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With the recent price increase of the Corvette Z06 by GM recently, Chrysler was forced to position its 2008 Dodge Viper upwards as well. This move creates a gap for a new sports car that will sit below the Viper in terms of price and performance, and could possibly be a production version of the...

No, it’s not some exotic niche supercar but a humble Dodge that holds the record for the “The Fastest Four Cylinder Production Car On The Planet.” The car was run by Salt Lake City’s Jorgen Moller, who pushed the heavily modified Dodge SRT-4 to a top speed of 222.416mph...

The RX-8 is one of our favourite cars of the last five years, so much so that a member of our team currently drives one. The combination of a rotary engine that spins to dizzying numbers and excellent handling make it an excellent value sports car. Mazda has upgraded the old and often complained...

FIA president Max Mosley has admitted that new F1 changes that are set to take place could cost the industry thousands of jobs. This comes ahead of the announcement that engine manufacturer, Cosworth, will be forced to cut almost 40 percent of its staff by years’ end. At most risk are British...

You’re looking at the first official images of the all-new performance variant of Holden’s VE Commodore. Developed by Holden's tuning arm, HSV, this new car will be the fastest Australian built car ever, with a 0-60mph time under 5 seconds, and distinguishes itself from its donor sedan...

Back in 1966 Fuji Heavy Industries gave birth to the Subaru 1000, a small four-door sedan with a 1.0-litre horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine. The engine design was considered strange at the time but Fuji Heavy, who had experience building flat engines for the Japanese WWII fighters, knew...

TVR, famous for building crazy sports cars with no driver aids, will keep manufacturing cars in Blackpool, England. TVR bosses are still dealing with union chiefs, but we can confirm that the company is staying in Blackpool and the remaining 260 jobs are safe for now. The decision comes after...

After driving a new BMW 335i, Jason Cammisa of Automobile Magazine felt the car was more powerful then the quoted 302hp from BMW. The car in question, a brand new 335i was dyno-tested and the results proved his theory correct. On the dyno, the 335i made 275hp and 406Nm torque at the wheels...

Production plans for the Volkswagen Scirocco have been confirmed and a concept model is expected to debut at the Paris Motorshow next month. Although this vehicle will be labelled the Concept S, we believe that this car will closely resemble the production version of the upcoming Scirocco. The 2+2...

First MG was bought out by Chinese automaker Nanjing and now the Rover brand has been bought by another Chinese company, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporate (SAIC). Since the collapse of Rover in 2005, asset value has dropped from £200 million to a bargain price of £67 million. It's rumoured...

The new Subaru Impreza due in 12 months time will come in 2 different body styles. There will be the regular four-door saloon plus a newly designed hatch version with styling that’s heavily influenced by the B5 concept car, first displayed at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. This hatch version may...

Despite rising fuel costs, the Big Three can’t resist releasing new versions of their road behemoths, in this case Ford’s Expedition SUV. The car has been updated with a 6-speed automatic transmission as well as a modified IRS setup, which provides surprisingly good handling for such a...

Lexus has once again taken top honors in the 2006 J.D. Power survey for most dependable vehicles, a study to find out the number of problems owners had with their cars. Models from 37 different brands were tested and surprisingly, how much you paid for your car doesn’t always determine how...

General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has built a fully-drivable version of its 2005 Sequel concept car, CEO Richard Wagoner revealed recently. The crossover has a range of 300 miles and will be officially unveiled next month. Despite this, Wagoner claims a production model of the car is still some way...

Bowing to public demand from wealthy car owners who wish to be seen whilst cruising the strip in their supercars, Mercedes-Benz will start production of the SLR McLaren convertible. The SLR, which is manufactured at McLaren's headquarters in Woking, England is capable of speeds of up to 207 mph and...

Not to be completely outdone by the recent release of the Holden VE Commodore, Ford of Australia has announced an updated version of its popular large car, the Falcon, which will go on sale in October this year. Changes to the new car include the option of the ZF six-speed automatic transmission...

It’s amazing what rare finds turn up for sale on eBay these days and the Porsche 959 is about as rare as they come. One of only 29 ever created, this 1989 Porsche 959 S US Racing version is still brand spanking new, minus the delivery mileage of course. The 959 was a genuine race car that was...

Less than a year after being purchased by Volkswagen for the princely sum of £430 million, Bentley created one of the most breathtaking and technical masterpieces in the automotive world. The Bentley Hunaudières Project, as it was known, was developed to proclaim to the world that...

For the 2007 model year, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has given its Corvette Z06 a price hike. It now has a sticker price of $70,000, that’s $4,310 more than the outgoing version. Surely there must be some extensive engine upgrades or some really cool features installed to cause the jump...

Now that Fiat is starting to churn out a profit, the Italian automaker can once again afford to release cars like the next generation of the Lancia Delta. Development of the new car is well underway with a release date planned for late 2007. To save on development costs, the new Delta will share...