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Mercedes-Benz is set to introduce the AWD 4MATIC version of its latest CL mega-coupe with the new model set to arrive this April following a possible Geneva Motor Show debut. The 4MATIC option will be available on the CL500/550 models, sitting between the standard RWD V8 model and high-performance...

Toyota is considering launching smaller and more efficient models in the U.S. to help improve its fleet average fuel economy levels in light of stricter CAFE regulations scheduled to roll in over the next decade. At the top of the list is the recently revealed Urban Cruiser, a compact SUV...

Volkswagen surprised many in the automotive field when it rolled out a new supercar concept at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show. VW, after all, was a brand synonymous with selling budget hatchbacks and frugal runabouts but then at the Tokyo event motoring press were presented with the 600hp W12 Nardo...

BMW is using this year’s Geneva Motor Show to unveil a new range of performance accessories to be sold under the ‘BMW Performance’ line of factory backed modifications. The BMW Performance line was originally introduced in September last year for the 3-series and now the line is...

Volkswagen has given us an early look at some of the styling elements of its upcoming Scirocco hatch with the release of these new teaser images on the official microsite for the new car. Expected to make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, the new model will officially go on sale in...

Click here for our updated story, which includes an official teaser from Lamborghini. Last week reports emerged claiming Lamborghini was planning to reveal a facelifted version of its Gallardo at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show and could also launch a new high-performance LP550 model. At the same...

Updated: Dodge Challenger number 43 has gone under the electronic hammer for $228,143.43, making it the second most expensive Challenger to be sold yet after the first SRT8 model fetched $400,000 at last month’s Barrett-Jackson. The car features a unique B5 Blue paint scheme and all proceeds...

Anticipation of the upcoming Geneva auto show is showing through in the reveals already taking place. BMW has just let slip its John Cooper Works Mini Cooper S and Clumban models, and we've got all the details and pictures. Following on the tradition of saving the sportiest variants for the John...

Some think hybrids are little more than status symbols of the new eco-conscious pop culture, while others see them as valid means of improving the planet. Whatever your stance on the value of hybrids culturally or ecologically, however, it's almost universally agreed that they are anything but...

Michael Schumacher will make his debut at the wheel of Ferrari's 2008 contender at the final group test of the pre-season in Spain next week. We have learned that the 39-year-old German, who retired from competition at the end of 2006, is scheduled to run in the F2008 on Monday, as reigning world...

The Indy Racing League and Champ Car series have signed a deal today agreeing to a merger, ending a 12-year conflict by bringing the two open-wheel races under a single IRL series. Champ Car owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe signed the agreement with IRL founder Tony George today, just a...

Mazda will commence public road trials of its ASV-4 advanced safety vehicle in Hiroshima next month as part of the Japanese government’s efforts to promote technologies aimed at reducing the number of traffic accidents. Mazda’s latest system uses a vehicle-to-vehicle communications...

Just a few weeks ago we learned of the brand tie-up between Aston Martin and Mercedes, expected to cover everything from engine sourcing to handbags. Now we have word that Aston Martin is prepping an updated V8 Vantage that hopes to be more well suited to take on the Porsche 911. Performance is...

No longer will road-warrior salespeople have to hunt down a WiFi hotspot or finagle a laptop connection into their car for on-the-go Internet access. BMW has come to the rescue with an evolution of its ConnectedDrive technology that allows unrestricted Internet use via the car's in-dash display...

Despite sales troubles in Australia and a general lack of interest in its Maybach brand, Daimler has chosen to go to production with its Maybach 62 Landaulet, shown first in concept form in Dubai last year, and again at the Detroit auto show. The first examples will emerge in the third quarter of...

Tuner cars are often works of art, flights of fancy or out-and-out racers, but rarely are the upper echelons of performance-tuned cars graced by models intended as daily drivers. Techart's GTstreet Porsche is an exception to that rule, however - if you can afford the upkeep. Starting with the...

This bright yellow concept is the creation of Ralf Zenz, a German designer who envisages a world ultra-efficient performance motoring. His new concept will be unveiled at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, a full scale model stretching 4.2m and featuring a super slippery drag coefficient of just...

Americans may benefit from some of the lowest new car prices in the world but the average motorist in the U.S. is keeping their cars for longer a new study has found. According to the results the median age of cars on U.S. roads was 9.2 years in 2007, a new record, and a substantial 41.3% of call...

More reports about Subaru planning a high-performance diesel powered Impreza have emerged, the latest claiming the new car could even be called an STI. Subaru recently took the wraps off its new 2.0L horizontally opposed turbodiesel engine, debuting in the Legacy, and the engine is now set to make...

The U.S. government has already voted in favour of forcing carmakers to lift their fleet average fuel consumption figure to 35mpg by 2020 but what the feds didn’t outline was what interim fuel economy targets will come into effect in the meantime. This uncertainly forced a number of carmakers...