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A Monaro enthusiast in Australia has dropped close to a million Aussie dollars (US$846,236) on a high-performance concept car developed by Holden’s in-house tuner HSV and its HRT racing affiliate. The car is the 2002 HRT 427, one of only two in existence, and was originally developed as a...

New software designed for mobile phones and PDAs will allow motorists in the U.S. to warn fellow drivers of police speed traps and red-light cameras by sounding off an alarm when approaching a known threat. The system works by users submitting information about known threats to a central database...

Volkswagen’s premium four door pseudo-coupe model will simply be called CC when it goes on sale next quarter, and not the full Passat CC as previously thought. The original name came about because the CC rides on the same platform as the regular Passat sedan, although it sits some 5cm lower...

Destined to be one of the most outrageous and expensive car accessories of all time, a Manhattan luxury dealership has commissioned a one-of-a-kind Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament comprised of diamonds, platinum and other rare metals. The asking price for the jeweled mascot? $200,000 or about half...

The Formula One calendar is set to expand to twenty grands prix as early as next year, team bosses suggested in Bahrain on Wednesday. Abu Dhabi is preparing to host its inaugural race next year, and South Korea in 2010. The current calendar features 18 stops. But with India, the United States...

Ford never released financial data for individual carmakers within its Premier Auto Group so apart from a few masked reports here and there we were never able to get proper insight into the financial performance of brands like Jaguar and Land Rover. With India’s Tata finally taking over the...

Porsche today officially applied for a judicial review challenging the London Mayor’s £25 ($50) congestion charge in the High Court of Justice. The sports carmaker believes the increase of the congestion charge from £8 ($16) a day, or £0.80 ($1.6) for residents, to £25 is both unfair and...

Update: BMW will decide by the end of the year whether or not it will start selling engines to rival carmakers as negotiations with a number of parties are still taking place. Speaking with Automotive News, BMW board member Friedrich Eichiner said GM, Daimler and Fiat have all expressed interest in...

After giving us a preview of the new 2009 Ibiza hatch at last month’s Geneva Motor Show with the unveiling of the Bocanegra Concept, Seat has released official details and images for the final production version of the car. The debut of the new Ibiza marks the start of a major product...

Toyota’s grip around Subaru is set to get tighter with news coming out of Japan claiming the auto giant is planning to increase its 8.7% stake in Subaru to around 17%. The final decision will depend on whether or not the move gets approval from Japan's Fair Trade Commission. The transaction...

Ford has confirmed development of its future RWD program will be spearheaded by an American design team in Detroit and not by its Australian division as earlier suspected. That doesn’t mean the Aussies won’t have an influential role in the gestation of America’s future RWD fleet...

It’s hard to imagine but not that long ago Jaguar laid claim to building the world’s fastest production car with its XJ220 supercar, which during the early 1990s was speed king until it was knocked off its throne by the McLaren F1. The car featured a turbocharged mid-mounted V6...

Along with Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati, Alfa Romeos personify the image of Italian motoring with their sporty overtones and curvaceous lines, however some of the brand’s most admired models were in fact created by an American designer. Now, less than a year out from Alfa Romeo’s...

Lamborghini shocked the automotive world last year when it unveiled the limited edition Reventon but the imposing supercar's debut could have easily been overshadowed by an even more outrageous Murcielago-based model being prepped by an Italian coachbuilder. Designers from Magvisio were planning to...

Last month Holden celebrated its 60th anniversary with the unveiling of the Coupe60 concept car, a two door version of the VE Commodore sedan that many suspect will eventually spawn a successor to Australia’s Monaro Coupe. Holden has denied rumors of a new Monaro, as well as its Pontiac GTO...

Chinese automobile manufacturer Dongnan has released an official sketch of a new concept car it’s prepping for this month’s Beijing Motor Show. Until now Dongnan’s designs have relied on existing Mitsubishi products as their basis but this latest concept demonstrates the...

Famed Porsche tuner Gemballa has released a new bodykit and performance handling pack for the 997 911 Targa, consisting of a customized font bonnet, an Avalanche front skirt and lip spoiler, a custom rear skirt plus a unique oversized GT wing. To top it all off, a set of sinister-looking 20in black...

Volkswagen may have to call upon its Skoda subsidiary to manufacture its forthcoming production up! minicar, which many are predicting will be the next-generation Lupo compact. This way VW will be able to take advantage of Skoda’s low-cost production facilities in Vrchlabi and Pamplona to...

Japanese car designer Mitsuoka is building a left-hand-drive version of the car that brought its brand to fame: the NSX-based Orochi supercar. The introduction of LHD for the Orochi means the car will be available for sale outside of Japan for the first time and officials already have a number of...

Despite numerous reports claiming Audi’s new Cayman-rival is in development, senior officials have confirmed there is no 'baby' R8, or R4 as most sources have been calling it, currently in the works. However, before we rule out the new model, remember that carmakers are well known for their...