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  • McLaren Production Center

    Having just opened the doors of its brand new Production Center in Woking, England, McLaren is now geared for the launch of several new models and is on track to quadruple production from the 1,000 cars it's building now within the next couple of years. The only thing it needs now is a committed workforce ready to build its new cars, one of which will be the highly anticipated successor to the legendary McLaren F1 supercar. McLaren is leading the resurgence in manufacturing in western countries like England, helping to keep engineering talent and investment dollars at home. This commitment to...

  • 2013 Nissan Altima spy shots
    2013 Nissan Altima Spy Shots

    Nissan is planning a redesign for its aging Altima sedan, a car that remains a top-seller in the affordable mid-size sedan segment despite receiving relatively few updates since the launch of the current generation back in 2007. The new Altima, a prototype of which was spotted recently by one of...

  • Lamborghini Reventon
    Lamborghini Reventon Comes Alive: Video

    Usually the supercar is the artwork, but in this video, the Lamborghini Reventon is nothing more than a canvas.

  • Kia Rio trapped in New Hampshire sinkhole
    Driver Trapped In Car As Sinkhole Opens In Street: Video

    A Manchester, New Hampshire driver got the morning commute from hell today, cruising down Beech Street and straight into a large sinkhole. Helicpoter footage of the incident shows a Kia Rio held up at each end by the rim of the sinkhole, huge chunks of asphalt and a gas line below. Firemen had to...

  • 2012 BMW M5 attacks the beach
    2012 BMW M5 Attacks The Beach, Wins: Video

    Throwing wicked powerslides in a 560-horsepower twin-turbo V-8 super sedan is child's play. Doing it on the beach, in the surf, is not. But the 2012 BMW M5 takes it in stride. Manhandled by precision driver Wolfgang Weber, the M5 gracefully slides, pirouettes, and donuts its way across the sand and...

  • 2013 Dodge Viper test-mule spy shots
    2013 SRT Viper Drops Dodge Name, Late 2012 Arrival

    The 2013 SRT Viper has been revealed. Click here for all the official details. As we twist in the wind over the 2013 SRT Viper's debut venue--it could be Detroit, but New York is looking more likely--the SRT brand has announced it is re-opening the Viper's Conner Avenue production facility, and...

  • SLS AMG at the AMG Performance Studio

    If you want paint or trim options unavailable from your Mercedes-Benz dealer, the AMG Performance Studio offers a wide range of color and customization possibilities.

  • MyFord Touch
    Ford Employees First To Get Benefits Of New MyFord Touch

    MyFord Touch hasn't been the success story that Ford perhaps hoped it would. In fact, criticisms levelled at the system's poor voice command and counter-intuitive controls were largely responsible for Ford's poor showing in J.D. Power's recent Initial Quality Study. Ford owners weren't so much...

  • Jermaine Dupri, from his Twitter profile
    Music Mogul Jermaine Dupri Sued Over Repossessed Lamborghini

    A Georgia-based finance company looking to collect the $79,095 balance outstanding for a Lamborghini Murcielago repossessed from Jermaine Dupri.

  • 2007 Toyota FT-HS Concept
    More Rumors Of Next Generation Toyota Supra Emerge

    A replacement for Toyota's flagship sports car, the Supra, is under development and will use a hybrid drivetrain good for an estimated 400 horsepower.

  • Niki Lauda's 1974 Ferrari 312 B3 F1 car
    Found On Ebay: Niki Lauda's 1974 Ferrari B3 Formula 1 Car

    If you're a fan of Ferrari and Niki Lauda with a big enough net worth, you can now own his 1974 Ferrari F1 car.

  • 2012 MINI Countryman John Cooper Works spy shots
    MINI To Debut Countryman John Cooper Works In Geneva: Report

    MINI has reportedly been working on a high-performance version of its Countryman crossover for nearly two years, and the Countryman John Cooper Works is set to break cover at March's Geneva Motor Show.

