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As we approach the final launch date of Alfa Romeo’s new entry-level model, the ultra-stylish but oddly named Mi.To hatch, more details about the car have emerged including the final design of its new badge. Alfa Romeo called upon web users once again to pick the final logo by setting up a...

One of the benefits of hybrid vehicles is that they can often coast along on electric-power alone with the only sound emanating from the vehicle being a quiet whirr from its electric motor or a rustle from its tires, both of which are easily drowned out by ambient street sounds. Though this might...

German autobahns are famed for their lack of speed limits and ability to get you from one side of the country to the other in incredibly quick times, but now the German city-state of Bremen is imposing a general speed limit on its stretch of the autobahn and will be limiting drivers to just 120km/h...

America’s worsening economy and rising fuel prices has seen new car sales drop to their worst levels in 15 years and the situation is getting so bad that even luxury buyers, usually the last bastion of hope for car dealers, have put the brakes on their spending. Luxury vehicle sales are off...

Toyota's youth-oriented company Scion has been featuring flagging sales of late, which has inspired the Japanese auto manufacturer to enter the famed Formula D1 'Drifting' series with the Scion tC. The sports coupe tC was originally built as a front-wheel drive car, a format that isn't very...

Chinese automaker Nanjing purchased much of the MG brand while then-rival SAIC took ownership of other names under the MG umbrella, including several Rover models. Not included in either deal, however, were rights to distribute under the MG trademark in Europe. That has been rectified, however, for...

Environmental groups have criticized Porsche’s decision to challenge London’s new congestion charge, claiming the carmaker should drop its judicial review and focus on building cleaner cars. Leading the charge is activist group Friends of the Earth (FoE), who claim the majority of...

After debuting a concept version of its M5-powered MF5 roadster at last year’s Frankfurt auto show, Germany’s Wiesmann has finally released new high-res images and full specifications for the production version of the car. Production will officially start this month at Wiesmann’s...

GM is determined to keep its promise of delivering the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car by the end of the decade but if you were hoping to be one of the first in the world to own a Volt you had better hope you live in one of the trend-setting markets officials plan to launch the car in. Nothing is...

Ferrari’s upcoming 2+2 GT has been spotted once again at the carmaker’s Fiorano test track and is now less than half a year away from being unveiled at the Paris Motor Show. Many have suggested the new 2+2 will be positioned below the F430 but new reports claim the car will be bigger...

Update: As strange as it sounds more than 12 million people in the UK, roughly two out of every five drivers, would welcome a 20mph speed limit on their city’s streets according to the results of a new survey run by leading dealer network Motorpoint. A number of cities in the UK have already...

BMW has enjoyed some success with its CSL range of stripped out ready-to-race M3s and Mercedes-Benz is on the verge of delivering its third lightweight Black Series model. That leaves the third major German carmaker, Audi, who will soon offer uprated sports versions of its regular production...

Update: Despite passing a City Council vote earlier this month, New York’s proposed $8 congestion charged has been axed after it was voted against by state legislators yesterday. Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver in Albany announced the plan wouldn’t be taken up because it was deemed an...

Scientists from Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) in Germany have revealed a major flaw in vehicle keyless entry systems by demonstrating a new device that can ‘learn and record’ radio codes used to lock and unlock car doors. In the same way that a universal remote control can mimic commands...

Update: Following on from its previous GTK concept based on the Mercedes-Benz SLK55, Danish tuner Kleemann has revealed an updated version dubbed the D-SCK Concept. Officials showcased several new computer generated renderings at this week’s Danish Motor Show and are currently in talks with a...

This latest promotional video for the BMW M3 gives us an inside look at one of the engine’s cylinders as it’s fired up, all captured by high-speed camera magic. To film the process, photographers had to dissect manifolds, shave cylinders and drill-in special lighting holes. In total...

After being hidden away for decades in a Florida garage, an original Ford concept car designed by the son of Henry Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford, has sold at auction for $1.76 Million. The car is the 1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster and is regarded as one of the Blue Oval’s first ever concept cars...

Any remaining support for embattled FIA president Max Mosley withered bare on Sunday, as the formula one world rested from the sex scandal for 91 minutes to take in the Bahrain grand prix. It was a day that went from worse to hopeless for the 67-year-old Briton, who - barred from the event by the...

Offering supercar performance for high-end sports car prices is a winning formula for obvious reasons. The GT-R's recipe for success has been so well-received around the world that the car's limited supply is being snatched up almost as soon as it's available. UK buyers placed orders for nearly 700...

With fuel prices continuing to spiral northwards and consumers around the world adopting a new wave of environmental consciousness, sales of small economical runabouts are skyrocketing and carmakers unaccustomed to building and selling such models are starting to feel the heat. Finding it hardest...