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It makes the Adam among the most connected small cars on the market

Opel is making the Adam available with its IntelliLink infotainment system that includes global radio running, navigation and Stitcher radio app. It also works with apps on iOS and Android devices to allow users to send data to their car. Apple de...

North America is VW Group's weakest market

Volkswagen Group is one of the largest automakers in the world and is in a three-way struggle with General Motors and Toyota to take the top position. In the first six months of the year VW Group has sold 4.7 million cars, and GM has sold 4.85 mil...

Mercedes has been banned from taking part in the test

The story of Mercedes’ Barcelona tire test has taken another weird turn. The team was banned from the young driver test at Silverstone as punishment for the test, but following the exploding tire fiasco at the British Grand Prix, the young d...

It is offered with an optional carbon fiber package

Famous Chevrolet tuner Hennessey is already has a tuned C7 Corvette ready for buyers, and it is much more than just a trim package. Hennessey is strapping on an Eaton TVS RS2300 supercharger to the Corvette's 6.2-liter V8 to boost power from 4...

It is still 4.2 seconds off the overall record

The Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak has taken two hill climb titles in the last two weeks. First, it set a new record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with Sebastian Loeb at the wheel. At the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend, The 208 T...

The CC100 and V12 Vantage S will get their US debuts

Aston Martin will give the Vanquish Volante its international debuts at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and the CC100 and V12 Vantage S will get their US debut at the prestigious car show from August 14-18. Aston Martin is also the fea...

Chevrolet sells a record 2.5 million cars in the first six months

General Motors has sold 4.85 million cars in the first six months of 2013, 3.9% better than last year. Of those, Chevrolet sold a record 2.5 million cars worldwide in the same period, up 1.4%. "Chevrolet is in the midst of the most aggres...

The twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 offers 577hp

That came fast. Just yesterday, we wrote about Mercedes-Benz teasing the W222 chassis S63 AMG, and today Mercedes has revealed the car. The latest S63 AMG is powered by a 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 with 575hp, 40hp more than the previous generation, ...

It also won the Economy Car of the Year award

The Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost won the 2013 Women's World Car of the Year with the Mazda CX5 and Range Rover in second and third respectively.  "Women pack powerful purchasing power, representing a huge market opportunity. The fact...

One will be built but more could be made if there is interest

Everyone should have a project to work on, and Australian entrepreneur Paul Halstead has really taken one on. He wants to build his own car to take on the , but he is going to do it in a car with a W16 engine made by mating two Chevrolet...