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Fiat’s remarkable turnaround has stunned industry insiders, who had all but written off the ailing Italian automaker. The Punto has been a big hit, but the real sign of Fiat’s return is the new Bravo, which was unveiled by CEO Sergio Marchionne today. Fiat has spent €350m on...

Long time partners Mercedes-Benz and Tag Heuer have created a new watch designed for owners – or admirers – of the McLaren SLR supercar. The special hallmarks of this high-tech timepiece include the arrangement of the chronograph's buttons beside the dial, mimicking the layout of the...

German tuner Lumma Design has taken a donor BMW M5 saloon and turned it into the LUMMAnator Spectacular CLR 500 R-S by adding a comprehensive bodykit, racing exhaust system and a new interior. Final output thanks to the revisions is a very healthy 560hp, which is enough to send the Bavarian beast...

This latest rendering of the upcoming Alfa Romeo Junior is a close representation of what the final production model will look like, showing that the Italian designers have remained true to a concept sketch previously released by Alfa. The 2008 Junior has been confirmed for production and is pegged...

Dubai is fast becoming the market for supercar aficionados and an important market for the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, and Mercedes-McLaren, who have released this new collection of images showing the SLR 722 in the Arab emirate. Click ahead for the high-res gallery.

Being the CEO of a major car manufacturer is not traditionally considered a job that will net you paychecks on par with Formula 1 drivers. For Porsce CEO Wendelin Wiedeking, however, his salary for last year would cover at least four times Ralf Schumacher’s pay when he was at Toyota...

Motorola has just released the limited edition Motorazr maxx V6 Ferrari Challenge mobile phone, complete with an engraved logo of Ferrari’s prancing horse, 30 images of the F430 supercar and a soft, hand-made Ferrari carry case in Ferrari-red leather. Also, when you switch off the phone, the...

The Maybach brand may not have been a major sales success for Mercedes-Benz but that doesn’t mean officials have totally abandoned the ultra-luxury marque. Engineers are currently updating the 62 flagship with a facelift for the 2009 model year. These latest spy shots reveal some of the...

For the convertible version of its E92 coupe, BMW added a new folding metal hard-top to bring the car in line with its rivals and to give it the same dynamic characteristics as the coupe. NVH levels and structural rigidity were improved but the car also gained a significant 440 pounds to...

Audi is keen to expand its sales in the US, easily its biggest market, and it plans to do so using a three-pronged attack. Automotive News reports the company will be increasing the number of models on offer, adding more exclusive dealers and advertising more, especially on the Internet...

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has publicly stated that building fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles “make little sense” due to the high cost of developing the vehicles and the fact that current diesel technology is proven to have better mileage rates. Wheels magazine in Australia has...

Formula One world champions Renault has celebrated the launch of its latest R27 race car by presenting the new Clio Renault F1 Team R27 sports hatch alongside it in Amsterdam. Developed by Renault Sport Technologies, the hotted-up Clio gets several sporty features including upgraded brakes with red...

Audi’s highest product chief has confirmed that the Shooting Brake concept shown at the 2005 Tokyo Auto Show will not enter production. In an interview with Netherland’s AutoVisie magazine, Ulrich Hackenberg said that the shooting brake model would only serve to eat market share from...

Though the updated version of the current BMW 5-series was just revealed last week, the all new model is due to arrive by late 2009 for the 2010 model year. Test-mules have already been caught by spy photographers in Munich resembling the current model, but with pumped fenders to accommodate a...

Italian carmaker Fiat is rumored to be developing a rescue plan for struggling coachbuilder Bertone that would see the creation of an all new company. Fiat would enter into a €200 million contract with the new company to build a low-volume coupe convertible to be sold under the Lancia brand...

Industry experts are predicting that Jeep will drop its full-size Commander SUV after the 2009 model year despite only being introduced just over a year ago. Forecasting analysts at California-based J.D. Power and Associates have stated “we have removed the Commander from our forecast”...

Images of the near-fatal crash of Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond, which occurred almost five months ago, have just been published for the first time. The 36-year old survived a crash at 288mph in an uncovered jet-powered dragster while filming a stunt for the highly-rated motoring program. The...

Abu Dhabi is probably tired of Dubai always stealing the thunder as the star of the United Arab Emirates, but that may change with the construction of a Formula One spec race track as part of a Ferrari based theme park already under construction. Located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, the Ferrari...

MINI has released information on two new cars that it will add to its lineup positioned below the Cooper and Cooper S models. First up is a new sporty diesel called the Mini Cooper D. The previous generation MINI had a diesel model that was powered by a 1.4L four-cylinder motor sourced from Toyota...

BMW has officially announced its updated 1-series hatch that’s set to go on sale in the coming months. The introduction of a three-door model and a revised five-door come as a raft of new fuel-saving innovations are rolled out across the range, which includes the most fuel efficient...