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Following an investigation conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) back in July over potential oil-cooler leaks on 2005 and 2006 Lotus Elise and Exige sports cars, the government safety agency together with Lotus has now upgraded the investigation to a full recall...

Sebastian Vettel has shown once again why he’s the undisputed 2011 Formula 1 World Champion, taking victory yesterday at the first ever Indian Grand Prix. After starting on pole, with his Red Bull Racing team-mate Mark Webber beside him, Vettel led from the starting lights right until he...

Scion has prepped three of its upcoming iQ minicars for the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show kicking off in Las Vegas this week. Like most years, the specialist show is hosting an array of full-blooded customized cars and the new iQ is right in amongst the action. The three...

MINI has taken the wraps off its new 2012 MINI Roadster, which like its recently revealed Coupe sibling will offer a number of different options for customers depending on their taste for performance. The latest addition to the MINI range is the sixth model in the brand’s current lineup and...

Weather predictions for Buddh International Circuit, home of the 2011 Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix, are looking good, with forecasters predicting dry and sunny conditions. Peak temperatures are expected to reach 86 degrees F (30 degrees C), with humidity a low 34 percent and wind speed of just 5 mph...

Both Red Bull Racing drivers will be at the front of the grid tomorrow for the first ever Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix at the newly constructed Buddh International Circuit. Sebastian Vettel was fastest during qualifying today, setting a time of 1:24.178 in the third session and cementing his 13th...

UPDATE: The latest image shows how the standard Toyota FT-86 sports car will look, minus the Modellista bodykit and accessories seen in the previous leaked images. You'll note that the headlights are now devoid of the LED detailing seen in the previous shots, and the strangely shaped roof fin is...

Volvo has issued a recall on certain C70 and S60 models due to an incorrectly labeled sticker attached to the affected vehicles’ optional accessory spare tire kit. The affected vehicles are 2006 to 2012 model-year Volvo C70 convertibles built from November 15, 2005, through July 31, 2011, and...

Traffic jams are no fun, unless that traffic jam is completely full of supercars.

The world's fastest SLR will debut in SEMA next week..

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized a container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport in which a 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo was stashed.

Mazda likes to march to the beat of its own drum—exemplified in its 'zoom-zoom' ethos and far-out design concepts—and its SEMA announcement sticks with that attitude. Forgoing the typical press release route, Mazda has cryptically released teasers on Flickr and Facebook as to what it...

The origins of BMW's blue and white badge are the stuff of urban legend, supposedly derived from the movement of an aircraft propeller through a blue sky. BMW's modern aircraft connection is less romantic but no less impressive. BMW was the first European company to adopt head-up display technology...

Ford will be bringing a handful of 2012 Mustangs to SEMA, with tuners like Creations n' Chrome, Forgiato Wheels, and MRT Performance being called to work on the cars.

Start the Neil Diamond, because Audi is bringing the A4 Allroad to America. Audi may still produce an R4 as well, and Chevrolet is bringing some hot Camaros to SEMA. Cobra Electronics is looking to take on Trapster, and Ferrari may be working on a higher -output California. All this and more in...

The Buddh International Circuit, home of this weekend’s 2011 Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix, represents new territory for F1 teams, in one of the fastest-growing automotive markets in the world. The newly-constructed track stretches some 3.192 miles, with drivers on Sunday scheduled to make 60...

The Chevy Corvette Carlisle Blue Grand Sport Concept features many available options offered on the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette lineup.

Building a "World car" is trickier than you might think. With 7 billion of us now on the planet it's fair to say that a lot of different people have a lot of different requirements from a car. Ford already knows this. Its first attempt at a "World car" was in the 1990s, with the appropriately-named...

It’s been a while since we least heard about Ferrari’s entry-level model, the California convertible, but nevertheless sales of the car have been humming along nicely since its launch a few years ago. Last year the model accounted for a staggering 46 percent of Ferrari’s sales...

As of today, 20 Audi A1 e-tron electric car prototypes are on the roads of Munich, Germany, as part of a new pilot program to gather data on driver behavior, electric infrastructure requirements, and a new communication network between drivers and electric charging stations using smartphones. The...