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Power would be boosted and weight lowered

Aston Martin is considering building a limited run of more powerful, lighter V12 Vantage S GT3 street cars. The inspiration for the car comes from the Vantage that Aston Martin races in the SP8 Class in the Nürburgring 24 Hours. “It...

Follows up on the Exige V6 Cup R

Lotus is releasing a updated racer for the worldwide Lotus Cup series. The latest series entrant is the track-only Elise S Cup R. It uses the supercharged, mid-mounted, transverse 1.8-liter Toyota 2ZR-FE engine tuned to 217hp (220ps) and 181lb...

It is the ultimate current expression of the S-Class

You can buy a nice home in many places for €232,050 or you can buy a brand new Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG in March 2014 for the same price. Granted, the S65 AMG offers many features that your home does not like a 6.0-liter V12 biturbo engine with ...

It brings the Deltawing and Zeod RC to the road

Nissan has revealed its vehicle lineup for the Tokyo Motor Show, and as promised it includes two new performance cars from the brand. The Nismo GT-R will be at the show, but Nissan is remaining quiet about it for now. Its other new performance car...

If successful, production could start in late 2014

Nissan and Chinese joint venture partner Dongfeng are negotiating to build an electric car factory in China that would cost around $322 million, according to China’s National Development and Reform Commission’s Guangdong branch. Th...

November will be a big month with two new vehicle introductions

Porsche sold 13,393 cars worldwide in October, up 14.6% from the previous October. From January to October, it has sold 133,140 cars worldwide, a 14.7% increase. “We got off to a good start in quarter four and were able to continue our c...

It will take on competitors like the third generation Mini

PSA Peugeot-Citroën plans for its DS sub-brand to become the more expensive range within the Citroën brand, and it is going to take on competitors like the new Mini head on with more style and higher end features. The first of these new ...

The cleanest models emit 99g/km of CO2 and optional full LED headlights

While crossovers certainly existed in Europe before the introduction of the Nissan Qashqai in 2007, it offered a mix of style, power and price that grabbed consumers and sold 2 million units over the course of its generation. Now, Nissan is introd...

It is inspired by his racing livery and uses leather from his suit

Valentino Rossi has earned the title of one of the greatest motorcycle racers in history, and his career is not over yet. Rossi and designer Aldo Drudi have teamed up to create a special Opel Adam for the Meyer Children’s Hospital Foundation...

It is bringing new models, new engines and new advertising

Volvo is coming back from a period of poor global sales and aging products. It hopes to boost global sales to 800,000 units a year by 2020, roughly double from now. Through October, sales are basically flat compared to last year, but it is growing...