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The concept has sharp edges from the teaser image

Lexus has announced that it will reveal a new concept car and the Lexus GS300h at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 10.  Lexus released one teaser image of the concept, which shows sharp lines and angry looking LED headlights and LED ...

It gets new tires with 1.33g grip and side slip angle control system

Ferrari has a wonderful surprise in store for the Frankfurt Motor Show –  the 458 Speciale with a brand new V8 engine. In addition to the new engine, it also gets active aerodynamic upgrades and more advanced vehicle dynamics. Ferrari s...

It emits 69g/km of CO2 from a hybrid system that scans the road 8km ahead

Mercedes-Benz will unveil the S500 Plug-In Hybrid at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September with 69g/km of CO2 emissions and 3l/100km fuel economy. To reach such low figures, it uses a 107hp and 251lb-ft electric motor that allows it to drive 30km ...

His manager says that he is still talking with other teams

Kimi Raikkonen's manager Steve Robertson says that negotiations between Raikkonen and Red Bull have come to an end, and he will not be joining the team next season. However, according to Robertson, Raikkonen is still in negotiations with other...

It plans to build about 10 for €3.3 million each

Lamborghini will build a limited run of Veneno Roadsters, according to company CEO Stephan Winkelmann in an interview for Car and Driver. It has already been polling enthusiastic customers about whether they would like to put an order in for ...

Sales are down in Europe

Volkswagen Group performed well in July with deliveries of 757,700 cars across all of its car brands, up 3.2%. It has sold 5.45 million cars from January to July, up 5.1%.  “The positive trend in Volkswagen Group deliveries continue...

It will begin racing next season

At this weekend's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Chevrolet had a surprise in store and did a few laps of Laguna Seca in the 2014 Corvette C7.R GTE-class racecar. While the car had been previously announced, this was the first time that it...

The design is much more angular than the current car

Audi has released the first official sketches of its refreshed A8 that it will be publicly revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 10.  The new A8 is facing stiff competition because Mercedes just launched the W222 chassis S-Cla...

It also upgrades the interior with Alcantara parts

Subaru teased an STI version of the BRZ a few weeks ago, but it turns out that instead of boosting power, the tS package lowers the car's weight and improves its handling with bespoke parts from STI. The car is already on sale in Japan, and th...

Spyker appears to be on a comeback

Spyker debuted its B6 Venator Spyder at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and announced new details about the coupe as well. Spyker says that it intends to have to have both cars in production by late 2014 for Europe, the Middle East and As...