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Although Porsche hasn't come out with the brusque attitude of Lamborghini, it doesn't think the new fuel standards will affect its U.S. product line-up in any significant way. More fuel-efficient engines will be developed, but diesels aren't in the cards and it won't shrink its cars either. The...

Click here for all the official information and pictures for the 2009 Volkswagen Golf Mark VI Expect to see smaller engines for Volkswagen’s brand new Golf MK 6 when it's unveiled to the public at the Paris Motor Show in October. High fuel prices are pushing buyers towards engines with less...

The Detroit 3 have been berated from every direction for failing to anticipate the growth in sales of fuel-efficient vehicles, and now the trio are engaged in an uphill battle to reclaim market share largely lost to foreign rivals that offer a range of compact models and advanced hybrids. Catching...

Honda is known for its ambitious advertising projects, such as the recent ‘Cog’ television promotion for its previous Accord Euro sedan, which featured a ‘Rube Goldberg’ machine - a complex device built using different parts from the actual Euro sedan that was used to do the...

Audi is now offering full-LED headlamps for its R8 super-sports car as a €3,590 option. While currently the R8 gets LED daytime running lights, which use 54 LEDs per headlamp, the new option will get you LEDs for the turn signals, low-beam, and high-beam headlights. While the option may be...

The current Mini Cooper Convertible (pictured) is the first generation of the design, which debuted in 2004, three years after the regular version of the retro-hatchback first arrived. Since the Mk II Mini Cooper hatchback arrived in 2007, fans of the soft-top variant have been wondering when the...

Rising production costs and tighter margins are leading BMW to shift production of its vehicles to their most popular markets. Because BMW expects the X1 small SUV to sell primarily in Europe, and especially Germany, the company has announced it will produce it at the Leipzig plant. The X1 small...

SEAT is attempting to make the entire driving experience safer and more comfortable through its eCar Project. The project is being jointly developed by the SEAT tech center and Telefonica Espana and the aim of the project is to apply new information and communication technologies into SEAT cars...

The world's best-selling hybrid is currently built in Japan and China, but with demand for the efficient cars in the U.S. remaining high, Toyota is reportedly considering adding Prius production to its joint-venture facility operated with General Motors. The two companies already use the New United...

The American auto industry is getting ready to take more losses this year as expectations for light-vehicle sales reach 13-year lows. Standard & Poor’s, a credit-rating agency, has expected light-vehicle sales to fall to 14.8 million units, and it will be the first time this figure has been...

With fuel prices at record levels and the economy still reeling from a credit crisis, Americans have reduced the number of miles they’re driving each month in an effort to cut the fuel bill. The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported figures from March showing the steepest decline in...

Ford is continuing with its aggressive turnaround plan in its bid to recover from multi-billion dollar losses in 2007, with the latest measure, announced on Wednesday, set to shed more than 2,000 of its full-time salary jobs in North America. We’ve already seen Ford cut the number of its...

Porsche has stated in the past it would not fit any diesel powerplants to its cars but with toughening fuel economy and emissions regulations looming in both the U.S. and Europe the sports carmaker may not have a choice. Industry experts are predicting Porsche will use an upgraded Audi V6...

Euro NCAP today releases the results for seven cars in five different categories, mostly aimed at consumers with families. The latest tests showed that all of the cars in the line-up received four stars in Child Occupant Protection – currently the maximum safety protection available on the...

The CEO of Italian carmaker Fiat, Sergio Marchionne, has revealed that a decision on U.S. production and re-launch plans for the Alfa Romeo brand could be made within six months and that negotiations are already taking place with companies in North America. However, a 2009 U.S. launch for Alfa...

Ferrari recently signed a deal with the A1GP to supply the series with its Maranello-built race engines and design consultancy services starting from next year's season through until 2014. The new A1GP car powered by Ferrari had its first 'shakedown' at Fiorano, the Ferrari test track in Italy...

Straight out of the box the Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series is already one of the most extreme production cars on the planet. With a full DTM-style wide-bodykit, carbon-fiber lined interior and a thunderous V8 engine pumping out 507hp (373kW), few would feel the need to lift the performance...

This latest supercar is the creation of Scottish design studio Dowdeswell & Hardie and has been named the Falen after a demon from folklore. The design shares a striking a resemblance with the Lamborghini Gallardo and, like the Italian exotic, the Falen is also powered by a high-rev V10 engine. The...

One Aston Martin DBS used for filming in the latest James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, has already ended up at the bottom of an Italian lake, and now a second car has been crashed into a quarry. Unlike the first incident, which was actually an accident caused by poor weather conditions, the...

Mercedes-Benz started the four-door coupe trend when it launched the original CLS back in 2004 and since then we’ve seen the introduction of the new Volkswagen CC plus prototypes of the upcoming Porsche Panamera and Aston Martin Rapide coupe-sedans. Ford, too, is rumored to have joined the...