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Ford is currently developing its next generation Focus RS that’s set for debut at next year’s London Motor Show. Expect the hot-hatch to be styled even more dramatically than the Focus ST pictured above, which itself has enjoyed strong demand, selling almost double its main rival...

The last week or so has seen a flurry of spy shots for the new BMW 1-series Coupe being snapped during cold weather testing. The latest photos by fan site “2addicts” are closer than ever before and reveal some new details. First off, we have the upgraded interior, which comes fitted...

PSA’s new CEO Christiaan Streiff has barely made the seat warm but has already announced that he will unveil a plan to 2010 as early as May. Among the options he’s considering is re-entering the all-important US market, which has seen a trend towards smaller, more fuel efficient cars...

Completely undisguised images of the Pontiac G8 sedan have been revealed ahead of the car’s official launch at this week’s Chicago Auto Show. These images show the final design of the Aussie sourced sedan, which has adopted the familiar Pontiac style nostrils and hood scoops to become...

Ford has confirmed that it will be bringing back the Taurus nameplate back for next year. As previously reported, the Five Hundred sedan will become the 2008 Taurus, but Ford also announced that the Freestyle crossover will become the Taurus X and the Mercury Montego will go back to being called...

Here’s a short video of the next generation M3 undergoing pre-production testing on a stretch of German autobahn, which turned up on a popular M3 forum. The cameraman was apparently following in a BMW 328i and didn’t stand a chance of keeping up when the driver of the test mule...

Average vehicle weights across the industry have increased significantly over the past twenty years, increasing the burden of tires and brakes and of course reducing fuel economy. Automotive News reports that Nissan wants its suppliers to reduce the weight of the next generation of components...

Bentley has surpassed all sales expectations for 2006, selling a staggering 3,856 vehicles in the US alone, easily beating its main rivals Maybach and Rolls-Royce. Its lineup includes the GT coupe and GTC convertible, the Flying Spur sedan, as well as the older Arnage and Azure models. However...

Changes to Japan’s antitrust laws has leaves the path open for industry giant Toyota to take over Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of Subaru. Toyota has owned an 8.7% stake of Fuji Heavy since October 2005 but according to analysts, the company always wanted a controlling stake but...

Honda will unveil several new concept vehicles at next month’s Geneva, the most dramatic of which will be the Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept. This latest concept is said to achieve an economy rating of just 3.5L per 100km as well handle and drive like a true sports car. The project was...

Cadillac has major plans for the European market despite the brand achieving well below its initial targets and the downgrade by analysts at JD Power and Associates. An insider from the Mark Stehrenberger design studio has outlined to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport key details about which new...

Volvo will not be replacing the current 296hp V70R with a new model when then new-generation V70 goes on sale. According to UK's Autocar magazine, Volvo is satisfied with the output of its T6 model and that it has no plans to introduce the 325bhp Yamaha sourced V8 engine used in the XC90 SUV into...

Following the unveiling of the Ryuga and Nagare concepts at the recent Detroit and Los Angeles Auto Shows, Mazda is about to showcase its third installment in conceptual design with its latest Hakaze Concept car. Designed at Mazda's European Design Centre near Frankfurt, Germany, the Hakaze is a...

Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has been confirmed as the latest city to be added to the F1 calendar, with the first race scheduled for the 2009 season. The announcement was made on Saturday at the first ever Abu Dhabi F1 Festival, which saw both the President and the Crown Prince of the UAE...

The Pontiac Solstice has overtaken Mazda’s MX-5 Miata in the 2006 sales race to become America’s most popular roadster. The Solstice ended the year with 19,710 sales in the US, while the MX-5 notched up 16,897 sales, which was still up a massive 72.4% on last year’s result...

Though the BMW Alpina B7 was launched almost a year ago, the highly tuned performance limo will get an official unveiling at next week’s Chicago Auto Show. Established back in 1964, Alpina is a German tuning house based in Bavaria and is an official and approved tuner of BMW cars, taking the...

A new generation of Chinese-branded vehicles will be fully developed in the UK near the former home of the now defunct Rover brand. AutoExpress magazine has reported that a new car based on a previous Rover concept, the RDX60 pictured above, will arrive in the next couple of years and be a direct...

The proposed carbon-dioxide emissions target put forward by the European Commission has been criticized by Germany’s three largest automakers including BMW, DaimlerChrysler and Volkswagen. The CEO’s of all three companies say the target to reduce average carbon dioxide emissions to...

Ford has fallen out of the US big three automakers group, being beaten in the sales race by General Motors, Toyota and DaimlerChrysler for the first time in the company’s history. The Blue Oval managed to retain 15.2% of the US market for January, with GM taking 22.4%, Toyota on 16.1% and...

New details are starting to emerge about Aston Martin’s new owner. Now that all bids for the legendary British marque are in, latest rumors suggest a consortium involving Paris-based luxury goods multinational LVMH has placed the top bid. The news comes from German publication Autobild...