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  • lexus lf a 24h nurbugring 001

    Though over a year has elapsed since the Lexus LF-A was first spotted in testing, and it's been almost a year since it last ran the 24 Hours of Nurburgring, the crew at Lexus are prepping the perpetual prototype for yet another running of the ADAC Zurich 24h Race, and now they've released photos of the race car that'll be hitting the track. Last time around the car used the day-long race track outing to give the LF-A's systems a real stress test, to iron out the bugs in the chassis and tuning and to further develop their own technical capabilities. This year the plan focuses on the same...

  • 2010 Subaru Legacy Touring
    Subaru expands Legacy range with new Touring wagon and B4

    The fifth-generation Legacy (Liberty) and Outback were recently unveiled and to coincide with the car’s launch in Japan Subaru has added the new Touring wagon and sporty B4 to the range. Before you get all excited, the latest iteration of the B4 name only applies to a sports package in this...

  • 2010 Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer
    Opel Adds 'Sports Tourer' Body To Insignia OPC Line

    Following last month’s reveal of the 325hp (242kW) Opel Insignia OPC comes the wagon or ‘Sports Tourer’ version, which is set to go on sale in Opel and Vauxhall showrooms in the second half of the year. Like its sedan counterpart, the OPC Sports Tourer comes packing the same...

  • 2010 Toyota Prius
    New Toyota Prius gets sporty Modellista restyle

    Toyota’s third-generation Prius officially went on sale in Japan this week and to coincide with the launch the company also revealed several new styling packs under the guise of its in-house accessories brand Modellista. Three different Modellista styling packs are available for the Prius -...

  • Porsche-VW logos
    Porsche and VW merger back on the table

    Like the Ouroboros, Porsche and Volkswagen have been considering an arrangement that would have heavily indebted Porsche Automobil-owned Volkswagen purchasing Porsche AG. A tentative solution was reached earlier this month that would have seen Porsche and VW combine to put 10 brands under a single...

  • Satellite
    GPS satellite network approaching danger zone

    Concerned parents use it to keep an eye on their kids. Government conspiracists think it's tracking our every move. Insurance companies want to use it to make more money. Drivers follow it blindly. Yes, GPS is a powerful part of our daily lives, but it's in jeopardy. The U.S. Department of Defense...

  • President Barack Obama

    Carmakers are already fretting at the thought of achieving the new 35mpg CAFE standards imposed by the U.S. government by the current 2020 deadline, but an announcement by President Barack Obama today revealed the plan to get the standard up to 35.5mpg by 2016. The plan requires a gain of over 5% per year, matching a standard imposed by California and several other states and thus ending chances of a patchwork of different standards for the U.S. The deal fulfills a campaign promise by Obama to allow California’s tougher emissions standard to be enacted. Up to 17 other states were...

  • 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
    Camaro too popular for GM's own good?

    There's no denying the new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is an eye-catcher, and it has the performance to match it, with even the V6 variant checking in at over 300hp. But all that mean and too little green could be making it harder for General Motors, despite over 18,000 sales so far. GM's new de facto...

  • 2009 Nissan GT-R
    UK buyers swap clunkers for Nissan GT-Rs

    In a move that can only be described as brilliant by anyone with a love of all things four-wheeled and fast, at least two buyers in the UK have swapped their clunkers in for cash, and used that cash to buy Nissan GT-Rs. They were among the very first to take advantage of the new scrappage...

  • 2009 Saab 9X Air Concept
    GM ties with Saab will remain in future models

    The future of Saab is starting to look much brighter, thanks in part to important concessions from General Motors to help it build and design its own range of cars in the future, as well as a likely extension from Swedish courts for its restructuring deadline. For a while it looked as though Saab...

  • 2009 Worthersee Tour Audi Q5 concept
    Custom Q5 highlights Audi stand at 2009 Wörthersee Tour

    For a few days in May the town of Reifnitz, Austria is overrun with a plethora of Audi and Volkswagen models as fans of both marques attend the world’s largest Volkswagen Group gathering. Known as the Worthersee Tour, the event has been running for almost 30 years and this year Audi decided...

  • 2010 Ford Mustang GT
    Ford Mustang scores 5-star NHTSA safety rating

    The 2010 Ford Mustang (Coupe only) has earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 5-star rating in the agency's latest round of testing, cementing the Blue Oval's position as industry leader when it comes to safety. The latest results include top scores for both the driver and...

