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Renault has finally revealed the production version of its first ever 4x4 crossover after initially presenting the vehicle in concept form at the 2006 Paris Motor Show. The new model will carry the Koleos name, which was first used on the concept, and will arrive in European showrooms in June of...

Bernie Ecclestone is determined to scratch Australia from the F1 calendar so as to make room for a Russian grand prix in the near future, according to reports. After Melbourne GP chiefs ruled out bowing to the F1 chief executive's demands for a night race beyond 2010, the British tabloid Daily...

Fisker surprised many at last month’s Detroit Auto Show when it revealed its striking Karma luxury plug-in hybrid sedan was headed for production and a 2009 launch. Here was a small coachbuilder promising to deliver a plug-in hybrid vehicle at least one year before heavyweights like Toyota...

Chrysler’s lineup is in store for a massive upheaval with possibly half of all its models getting the axe. Under its new ‘Project Genesis’ turnaround plan, Chrysler wants to streamline the entire business from top to bottom, combining dealerships, dropping duplicate models and...

Porsche has released a new promotional video for the fastest car in Porsche’s lineup for 2008, the 911 GT2. The video features the Porsche speedster driving in numerous places, but most appealingly at the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife under the trained hands of Porsche test driver...

Toyota seems to be doing everything it can to take driving out of the hands of its drivers. Their Lexus brand has been pushing self-parking mechanisms (with varying degrees of success) for several years now. Now the world's biggest auto seller is tying its brake-assist technology in with satellite...

Now that Chrysler is in private hands the tough decisions are coming hard and fast. Last year we saw officials axe cars like the PT Cruiser convertible, Pacifica, Crossfire and Dodge Magnum and now there are reports that even more models will be dropped from the current lineup. Under its new...

Both the RS4 and R8 have a thumping 420hp and AWD chassis but one’s a fully fledged mid-engined sports car and the other is a family sedan on steroids, so as you’d expect both perform very differently. Only about 0.2 seconds separates the two cars in the sprint to 60mph but as the...

There’s been a lot of excitement surrounding the launch of the new Dodge Challenger, and officials are hoping this excitement won’t die off soon after the car hits the road as is often the case with hyped up sports cars. Chrysler lags its Detroit rivals in sales by a significant margin...

Some carmakers are looking towards electric vehicles and hybrids to end the reliance on fossil fuels while other manufacturers are backing biofuel vehicles that run on ethanol or other renewable fuels. GM is sitting on both sides of the fence, developing both plug-in hybrid technology and a range...

If you're one of the several thousand people anxiously waiting to pay nearly double retail for the privilege of owning the all-new 2009 Nissan GT-R, you probably already know this. If you're one of those people and you don't know this, you're probably at the back of the line. Nissan's 691...

The Chicago Auto Show may not hold a lot in the way of exotic surprises, but it does have a good number of very solid real-world car debuts. Near the top of that list is the 2009 Acura RL - and with its new dose of technology and increased power, the RL is likely to earn some fans while on display...

We normally wouldn’t cover cars like the Meriva on this website but Opel has an exciting design planned for the next-generation model as this latest concept sketch reveals. The new Meriva is set to be one of the sleekest and sportiest minicars on the market but its launch is still several...

Many believed talk of Audi’s future mid-engined Cayman rival was pure fantasy but then details about the carmaker’s future lineup were published by Quattro Quarterly (a publication released by the Audi Club of North America) and one of the cars on that list was in fact the long rumored...

Update: Plastech and GM have reached a temporary agreement that will put Plastech parts back in production as early as the second or third shift today. Presumably that would enable Chrysler to resume production at its four idled plants as early as tomorrow or the day after. The agreement reached is...

Ford has revealed its facelifted Focus Coupe-Cabriolet a month ahead of its official debut scheduled for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The new model joins the three-door, four-door, five-door, wagon and sporty ST models in the facelifted Focus range, which means there’s only the high...

Numerous carmakers have turned to dual-clutch transmissions in the interest of squeezing out maximum performance, economy and refinement, but despite the proven benefits of the technology just as many brands, if not more, are yet to embrace it. Renault is one such company that’s yet to adopt...

Volvo has released an updated version of its R-Design performance accessories line for the C30 hatch range, which will only be offered to a maximum of 400 customers. Like all R-Design packs, the latest kit doesn’t offer any performance upgrades, which means top end models still get a 227hp...

Updated with high-res images. Images of Mitsubishi’s 2009 model year Eclipse range have turned up just days before the official release of the car at this week’s Chicago Auto Show. The biggest update for the car is the new front end, which sports a revised bumper styled similarly to the...

Porsche already sells its own Turbo model, which comes complete with a generous 480hp twin-turbo flat six engine straight from the factory, but Germany’s TTP decided to design a new turbo package for the base Carrera that could put the stock Porsche to shame. The Bavarian-based tuner offers...