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Official pictures located here Wiesmann is confirmed to present its new GT MF 5 coupe at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, the first major update for the model since its introduction almost two years ago. Despite its retro styling, there’s nothing old fashioned about the car’s...

Ford is the latest carmaker to launch a new range of ultra-low CO2 emitting vehicles, with next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show the venue for the debut of the new ECOnetic line. The cars will use a combination of ultra-efficient diesel powertrains as well as other fuel-saving and exhaust...

The 2010 BMW Z4 has officially been revealed. Click here for all the details and images. BMW’s next-gen Z4 Roadster has been spotted at the Nurburgring, this time with much of its camo gear removed from the front. Many sources believed this test-mule was a new high-end sports car designed to...

Prodrive is set to announce its formula one chassis and engine supplier some time in September, team boss David Richards has said. British newspaper The Times, meanwhile, claims that the expected link-up with McLaren and Mercedes-Benz could be just "days away". "McLaren is one of three possible...

China and India’s rapidly growing car markets will see the Asia Pacific region outpace Europe in vehicle sales by as early as 2009, according to a new study released by J.D. Power and Associates. The research firm predicts vehicle sales in Asia will reach 23 million units at the end of '09...

Audi will not only be displaying its all-new A1 minicar at October’s Tokyo Motor Show but it will also unveil its new hybrid drive system. Targeted at premium small cars such as BMW’s Mini, the new A1 will come as a three-door hatch and be priced less than €20,000 when it goes on...

Team principal Mario Theissen has played down suggestions that BMW-Sauber seriously flirted with signing Fernando Alonso for the 2008 season. Some sections of the media recently linked the long delay in confirming a new BMW contract for Nick Heidfeld next year with reports that unhappy reigning...

Chinese copycat cars caused enough trouble when they were sold in China, but the new generation of copycats about to be sold in Europe are putting legitimate manufacturers on the defensive. The latest case involves the Shuanghuan Noble (pictured inset), a minicar whose styling is, to put it...

Lexus is confident its cars will be perceived as luxury no matter how many units it sells as long as pricing remains above $30,000. The comments come as Lexus prepares to expand its lineup with even more models and battles internal concerns that too much volume may harm its luxury status. To...

For those readers not familiar with the Skoda Superb, the car is an executive saloon manufactured by the Czech carmaker and shares its underpinnings with the Volkswagen Passat. The current model has been on sale since 2001 but will be coming in for an upgrade early next year with the release of an...

Volkswagen surprised us all when it displayed the twin-turbo W12 powered Golf GTI 650 concept car at May’s Wörthersee 2007 Auto Show. The concept featured a twin-turbo 6.0L W12 mated to a six-speed manual transmission, and it's styling was so dramatic that we thought we'd put up a gallery of...

BMW bucked the trend when it introduced the E23 sedan back in 1977, offering a large and sporty sedan in a time when a fuel crisis was causing most manufacturers to downgrade their cars. The guys from Munich would have none of this, instead packing the car with a classic multi-valve straight-six...

Racing enthusiast and avid car collector Steve McQueen’s 1963 Ferrari Berlinetta Lusso has sold at auction for $US2.31 million, smashing the estimated sales price by more than a million dollars. The car was bought by an anonymous buyer over the phone at the Monterey Jet Center auction, which...

The prospect of China flooding Western markets with half-price autos is overrated and is unlikely to happen says GM Holden’s new boss Chris Gubbey. The former Shanghai GM vice-president said that increased costs required to improve quality, safety and equipment levels of Chinese built cars...

The 2010 BMW Z4 has officially been revealed. Click here for all the details and images. BMW will be introducing the next-gen Z4 in early 2009. Recent spy shots of a prototype testing new Munich showed a car with a familiar shape to the current Z4. Short rear overhangs and a long hood characterized...

Development work for Audi’s "wolf in sheep’s clothing" RS6 line is nearing completion, but until it arrives this new rendering gives an accurate look as to how the new Avant version will be styled. Though late to the table, the new RS6 is expected to blow away the competition with a...

A group of Spanish investors are hoping to purchase the Seat brand from Volkswagen Group, and are said to be currently in talks with VW officials. A consortium consisting of the Bergé group (the local importer for Lexus, Hyundai, Subaru, Bentley and Chrysler) and Spain’s wealthy Carulla...

Our friends over at Auto Motor & Sport Sweden have passed along this great video review of the new BMW M5 Touring. Though the review was originally in Swedish they've subtitled it for everyone to see. Make sure you turn up the volume knob on your speakers to hear the scintillating sound of the 5.0L...

Infiniti has taken the wraps off its long-awaited EX crossover, due to be shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this week. The production EX retains much of the sleek styling of the concept shown at the New York Auto Show in April. Designed by the Infiniti design centre in Japan, the...

GM has unveiled a SS version of the Chevy HHR just in time for the Woodward Dream Cruise, which will be held this weekend. The HHR SS gets a new turbo engine developing 260 horsepower (194 kW), unique exterior styling and an SS-specific interior. The relatively high power rating and copious amounts...