  • Fiat and Chrysler logos

    Just a couple weeks into the nascent Fiat-Chrysler partnership, trouble is already brewing. The American carmaker's 3,188 dealers, upon hearing that 789 of their number will be let go by June 6, banded together to prepare for a legal fight. The dealers are contesting Chrysler's incredibly short notice - just under a month - in closing down so many franchises. In most states, the company would have to give enough time for the dealers to properly wind down their business and close out their obligations. But Chrysler is arguing that due to its bankruptcy, it need not comply with those rules...

  • 2008 Mercury Sable
    Last Mercury Sable to roll off line Thursday

    As General Motors sacrifices and sells off about half of its brand portfolio and Chrysler downsizes through bankruptcy, Ford has stayed above the fray. But with the end of production of the Mercury Sable coming this Thursday, talk of the brand's potential demise has come back to life. Early in...

  • Geiger Corvette Z06 biTURBO
    Geiger Corvette Z06 biTURBO: 890-HP, 7.6-Liter Monster

    The overall capability of the modern Corvette platform is simply amazing. Available in stock trim from tame to insane, the car adapts easily to modification, generating impressive performance. The team at Geiger have proven exactly that with their latest creation, the Corvette Z06 biTURBO. Starting...

  • Calavera Ferrari F430 by Unique Sportcars and Novitec Rosso
    Unique Sportcars teams up with Novitec Rosso for ‘Calavera’ Ferrari F430

    Ferrari’s F430 is destined to bow out towards the end of the year, set to be replaced by an all-new model, but in the lead up to its swan song German design group Unique Sportcars has teamed up with fellow Teutonic tuner Novitec Rosso to create the ‘Calavera’. Limited to just 11...

  • 1957 ferrari 250 testarossa 001
    Ferrari 250 Testarossa sets new world record for a car sold at auction

    Ferrari has set a new world record for a car sold at auction with a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testarossa fetching €9 million at the weekend (17 May 2009) in an auction of Italian supercars organized by RM Auctions at Ferrari’s Maranello home in Italy. The previous world record for a car sold at...

  • 2009 Ferrari F1 race car
    Mosley compromises on two-tier system, Ferrari files court-action against FIA

    F1's insurgent teams will be back in deep conference early this week, as the battle over a budget-capped future continues. Following a meeting with Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone last Friday in London, the FOTA members have now resolved to sit down in Monaco on Tuesday, ahead of the...

  • Noble M600 V8 supercar prototype

    Noble's sports cars are not exactly known for their attractiveness but rather their driving ability, but this reputation may be set to change with the latest details on the upcoming M600 supercar confirming the company is putting some more thought into the aesthetics of its vehicles. We first reported on the development of the M600 a year ago when Noble CEO Peter Boutwood revealed that the car would be getting a Yamaha-designed twin-turbo V8 engine sourced from Volvo, along with a carbon fiber shell, around 600hp (448kW) and a six-speed manual gearbox. Now, Auto Motor und Sport is reporting...

  • Ventross Nissan GT-R
    Ventross expands range with new GT-R styling kit

    Vorsteiner is an American tuning firm that until now has specialized in modifying German performance cars from the likes of BMW, Mercedes Benz, and Porsche. The company has now established a subdivision called Ventross that will be focused on Japanese models, and its second order of business after...

  • london digital speed limit map 001
    UK's nanny state goes a step further: trialing in-car GPS speed limiters

    Already the UK is known as one of the most intrusive nations in the world when it comes to surveillance and speeding, but apparently they're not quite satisfied yet. Now Transport for London (TfL) is launching a trial of a GPS-based in-car speed limiter which will forcibly slow a speeding car. The...

  • A Lola Le Mans Prototype car on track
    Lola confirms return to F1 as Ferrari files injunction against the FIA

    Few names stirs as much recognition, respect or emotion in so many fields of racing as Lola. For five decades, the company has built cars for innumerable race series, including Formula One during the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The return of Lola to F1 could spell a new era for both the sport and the...

  • Dodge Challenger
    Report: Chrysler to offer $1,000 certificates to all existing customers

    As bankruptcy thrashes Chrysler vehicles' resale value the company is pulling out all the stops to keep sales up until it can emerge and join forces with Fiat. To help get feet on the floors of its remaining dealerships, the company is now reportedly getting ready to send out $1,000 certificates...

  • GM dealership
    GM reveals more details on 1,124 dealer cutback

    Cutting back production and right-sizing brands and lineups is just one aspect of the restructuring underway at the hands of the U.S. federal government. Earlier this week hard cuts in both labor and dealership numbers were discussed, foreshadowing the next steps to come, and just yesterday a...

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