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If you're one of the several thousand people anxiously waiting to pay nearly double retail for the privilege of owning the all-new 2009 Nissan GT-R, you probably already know this. If you're one of those people and you don't know this, you're probably at the back of the line. Nissan's 691...

The Chicago Auto Show may not hold a lot in the way of exotic surprises, but it does have a good number of very solid real-world car debuts. Near the top of that list is the 2009 Acura RL - and with its new dose of technology and increased power, the RL is likely to earn some fans while on display...

Although the camouflage makes the car pictured look like something of a cross between a hearse and a delivery van, it is in fact a Ferrari, quite possibly a new 2+2 in the granturismo form factor. Spied testing at the track in Fiorano and snapped by a photographer, the new car is breeding rumours...

Maserati’s GranTurismo has been on sale for several months now but still we see prototype versions doing the rounds near the carmaker’s headquarters in Italy. A convertible version of the stunning GT is still on its way but this latest test-mule is something very different. Last year...

Updated: An official spokesman for Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that production of the CLS will remain at the current plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. This is in contrast to earlier comments from Mercedes COO Rainer Schmueckle, who said outsourcing of the CLS was in fact being considered. Original...

After the successful launch of the Audi Q7, the luxury carmaker from Ingolstadt is preparing the launch of its second ‘Q’ car, which according to a leaked product schedule should arrive by the middle of this year. The new car is the Q5 soft-roader and it’s set to go head-to-head with the...

Porsche only unveiled its GT3 Cup club car last December but it looks like a new ‘S’ variant has just arrived. Like the standard GT3 Cup car, the new S version is based on the regular 911 GT3 RS but gets a slight power upgrade, a fully stripped out interior and a special sequential...

We normally wouldn’t cover cars like the Meriva on this website but Opel has an exciting design planned for the next-generation model as this latest concept sketch reveals. The new Meriva is set to be one of the sleekest and sportiest minicars on the market but its launch is still several...

Many believed talk of Audi’s future mid-engined Cayman rival was pure fantasy but then details about the carmaker’s future lineup were published by Quattro Quarterly (a publication released by the Audi Club of North America) and one of the cars on that list was in fact the long rumored...

After months of leaked images and drip-fed teasers Chrysler has finally released full details for its all-new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 muscle car. The new model will be making its world debut this week at the Chicago Auto Show but it has actually been on sale since December of last year. The...

German tuning company WaM, short for ‘WheelsandMore,’ is best known for its outrageous wheel designs but the tuner has proven that it can match the big boys like Brabus and Lumma with its latest performance upgrades for the AMG CLS55. The latest package includes the tuner’s...

Land Rover has introduced a new upgrade package for its Range Rover Sport full-size SUV and compact Freelander (LR2) models. The line is called ‘HST’ and it incorporates several new styling mods and more premium interior features. The HST model range is set to go on sale next month and...

Excellent name recognition and reputation are key elements of successful luxury-market products, whether they are handbags or limousines. Aston Martin's primary shareholder, Kuwaiti firm Investment Dar, is planning to take advantage of Aston Martin's cachet by expanding the brand to include...

Europe’s tuners have a knack for creating overly aggressive bodykits that usually detract from the original lines of the car they’re trying to enhance. The latest kit from Belgian tuner Caractere doesn’t fall into that category. Its new accessory range for the A5 lineup looks as...

Update: Plastech and GM have reached a temporary agreement that will put Plastech parts back in production as early as the second or third shift today. Presumably that would enable Chrysler to resume production at its four idled plants as early as tomorrow or the day after. The agreement reached is...

Back in 2006 Alpine showcased a new dashboard display system that allows viewers to watch two different images from a single screen depending on the angle they’re sitting at. This meant that the front passenger and driver would see two separate images when looking at the single display, a...

Volkswagen reached a new milestone today, the carmaker announcing that it has sold one million vehicles fitted with a Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG). The first VW model to be fitted with the dual-clutch gearbox was the Golf R32 hot hatch, which back in 2003 was one of the first production cars in the...

The Mercedes-Benz SLK was hardly in need of improvement in the styling department so when it came time for a midlife facelift developers didn’t muck around too much with the look of the car. Instead they chose to modify it where it matters the most – under the bonnet. For the 2009 model...

Mexico is quickly becoming a hotspot for production of low-cost models destined to be sold in the U.S. and Canada. The quality of cars coming out of the country is at the level where luxury brands such as Cadillac are moving operations to Mexico, and now there’s a contingent of carmakers from...

Global economic forces and poor sales of the Australian built 380 sedan (essentially a rebadged Galant) has forced Mitsubishi to end production at its Adelaide factory from the end of next month. Mitsubishi will remain in Australia as an importer but there are no plans in place to revive local...