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Fabrizio Giugiaro of Italy’s Italdesign studio fell in love with the new Mustang when he first laid eyes upon it. He was so taken with its classic styling and muscular appearance that he contacted Ford’s VP of design, J Mays, in early 2005 to talk about doing an Italian job of the car...

Jaguar’s make or break next generation S-type will be called the XF to reflect the monumental changes that the company is making for the new model. Jaguar hopes to drop the old chairman-style image of its previous models and instead portray a brand that’s dynamic and sporty. Now...

Ford has put out its hand to several investment banks including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs in an attempt to finance an $18 billion restructuring package. Ford’s says the money will be used to address cash flow, to fund its restructuring, and to provide a safety net against...

A very rare Lamborghini MIURA “S” has turned up for sale on eBay with only 14,244 miles on the clock despite it being a 1970 model. Everything about the car is factory original including its Giallo yellow paint and blue leather interior. Only 140 S edition Miuras were ever made, so this...

Volkswagen Group’s new chief Martin Winterkorn has hinted that the company’s plant in Brussels could be used to build a new subcompact for Audi dubbed the A1. Germany’s Der Spiegel reports that Winterkorn is planning to meet Belgian Prime minister Guy Verhofstadt later this week...

Skoda has launched its new Roomster Scout MPV, which joins its Octavia Scout sibling in the Czech brand’s crossover lineup. Based on the standard Roomster hatch, the Scout grows in all dimensions and rides on unique 16in alloy wheels as standard. Other visual enhancements include the plastic...

Bam Margera, made famous by the MTV Jackass series and his own Viva la Bam show, took revenge on this unsuspecting Peugeot 306 by throwing paint all over it and smashing the windows and sunroof. The owner of the small hatch happens to be a crew member of the Gumball Rally program and was caught on...

Can’t wait for the TT-RS? German tuner Hohenester may have the car for you. Their HS 350 performance kit adds a pair of Garrett water-cooled turbos to the 3.2L V6, giving enough mumbo to let the stylish coupe reach 60mph from rest in 4.9 seconds all the way to an electronically controlled top...

Next year’s Formula One season will see 21-year old GP2 champion Lewis Hamilton join Fernando Alonso as McLaren’s second driver. Hamilton has followed the guidance of McLaren chief Ron Dennis since the age of 13 and now the Brit moves into motorsports’ top echelon. It was...

Another Ferrari Enzo has been involved in a serious accident, this time in the French city of Nice. The story of the crash was first reported in local newspaper Nice-Matin, which confirmed that the driver of the supercar was Russian born billionaire Suleyman Kerimov. The car, which was traveling at...

Seat will release its Leon FR and Altea FR with the option of parent company Volkswagen’s Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG), which will be exclusive to these two models. The cost of the transmission will add about $1,700 to the price tag of each car and for the extra cash you get a shaving of just...

Alfa Romeo’s 159 sedan is one of our favorite cars at the moment. It has the right blend of character, styling and dynamics to make it the best in its field, and has charmed motoring journalists across the world. However, the more potent AWD V6 version weighs a considerable 200kg more than...

Cadillac has had a dog of a time selling the uninspiring BLS sedan to the European market. The car was a hack-job based on the Saab 9-3 and never really encapsulated the image that Caddy stands for. Europe already has a negative image towards American cars and we hope the BLS hasn’t further...

F1's organizers, including FIA president Max Mosley and BMW's Burkhard Goeschel, are working on dropping old stereotypes of gas guzzling and money-wasting in favour of an image that’s lean, efficient and green. The two told reporters at a meeting in Munich that there’s been a major...

The second X5 to be stolen from soccer star David Beckham in Madrid has apparently been recovered in Macedonia. A local TV station claims that the car was used by a pair of Bulgarians working in a human trafficking syndicate. Previously, an armoured version of the X5 valued at over $130,000 that...

Veritas was a small German company formed towards the end of WWII by three employees of BMW, who wanted a brand to fulfill their dream of building and racing sports cars. Under the Veritas label, they managed to build 75 cars before the company went bust in 1952. Their most famous car is easily the...

Previous rumors suggested that Tesla Motors, the maker of the famous electric Elise-based roadster, would develop several other models to expand its lineup. The company has received financial support from many celebrities including George Clooney and the founders of Google, and is confident of...

Any potential customers queuing up to get their hands on the Audi R8, one of the most anticipated cars of the year, may have to wait a little longer because of possible production delays. Germany’s Autobild reports that the problems stem from issues such as overheating and too much tire ware...

Volkswagen’s mighty V10 Touareg TDI managed to pull a Boeing 747-200 jumbo jet, weighing approximately 155 tonnes, across a runway at Dunsfold Aerodrome in the UK. Fitted with a special towing adaptor to connect it to the jet’s undercarriage, plus almost 4.3 tonnes of metal ballast, the...

One crazy owner of an E46 M3 was not happy with the way his car drove or looked, so he added a Flossman GTR-style wide body kit, supercharged the inline six motor to the tune of 600hp and then stacked the boot with an audio system that looks like it came out of a flying saucer. Oh yeah, then he...