Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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The RX-8 is one of our favourite cars of the last five years, so much so that a member of our team currently drives one. The combination of a rotary engine that spins to dizzying numbers and... -
Porsche fears losing exclusivityWith the number of sales for Porsche reaching close to the 100,000 per year mark, the exclusive performance brand is in trouble of becoming a little too common. For the model year ending July 31st 2006, Porsche had sold 90,000 vehicles and with plans to release an all new four-door model and...
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BMW keeps an eye out for speedersIn an effort to prevent drivers from speeding, BMW has created a new video camera based system that can read oncoming speed limit signs well before they’re in view of the driver. The device then conveys the information to the driver via a heads up display. The video camera, which is mounted...
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Hummer's prepping the H4GM is considering expanding the Hummer line-up to include a smallish Jeep Wrangler competitor for release in 2008. The new model would be dubbed the H4 and designed to stem the lack of sales for its bigger brothers due to higher oil prices. The report by Automotive News also mentioned that the H3...
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New design boss for Land RoverThere has been a changing of the guard over at Land Rover for its design team. After 23 years of service, Design Director, Geoff Upex (right) is to retire. His replacement will be Gerry McGovern (left) who is presently the Advanced Design Director for Land Rover. Upex will still oversee much of the...
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Green light for the 2008 VW SciroccoProduction plans for the Volkswagen Scirocco have been confirmed and a concept model is expected to debut at the Paris Motorshow next month. Although this vehicle will be labelled the Concept S, we believe that this car will closely resemble the production version of the upcoming Scirocco. The 2+2...
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First MG was bought out by Chinese automaker Nanjing and now the Rover brand has been bought by another Chinese company, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporate (SAIC). Since the collapse of Rover in... -
The Bentley SUV Is ComingContrary to reports made by most other motoring websites, Bentley is well underway in developing a SUV for the prestige market. Though management at Bentley headquarters in Crewe, England, still adamantly deny production of such a vehicle, we’re still hearing whispers that the vehicle is...
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No more Veyrons for the USABugatti’s million euro Veyron may soon be a thing of the past for US buyers if strict new laws regarding child-safe airbags are implemented. The US is Bugatti’s largest market and the French automaker cannot afford to lose these sales. To accommodate the new rules, the cost of the car...
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Nissan’s Godzilla To Reach U.S. Shores In 2008Nissan’s North American arm will be launching an onslaught of vehicles over the next several years. For the first time in the model’s history, the infamous GT-R will be sold in the U.S., being launched as a 2008 model and priced around the $60,000 mark. The new GT-R will likely be...
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Round the world in a hybridJust to prove to the buying public that alternative fuel powered vehicles are truly a worthy option compared with regular petrol powered autos, organisers have created the first ever around-the-world race to prove the viability of the latest sustainable automotive technology. The cars will travel a...
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Driving the 2007 Ford ExpeditionDespite rising fuel costs, the Big Three can’t resist releasing new versions of their road behemoths, in this case Ford’s Expedition SUV. The car has been updated with a 6-speed automatic transmission as well as a modified IRS setup, which provides surprisingly good handling for such a...
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GM may have found a saviour in the form of GM-brand licensed products. Last year in the US alone, sales of GM branded merchandise almost equalled the ailing car maker’s $3.2 billion second... -
Cars to call out drink-driversCars may one day come with active safety features that can monitor blood alcohol levels via infrared or wheel mounted sensors that can detect if a car is weaving too much, in an attempt to prevent drink driving. A team of researchers, police and insurance representatives from across the globe met...
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ABS: More harm than good?Carmakers are always coming out with acronyms for new safety devices that promise an era of motoring with less injury, fewer serious accidents and cheaper repair costs. As soon as a new technology is released, insurance companies and the safety lobbyists come out in swarms demanding that these...
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GM builds functional hydrogen fuel cell carGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has built a fully-drivable version of its 2005 Sequel concept car, CEO Richard Wagoner revealed recently. The crossover has a range of 300 miles and will be officially unveiled next month. Despite this, Wagoner claims a production model of the car is still some way...
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Gordon Murray Joins Team CaparoIn a move that will ensure the success of vehicle composite manufacturer Caparo, Gordon Murray, the man behind the famous McLaren F1 car, has been appointed director of advanced concepts at Caparo Vehicle Products. Not only will the company attempt to make lightweight vehicles more common, but in a...
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Whoa, that last one’s a doozyThe phrase “it’s a doozy” is a fairly well known saying but most people wouldn’t have the faintest idea where this term originated. It in fact was born in the 1920’s describing the awe people had for cars built under the Duesenberg label in America. The Duesenberg line...
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Bowing to public demand from wealthy car owners who wish to be seen whilst cruising the strip in their supercars, Mercedes-Benz will start production of the SLR McLaren convertible.
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Mitsubishi Evo X to hit US shores firstIn a coup for Mitsubishi North America, the Evo X will be released in the US before being launched anywhere else, even before it’s released in the Japanese automaker’s homeland. Launch date for the Japanese market is in the 2nd half 0f 2007 while the US will get their first taste of the...
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eBay Watch: Brand-new Porsche 959It’s amazing what rare finds turn up for sale on eBay these days and the Porsche 959 is about as rare as they come. One of only 29 ever created, this 1989 Porsche 959 S US Racing version is still brand spanking new, minus the delivery mileage of course. The 959 was a genuine race car that was...
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Is this a coupe or sedan?Anyone who thinks the new 3-series coupe looks just like the sedan minus two doors should take a close look at this video. It shows just how different the two cars really are.
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Top ten vehicle depreciation listDon’t you hate it when you find out the car you’ve just bought will lose more than half its value in under three years? This is the problem facing many car buyers, and one that can greatly increase the overall running costs of a car. Edmunds has released lists of the top ten cars most...
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GM cutting $1 billion from midsize car budgetWhile it’s still struggling to recover from its multi-billion dollar losses over the last few years, GM has announced that it will cut the development budget for future mid-size sedans by a billion dollars through more efficient use of part sharing, factories, and designs. According to a...
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