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Nanjing Auto is set to recommence production of MG branded cars in the UK with the first MG TFs scheduled to roll off the line at its plant in Longbridge, near Birmingham, by late May or early June. The Chinese carmaker has already started building the roadsters at its home in the eastern city of...

Suzuki is set to expand its lineup in the US with the reintroduction of its Swift small hatch that’s scheduled to hit showrooms sometime in 2010. The current model pictured above has reignited interest in the brand with its extensive standard features, distinctive styling and resurgence in...

To demonstrate the prowess of its Cayenne for off-road use, Porsche has built 26 Transsyberia edition Cayenne S SUVs that it will be sending on a 6,200km trek across the roughs of Siberia. The journey will kick off in Moscow on the 2nd of August, crossing numerous public roads, gravel tracks, icy...

A three-way tie for the lead of the 2007 world championship unfolded at Sakhir on Sunday as Felipe Massa won the Bahrain grand prix from pole. Fernando Alonso is now joined by Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton at the top of the drivers' title standings, and Brazilian Massa just behind, after...

Prodrive plans to unveil the structure of its new formula one team at the British grand prix this year. After making a business trip to nearby Kuwait, team boss David Richards (pictured) is in Bahrain this weekend, and he explained to reporters that F1 news about Prodrive had dried up recently...

The Spada Codatronca is the creation of designer Ercole Spada from SpadaConcept and Italian tuning shop UK Garage. Spada is the former styling chief of the Zagato design house and his previous works include cars like the Aston Martin DB4, Alpha Romeo TZ and Fulvia Zagato Sport. His latest work, the...

In an odd turn of events, a stolen BMW X5 that was owned by David Beckham while he was living in Madrid, is rumored to have ended up with Macedonia’s interior minister. This is in fact the second X5 to be stolen from the soccer star, which was recovered in Macedonia and is claimed to have...

Following a round of discussions between General Motors and Serbia’s Zastava Automobile, an agreement has been formed that could see the Serb carmaker building GM designed cars locally. The deal is still awaiting approval from the Serb government, but if given the go-ahead a new model known...

When a manufacturer designs an engine’s electronic management system, it has to weigh up between several different objectives such as reliability, emissions levels and performance. In most circumstances, performance loses out to durability and emissions, meaning the final output of the motor...

Starting from 2009, all cars in the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) will run exclusively on bio-ethanol fuel after the decision was approved by the championship’s governing council yesterday. From next year onwards, some of the teams will start using bio-ethanol fuel, racing...

Trident Performance Vehicles in the UK will attempt to drive one of its recently launched V8-powered Iceni bio-diesel supercars across Europe in an effort to cover more than 1,000 miles on a single 100L tank of fuel. The car will start on the 17th of this month in Norwich, UK, and hopefully end up...

Renault has launched its latest hot-hatch, the limited edition Clio Renaultsport 197 Team F1 R27. Using the base Clio Renaultsport 197 as a starting point, Renault’s performance arm has added its Cup Chassis, which is set to become an option on all Clio models later this year. Among the...

A change to Japan’s antitrust laws on the first of this month has paved the way for industry giant Toyota to take over Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of Subaru. Toyota has owned an 8.7% minority stake in Fuji Heavy since October 2005 but this is set to increase to a controlling...

F1's drivers have generally welcomed the impending ban on traction control. The FIA confirmed last month that the electronic driver aid will not be allowed in 2008, after it was reintroduced to formula one in 2001 following a previous ban that fell in 1993. "I think it's going to be more fun," said...

When Mercedes-Benz decided it was time to give the SLR McLaren supercar a boost, it created the 722 edition. But don’t for a second think that number has anything to do with the car’s output. In fact, the supercharged 5.5-liter V-8 engine puts out 650 horsepower, a significantly lower...

Research firm Team Velozzi has presented these initial images of a car it hopes to enter into the Automotive X-Prize. Looking more like an exotic supercar than an enviro-friendly X-Prize entrant, the Velozzi design shares a striking resemblance with Ferrari’s F430 but the final car is said to...

Ford is currently developing a new lifestyle SUV for launch in Europe and has given us a taste of what to expect with its Iosis X concept car that was displayed at the Paris Motor Show last year. Featuring the Blue Oval’s latest take on its ‘Kinetic Design’ theme, the Iosis X was...

Mazda has launched another special edition RX-8 that’s set to go on sale at the end of this month with only 250 copies available. Labeled the Kuro, which means ‘black’ in Japanese, the latest version of the RX-8 doesn’t offer any upgrades to the drivetrain but instead...

The new Audi A5 was launched less than two months ago and already we have two new S-Line packages for the coupe from quattro GmbH. The S-Line pack helps to improve the A5’s handling thanks to the addition of a sports suspension kit that lowers the car by 10mm as well as 18 or 19in alloys...

Audi specialist Abt Sportsline has released details for its latest creation, a supercharged version of the R8 that pumps out a supercar rivaling 530hp (390kW). Set to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this year, the Abt R8 is expected to closely resemble these teaser images that were...