Car News

Despite the harried road to production of the MG TF roadster - at times hindered by quality control, at others by legal hurdles - it seems the iconic car will be making a triumphant comeback under the leadership of the Chinese. The existing TF, with its outdated looks, has been vastly surpassed by...

General Motors, owner of Opel and Saab among others, is being tight lipped about its production for the next-gen Saab 9-3, but now German newspaper the Handelsblatt is claiming that the next 9-3 will be produced in Sweden rather than Germany as originally planned. The General has been talking as...

Just yesterday we reported the Nissan GT-R's sold-out sales success around the globe. Today Audi revealed its R8 is also being bought more quickly than it can be made, to the tune of several months in backlogged sales. Audi's R8 owes some of its success to a mixture of ingredients that almost...

In Europe the Ford Focus is an affordable, well-engineered and stylish small car available in hatch, sedan, wagon and convertible bodystyles. It also features latest technologies such as a Powershift dual-clutch transmission, flex-fuel engines, a folding hard top roof (cabrio models only), and a...

Mercedes Benz has lost ground in the premium coupe segment against its main rival BMW and its more recent E92 3-series coupe, so it comes as little surprise that engineers are rushing to complete development of the all-new 2009 CLK. Near production-ready CLK test mules have been spotted near...

General Motors is experiencing a number of strikes at several of its plants in North America as well as some of its supplier plants. Most of the strikes surround negations with the UAW over local contracts at individual plants, which would protect worker seniority and job security. On Tuesday, GM...

BMW has been named the outright winner of the International Engine of the Year awards for a record-breaking fourth year in succession. A global panel of judges awarded the top honor to the carmaker’s 3.0L twin-turbo straight six petrol engine. The 300hp powerplant is found in a number of BMW...

The Seat Bocanegra Concept, which was unveiled at March’s Geneva Motor Show, was originally intended to create excitement for the upcoming Ibiza hatch that was revealed less than a month after. However, the striking concept proved so successful that the Spanish carmaker is now keen to build a...

German tuner AC Schnitzer has released its latest creation, the ACS1 Cabrio based on the BMW 1-series. AC Schnitzer have modified the droptop 1-series both externally, internally and under the hood, with the top of the range 135i getting a hefty 360hp - up from 306hp – and the 120d managing...

British motorsport company Prodrive has confirmed it is creating a special edition of the Alfa Romeo Brera (pictured) coupe for sale in the UK, and plans to first reveal the modified car at the end of the month. Prodrive has been working closely with Alfa Romeo for the past year, particularly in...

American Suzuki has followed the lead of Chrysler and is offering its customers three months of free fuel as well as zero percent financing on retail purchases of all new 2007 and 2008 vehicles. Yesterday Chrysler announced it would offer customers petrol at a locked price of $2.99 a gallon for the...

Supercar brands such as Ferrari and Lamborghini constantly have to deal with the conflict between boosting profits (usually by selling more cars) and retaining exclusivity. In the past, the carmakers have done this be building less cars than their customers demanded. In recent times, they have...

The Los Angeles Auto Show is still half a year away but already we have details of what is likely to be one of the event’s standout attractions. In a recent interview, Cadillac boss Jim Taylor revealed plans to showcase a new motorbike concept fitted with a hybrid drivetrain containing an...

Ferrari’s upcoming 2+2 GT has been spotted once again by spy photographers and this time without the heave camouflage masking the car’s rear canopy. We finally can see the shape and proportion of the car and what appears to be a cut line on the roof, leading to suggestions the new...

Special-edition takes on aging models are common in the auto industry, helping to speed sales of the soon-to-be-replaced cars to make way for the new model year hardware. The next-generation CLK is due to go on sale late this year or early next year, but until then, Mercedes is offering both the...

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler yesterday revealed a production electric vehicle from Audi was still at least five to ten years away, but that doesn’t mean the Ingolstadt-based carmaker isn’t investing in the technology. According to latest reports Audi and Japanese electronics giant Sanyo are...

Aston Martin chief Dr Ulrich Bez has criticized proposed carbon-dioxide emissions regulations in Europe as being unfair to certain carmakers, saying the rules should be based on the amount of CO2 emitted each year by a vehicle instead of each kilometer. European law makers hope to introduce a new...

Ford has added a new flagship model to its Mondeo line-up with the introduction of the new Titanium X Sport range topper. The new designation adds a number of styling accessories to the Mondeo, along with a brand new diesel engine. Available in five-door hatchback and estate body styles, Titanium X...

Just one month after the European order books were opened for its all-new GT-R, Nissan has already received over 1,500 orders for the supercar – accounting for the entire first year’s run. The bulk of these are from the UK alone, which racked up more than 950 orders in total. Those...

California has some of the toughest emissions and fuel-economy regulations in the world and with news 17 other states are considering adopting these same harsh standards carmakers are starting to feel the heat. Combined, these states account for more than half of the total U.S. market, so such a...