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With an introduction of a coupe and convertible due from rival Rolls Royce, Bentley has revealed that it will unveil its own coupe at next year’s Geneva Motor Show. The announcement of the new car, which is said to be based on the Arnage platform, was made to dealers recently according to an...

The final variation of the new S-class has been announced with news that Mercedes has developed an armoured special-protection model. Labelled the Mercedes S600 Guard, the new car has had its protective elements fully integrated into the vehicle direct from the Sindelfingen plant in Germany...

Ford is hoping that the refreshed lineup and a boost of 20 percent in ad revenue will see its Mercury brand bounce back from its dreadful performance over the past 2 years. This may be the last chance for the ailing brand that many experts consider should be dropped from Ford’s auto group...

Mercedes is looking to cut costs for its next generation A-class and B-class small cars by enlisting the aid of a development partner that will work on platforms and possibly also engines together. The new A-class is expected for delivery in 2011 with the B-class following one year after. Despite...

If you want an indication of just how much trouble US carmakers are in, you just need to take a look at the number of days it takes them to sell a car. The big 2.5 are struggling to keep up with consumer demand for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, and this is playing straight into the hands...

Siemens VDO has developed a Traffic Sign Recognition system that’s set up to alert drivers if they’re driving too fast. A camera is installed that constantly monitors the road ahead and can recognize speed limits on traffic signs. Information is then relayed to the driver, warning them...

The ultra-luxury marques are anxious to develop more affordable vehicles in an effort to expand their portfolios and increase sales in more diverse markets. Hot on the heels of reports that Rolls-Royce is working on entry-level small car, rival luxury brand Maybach has revealed that it’s...

We have a video of the documentary film that explores the birth, limited commercialization, and subsequent death of the battery electric vehicle in the US. The movie goes further and addresses issues that include conspiracies about the involvement of the auto manufacturers, oil industry and the US...

Gas stations across the country are serving a new ultra-clean diesel fuel with 97 percent less sulfur than the old formulation it replaces. Thanks to the delivery of the new fuel over the past week, most gas stations across the country are ready to serve the fuel as of Sunday the 15th of this...

Certain racing categories require that several road legal cars based on the high-performance race cars are built for sale in a process known as homologation. The term features in the prominent GTO label that stands for Gran Turismo Omologato, the Italian wording for Grand Touring, Homologated...

Pictured above is a pickup version of the Volkswagen Touareg SUV that has had its rear section chopped off and replaced with an aluminium tray. The vehicle is based on an extended platform of the standard SUV and was built by Volkswagen as a concept back in 2000. Now, VW Individual has developed a...

Sometimes, doing things yourself can be extremely worthwhile and fun as well. Nowhere is this truer than when it comes to tinkering with your car. Nowadays, there are a multitude of cheap electronic gadgets that you can install in your car, and most of them can be done over a single weekend. One of...

General Motors is desperate for more small cars in its line-up, but instead of looking to Opel, its European arm, the company has decided to base its entire range of small cars on Daewoo platforms. GM should be ashamed for not having a proper small car strategy in place, something that almost every...

Morgan is working on a fuel cell car that’s based on the Aero Eight and will be completed within three years. The LIFECar project is in collaboration with the UK Department for Trade and Industry (DTI), fuel cell maker QinetiQ, BOC, OSCar, and a number of educational institutions. The fuel...

We reported on Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp’s Roewe brand yesterday, and wake up today to find new spy shots of this car in testing. SAIC has big plans for the brand, including possible export to the US. Apparently, this model is much larger than the outgoing Rover 75 upon which...

New images of a mysterious coupe that resembles the Lexus LF-A concept, which was displayed at the Detroit Auto Show in January last year as a concept, have been caught by spy photographers circling the Nürburgring race track. From these images it appears that the car is significantly...

Japanese companies operating in China have traditionally been disliked when compared with companies from Europe, the US and the rest of Asia. This couldn’t be more evident than in the Chinese auto industry, where until now Volkswagen and General Motors have been the most popular foreign...

A car that communicates with you isn’t that far away. We've already reported about Seat’s intelligent León concept that monitors you whilst you’re driving and can even block incoming calls to your mobile if it wants to. Now there’s talk of an in car system that can warn you...

If you’ve always thought that the idea of buying a Moller Skycar was anything but real, then think again. Up for sale on eBay is the M400X Skycar prototype from Moller which up until now was selling its vehicles only as a refundable deposit, with no mention of deliveries. The current bid for...

They’ve done it again. This time spy photographers have caught out Volvo’s upcoming XC70 crossover. This image sourced from the Swedish magazine, Auto Motor & Sport, was taken outside the Volvo factory in Sweden. Although we don’t expect to see the car officially until the second...