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The XF and Range Rover are proving to be major sellers

Jaguar Land Rover has shifted 210,190 vehicles in the first half of 2013, up 14% over the same period last year. The strongest growth came from Asia with 26% growth. UK and China alone were both up 16%; North America was up 13%, and Europe was up ...

It will be available in a demo soon

Gran Turismo 6 has revealed yet another track for players to race on. Players will be able to race up the Goodwood Hill in the game, and at least for now, it will be exclusive to GT6. The game’s maker, Polyphony Digital, announced the ad...

It features an internal bike carrier and plug-in hybrid

BMW is reviving its Concept Active Tourer from last year for the new Concept Active Tourer Outdoor that will be on display at the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany. While BMW has not said as much officially, the Concept Active Tourer is mea...

It is the first production car to have no connection between steering wheel and wheels

Infiniti is about to launch the world’s first steer-by-wire system in a production car on the Q50 later this year, and it is quite a gamble. Will buyers be okay with there being no connection between the steering wheel and wheels? And will e...

Hopes to be able to build 100 cars a year by 2015

Boutique British automaker Briggs Automotive Company, better known as BAC, is celebrating opening a new factory in Liverpool and setting a second-place Top Gear lap time on July 7. The company is best known for its single-seat Mono. The new fa...

It is meant as a 12C GT3 for trackday drivers

McLaren is adding another track-only variant of the 12C called the 12C GT Sprint meant for trackday drivers. It is meant to bridge the gap between the standard 12C and track-only 12C Can-Am Edition. The car has been designed and engineered by McLa...

Bentley gave the limousine to the Queen on 2002

Bentley is celebrating 9% growth fir the first half of the year with 4,279 cars sold worldwide. It will also be displaying the Queen’s limousine during the Coronation Festival. Bentley’s biggest sales gain came in the United States...

It will also drive the V12 LMR up the Goodwood Hill

BMW and Mini have quite a lineup planned for the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The biggest draw for the marque will be Nelson Piquet driving the Brabham BT52 30 years after he won the Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship in the car. BMW will ...

It offers 168hp and has a range between 130km and 200km

BMW is revealing the first official details about the production i3, including specifics on the car’s powertrain. BMW has been teasing the i3 for two years now, and the time has finally come to officially reveal the car. With the i3, BMW...

It will be revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and go on sale in 2014.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is rapidly becoming the place to debut performance cars in Europe. Peugeot will also be getting in on the act with the 270hp RCZ R, the most powerful road-going Peugeot ever made. The RCZ R uses a new tune of the...