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The Irmscher Opel GT i40 is the latest of the cars sharing GM's global rear-drive Kappa platform to get a V8-transplant. And even though it's not the first, it's certainly one of the most powerful. The Solstice and Sky (the GT's American counterparts) have often been called 'baby Corvettes' but...

As much as we like to read and talk about V12-powered exotics and twin-turbo track stars, for a large majority these cars will forever remain the stuff of dreams. The more realistic option for a significant number of performance enthusiasts is tiny economical runabouts with equally tiny...

This Ariel Atom lookalike is the creation of Dutch designer Rob Wolkers, an engineer based in the Netherlands who created the car for a design contest last year. Dubbed the Elementz Kitcar, the concept ended up winning last year’s Burton Contest Design 2007 but there aren’t any plans...

When Audi first revealed that its RS6 über wagon would be packing a supercar-like 580hp from its twin-turbo V10 engine, the first thought that came into our minds was how engineers would be able to get all that power to the ground and still make the car agile and refined just as an Audi should be...

A driver's license used to be one of the very first rites of passage for teenagers - coming even before the secondary school diploma or the right to purchase alcohol. But fewer teens are jumping at the first chance to get their licenses - at least in the U.S. The reasons why are varied, but the...

The ever-vigilant spies at KGP Photography have put their lenses on what is thought to be a Lotus Eagle prototype. Other cars believed to be the Eagle have been spotted before, but the heavy-duty camouflage and odd angles of the newly-snapped car lend credence to the rumors in this case. Expected...

This month Volvo will be unveiling a hand-built hot-rod at the Volvo Museum in Göteborg before the car makes its way to the home of the hot-rods, the USA, on a tour. While most hot-rods are built off old Fords or other American makes, this one is based on the first ever Volvo to roll off the...

Ford has been named in the 'Toxic Ten' list of corporate polluters, compiled by Conde Naste's Portfolio magazine. As the list itself states, the Toxic Ten is a look at companies that may not be the worst polluters, but companies that have the resources and ability to do better at increasing their...

We previously reported on Brilliance Automotive's slightly stylish Hyundai Coupe competitor, the BC3 Coupe being sold in China for around $15,000. When the car was shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March of 2007, it garnered plenty of attention and left a lot of questions about whether it would...

Tricksters can no longer dodge traffic through carpool lanes by using dummies or pets to fill that required extra seat. New technology developed at Loughborough University detects the number of occupants in the car through a device that measure water and blood content, meaning that Rex is no longer...

Carmakers are already fretting at the thought of achieving the new 35mpg CAFE standards imposed by the U.S. government, so imagine how they would feel if faced with a much stricter 44mpg being considered by California regulators. Officials are looking at raising restrictions over the next decade...

As this year’s New York Auto Show approaches, organizers of the annual World Car of the Year awards have released details about the top three finalists for each of the World Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design categories. The final winner of each respective...

Only a couple of years ago a hydrogen future was all the rage with both car companies and lawmakers alike but in more recent times we’ve seen many of the same supporters back away from the clean fuel. We saw dozens of hydrogen powered fuel-cell concept cars rolled out at car shows around the...

Updated: Fiat resumed production of its 1.3L Multijet engine over the weekend with the first cars equipped with the common-rail diesel expected to roll off production lines either Tuesday or Wednesday. Production halted last Saturday because of quality problems with some of the components sourced...

Marking the launch of the Infiniti brand in Western Europe, officials have added a new exlcusive model to the lineup in the form of the EX37 compact crossover. Joining the G37 coupe and sedans, the new EX37 sports Nissan’s updated 3.7L V6 engine with 305hp and 350Nm on tap, 8hp more than the...

Last November we brought you news that Pratt & Miller would be going into production with the Corvette C6RS Supercar - the very same E85-powered car that Jay Leno showed at SEMA last year to drool-inducing effect. Now those that were quick to get in line with a C6 donor car and the $185,000...

Indian automotive giant Tata Motors met with unions from both Jaguar and Land Rover earlier this month to discuss the planned takeover of the British marques, which Ford is expected to finally confirm within the next couple of weeks. During the early bidding phase, Tata quickly became a favorite of...

General Motors isn’t as confident about its new Volt plug-in hybrid as it was when the original concept was first released. Since then there have been delays in the development of lithium-ion battery technology, problems with pricing, and more recently issues with the development of next-gen...

Cadillac’s new CTS sedan is one of the most exciting models the GM luxury division has released in years but according to General Manager Jim Taylor it’s just the start of an onslaught of new models set to revive the brand. Next up will be the new high-performance CTS-V, which is set to...

The long wait is over for Gumball 3000 fans around the world as the official route for this year’s has been announced. The 10th anniversary rally will begin in San Francisco on the 9th of August, working its way through the West Coast of North America and stopping in San Deigo and Las Vegas...