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Now that production work for the popular Top Gear program is back in full swing, latest reports suggest that footage of Richard Hammond’s almost fatal crash while attempting to break a British land speed record will be aired on the show. Management are waiting for a full recovery from...

Honda, a company that has a strong reputation for building reliable cars has announced that it will recall roughly 270,000 vehicles mostly sold in Japan, because of electrical problems and issues linked with engine components. The vehicles in question include the Odyssey MPV and Life small car. The...

Aimed at buyers looking for a premium small SUV, the 2008 Mercury Mariner offers new levels of standard equipment in a completely redesigned body. Though labelled a 2008 model, the Mariner is scheduled to hit showrooms in early 2007 and should satisfy customers downsizing from larger SUVs. Design...

Despite major cuts in TVR’s budget and the downsizing of 300 staff earlier this year due to falling demand, the company is planning to expand its operations by building a run of 60 limited edition Typhons. Further, owner Nikolai Smolenski commented in a Swiss publication that the company is...

Buick will be displaying no less than 11 customised and tricked out versions of its Lucerne sedan at the SEMA annual convention. The fact is that the median age of a Buick buyer is 65, and GM believes the $3 billion auto aftermarket industry show will introduce younger buyers to the brand...

Alfa’s facelifted GT coupe has been caught undergoing cold-weather testing and from the images it’s clear that the new car doesn’t muck up the gorgeous lines of the current model. Outside, the changes are very subtle. There’s a new front bumper featuring chrome accents and...

Audi’s new R8 won’t hit US showrooms for at least 12 months, but the German carmaker does offer some comfort with the news that the R8 will make its American debut at the newly created Audi Forum in New York City. An article on Audi site Fourtitude mentions that a procession of Audis...

According to Bosch, 25 percent of all accidents are caused by skidding and that 60 percent of all fatal injuries occur because of side-impact crashes caused mainly by skidding. In an attempt to prevent situations like this, Bosch has improved its ESP systems, creating two new packages in the...

Despite hybrid technology being regarded as one of the most technological and innovative new trends to sweep the motor industry, in real-world conditions, simple diesel powered vehicles are achieving mileage rates similar to and in some cases better than their hybrid counterparts. Diesel technology...

It’s been proven that cars with airbags are much safer in the event of a crash than those without. Now it appears that the number of fatalities of people driving SUVs involved in a side-impact collision has dropped over 50 percent for those vehicles equipped with curtain airbags. This style...

Despite earlier reports that Audi was dropping plans for a high-performance TT-RS, we now have news that the company is developing two new performance versions of the recently released coupe. The new models will be labelled the TT-S and TT-RS and are scheduled for delivery in 2007 and 2008...

The BBC has announced that it will not end Top Gear, despite pressure to do so from various high-profile road safety campaigners in the UK. They claimed that the 300mph crash that sent Richard Hammond to hospital was a sign that the show focused too much on speed. Television crews for the BBC have...

The talks between General Motors and Renault-Nissan are over. The CEOs of both companies agreed over a phone conservation that there was no hope for an alliance and that the two companies couldn’t come to an agreed value for any synergies. Reports have been circulating that there was internal...

We came across a very special one-off Rolls Royce Phantom over at BornRich, which is set to debut at the first ever luxury goods exhibition in China’s Guangzhou province this December. The vehicle that is priced at $3.8 million is built on a long wheelbase Phantom platform that's 250mm longer...

While the domestic carmakers are experiencing such terrible performance, Toyota is simply moving from strength to strength. Tokyo’s MarketWatch reports that the Japanese giant plans to cut the cost of its hybrid technology in half over the next three years. Further, Toyota’s head of...

German car manufacturer Borgward, which went bankrupt back in 1961, is set to make a revival according to reports from German media. Leading the company’s return is Christian Borgward, the grandson of Carl Borgward who was the original founder. Borgward, with the help of several investors...

Rumours about a high performance Corvette supercar in the works can now be slightly validated thanks to these spy images of a suspicious black test mule. According to its photographer, the makeshift power bulge on its hood is likely to be housing a huge supercharger whose turbine sound could be...

Neimans Marcus has released a limited run of fifty customised BMW M6 convertibles, and provides a comprehensive package for buyers that includes trips to the German factory plus meetings with some of the designers. Delivery of the car is taken directly from its Bavarian factory where buyers will be...

We’ve always been a little bit jealous of Honda’s UK division, who gets interesting cars such as the Civic Type-R. Now the uniquely styled hatch has spurred on a spin-off version in the form of the four-door Civic sedan, and this time round it will be sold outside of Europe. A prototype...

Venturi never ceases to amaze us with their eco-friendly creations. In addition to the already unique Eclectic and Fetish, we now have the world’s first commercially-available electric-solar hybrid in the form of the Venturi Astrolab. The car, which resembles a rolling wing with four wheels...