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Romain Grosjean will remain with the team

Lotus has signed Pastor Maldonado for the 2014 F1 season as Kimi Raikkonen’s replacement. Lotus did not announce how long Maldonado’s contract with the team would last. “It is clear that Pastor has pace and potential – ...

It is the first expression of Toyota and BMW's partnership

BMW and Toyota’s powertrain partnership is finally bearing its first fruit two years since the agreement was signed. The first car to use the BMW diesel will be the 2014 Verso 1.6 D-4D. Toyota’s engineers in Belgium returned the 11...

It adds standard features to the standard Cayenne and diesel

Porsche has just revealed the Macan at the LA Auto Show, but the first of them will not hit dealers for several weeks. In the meantime, Porsche is revealing a special edition of the six-cylinder Cayenne that adds more luxury features as standard. ...

It may spawn a sports car concept in the future

Gordon Murray is forging a relationship with Yamaha. At the Tokyo Motor Show, it showed he Motiv.E EV concept, and the next project between Murray and Yamaha may be a sports car. During the show, Yamaha showed a rendering of a sports car by Mu...

It will be smaller and use a 4.0-liter twin-turbo AMG

Mercedes-Benz’s next generation sports coupe that will take on the Porsche 911 has been seen testing in Europe, and it is scheduled to be revealed in Europe next year and go on sale in very early 2015. It has been rumored to use a new tw...

McLaren did not score a podium all season

McLaren had one of its worst Formula One seasons in its history in 2013. Its best result all season was fourth place in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh is warning Red Bull that if it gets complacent with victory, the same...

It tested cars from seven classes

Euro NCAP tested 10 new cars and did one reassessment in its latest test. Among the cars tested, six cars received a five-star rating. The biggest problem among all of the cars was pedestrian safety. Many of the cars had poor rating around the...

It plans to have autonomous vehicles on sale by 2020

Nissan has completed its first test of the autonomous Leaf on public highways in Japan. The autonomous system can operate the car’s steering, brakes and throttle. It can drive the car automatically while cruising on the expressway, merge...

It is meant to present the brand in the best light possible

Citroën opened its DS World Paris store on November 27 as a showroom, event center and exhibition space for the DS. The flagship DS store worldwide is located in the Parisian Golden Triangle on Rue François near the Champs-Elysé...

They are limited to 550 units

Chevrolet has a very nice Christmas gift available for some wealthy buyers. For the launch of the new Corvette, it is selling a Premiere Edition Convertible limited to 550 units. All of the cars are based on the top 3LT trim level in Lime Rock...