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Germany’s Loremo will unveil a fully working prototype of its super-efficient LS Concept car at next month’s Frankfurt Auto Show, a car that was co-developed to be entered into the... -
London high-polluters to get daily £25 CO2 chargeUK motoring bodies are planning to raise London's congestion charge to £25 (US$50) a day for high polluting vehicles in an effort to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. The new charge is targeted towards vehicles that make the biggest contribution to global warming, such as large SUVs and luxury...
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Updated: Suzuki planning Kizashi sedan concept for FrankfurtSuzuki will unveil a new middle level sedan concept car at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, previewing a production model that's set to hit showrooms in 2010. Labeled the Kizashi, the new concept will be a design oriented sedan aimed at global markets and is previewed in the sketch above...
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Fiat launching electric cars in BrazilFiat is joining utility companies Cemig and Itaipu to develop new electric vehicles for Brazil, with an initial batch of 30 electric Palio cars scheduled to start testing later this year. The utility companies have been developing electric cars for the past five years, but they were in need of...
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Subaru at the Frankfurt Motor ShowSubaru will be displaying several concepts and new models at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, including the WRC Concept based on the all-new Impreza. On hand at the show will be Masatsugu Nagato, Subaru’s Chief in Europe, as well as Subaru World Rally Team driver Petter Solberg. The...
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Spy Shots: 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-classThe E-class has been officially revealed by Mercedes-Benz. Click here for pictures and information. Mercedes’ next E-class has again been spotted in testing but as always the car was masked in heavy camouflage. Despite the covers, these close-up shots reveal many new details about the car and...
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Several prototypes of BMW’s 1-series cabriolet have been spotted undergoing testing across Germany ahead of the car’s likely unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. As the... -
Fisker Coachbuild reveals updated LatigoSouthern California-based Fisker Coachbuild has released a new image of its updated Latigo CS coupe, set to go on sale by the end of the year. The original Latigo was only produced in a limited run of 150 cars, with the first customer car delivered as recently as June. That hasn’t stopped...
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Opel planning Omega successorExecs at Opel are reportedly planning to launch a new version of the Omega large sedan based on GM’s new RWD Zeta platform. The new Opel flagship will be jointly developed by fellow GM subsidiary Holden at its Australian design center, where it joins several other global projects including...
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Audi to launch V12 TDI Q7 next yearFirst previewed in concept form at the Detroit Auto Show in January, Audi’s V12 TDI Q7 is now expected to enter production. An Audi official, who spoke with AutoTelegraaf, revealed that the new V12 monster will hit showrooms in the second half of next year, but, until then, execs will focus...
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Audi A8 gets a facelift for 2008Audi’s A8 limo has come in for a minor facelift for the 2008 model year but the changes are so mild that it’d take a serious Audiphile to spot them. On the outside, the changes to the car include the addition of new side-mirrors with integrated indicators, new alloys, and LED taillamps...
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Land Rover helps more owners ease guiltLand Rover is extending its carbon offsetting scheme to cover customers of its older cars as well as owners of newer models who’ve traveled more than 45,000 miles. Under the original program set up in September last year, Land Rover enabled new-car buyers to offset carbon-emissions for the...
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Fernando Alonso on Sunday refused to commit to honouring the full three year term of his McLaren contract. The Spaniard joined the Woking based team from Renault this year, but has endured rocky... -
Ex-Ford CEO examines Jaguar and Land Rover ahead of possible purchaseFormer Ford CEO Jacques Nasser has traveled to the UK to visit the Jaguar and Land Rover facilities ahead of a possible purchase by his new employer One Equity Partners. Nasser, now a senior partner with the private equity group, was instrumental in organizing the original purchase of Land Rover by...
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Winner Hamilton says sorry for Hungarian goulashLewis Hamilton says he apologised to his boss Ron Dennis after their radio swearing match in Hungary. The pair exchanged 'f'-words following the qualifying pitstop bungle on Saturday, which ultimately cost Fernando Alonso his pole position and McLaren 15 championship points. Dennis and Alonso...
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Cerberus takes control of Chrysler Corp.The historic sale of Chrysler to private-equity company Cerberus Capital Management is now complete. The firm finalized its 80.1% takeover of the Chrysler Group today, ending the nine year old merger between Daimler-Benz and Chrysler. As per the agreement signed on May 14, 2007, DaimlerChrysler...
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Porsche Transsyberia rally gets underwayThe first of a total of 25 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberias have departed from Moscow on an epic journey that will take them on a 6,200km trek across the roughs of Siberia. The drivers will be crossing numerous public roads, gravel tracks, icy rivers and the Gobi desert, before finishing up at...
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Production F430 Scuderia spied outside Ferrari factoryFerrari’s F430 Scuderia isn’t set to be officially unveiled in the metal until the Frankfurt Motor Show next month, but, if you happen live near Ferrari’s factory in Maranello seeing the new supercar is almost a daily occurrence. Like the older 360 Modena Challenge Stradale before...
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Modified Porsches are a dime a dozen but when we came across this video of the 996 GT3 lovingly crafted by the Hephaiss tuning company we couldn’t resist posting it. J.N. Hephaiss markets... -
Scott Speed kicked out due to performance - bossesToro Rosso chiefs on Thursday denied that Scott Speed had been kicked out because his tenuous relationship disintegrated with the team at the Nurburgring. Californian Speed, 24, is reported to have clashed physically with team principal Franz Tost at the European grand prix, after telling the press...
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Saab’s 390hp 9-7X AeroSaab’s union with GM has often been critisised but there’s no denying it does give them access to some mighty big engines. For the 2008 model year, Saab will introduce a new performance Aero variant of the 9-7X SUV fitted with a 6.0L V8 churning out 390hp (295kW) and 395 lb.-ft. (542...
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SSC again attempts to beat Veyron’s top speed recordShelby SuperCars will be attempted to topple the Bugatti Veyron by beating its unofficial top speed of 253mph and take the title as builder of the ‘World’s Fastest Production Car.’ SSC has announced today that high-speed tests of its 1183 hp Ultimate Aero TT supercar will be...
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Fiat launches new Grande Punto T-JetFiat has added the T-Jet 120 Sporting to the Grande Punto range to satisfy performance buffs until the sporty Abarth version arrives on the market early next year. The biggest change for the new model is the adoption of the new turbocharged T-Jet petrol engine that debuted in the larger Bravo hatch...
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Design study for next-gen PriusThe 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid has officially been revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Click here for all the details and images. Students at Italy’s Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Turin have created a series of quarter-scale models representing their own impression of what the...
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