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Citroën has joined forces with the Espera Sbarro design school to develop the Cruise Crosser all-terrain concept car. The vehicle has gone on display at the Geneva Motor Show, and is based on the new C-Crosser, the first-ever SUV from Citroën. It features three axles and six wheels to improve...

Ever wondered what those test-drivers seen in spy images really do? If you answered yes, then General Motors' Cadillac Driver’s Log is probably worth a look into. The site features comments from the actual test-drivers for the new CTS sedan as it underwent pre-production work all over the...

When Nanjing Automobile bought the MG Rover brand back in 2005 it also picked up the rights to many of MG's 'heritage brands,' including the Austin Motor Company. UK’s Autocar is now reporting that Nanjing may revive the old British label for its new small and mid-sized cars. Other brands...

A team of researchers from MIT have created a concept for a lightweight electric car that can be folded and stacked in order to ease congestion in crowded car parks. With the help of General Motors and MIT’s own Media Lab, the team is developing several working-prototypes. Called the City...

Recent trade sanctions placed on North Korea by Japan after the communist state started nuclear testing have infuriated its leader Kim Jong Il so much that he’s ordered the seizure of almost all of the country’s Japanese vehicles. According to South Korea's Yonhap News, Kim got heated...

Rinspeed, in collaboration with Swiss engineering specialists Esoro, will showcase to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show its eXasis concept car. The vehicle’s body is made of a high-tech plastic called Makrolon molded by the Swiss firm Mecaplex and coated with a tinge of...

Audiphiles will be excited to know the company has launched the microsite for its upcoming A5 coupe. Following Audi’s tradition of setting up a website preceding the arrival of a new model, the A5 microsite includes a countdown until the vehicle’s official release on the 6th of March at...

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...

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...

A recent study run by independent automotive warranty specialist, Warranty Direct, looked at more than 450,000 vehicles, across 33 manufacturers, from the UK and the USA for reported mechanical failures. It found Mazda to be the most reliable car brand with almost 92% of its cars aged between 3 and...

One of London’s councils announced this week that it will move forward with plans to charge owners of gas-guzzling cars up to three times as much for parking permits. Reuters reports that Richmond upon Thames Council in London’s southwest will introduce the new charge despite a majority...

Niche vehicle manufacturer GTM Cars, based in Coventry in the UK, has confirmed that it will build an enviro-friendly track car to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Labeled the GTM 40TR (Track and Race), the ultra light racing car could potentially run on biofuel and reach 60mph from rest in under...

The latest 5-series update was more than just a tweaking of the car’s sheetmetal and powertrains. BMW has introduced a regenerative braking system, for the first ever on a non-hybrid vehicle, for its update of the 5-series saloon. Unlike petrol-electric hybrids, BMW’s system is used to...

The third Ford Model A sold by Henry Ford in 1903 is up for sale again. The oldest surviving car built by Ford Motor Company and the oldest known example of the historic Model A will be offered at RM Auctions’ “Vintage Motor Cars in Arizona,” to be held at the Arizona Biltmore...

Diesel powered cars have already proven to be just as efficient as hybrid-electric vehicles, and in some cases better, but until now the oil burners haven’t been available because of strict clean-air regulations in some countries. Reuters is reporting that one of Toyota's top engineers has...

We rarely cover vans on Motor Authority, preferring instead to write about high-performance exotica, but we couldn’t resist this extended Ford transit van. The Transit XXL literally stretches the van to new lengths and is made from two short wheel base Transit Tourneo models which have been...

It seems that almost every month some rich playboy/plutocrat/sheikh crashes his million dollar Ferrari Enzo. In this case, a yellow Enzo was crashed in Abu Dhabi, presumably by a rich sheikh that couldn’t handle the 660hp on tap. We just hope the driver wasn't hurt in the crash. This follows...

Saab Automobile USA is announcing that it will offer a free new Saab to any U.S. customer who covers the distance of one million miles (or more) in a Saab that he or she originally purchased new. This announcement comes after Wisconsin resident and insurance salesman Peter Gilbert recently reached...

Our sick fascination with damaged exotic supercars continues, this time featuring a Lamborghini Murcielago that was involved in an accident with two other cars. The big bull was involved in a smash with three other cars and a bus and the ensuing chaos shut down part of Wolverhampton, a city in the...

Yes, we know we have a car crash fetish, but according to the page view statistics, so do you. This time the accident involved a silver Porsche Carrera GT that ran off a road and crashed head-on into a telegrapgh pole. Images of the crash site have been posted on a North American Lotus Elise forum...