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Already famous for its LS prototype designed to compete for the 100mpg Automotive X-Prize competition, Loremo may be planning to unveil a new concept convertible at Geneva in 2008 according to the latest rumours. The previous LS concept was groundbreaking not just in its miserly fuel consumption...

Chevrolet’s ‘SS’ moniker stands for Super Sport, and once upon a time Chevrolet really meant it. Legendary SS cars include the first-ever SS car, the 1961 Impala SS, the bulging and muscular Camaro SS, the Chevelle SS and even the Monte Carlo SS. But it wasn’t long before...

Having succeeded with the large truck market, Toyota is now setting its sights on compact pickup trucks with its latest A-BAT concept vehicle. Officially making its debut at the 2008 NAIAS in Detroit, the A-BAT is designed to combine good fuel economy, advanced functionality, car-like handling, and...

Beautiful looking cars make for great photos, but beautiful sounding cars make for great memories. The Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT is equipped with all the right parts to make some wonderful memories: based on the regular Murcielago, not the LP640, but 500kg lighter, the R-GT’s 6.0L V12...

China’s burgeoning automotive industry has yet to make much of an impact in Europe or the U.S., aside from some of its makers infamously “borrowing” design details from their European counterparts. Likewise, not much has been heard of the once-famous and beloved English brand MG...

Corvettes hold a special place in the hearts of many car aficionados. They are purely American - big displacement power, snarling good looks - and one of the only American cars capable of hanging with the best Europe and Japan have to offer. But as much as the car’s raw performance - and...

Hybrid-electric vehicles have been alternately portrayed as the saviours of modern transportation or the last gasp of the dying oil-based economy. Either way, Toyota has capitalized on their popularity with its world-beating Prius hybrid, and is aiming to increase the success of the hybrid further...

We’ve already reported on Toyota’s slow march towards global domination of car sales and it looks like 2008 may be the year that the company finally overtakes GM as the world’s top automaker. Toyota has said it plans to produce 9.95 million vehicles worldwide during 2008, up 5...

The new Nissan GT-R will be limited to 180km/h in the land of the rising sun. The rather low-speed limit has been the source of some derision of the GT-R, although it is expected that in North-America and Europe the limit will be set at a more respectable 250km/h. It’s not all bad news for...

Lamborghini celebrated a sales milestone recently, with total sales for all Murcielagos (including LP640’s) reaching 3000. The 3000th Murcielago was a pale Telesto grey Murcielago LP640 headed to a lucky owner living in the United States. Just a few weeks ago Lamborghini also celebrated the...

Despite the recovery plans for GM still in full swing in the United States, the company has managed to have some success in overseas markets. China, in particular, has been an important market where GM exceeded 1m sales for 2007, becoming the first global manufacturer to do so. Just five years ago...

Dutch supercar company Spyker has had quite a year. After buying a F1 team and joining the backmarkers on the grid, it ran into financial trouble and was forced to refinance the company. The Spyker F1 team was sold to an Indian businessman and Spyker admitted it was unable to build production...

Global warming has become quite an issue of late with carmakers constantly looking at new ways to reduce emissions. Toyota has shown hybrid technology to be of great use in this area and has achieved plenty of success with their Prius. Honda is hoping to share in this success with the addition of...

MSNBC has released a list of the best and worst selling cars of 2007. There weren’t many surprises with the Ford F-Series topping the list once again, and the Camry making an appearance at third. The bottom of the list was dominated by luxury cars such as the Porsche Boxster, Jaguar S-Type...

Ford’s upcoming TwinForce technology, which debuted in the Lincoln MKR, will likely be introduced to the market under a different moniker after the company realized that the name could cause some confusion. The technology was originally dubbed TwinForce to indicate two things, performance and...

Motorsport has always been the driving force in automotive innovation, although it has also proven to be paradoxically resistant to new forms of propulsion. By jump-starting a one-make electric vehicle (EV) race series, U.K.-based Westfield Sportscars, Ltd. hopes to push EV racing into the...

Blind zones in large vehicles such as SUVs and vans have been the cause of around four child deaths a week in the US according to safety experts. To combat this problem the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington has passed a bill that requires federal authorities to reduce blind zones in...

The rumored merger between Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) and Nanjing Automobile Group is expected to be finalized within the next two weeks, according to a report in the Beijing Times. The report claims that Nanjing would own 5-15% of SAIC and would be absorbed by SAIC. This ties in with...

Audi will be using the upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit to show off a ‘stunning’ new concept car. The German luxury brand also plans to have a world premiere of a new model. Both these cars will be unveiled during Audi’s press conference at the show...

The Dodge Challenger dealer mark-up fiasco is still fresh in everyone’s mind, and our story on Nissan’s dealer certification procedure to prevent similar price gouging on the GT-R is only a few hours old, but the hits just keep on coming. Nissan announced this morning that its legal...