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It’s no big secret the British auto industry has been floundering. Most of the country’s premier labels are now owned by foreign companies, and with Asia’s car industry continuing to surge last month’s sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata is unlikely to be the...

While the original 1966 Ferrari 365 was a beautiful car, it was the more-focused 1968 365 GTB/4 that garnered most of the attention. This was mostly because of its hard-edged Pininfarina designed body, which was a sharp departure from traditional Ferrari styling at the time. The GT was also famous...

Diesel models may account for half of all vehicle sales in Europe but in the U.S. their numbers still hover around the 3% mark. Petrol-electric models, meanwhile, sell in even lower numbers with total sales in the U.S. only accounting for a meager 2.2% of the market. Despite their low popularity in...

A trip through India's city of Mumbai for any tourist is often a cacophony of noise - especially on the road, where horns are used liberally to say the least. Over 1.5 million vehicles crowd the streets of Mumbai each day, ranging from bicycles, rickshaws, semi-trailers and hatchbacks, and just...

Updated: New images The gorgeous Ferrari 599 is probably the last car in need of any modifications but German tuner Mansory has developed a range of carbon-fiber accessories and performance upgrades designed specifically for the stunning GT. The tuner has unveiled the latest package for the 599 at...

With sales expected to top more than a million units worldwide within the next two to three years, Lexus is planning a host of new models to help keep the momentum going. First up is the replacement for the RX crossover, due early next year, but after this comes a host of new ‘F’...

Modification of the R35 GT-R is still in its infancy but already top-name tuners like Amuse and Mines have set new lap records for Japan’s Tsukuba Circuit with only minor modifications to Nissan’s new super-coupe. The latest firm to join the growing list of GT-R tuners is Garage Defend...

Each year GM sponsors events and contests at various universities around the world to help nurture and encourage young designers with the hope that some of their talent will eventually benefit the carmaker’s future production models. In February, GM ran a design studio at Cincinnati’s...

Felipe Massa, after two disastrous opening races and under intense pressure to finally perform, snatched the lead from Robert Kubica before the first corner, and the dominant Brazilian was never challenged as he opened his 2008 points account on a circuit he also won on last year. Kimi Raikkonen...

Porsche has announced plans to enter this year’s Transsyberia Rally, an epic journey that sees competitors travel more than 6,200km through the roughs of Siberia. Last year, Porsche took the top three places in the event and to make sure it remains on top the sports carmaker has developed a...

Following in the footsteps of its previous Pur Sang model, Bugatti unveiled a new ‘special edition’ version of the Veyron at last month’s Geneva Motor Show that it developed with French luxury label Hermès. The relationship between both companies stretches back nearly 80 years...

The final design has been selected, markets have been chosen and production targets established - even if the car loses money for GM. Starting this month, the propulsion systems will begin road testing, bringing the Volt another step closer to reality. Some have doubted either GM's willingness or...

For a lot of people, adding performance to a Porsche 911 is just unnecessary - it's already blazingly quick. But to make it look unique, that's something worth spending some time on. Cue Gemballa's GT 380 appearance package. Replacing the front skirt, the bonnet, the side and rear skirts, the rear...

A Monaro enthusiast in Australia has dropped close to a million Aussie dollars (US$846,236) on a high-performance concept car developed by Holden’s in-house tuner HSV and its HRT racing affiliate. The car is the 2002 HRT 427, one of only two in existence, and was originally developed as a...

New software designed for mobile phones and PDAs will allow motorists in the U.S. to warn fellow drivers of police speed traps and red-light cameras by sounding off an alarm when approaching a known threat. The system works by users submitting information about known threats to a central database...

Volkswagen’s premium four door pseudo-coupe model will simply be called CC when it goes on sale next quarter, and not the full Passat CC as previously thought. The original name came about because the CC rides on the same platform as the regular Passat sedan, although it sits some 5cm lower...

GM took the wraps off its Chevrolet Cobalt SS performance coupe at last year’s SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas and now the carmaker has released an image of its sedan sibling, which will go sale several months after the coupe in the middle of the year. The 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Sedan will...

The usual methods of winding down the window or turning up the stereo to stay awake on long journeys are mediocre at best, but carmakers are working hard to develop new safety features to prevent motorists from falling asleep behind the wheel. Mercedes-Benz is testing a system that uses...

BMW has confirmed that its upcoming X6 crossover has been designed with the U.S. market primarily in mind, with official forecasts predicting up to half of the car’s annual production volume will be sold in the world’s biggest market. After the U.S., the next biggest markets for the X6...

Destined to be one of the most outrageous and expensive car accessories of all time, a Manhattan luxury dealership has commissioned a one-of-a-kind Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament comprised of diamonds, platinum and other rare metals. The asking price for the jeweled mascot? $200,000 or about half...