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Sales will begin in the first quarter of 2014 in Europe.

In a year since launching the third generation A3, Audi has added three-door, five-door and the S3 versions. For the Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi is revealing the new A3 Cabriolet that Audi says completes the model family. The platform and mecha...

Fernando Alonso splits Vettel and Webber on the podium

Sebastian Vettel put on another great performance at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza and led nearly every lap. Fernando Alonso fought incredibly hard and briefly led the race, but he was unable to convert his effort into a win and took second. Mar...

Nico Hulkenberg Takes Third for Sauber

Sebastian Vettel had another spectacular performance and made taking the pole position for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. It is his first pole position since the Canadian Grand Prix. Mark Webber will start in second tomorrow. The real surprise w...

Its cars had average CO2 emissions of 115.9g/km of CO2

Renault has the lowest CO2 emissions of any European automaker in the first half of 2013 with an average of 115.9g/km of CO2 per vehicle registered in 23 EU countries. Renault says that its success with low emissions comes from the success of ...

It is capable of air speeds of up to 265km/h

Mercedes has opened a €230 million aeroacoustic wind tunnel at its tech center in Sindelfingen, Germany capable of generating wind at speeds up to 265km/h. Its engineering and construction lasted five years, and Mercedes claims that ...

Will drive under electric power

Nissan will give the ZEOD RC its on-track public debut at the World Endurance Championship round at Fuji Speedway. Its laps will be done under electric power during demonstration runs from October 18-20. Nissan Super GT driver Michael Krumm wi...

Mercedes compact models' sales are up over 80%

Mercedes-Benz had its best August sales ever with 108,417 cars sold worldwide, 18.7% growth. It has sold 919,644 cars from January to August, up 9.3%. Mercedes-Benz Cars, which combines Mercedes and Smart into a single unit, is also posting gr...

However, it is not the Renault co-developed car

Caterham has put a new decal on the front of their Formula 1 car for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza that it says previews the look of their next car. Caterham says this is not the model being co-developed with Renault. That car is not due until 2...

Korea would be moved to first half of the season

The FIA has released a provisional calendar for the 2014 Formula 1 season. It still needs to be ratified to become official, but it gives an idea of what the planners want to do for next year. The big news from the schedule is that the New Jersey ...

They get a central Renault emblem, narrow grill and elliptical headlights

Renault is updating the frontend look of the Megane at the Frankfurt Motor Show to make the cars conform to the current frontend styling of Renaults. The changes rework the hood and front bumpers of the Megane Hatchback, Estate and Coupe. The ...