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Watch Tom Peters, director of design for the new Camaro as he gets in behind the wheel for the first time. Listen to his comments on the inspiration for the new car and the menacing growl of the V8 as it goes down the straight.

General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has built a fully-drivable version of its 2005 Sequel concept car, CEO Richard Wagoner revealed recently. The crossover has a range of 300 miles and will be officially unveiled next month. Despite this, Wagoner claims a production model of the car is still some way...

It seems the boys and girls over at Pininfarina are as busy as ever. Their latest creation is a one-off, customised 612 Scaglietti built for billionaire auto enthusiast Peter S Kalikow. Adopting a “K” designation in its title, the new Ferrari was designed with the intention of retaining...

Motorists are now able to try an updated version of Fiat and Microsoft’s combined efforts in the world of automotive technology in the new Grande Punto. Don’t worry. This doesn’t mean you’ll have to send an error report every time your car breaks down. The system known as...

In a scene out of the Need for Speed series of video games, 6 participants in the recent Ferrari Challenge Rally were booked by Oregon State Police troopers for excessive speeding. The Ferrari-organized event is a chance for Ferrari owners and their machines to travel over 850 miles along some of...

The phrase “it’s a doozy” is a fairly well known saying but most people wouldn’t have the faintest idea where this term originated. It in fact was born in the 1920’s describing the awe people had for cars built under the Duesenberg label in America. The Duesenberg line...

An American company by the name of Intermap Technologies Corp. has announced that it plans to create a hi-res 3D map of Western Europe. The mapping company will have completed Germany by the end of this year and should have most of Western Europe done by the end of 2007. Spurred on from demand from...

Bowing to public demand from wealthy car owners who wish to be seen whilst cruising the strip in their supercars, Mercedes-Benz will start production of the SLR McLaren convertible. The SLR, which is manufactured at McLaren's headquarters in Woking, England is capable of speeds of up to 207 mph and...

After months of rumour and speculation, we can finally confirm what we already knew was a certainty, that the popular Camaro will be built. Production will start in late 2008, with sales to start soon after as a 2009 model. This was the official word from GM CEO Rick Wagoner at statement made...

Combining the French love affair of big noses and high-tech diesels engines, Peugeot have created a stunning luxury sedan concept labelled the 908 RC. Due to make an official appearance at this year's Paris Auto Show, the 908 RC concept will showcase design trends that will filter down across new...

In a coup for Mitsubishi North America, the Evo X will be released in the US before being launched anywhere else, even before it’s released in the Japanese automaker’s homeland. Launch date for the Japanese market is in the 2nd half 0f 2007 while the US will get their first taste of the...

It’s amazing what rare finds turn up for sale on eBay these days and the Porsche 959 is about as rare as they come. One of only 29 ever created, this 1989 Porsche 959 S US Racing version is still brand spanking new, minus the delivery mileage of course. The 959 was a genuine race car that was...

Anyone who thinks the new 3-series coupe looks just like the sedan minus two doors should take a close look at this video. It shows just how different the two cars really are.

Confirmed at a meeting between representatives from the Grand Prix Manufacturers Association (GPMA) and FIA rep, Max Mosley, are the changes that are to occur for the 2008 Formula One season, and lays the groundwork for regulation changes for 2009 and beyond. Of most significance is a stop in...

According to Ford, women buy 45% of cars and influence 85% of all car buying decisions, but that involvement hasn’t been reflected in the number of female car designers. Women make up 39 percent of all designers in all industrial trades, but make up much less in the auto industry. In an...

While it’s still struggling to recover from its multi-billion dollar losses over the last few years, GM has announced that it will cut the development budget for future mid-size sedans by a billion dollars through more efficient use of part sharing, factories, and designs. According to a...

Ford has finally confirmed it will produce the Shelby GT and Lincoln MKS as part of its “Way Forward” campaign to increase flagging sales and low customer enthusiasm. We’ve already discussed the Shelby GT in a previous article, but are glad to see that the Lincoln MKS, which is...

Less than a year after being purchased by Volkswagen for the princely sum of £430 million, Bentley created one of the most breathtaking and technical masterpieces in the automotive world. The Bentley Hunaudières Project, as it was known, was developed to proclaim to the world that...

With love for large, heavy cars falling worldwide, automakers that specialise in such vehicles are now desperate to develop new and exciting smaller vehicles. A prime example is GM Holden in Australia whose boss wants to build a smaller rear-wheel-drive sedan to compete against the popular medium...

For the 2007 model year, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has given its Corvette Z06 a price hike. It now has a sticker price of $70,000, that’s $4,310 more than the outgoing version. Surely there must be some extensive engine upgrades or some really cool features installed to cause the jump...