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BMW bucked the trend when it introduced the E23 sedan back in 1977, offering a large and sporty sedan in a time when a fuel crisis was causing most manufacturers to downgrade their cars. The guys from Munich would have none of this, instead packing the car with a classic multi-valve straight-six...

Racing enthusiast and avid car collector Steve McQueen’s 1963 Ferrari Berlinetta Lusso has sold at auction for $US2.31 million, smashing the estimated sales price by more than a million dollars. The car was bought by an anonymous buyer over the phone at the Monterey Jet Center auction, which...

The prospect of China flooding Western markets with half-price autos is overrated and is unlikely to happen says GM Holden’s new boss Chris Gubbey. The former Shanghai GM vice-president said that increased costs required to improve quality, safety and equipment levels of Chinese built cars...

The 2010 BMW Z4 has officially been revealed. Click here for all the details and images. BMW will be introducing the next-gen Z4 in early 2009. Recent spy shots of a prototype testing new Munich showed a car with a familiar shape to the current Z4. Short rear overhangs and a long hood characterized...

The 2008 Chevy Malibu is undoubtedly one of GM’s most important unveilings this year. The company thinks it’s so good compared to its rivals that it is preparing a massive $100m marketing campaign whose aim will be to switch buyers from import brand vehicles. The Malibu was last...

Auto parts supplier Siemens VDO has developed a prototype hybrid version of the C-Class Sport Coupe that it says offers better acceleration, torque and fuel-economy than its petrol-only equivalent. In this way, Siemens sees hybrid technology as being a method of adding performance to regular models...

Now with super-high resolution images and full specifications. The car everyone has been waiting for since seeing Casino Royale is finally here. Aston Martin has taken the wraps off the stunning DBS coupe, revealing a car that exudes performance and power yet still has the same proportions that...

The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 sedan has entered the record books as the world’s fastest hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle with a record speed of 207.297mph. A small team composed of enthusiasts from Ford, the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research, Ballard Power Systems and Roush Racing...

Development work for Audi’s "wolf in sheep’s clothing" RS6 line is nearing completion, but until it arrives this new rendering gives an accurate look as to how the new Avant version will be styled. Though late to the table, the new RS6 is expected to blow away the competition with a...

A group of Spanish investors are hoping to purchase the Seat brand from Volkswagen Group, and are said to be currently in talks with VW officials. A consortium consisting of the Bergé group (the local importer for Lexus, Hyundai, Subaru, Bentley and Chrysler) and Spain’s wealthy Carulla...

Chrysler has confirmed that it’ll build the long-running PT Cruiser through until the end of 2009 but has made no promise that a next-gen model will be built or whether the current model will be produced beyond that date. Since its introduction back in 2000, the PT Cruiser has been a sales...

Our friends over at Auto Motor & Sport Sweden have passed along this great video review of the new BMW M5 Touring. Though the review was originally in Swedish they've subtitled it for everyone to see. Make sure you turn up the volume knob on your speakers to hear the scintillating sound of the 5.0L...

The low value of the US dollar against the Euro has forced BMW to change its production plans for the next-generation Z4 sports car. At the moment, the Z4 is built alongside the X5 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, but it’s expected the new model, due in 2010, will be built at BMW’s...

Infiniti has taken the wraps off its long-awaited EX crossover, due to be shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this week. The production EX retains much of the sleek styling of the concept shown at the New York Auto Show in April. Designed by the Infiniti design centre in Japan, the...

Just two months ago we reported that Jaguar was expanding its XK range with a new 3.5L V8 engine that would allow it to lower the entry price to the model significantly. The initial sales results are now in and the model has been so successful Jaguar is expanding it to the Cabrio model. Despite the...

Side impact collisions are the second most common fatal crash type after head-on crashes, with 9,200 people in passenger vehicles killed in the US alone during 2005. Strangely, the percentage of drivers in cars one to three years old killed in side-impact crashes actually increased 31% since 1980...

Michiel Mol, who quit as CEO of Spyker's road car making parent this week, has confirmed that he is hoping to buy the financially-embattled Silverstone based team. His admission on Wednesday followed the issuing of a statement by the Dutch team insisting that there is no danger that Spyker does not...

GM has unveiled a SS version of the Chevy HHR just in time for the Woodward Dream Cruise, which will be held this weekend. The HHR SS gets a new turbo engine developing 260 horsepower (194 kW), unique exterior styling and an SS-specific interior. The relatively high power rating and copious amounts...

Rumors of Porsche’s Golf-sized hatch first emerged back in May of this year but since then the car’s existence has been overshadowed by talk of a new mini-SUV model. Porsche boss Wendelin Wiedeking firmly said no to the idea of a smaller SUV, no doubt due to the impact looming...

New reports coming out of Sweden say local supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg is in financial trouble, not being able to service its debts. According to Sweden’s Realtid, Koenigsegg owes its creditors the amount of €240,000 and is seeking new investors to help raise the necessary funds...