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An Aston Martin DBRS9 has made motorsport history by becoming the first bio-fuelled car to win a major motorsport event in the UK. Driven by Lord Drayson and Jonny Cocker, the Barwell Motorsport... -
Buick’s new model to be based on Velite conceptBuick is desperate to add new products to its lineup but an exec has revealed that any new model won’t arrive until the end of the decade at the earliest. GM’s president of North America Troy Clarke, who spoke recently with Car and Driver, explained that Buick could either add a model...
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Pininfarina design genius to lead Fiat and Maserati styleStarting in June, Lorenzo Ramaciotti will take on the responsibility for the future styling of all the brands of Fiat Group and Maserati. Directly reporting to Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, Ramaciotti will be in charge of the future direction of some of Fiat’s most important models including...
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Nissan launching 3 subcompact cars in US next yearJapanese newspapers have confirmed that Nissan will launch three subcompact cars in North America by the end of next year, with the first model likely to be the next-generation Nissan Cube minicar. Unlike the current model (pictured), which is strictly limited to the Japanese domestic market, the...
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Proton partnership delay leads to trouble at homeThe Malaysian Proton car dealers may go bust if the government fails to develop a foreign alliance for the national car maker. Currently 180 Proton dealers have had losses over 20 million ringgit in the last financial year. This is due to the market share dropping from 60% to 30% with the arrival...
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Mini MK2 to benefit from BMW’s fuel-saving techBMW will soon be adding its fuel-saving technology to its Mini brand when an updated range is released in about six months time. Some of the features will include brake regeneration technology and automatic stop-start, items shared with BMW’s 1-series hatch. Other technologies that will carry...
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MG branded cars will once again roll off the production line in Longbridge, ending the two year production halt after the collapse of MG Rover. Chinese company Nanjing Auto will begin building MG TF... -
Opel’s new Agila ready to hit the roadThe theme with carmakers across Europe seams to be ‘going small’, with the minicar segment seriously heating up with new entrants due from most of the major labels. Pictured here is the new Opel/Vauxhall Agila five door hatch that’s due to hit showrooms by spring next year. Its...
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Honda developing entry-level hybrid for 2009 launchHonda is working on a high-volume hybrid model for launch before the end of the decade, which could possibly sell for around €20,000. Its release will follow several months after the launch of Honda’s first hybrid sports coupe in 2009 with production expected to top 200,000 units per...
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When a regular ambulance just won’t doWe’ve seen plenty of performance vehicles decked out with police livery and crime-fighting gear but this has got to be the first time we’ve seen a sports-ambulance. Porsche called on 15 interns to transform one its original Cayenne S SUVs into a prototype ambulance that will eventually...
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Autodelta's 405BHP supercharged Alfa GT CoupeLondon tuning house Autodelta has revealed its 405bhp supercharged Alfa GT Coupe, a car that's set to make its debut at the Brooklands Italian car fair in the UK later this month. Based on Afla’s stylish GT coupe, Autodelta engineers have added a small Rotrex C38-81 centrifugal supercharger...
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F1's richest men revealedBernie Ecclestone is still the richest man in motor sport, according to the Sunday Times newspaper's list of the 1000 wealthiest people in Britain. With his wife Slavica controlling the money via Jersey-based trusts, their fortune is estimated at (US) $4.5bn. The Times says F1 supremo Ecclestone is...
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Sales figures for the R-Class haven't managed to live up to the expectations of the German luxury brand, but Mercedes-Benz is determined not to completely write-off its “Grand Sport... -
Updated: VW unveils new TSI and budget DSGVolkswagen has unveiled its latest TSI gasoline engine as well as a new double clutch DSG gearbox designed for compact and economy-class vehicles at this week’s annual Vienna Engine Symposium. The new 1.4L motor develops peak power of 90kW, joining VW’s TSI range, which also includes...
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Ford working on next-gen low displacement enginesIn an effort to curb levels of carbon-dioxide emitted by its cars, Ford is currently developing a new generation of small capacity engines. Its European lineup already has some of the lowest levels of CO2 emissions in the region but engineers at its engine plant in Cologne are developing a new...
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F1 men found guilty of industrial espionageF1's long running Toyota espionage saga has ended with the two former Ferrari employees handed jail sentences. Mauro Iacconi and Angelo Santini have been found guilty in a Modena court of stealing design information from Ferrari before switching to Toyota in 2002, according to Italian newspapers on...
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Skoda gives Yeti 4x4 the green lightCzech carmaker Skoda has been given the go-ahead from parent company Volkswagen to produce a new small 4x4 model based on its Yeti concept car that was displayed at 2006’s Geneva Motor Show. Smaller than VW’s upcoming Tiguan soft-roader, the new Yeti is expected to be built using a mix...
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India key to securing GM’s futureWe’ve recently seen a lot of attention paid towards the booming Chinese market, with increased inflows of foreign investment and new car plants being set-up across the country. It makes it easy to forget that one of China’s neighbors, India, whose population also exceeds one billion...
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Exactly 20 years after we saw the original CTR, German tuning house Ruf has announced the introduction of its third-generation CTR. The car's arrival coincides with the launch of Ruf's new plant in...
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Preview of Chery’s upcoming Shooting Sport conceptChery Automobile will unveil a new concept car at this month’s Shanghai Auto Show, the third such concept from the Chinese carmaker to be designed and built by Torino Design in Turin, Italy. Pegged as a premium small hatch, the concept car will carry the title Shooting Sport and is reported...
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eBay watch: Your name on Spyker’s F1 carSpyker is selling the remaining spaces on its F1 car to the highest bidder via eBay, the first time in the sport’s history that team sponsorship is being offered by auction. Anyone can bid for the spaces by clicking here but it won’t come cheap. Bidding for a logo on the nose of the...
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Chevy shows new minicar conceptsReality shows like American Idol have proved that people love to have their choices heard so Chevrolet will be tapping public opinion to help decide on plans for a new minicar for the U.S. market. Three concept cars have been developed – the Beat, Groove, and Trax, and each has its own unique...
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Porsche fuels VW takeover with $46.67B loanTo help fund its takeover bid for Volkswagen AG, Porsche has taken on a loan of $46.67 billion and appointed several investment banks to arrange the credit. The sports carmaker recently lifted its stake in VW to 30.94%, a move, which under German law, forced it to launch a takeover bid. The new...
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World Car of the Year finalistsAs the New York Auto Show draws near, the field of entrants competing for the World Car of the Year has been narrowed down from a list of 28 new vehicles to just 3. The final 3 contenders are the Audi TT, Lexus LS460 and the MINI Mark 2. As much as we love the new MINI, we have our hopes set on...
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