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To combat declining sales and the fallout from US fuel prices hovering around the $3 per gallon mark, Cadillac is considering adding hybrid options to its entire lineup. Sales in the US fell 3.4% last year, the first major drop since 2001, and sales are down a significant 7.2% for the first five...

Sebastien Bourdais says 2008 is probably his last chance to launch a career in formula one. The Champ Car title leader, who has won the last three championships in the American open-wheeler series, is closely linked with a move to Toro Rosso and is scheduled to test the car again at the upcoming...

BMW’s 3-series range is next in line to get the carmaker’s Efficient Dynamics fuel saving technology, and preliminary tests are showing that some models are reducing carbon emissions by up to 23%. The first cars equipped with the system will appear in showrooms from September, and will...

Ford is planning to release the next-generation model of its Ka minicar one year after the launch of the Fiat 500, with which it shares the same platform. As previewed in these renderings, the new Ka keeps the curvy shape of the current model but gets new rounded headlights that taper back along...

European politicians will be debating whether or not to ban high-powered sports cars from Europe as part of a goal to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. Members of the EU will meet in Brussels on Tuesday to decide the fate of performance cars in the region, however, Germany won’t be affected by...

New images of the Mini Clubman have turned up, with the car captured by spy photographers without any disguise as it was being filmed for a commercial. The images reveal that the Clubman will have a split-opening tailgate, a single suicide-style rear door on the passenger side only, and a...

We haven’t seen or heard much about Maserati’s new GranTurismo since its debut at the Geneva Motor Show back in March, but lucky visitors at this month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed were treated with the car’s first “on the road” appearance. The new GT was entered...

Germany’s Lumma Design has released a set of preliminary sketches of its performance pack for BMW’s E92 Coupe, with the debut of the first production version likely to coincide with the release of the new M3 at Frankfurt in September. Lumma’s previous works such as the CLR 600 and...

Volkswagen has revealed details about some of its upcoming technologies planned for its cars, with most of the spotlight centered on more eco-friendly engines. First up is a new Combined Combustion System (CCS) engine technology. Similar to diesel units, CCS mixes the fuel and air 'homogeneously'...

James Glickenhaus tells us the story behind one of the most expensive Ferraris ever created and boasts a couple of reasons why his P4/5 is better than the Enzo it’s based on. This video is worth it for the inside look at Glickenhaus’ garage and his personal collection of cars...

Mitsubishi has given the green light for a production version of the five-door Lancer Sportback, which was first displayed as a concept car back at the 2005 Frankfurt Show. If designers stick with the styling of the concept version, we think the wagon-based Sportback would actually look better than...

Visitors at this month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed were treated with a rare sighting of the 2009 GT-R prototype, with test drivers doing a couple of laps to entertain the crowd. The annual Goodwood event has definitely proven itself to be one of the most exciting car shows of the year, with...

Mercedes-Benz has rejected a proposal from BMW that the two luxury carmakers should work more closely in the future, as revealed by DaimlerChrysler’s head of marketing for Mercedes, Klaus Maier. Last month, BMW director Michael Ganal told reporters that BMW execs were hoping for a tie-up with...

A new infrared laser safety system that’s said to be more effective and cheaper than current radar-based systems has been developed, but major suppliers are sticking with the radar technology. These safety systems can be used to monitor whether vehicles up ahead are getting too close and can...

Mercedes management has finally decided to drop one of the most ill-conceived cars of the decade, the utterly useless R63 AMG. The decision was a no-brainer for the execs, who realized that customers were mainly buying the R-class for its space and comfort, not those after a pseudo sports...

In the latest twist of the imminent Jaguar and Land Rover sale, Ford has hired accounting firm KPMG to examine the financials of the two premium British carmakers. The move is necessary to prepare the reports in a format suitable for would-be buyers, reports the Sunday Times. "KPMG's main task will...

Sounding like something lifted directly out of a James Bond flick, a Cessna piloted by a pair of FBI agents has crashed into a black Italian supercar at an airport in Oregon. The owner of the exotic, Marlowe Treit, who purchased the car back in 1998, is now suing over the accident and is seeking up...

Hot off the launch of the refreshed Jaguar XJ comes the near-identical Daimler version. Not to be confused with Germany’s Daimler-Benz, the Daimler Motor Company is a British car brand that’s currently under the ownership of Ford’s Premier Auto Group. Its latest model, the Super...

Toyota is planning to launch a second dedicated hybrid brand in 2009 that will be sold alongside the current Prius and is expected to sell up to 100,000 cars per year. The information comes from Japanese newspaper The Nikkei, which also confirmed that Toyota is hoping that by 2010 its hybrid sales...

In a move that’s sure to upset shareholders, Saab has reduced its annual sales targets and is aiming at just breaking even this year. The news comes from parent company General Motors’ European boss Carl-Peter Forster, who spoke with reporters from Automotive News. "There is a natural...