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Toyota will mark the end of its production of the MR-S (MR-2 Spyder) with a run of 1000 limited “V Edition” vehicles. The cars will go on sale from the 9th of January 2007 in Japan only, with actual production expected to end at the end of that same month. The current model MR-S was...

Lotus’ engineering division will be involved in the development of a new range of cars from China’s Jinhua Young-man Auto Company (Youngman). The UK firm will provide Youngman with consultants to help with design work for several new models that will be launched under a new brand over...

Porsche is celebrating the production of its 200,000th Boxster, which recently rolled off the production line at the outsourced Valmet Automotive plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The milestone reaching vehicle was a meteor grey metallic Boxster S that’s being delivered to a customer in the US...

Chrysler has displayed its Chinese built version of the 300C sedan at Beijing’s Auto China 2006 featuring several traits unique to the Chinese market alone. Most notably are the plush rear seats, which include a remote-controlled DVD audio video system. Up front is a large 14.7cm full-color...

Now that any chance of an alliance with Renault-Nissan is truly over for both General Motors and Ford, the two US carmakers may just form a partnership of their own. When asked by Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung if GM would choose to go it alone or merge with Ford, the General’s Vice-Chairman...

The Vision concept car from China’s Jianghuai Auto epitomises everything that’s wrong with some of the country’s carmakers. Not only is the styling lifted from some Toyota models, the badge on the car is just the reverse of Lexus’ “L” logo. The concept comes from...

The biennial Beijing Automotive Exhibition is on again for 2006, with a host of international automakers vying to show off their cars to the booming Chinese market. China has the world's second-largest car market after the US, with 7 million new vehicle sales a year. It’s little wonder that...

Earlier this year, Lamborghini donated a brand new Gallardo to the Italian police to celebrate the force's 152nd anniversary. Designed for emergency situations where speed is vital, the police Gallardo attracts plenty of attention and has several features you won’t find in your everyday...

As reported in an article from Germany’s Der Spiegel, BMW’s Hydrogen 7 consumes almost 50L of the clean fuel to drive just 100km/h. When you factor in that hydrogen is in scarce supply and producing it requires vast amounts of electrical-energy, then the Hydrogen 7 is not as...

The wraps have finally come off the Volkswagen Neeza concept car at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. Touted as a crossover meets sports coupe, the Neeza study involved both Chinese and German designers and signifies the future of new models from Shanghai Volkswagen. Produced with...

Another staff member from the BBC’s Top Gear program has had a high-speed crash, this time spinning out a Lamborghini Murcielago. The UK’s Mirror reports that the driver, described as “a professional” spun the car out on the show’s test track at a rain-soaked runway in...

Two Dutton S2 Commander amphibious vehicles made the trek across the English Channel last week, taking a total of 7 hours and 5 minutes to travel from Dover in the UK to Calais in France. The time comes no where near the record of the Sealegs amphibious boat, which can do the journey in just 43...

The proposed merger between General Motors and Renault-Nissan is now truly dead, and the teasing of a possibly link with Ford has gone no where. It comes as little wonder then that Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has admitted to having lost interest in forming an alliance with one of North...

A suspicious looking 3-series sedan was caught while being loaded at a dock, which is likely to be a test mule of the upcoming sedan version of the next generation M3. The wheels on this car match those of previous coupe versions seen in recent spy footage and looking at the rear undercarriage shot...

DaimlerChrysler was the first to the market with the innovative clean diesel system, but now it appears that the other major German carmakers will be launching their own BLUETEC range of vehicles. Volkswagen and its subsidiary Audi will be making an official announcement later this month at the LA...

Florida based supercar manufacturer Mosler Automotive has delivered its first street-legal MT900S to a noted Californian film maker. Until now, all versions of the MT900S have been configured and sold for use in motorsport. Left Lane News reports that company founder Warren Mosler stated that the...

Fiat’s baby Panda will produce 100hp in its Sport iteration, which is significant considering that the Panda is one of the smallest cars in Fiat’s line-up. It'll accelerate from 0-100km/h in 9.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 185km/h. Thanks to the small displacement of only 1.4L for...

For the upcoming Essen Motor Show, Germany’s Tune It Safe! program has called on supertuner Brabus to highlight the cause. The Tune It Safe! program was started only last year by Germany’s Federal Traffic Ministry and an association of local tuners to promote safe and legal tuning...

China’s Chery Automobile has introduced the country’s first production-ready hybrid vehicle at Beijing’s International Auto Show. Based on its popular A5 sedan, the hybrid A5 ISG can run solely on an electric motor in low demand situations and utilizes regenerative braking to...

Cadillac will unveil a long-wheelbase version of its full-size DTS sedan at the Los Angeles auto show later this month. Labelled the DTS-L, the new sedan will hit showrooms early next year and will be powered by the same 275hp 4.6L Northstar V8 from the standard version. Key changes are the extra 8...