to reports from German media. Leading the company’s return is Christian Borgward, the grandson of Carl Borgward who was the original founder. Borgward, with the help of several investors...