Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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As 2007 draws to a close more and more reports claiming Tata Motors is the likely buyer of Jaguar and Land Rover are starting to emerge, the latest claiming Ford is about to name the Indian carmaker... -
Timo Glock to race for Toyota in '08 and beyondToyota announced on Monday that Timo Glock will race for the Japanese team in 2008 and beyond. The 25-year-old German, who followed Lewis Hamilton by winning the GP2 championship in 2007, has signed a "multi-year contract", the Cologne based team said in a statement. "The team hopes an agreement...
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Chrysler planning engine stop-start systemsChrysler has promised to follow the lead of carmakers like BMW by offering fuel-saving engine stop-start technologies on some of its cars in the near future. The system, which shuts down the engine while the car is stationary in traffic, then starts it again once the driver releases the clutch or...
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Four supercars involved in crashes over the weekendA total of four exotic supercars were involved in serious accidents over the weekend, two of them crashing out while street racing. Two friends, one in a TechArt Porsche 911 and the other in a Lamborghini Murcielago, were involved in an accident on a German highway. Police at the scene claimed the...
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AC Schnitzer GP3.10 breaks gas power speed recordGerman tuner AC Schnitzer has proven the potential of its LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) powered M3 Coupe by claiming the top speed record for a gas powered car at the legendary Nardo high speed track. The V10 powered coupe stormed its way to a top speed of 197.7mph (318.1km/h), as verified by...
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Jaguar XF U.S. pricing starts at $49,975The new XF saloon is described as a make or break model for Jaguar so getting its pricing right is especially crucial for the ailing British marque. At $49,975, including destination charges, the V8 powered XF is more than $6,000 less than the previous S-Type 4.2L model it replaces. The flagship...
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The Fiat 500 carries more history and heritage than most minicars, excepting possibly the Mini. Alternately named the 500, the Cinquecento (literally, Italian for “500?) and Nuova 500,... -
Number of top rated cars in IIHS study almost triplesThe number of vehicles that achieved the highest safety rating in the latest round of crash tests conducted by America’s Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has leapt from 13 to 34 in the period of only one year. Asian carmakers dominated the results, earning 17 top spots, followed...
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Ecclestone confirms Indian GP for 2010Bernie Ecclestone has now confirmed officially that a deal has been struck to bring formula one to the world’s second most populous country, India. It was reported earlier on Thursday that F1 chiefs had penned a contract with Indian company JP Associates to build a circuit just outside...
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Volkswagen HyMotion fuel-cell TiguanThe new space up! blue concept isn’t the only Volkswagen packing a new fuel-cell powertrain. Engineers have also installed VW’s high temperature fuel cell system in the Tiguan SUV as their entrant for this year’s Challenge Bidendum in Shanghai this week. The annual event is aimed...
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Chevrolet will build a Beat-based minicarChevrolet announced today, at the Los Angeles auto show, its decision to build a minicar based on the Beat concept first shown at the 2007 New York auto show. The vehicle is expected to get 50mpg or more and will be built in South Korea, but will not be sold in the U.S initially. An online poll...
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Hyundai’s RWD Genesis Coupe ConceptHyundai was hoping to generate excitement for its upcoming RWD coupe by teasing us with the Genesis Coupe Concept but the plan backfired when images of the actual production version leaked onto the web last week. It seems this latest concept car will eventually end up as a constant reminder to how...
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The all-new 2009 Lincoln MKS full-size luxury sedan has officially been revealed just hours ahead of its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. It misses out on the ‘TwinForce’ V6... -
Honda and VW have best resale valuesOf all the car brands Honda and Volkswagen have been picked as the labels with the best resale value, an important distinction for many new car buyers. A survey conducted by Kelley Blue Book (KBB) has found VW to be the brand with the best residual value, while Honda managed to have four vehicles...
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Volkswagen unveils space up! blue plug-in hybridJust when you thought Volkswagen was finished with the up! concept car, having already revealed the original Frankfurt and Tokyo concepts, the German giant has pulled the covers off an all-new version with a world’s first high temperature fuel cell and lithium-ion power source. Driving on...
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Volvo mulls moving upmarket despite being in the redWith Jaguar and Land Rover half way out the door Volvo is poised to become the sole remaining brand in Ford’s crumbling Premier Auto Group. It’s also the only brand within Ford that could potentially cover the gaping hole left by the premium British marques. Officials are now...
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Only in Japan: A road that plays musicThis is the kind of development that only a country like Japan could envisage. It’s a stretch of road that plays a melody whenever a car drives along it. Small grooves built into the road surface, positioned between 6 and 12mm apart, emit an audible sound when a car passes over them. The size...
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Opel prepping twin-turbo AWD flagshipOpel’s replacement for the Vectra sedan is still close to a year away but already we have some important clues about the new car including details about a new flagship version. That’s right. Opel will launch a new high-performance version complete with a twin-turbocharged AWD...
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Police have a new weapon for stopping speeding hoons in the form of the ‘X-Net’ vehicle arresting system. When placed across a road the camouflaged netting becomes imperceptible to... -
Australian hoons beware: Gov’t will smash your car and post the video onlineA program announced today by the government of New South Wales will not just confiscate the cars or bikes of those caught ‘hooning’ along the streets. Once the vehicles are impounded, the sadistic officials want to methodically destroy the vehicles and film the whole thing as a sort of...
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Audi’s sales predictions deemed overambitiousAudi’s strong sales performance over the past decade has led officials to predict the brand will be the top selling premium label by 2015, something industry experts say is unlikely to happen. The reasons given are because Audi doesn’t have enough green technology, it doesn’t have...
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UK targets foreign fine breakersJust when you thought the UK had come up with every possible way to get a fine out of a driver (speed cameras disguised as trash bins, doubled congestion charges and parking tickets among others), they go and find a whole untapped market of fines. It seems 700,000 fines go unpaid every year...
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Muslim nations planning an ‘Islamic’ carMalaysia’s state-owned carmaker Proton has announced plans to form a partnership with companies in Iran and Turkey to develop a new ‘Islamic’ car targeted at Muslim drivers. Some of the unique features being proposed include a compass that points to Mecca and dedicated storage for...
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Hyundai’s new coupe caught uncoveredHyundai’s new Genesis coupe has been caught uncovered at a market research event sitting next to its toughest competitor, the Ford Mustang. The car was photographed by someone at the event, however nobody has claimed responsibility for the pictures, which turned up on an online forum. The...
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