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Power will likely hit 600hp and weight reduced by about 100kg

Ferrari is working on the higher performance Ferrari 458 Scuderia that may show its face at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Ferrari has not had a Scuderia model since the F430 in 2007.  The engine is expected to be tuned to over 600hp, from 562...

Three Russian Companies Investing in Sauber

Sauber has taken funding from three Russian companies and in return 17-year-old Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin will join Sauber as a development driver for the rest of this season and will be a race driver for the team next season.  ...

It will also introduce Toyota's new turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine

Lexus is working on a luxury crossover that will use the current Rav4 platform and a new four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine. The car is due in late 2014 or early 2015 and is being developed under the codename NX. The two planned engines at l...

Television crews are now banned from the pitlane during races

After a cameraman was given a concussion and broken bones from a loose wheel from Mark Webber's Red Bull, the FIA and Red Bull are changing their procedures to prevents these types of accidents from happening again.   The FIA immediat...

It will go on sale in the late summer of 2013

Porsche gave the 918 Spyder its UK public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend. The 887hp hybrid supercar is powered by a 4.6-liter V8 and two electric motors to get it to 100km/h in 2.8 seconds and a 211mph top speed. Plus, it has...

It will be aimed at young buyers and offer an optional full-length glass top.

Skoda will add a hatchback variant to the Rapid called the Spaceback at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and it will go on sale in October 2013. “The Rapid Spaceback is a great addition to this class in that it combines Skoda’s good pract...

The car will be adapted to each local market

Datsun has publicly revealed the full details on its first car as a reborn brand. The Datsun GO will be launched first in India before going on sale in other emerging markets, including Indonesia, Russia and South Africa. The GO is a five-door...

It is the highest price ever paid for a car at auction

As predicted, Bonham's auction of a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R that Juan Manuel Fangio won in the '54 German and Swiss Grands Prix has set the new record for a car sold at auction with a final sale price of £19,601,500 ($29,650,09...

The event start os August 17

Volkswagen is hosting the ninth Beetle Sunshine Tour starting on August 17 at noon in Travemuende, Germany, on the Baltic Sea near Lübeck, Germany. The Beetle Sunshine Tour is now the largest gathering of classic Beetles in Europe. Volkswagen...

Instead it will focus on wringing the last bit of efficiency from combustion engines

Mazda says that it has no intention to introduce hybrid models anytime soon at least in Europe and the US. Instead, it will focus on wringing out the most efficiency from internal combustion engines. "While downsizing can be an effective ...