Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Volvo is currently developing a plug-in hybrid prototype based on its funky C30 hatch, which it hopes will be ready in time for November’s Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Shanghai. Unlike... -
X-Hawk Flying Car By 2010Another flying car to rival the Moller Skycar is in the works, and could be flying across a city near you as early as 2010. The X-Hawk flying car is being developed by an Israeli team, lead by Rafi Yoeli, who envisions a future where firefighters could save people from burning high-rises or the...
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Honda prepping hybrid concept for GenevaVisitors to the Geneva motor show in March will see a new Honda concept car that will preview a production model due to be released in 2008. The new car will be Honda’s second dedicated hybrid model after the Insight, which was released back in 1999, according to UK’s Autocar magazine...
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Video: Supercar top speed challenge
A group of enthusiasts who happen to own some of the fastest cars on the planet complete runs down a deserted Canadian highway to see who’s the fastest. Some of the cars include the Ferrari Enzo, a Novitec Rosso twin supercharged F430 and a couple of Lamborghini Gallardos. If only there were...
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Nanjing Auto restarting MG production in UKChina’s Nanjing Automobile Group, the new owner of the MG brand, is planning to start production of the iconic label in England within weeks. Reuters is reporting that the newly formed post will be producing up to 6,000 TF sports cars a year at the original Longbridge plant. This comes after...
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Aston Martin auction ends todayThe bidding process for the sale of Aston Martin is set to close within hours, with final offers for the luxury marque due by the end of today UK time. The auction is being handled by investment bank UBS on behalf of Ford. The remaining bidders include a well-financed consortium led by Australia's...
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Coinciding with the start of its 60th anniversary relay celebrations, Ferrari is releasing a limited run of 60 special edition 612 Scaglietti Granturismos as its representative car for the occasion.... -
Ford's Premier Auto Group expects profit in 2007Despite running at a loss for the past three years in a row, totaling some $1.15 billion, Ford CFO Don Leclair is confident the company’s Premier Automotive Group will return to profit in 2007 telling Automotive News “we expect PAG to be profitable this year.” The key is to offset...
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Gallery: Mercedes-McLaren SLR 722 in DubaiDubai is fast becoming the market for supercar aficionados and an important market for the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, and Mercedes-McLaren, who have released this new collection of images showing the SLR 722 in the Arab emirate. Click ahead for the high-res gallery.
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Porsche CEO Wiedeking defends enormous salaryBeing the CEO of a major car manufacturer is not traditionally considered a job that will net you paychecks on par with Formula 1 drivers. For Porsce CEO Wendelin Wiedeking, however, his salary for last year would cover at least four times Ralf Schumacher’s pay when he was at Toyota...
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Video: Off-roading in a Mercedes S-ClassMercedes Benz has made a video that shows the off-road capability of its 4MATIC four-wheel drive system in an S-Class sedan. Most people who buy large SUVs wouldn’t even consider driving on terrain like this, but this big-body Merc just eats it up.
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Spyker unveiling new high-end flagship in GenevaUpdate: Italy’s Milan based Zagato has been confirmed as the designer for the new Spyker flagship. Dutch carmaker Spyker is planning to produce a limited edition flagship model built around its C12 platform to meet increasing demand from its expanding customer base. According to Autoblog.nl...
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New laws in Switzerland have made it illegal to sell GPS navigation devices that give the driver warnings about stationary and mobile radar traps as well as traffic light cameras. Motorists using... -
Video: 2008 Mercedes C-ClassMercedes recently launched the latest generation of its bread-and-butter C-Class and this is the video that shows you what it looks like out on the road.
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BMW considers soft-top for M3 convertibleFor the convertible version of its E92 coupe, BMW added a new folding metal hard-top to bring the car in line with its rivals and to give it the same dynamic characteristics as the coupe. NVH levels and structural rigidity were improved but the car also gained a significant 440 pounds to...
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Volkswagen buying stake in ProtonVolkswagen has signed an agreement of intent to buy a significant stake in the manufacturing arm of Malaysia’s state-owned Proton. The information was leaked from an inside source to XFN-Asia, ahead of an official statement due on the 8th of February. VW’s expected to purchase up to 51%...
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Opel Launches GT Roadster In EuropeGeneral Motors Company's [NYSE:GM] European division has just launched the hot two-seater Opel GT roadster, the latest achievement from its badge-engineering exercise between Saturn and Opel. The GT roadster follows the classic roadster definition perfectly with its powerful front-mounted engine...
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Nissan planning luxury hybrid saloon?Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has publicly stated that building fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles “make little sense” due to the high cost of developing the vehicles and the fact that current diesel technology is proven to have better mileage rates. Wheels magazine in Australia has...
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Jaguar lost more than $715 million last year, and is set to lose another $550 million this year, according to a report from the Detroit News. Analysts are predicting the company will lose a further... -
New global design theme for future FordsFord is developing a new global design theme for future models, a move that ties in with the company’s “one Ford” vision strategy. The design chiefs for Ford’s North American and European divisions have combined their respective development teams to create a common design...
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Harmon Kardon announces the Drive + Play IIHarmon Kardon has released the second generation of its popular Drive + Play music controller for the car. The device integrates a portable MP3 music player with the car’s stereo and allows drivers to manage multiple portable devices with a single screen and controller, giving them full...
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Pair of Mugen specials feature at Tokyo Auto SalonMugen has displayed two more highly-tuned vehicles to join its previous Open-Top Pure Sports Concept as part of its “Exciting 2007” promotional program. Featuring at the recent Tokyo Auto Salon, the Honda tuning arm presented a kitted up Civic sedan but remained very tight-lipped about...
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Report: Porsche makes €21,799 per carUpdate: Porsche is rejecting the claims made by Germany’s B&D Forecast, pointing out that the computation used is misleading. Porsche cites that part of its profit came from special one-off events that have nothing to do with its core business of building cars. As already reported, a...
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Mitsubishi flex-fuel cars headed to the US and BrazilMitsubishi has confirmed that it will develop and market a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) for the Brazilian market by the end of the year. Automotive News also reports that the company has announced plans to launch FFVs in North America by 2009. The vehicles will be able to run on either gasoline or...
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