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The Australian built Joss supercar prototype is on sale for only $180,000, a fraction of the $2m+ it cost to build. The designer, builder and owner of the Joss supercar, Matt Thomas, has said he has exhausted all avenues to build a production model in Australia and is selling off the prototype to...

Mazda will be exhibiting several cars of interest at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Salon, including both wacky concept cars as well as current production models that are customised and tuned. Mazda’s CX-7 Bright Stylish (come on, what else were you expecting it to be called?) Concept is expected to be...

Volkswagen is tired of Toyota getting all the glory for its Prius petrol-hybrid vehicles, so will be introducing one of its own in 2009. The first model will be a Jetta and will achieve better economy than the normal TDI versions currently available on the market. The current Jetta gets a fuel...

The six finalists that will vie for place in the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards have been announced. An international jury of auto journalists selected the Honda Fit, Saturn Aura and the Toyota Camry as finalists in the car category, while the Chevrolet Silverado, Ford Edge and...

DCX will not be sharing platforms between different brands for fears that sales and profits could suffer if buyers feel they can get essentially the same car at a cheaper price. That’s the message given by a member of the DaimlerChrysler board to a labor union event in Germany, reported...

Our sick fascination with damaged exotic supercars continues, this time featuring a Lamborghini Murcielago that was involved in an accident with two other cars. The big bull was involved in a smash with three other cars and a bus and the ensuing chaos shut down part of Wolverhampton, a city in the...

Nissan has announced it will bring two new vehicles to the Detroit Motor Show, one being a crossover and the other being a concept car. Though it’s already revealed some details about the Rogue crossover as well as a teaser image (shown), the big news will be a new concept being shown will be...

Lincoln will debut a new concept car at the Detroit Auto Show based on Ford Australia’s bread-and-butter Falcon sedan, picture above. After suffering years of shrinking sales and poor brand image, Lincoln will try to appeal to a younger audience with a new model. The concept car will be RWD...

Jaguar’s new XK Coupe is one of the best GT cars around, but critics have claimed it lacks the power to compete with cars such as the BMW M6 and Mercedes CLK63. That’s why German tuning company Arden has modified the engine to develop 392hp naturally aspirated or a massive 480hp in its...

Vauxhall has decided to kill off the Vectra nameplate for its next mid-sized family car to be released in 2008. GM Europe head-honcho Carl-Peter Forster leaked deals of the plan to BusinessCar magazine in a recent interview and claimed the main reasons for the move were to reflect the...

We’ve been following the story of KTM's new X-Bow track car for some time now, with initial reports that it would be built by Audi, and then revised reports that Audi would only be supplying the engine. Yesterday, KTM revealed the X-Bow to the press before its official debut at the 2007...

Following up from the Nagare design concept shown at the LA Auto Show, Mazda will be bringing it’s second “flow” designed concept dubbed the Ryuga to Detroit. Ryuga – Japanese for “gracious flow,” and the next generation of this exciting concept – will...

Newspaper sources have confirmed that VW is about to embark on a due diligence audit of Proton before acquiring a 51% stake in the troubled Malaysian car maker. The PSA group comprising Peugeot and Citroen were also interested in Proton, but their focus was finding a development partner, not a...

Earlier this year we reported that Volvo would be getting double-clutch transmissions for some models by 2008. It now looks like Volvo will be getting the fast shifters a little earlier, with the transmissions making their way into vehicles from Ford, Mazda, and Land Rover sold in Europe by late...

Swedish magazine Auto Motor Sport has scooped the first photos of the production Dodge Avenger. Though Dodge showed off a concept car at the Paris Motor Show, they haven’t officially confirmed that it’s being built. The concept also showed a much more aggressive car (potentially a SRT...

Mercedes and Rolls Royce will be vying for attention when both companies launch super-luxury convertibles at the Detroit Auto Show, confirms Automotive News. The Mercedes model will be based on the S-class sedan and will come with a soft-top. Unlike most convertibles, it’ll be able to seat...

Legendary British F1 racer Stirling Moss has been awarded the FIA Gold Medal on Friday for his contribution to motorsport. Moss, regarded by many as “the greatest driver to have never won a World Championship” finished his F1 career in 1962 but has remained active in promoting...

Despite buying the MG name and plant in Birmingham last year, Nanjing Auto does not own the rights to sell cars as MGs in Europe. That’s the extraordinary claim made by Anthony Terng, the administrator of MG Rover Nederland. Apparently Nanjing forgot to buy the rights to “several MG...

Audi’s advisory board has agreed to spend 11.8 billion euros over the next five years in car development, with a massive 8.4 billion from that for brand-new models. The Audi brand intends to extend its range of vehicle models from the existing 22 to a total of 40 by the year 2015. From 2007...

Mitsubishi has released pictures and information of its next-generation Lancer sedan before its official unveiling at the Detroit auto show in January. The 2008 Lancer is based on the Concept-X shown by Mitsubishi in 2005 and features a more aggressive look compared to the previous model. The 2008...