Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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If you’re like Frank Mountain, the British property developer who famously purchased Michael Schumacher’s Formula 1 car, your love of F1 and a healthy bankroll are all you need to become... -
Rolls Royce unable to keep up with demandAs the number of people with deep pockets grows, Rolls-Royce struggles to keep up with the tremendous demand for their luxury vehicles such as the Phantom and the Phantom Drophead Coupe. This year they sold just under 1000 cars. In 2008 the company hopes to increase production by 10% after...
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BMW-Mercedes cooperation may grow even tighterThose who have followed the saga of the BMW and Mercedes cooperation talks know that the two makers have been cautious - to say the least - in working together, but at the same time the continuous nature of the talks show that both are interested in the idea. Germany’s two most prestigious...
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Videos: Mercedes GLK on the set of the Sex and the City filmThe first pics of Mercedes’ newest GLK leaked onto the web two weeks ago courtesy of spy-photo mistress Brenda Priddy’s team, who caught the SUV on the set of the upcoming Sex and the City movie. Now we have video footage of the same scenes captured in the photos, featuring the...
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Video: Lamborghini Murcielago R-GTBeautiful looking cars make for great photos, but beautiful sounding cars make for great memories. The Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT is equipped with all the right parts to make some wonderful memories: based on the regular Murcielago, not the LP640, but 500kg lighter, the R-GT’s 6.0L V12...
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Two unique Corvette pace cars for the 2008 Indy 500
Corvettes hold a special place in the hearts of many car aficionados. They are purely American - big displacement power, snarling good looks - and one of the only American cars capable of hanging with the best Europe and Japan have to offer. But as much as the car’s raw performance - and...
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The new Nissan GT-R will be limited to 180km/h in the land of the rising sun. The rather low-speed limit has been the source of some derision of the GT-R, although it is expected that in... -
Lamborghini Murcielago sales hit 3000Lamborghini celebrated a sales milestone recently, with total sales for all Murcielagos (including LP640’s) reaching 3000. The 3000th Murcielago was a pale Telesto grey Murcielago LP640 headed to a lucky owner living in the United States. Just a few weeks ago Lamborghini also celebrated the...
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Tata wins bid for Jaguar and Land RoverWe brought you analysis of the final bids yesterday, which hinted that a decision could be made in the next few days. As recently as a week ago it was expected that the bidder chosen to purchase Jaguar and Land Rover would be announced sometime during Q1 2008, but the news has indeed come out...
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SAIC and Nanjing merger nearsThe rumored merger between Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) and Nanjing Automobile Group is expected to be finalized within the next two weeks, according to a report in the Beijing Times. The report claims that Nanjing would own 5-15% of SAIC and would be absorbed by SAIC. This ties in with...
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Nissan files legal action against UK GT-R resellersThe Dodge Challenger dealer mark-up fiasco is still fresh in everyone’s mind, and our story on Nissan’s dealer certification procedure to prevent similar price gouging on the GT-R is only a few hours old, but the hits just keep on coming. Nissan announced this morning that its legal...
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Nissan’s plans to prevent dealer markups on the new GT-RNissan has taken steps to prevent massive dealer markups on the upcoming GT-R. The company recently announced the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $69,850 before pre-orders have even begun in attempts to make sure that high dealer markups are kept to a minimum. But to even be...
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Growing pressures over CO2 emissions in the EU are threatening to force powerful luxury cars into extinction, but Mercedes’ SLK update shows it has what it takes to survive. Adding more power... -
Vandenbrink Design’s Ferrari 599-based convertibleDutch car designer Michiel van den Brink has just unveiled his next project after the stunning 599/630 GTO – a hardtop convertible based on the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Ferrari itself has not managed to produce a convertible version of its most powerful production car, however there’s...
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Tata values Jaguar and Land Rover at $2.05bAfter months of negotiations it seems that Ford’s sale of Jaguar and Land Rover is finally coming to an end, with Indian conglomerate Tata Motors tipped to win the bidding war. Ford previously announced that it wished to close the deal by September 2007, but delays have kept the bidding...
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Hennessey unveils 678hp ViperHennessey Performance is best known for its Viper upgrades, and its latest upgrade for the 2008 Viper SRT10 is designed to be an opening salvo against the upcoming Chevy Corvette ‘Blue Devil’. Dubbed the Venom 650R, the package includes upgrades to the exhaust system and catalytic...
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Chery and Chrysler will bring A1 to Mexico, US ’soon’Small cars are the future of automotive transport, at least as long as fuel consumption and traffic are a concern. To that end, Chrysler decided to team up with Chery, a Chinese car manufacturer, to save on development costs. The first car to come of the trans-pacific union will be a re-badged...
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French police catch Lewis Hamilton speedingMcLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has been caught speeding on a French highway. The 22-year-old rookie was clocked by radar on the A26 motorway, linking the towns of Calais and Reims, at 196kmh at the wheel of a Mercedes CLK, the news agency EFE reported. It is claimed that French police suspended the...
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Last month Chrysler announced four of its models would be dropped from its lineup and today the first of those ill-fated vehicles has been given the axe. The last Chrysler Crossfire to ever be built... -
FIA plans more cost cutting for F1The FIA’s recent announcement of a ten-year engine freeze on F1 engine development is just the first of a whole range of new cost cutting measures the motorsport governing body has planned. The World Motor Sport Council has now agreed to several other major changes, including limiting the...
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Porsche skeptical about hybrids, delays ‘green’ CayenneTo this day hybrid vehicles still don’t offer sufficient improvements in fuel-economy, performance and reliability to justify their cost over regular petrol and more efficient diesel powertrains, a factor that’s made Porsche execs more wary of launching petrol-electric versions of its...
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Cell Craft G440 Flying Car ConceptThose of us that grew up with the Jetsons just knew we’d be piloting flying cars on the daily commute by the time we were 25 - but sadly reality has let us down. And that daily commute is getting so bad for many that we’d all be better off just walking. But people like Dr. Paul Moller...
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Ekström takes top honors at 2007 Race of ChampionsReigning Champion of Champions Mattias Ekström managed to take top honors at this year’s Race of Champions event at Wembley Stadium in the UK, beating out motorsport heavy-weight Michael Schumacher in the finals. Both Ekström and Schumacher claimed one win each in the best-of-three...
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FIA could scrap slick tire return - MosleyThe reintroduction of slick tires in 2009 is not set in stone, FIA president Max Mosley has warned. Bridgestone supplied a developmental slick tire for teams to experiment with at the recent Jerez test. It is planned that the current grooved tires, introduced in 1998 to cut cornering speeds, will...
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