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Size no longer matters when it comes to the premium consumers are willing to pay for a little bit of luxury. You only have to look at the runaway success BMW has been having with its Mini range and to a lesser extent its 1-series model to see that there’s big money in small cars. GM is one...

Twin-clutch transmissions are finding their way into many cars these days, from Volkswagens to Mitsubishis to Nissans. Volvo, like other makers that have made the switch to twin-clutch gearboxes, sees benefits to performance, fuel consumption and power handling capability - even in comparison to...

Whether you're a global warming disciple or a naysayer, the fact that humans generate a great deal of carbon-based pollution is undeniable. Likewise, people all over the world are working to help solve the problem. A group of Spanish researchers at the University of Granada have developed a...

A1GP is the latest motorsport series to be swept by the ‘green’ craze, with the announcement today that next weekend’s calendar event in Taupo, New Zealand, will see the field of 22 cars switch to a 30% biofuel mix. This makes it the first truly global motorsport series to race...

It’s hard enough just getting a job after completing your studies at university, so imagine how tough it must be for a group of automotive design students straight out of the classroom to form their own car company and start production of their very own sports car. Despite financial and time...

Recent rule changes in Formula 1 have drawn heavy criticism from some camps for their tendency to clamp down on innovation and technological development, which they see as the heart and soul of the series. Others see the measures as overdue steps to combat the skyrocketing expense and shrinking...

The Audi R10 diesel shook up the racing world when it stormed onto the Le Mans circuit in 2006, and now Audi parent company Volkswagen is applying some of the lessons it learned there to its sports car racing program by introducing the petrol-powered VW Jetta TSI racer. The racer’s debut...

Brooke Cars will be launching a new flagship model dubbed the ‘Double R’ in Birmingham in the next couple of days. Don’t feel bad if you haven’t heard of Brooke before, as they’re a small-scale manufacturer specializing in superlight cars in a similar vein to Caterhams...

London tuning house Autodelta has unveiled the latest iteration of its performance package for the Alfa Romeo 3.2 V6 JTS coupe. The car still runs the familiar supercharging kit, first launched in 2006, but new for the 2008 model year is the addition of an air-to-air intercooler mounted behind the...

F1’s new commercial agreement means that Prodrive will not enter the sport in the near future, David Richards said on Thursday. The Oxfordshire based company’s chief had earlier left open the option of reassessing. Prodrive’s plans in 2009, having withdrawn his entry to become...

It seems every month there’s a new story about Bugatti adding a second model to its lineup but until now these supposed new models have never surpassed the current Veyron supercar in terms of performance or price. The latest rumored Bugatti is tipped to overshadow not only the Veyron’s...

Mazda officials have no plans to replace the RX-8 sports car anytime soon, instead choosing to release a facelifted version as seen here in completely undisguised form. More of an update rather than a major overhaul, changes to the car will consist of a new set of bumpers, revised taillights and...

Audi’s diesel powered V12 R8 concept car has been leaked ahead of its Detroit Auto Show debut next week, revealing an aggressively styled set of new bumpers, exhaust tips and LED accentuated headlights.

India’s Tata Group today announced the world’s cheapest car – the Nano. The compact car is expected to hit the market at a price of just 100,000 Indian rupees (US$2500) plus taxes and is expected to revolutionise car ownership in the 1.1 billion strong market. The five-seater car...

Hot on the heels of the Gulf Oil Ford GT40 comes news from Aston Martin that they will be racing their GT1 Le Mans cars in the distinctive orange and blue colours. Two DBR9s will be painted to celebrate Gulf Oil’s first victory at the 24 hour race 40 years on. The two Aston Martin DBR9s for...

Czech carmaker Skoda has taken the wraps off the long-awaited Superb, aimed at the upper medium segment. Like most new cars, the Superb has grown considerably over the previous generation and is both longer and wider for additional interior space. The new Superb features a number of smart...

European websites overnight leaked the latest concept by Swedish company Saab. Dubbed the 9-4x, this new crossover is expected to be close to a production model being released by the company in 2009. Saab has been one of the pioneers of ethanol fuel so it’s only fitting that this concept is...

Just a week before the NAIAS show in Detroit, Cadillac is at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an international technology trade show, with its high-tech Provoq concept. Another iteration of GM’s E-Flex platform, like the Chevy Volt and the Opel Flextreme concepts, the Provoq shares some...

Despite Australia’s record-breaking 1 million-car sales this year, Maybach managed to snag exactly zero buyers. To put this in perspective, with a population of approximately 21 million, 1 million cars sold means nearly one in 20, or roughly five percent of Australians bought a car this year...

Two days ago we saw Ferrari launch its F2008, and yesterday McLaren Mercedes unveiled its MP4-23 at the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart. Lewis Hamilton was on hand for the launch, and it being his birthday, called the MP4-23 the “coolest birthday present you can get.” The car...