  • 2012 Acura TSX Special Edition

    Acura has ambitious plans for its new 2013 ILX sedan, which it sees as a gateway to the brand for Generation Y consumers.

  • DriversEd.com's Driver's License app for iPhone, iPad, iPod
    After Two Years, Apple Pulls Fake Driver's License App

    If you heard the sound of a thousand distant screams yesterday, it wasn't an ebbing in The Force, it was the anguished moans of college freshmen, learning that Apple had pulled DriversEd.com's free "Driver's License" app from the company's App Store. In an instant, fake IDs became minimally more...

  • 2012 Fisker Karma EcoSport
    Prices Rise 6 Percent On 2012 Fisker Karma

    With all the controversy surrounding the issuance of DOE loans and a not so bright EPA rating, Fisker has announced that customers will now have to pay more for its first model, the Karma range-extended electric sedan. Fisker confirmed to Fox News that prices on the 2012 Fisker Karma will rise by...

  • Audi board member Frank Dreves (right) with German minister Wolf-Dieter Lukas
    Audi Investing In Battery Research For Electric Cars

    With closest rivals BMW and Daimler forming industry alliances to help further the development of batteries and other electrical energy storage technologies for use in cars, it appears Audi too is getting in on the action, today announcing a new joint-research project of its own. Dubbed...

  • 2008 Saab 9-3 Aero
    Last Minute Youngman Payment May Help Stave Off Saab Bankruptcy

    Saab miraculously managed to stave off bankruptcy yet again after receiving a last minute cash payment from Chinese investor Zhejian Youngman Lotus Automobile. The payment, believed to be around $5 million, will be used to cover immediate tax expenses, Swedish business daily Dagens Industri first...

  • Late Model Racecraft Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
    Late Model Racecraft Claims World's Fastest Corvette ZR1 Title: Video

    Having already built a Corvette with more than 1,500 horsepower under the hood and top speed bragging rights of 231 mph, Late Model Racecraft has gone out and posted a video of one of its modified Corvette ZR1 supercars running the quarter mile at 9.68 seconds at 147 mph. This, says Late Model...

  • 2012 Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid

    Volvo has finally released details on its new V60 Plug-In Hybrid, the world’s first ever diesel-electric plug-in hybrid. The ultra-frugal wagon is set to go on sale in Europe next year, priced at approximately $70,000. In the U.S., Volvo has confirmed that a plug-in hybrid will be launched next year though it won’t be a diesel-electric like its European cousin but rather a gas-electric vehicle. The U.S. version isn’t likely to be based on the V60 wagon platform either, with the S60 sedan or XC60 crossover more likely. More details should be forthcoming at next month’s...

  • Naturally-aspirated 2.0-liter four-cylinder crate engine from Ford
    Ford Adds 2.0-Liter Four-Cylinder To Crate Engine Lineup

    Part of the expanded crate engine lineup that Ford Racing Performance Parts has announced for 2012 includes a naturally aspirated, 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder "Crate Engine Concept." The engine serves as a precursor for a range of new four-cylinder offerings in the works, and the good news is...

  • Audi Connect with Google Street View
    Audi Connect Gets Internet Radio And Google Street View

    We recently brought you news that Audi would be fitting its cars with a new broadband Internet connection based on the ultra-fast LTE mobile connectivity standard as the latest initiative in the automaker's 'Audi Connect’ vehicle networking strategy. Audi's system also has the ability to...

  • BAC Mono lightweight roadster
    Sector 111 Named As U.S. Distributor For BAC Mono

    Sector 111 has been appointed the U.S. distributor for the BAC Mono track day terror.

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series
    2012 C63 AMG Coupe Black Series With Aero Package: Video

    Mercedes-Benz will offer a track-centric aerodynamics package for the upcoming C63 AMG Coupe Black Series.

  • 2010 Lotus City Car Concept
    Lotus City Car To Be Priced Below Aston Martin Cygnet

    Lotus will offer a Proton-manufactured city car to compete with the Aston Martin Cygnet, at a price some 2,000 GBP less.

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