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A few years ago Volkswagen was touting the benefits of its new ‘twincharger’ technology for gasoline engines. Labeled TSI, the technology essentially combined both a supercharger and a turbocharger along with direct fuel injection on a single engine to boost performance throughout the...

Mitsubishi is working on a new global small car positioned below its Colt hatchback and scheduled to enter production at a newly erected plant in Thailand in March of 2012. The car has been previewed here today as a concept that is scheduled to be unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March...

What car do you buy when your usual mode of transportation is a Formula One race car? Well, in Mark Webber’s case, you buy a brand new 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS. The Aussie F1 star took delivery of his latest ride, the fastest and most powerful road-going model ever built by Porsche, just...

A few weeks ago we first reported on plans for a new Audi A9 four-door coupe that would sit atop the automaker’s lineup as a technical masterpiece and challenge other high-end models like the Mercedes-Benz CL and upcoming BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe. Of course, the chances of a bespoke A9...

We haven’t seen or heard much on the Volkswagen Scirocco coupe since the decision was made to exclude it from U.S. sale back in 2009. Reasons cited for the decision centered on a weak dollar and fears that it would cannibalize sales of other models such as the Golf. Fast forward to today and...

The lads are back for yet another season of all out hilarity on four wheels, this time with a brand new Stig and plenty of new antics. Some of the goodies we can expect include a comparison between two classic supercars, the Ferrari F40 and Porsche 959, a test of the new Rolls-Royce Ghost as well...

Have you ever seen the experiment using custard to demonstrate increases in viscosity with force? When you run your hand through the substance it acts like a liquid, but quickly apply a force and it hardens. Fill a swimming pool with custard and you could feasibly run across without sinking in. Wet...

We'll be hopping behind the wheel of the brand new 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG this week to ring out every last bit of performance the latest weapon from AMG can muster, but before then watch this official promo video for a taste of what to expect in our upcoming first drive report. Performance...

The Mercedes-Benz SLK has had something of an identity crisis ever since its 1996 introduction. Only small-engine versions have offered a manual transmission, and the suspension isn't quite sporty enough to be a "real" sports car, AMG versions notwithstanding. On the other hand, it's too small to...

If you've ever wondered what it might be like to suddenly stop being the least-known person on the world's best-known automotive TV show, Ben Collins has your answer. Apparently it creates a deep desire to race electric cars in an upstart series. At least, that's all we can surmise from Ben...

Earlier today we saw Toyota’s offering at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon and now we have a look at what its upmarket Lexus division has brought to the aftermarket tuner table. The Auto Salon, similar to the SEMA show held in Las Vegas each year, is claimed to be the world’s largest custom...

Stronger residuals—for automakers, the key to offering attractive leasing options, especially for entry-luxury models like the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Mercedes-Benz's residuals haven't been as good in recent years as those of other luxury automakers, but it's a trend it hopes to reverse with...

We'd thought that the resurrection of the Z28 name for the upcoming high-end Camaro--which will have a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8--was a foregone conclusion. Sure, we'd heard that GM (NYSE:GM) is using the name "HP Edition," but we figured that was just internal speak. But now we're not so sure...

In the recently-released film The Dilemma, Vince Vaughn's character, Ronny Valentine, and his best friend Nick (played by Kevin James), run an automotive supplier business that has to create a "sound-alike" system for hybrid-powered muscle cars. Using a 2011 Dodge Charger as the guinea pig, the duo...

Whenever I see an Aston Martin -- be it a DB9, a DBS or simply a V-8 Vantage -- time feels like it slows down as the car's sexy shape glides by. So it's only fitting that to promote its upcoming Rapide four-door, Aston Martin make a movie about moving time. The first of three in the series debuted...

Europe’s SARTRE (SAfe Road TRains for the Environment) project is well underway, having carried out its first successful demonstration of its self-driving technology at Volvo’s proving grounds near Gothenburg, Sweden. The SARTRE project is attempting to launch new technology for...

We’ve seen plenty of 2012 Lexus LFA supercars before, in all sorts of colors, and with each incarnation we saw it was evident that the cars were becoming more and more refined. However, up until now, these LFA examples were all pre-production prototypes, developed either for testing or...

Volkswagen has managed to win the Dakar Rally for the third time in succession, with drivers Nasser AlAttiyah and Timo Gottschalk taking the top honors. They were joined by two other Volkswagen teams in second and third place, with all three teams competing with latest Race Touareg 3. The 2011...

It’s official. Chrysler plans to launch a gasoline-electric hybrid version of its latest generation 300 sedan, the information revealed by company CEO Sergio Marchionne at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show last week. It will be fitted with an eight-speed automatic transmission and will be on sale in...

An unnamed buyer has just dropped $217,100 on a used 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet and, to make matters worse, the car was extensively modified. Normally, this would seem a ridiculous amount to pay for such a vehicle but in this case the car was previously owned by none other than soccer star...