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The project will launch in 2014

Renault has formed its partnership with Caterham for the new Alpine, and Infiniti is working with Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull for its car. Now Nissan is getting in on the F1 partnership bandwagon by teaming up with Williams Advanced Engineering ...

It also is the debut for the new BlueHDi engine

Citroën is revealing more details about the Grand C4 Picasso, including the cleanest model that will emit just 98g/km of CO2. The new car has the same length as the previous generation but with an 11cm longer wheelbase. It gives more room...

It comes a decade after the first generation of the car

Mazda has unveiled the new, third generation Mazda3 five-door hatchback simultaneously in North America, Europe and Australia. In the decade since the first generation was introduced, Mazda has sold over 3.5 million Mazda3s, and it is the brand&rs...

The contract runs several years

After months of rumor, Mark Webber and Porsche have announced that the Red Bull Formula 1 driver will leave the sport next season to join Porsche's World Endurance Championship effort. Neither side announced the duration of the contract beyond...

He believes they would appeal to the US and lower costs

General Motors CEO Dan Akerson wants to see more sharing between Opel and Buick, which could mean new Buick models in the US. Specifically, he thinks the  Adam and Cascada would be good fits for the US market. Like the other shared models, th...

No teams have confirmed using the car yet

The inaugural Formula E season will begin in 2014, and it now appears that there will be more than one car supplier. Bluebird, a British company best known for building land speed record cars and electric vehicles, says that it will have a car rea...

It will be the brand's first petrol turbo four-cylinder

It was probably inevitable that Toyota would eventually enter the turbocharged petrol four-cylinder market given upcoming emissions regulations in Europe, but it is a surprise that the first car to get the new engine will be Lexus' new crossov...

It begins on July 8 in the US

Since Top Gear's relaunch in 2002, it has become the world's premiere automotive TV show. Its 20th series begins on June 30 in the UK and will premiere in the US a week later on July 8 in the US. While the show certainly has its biases...

It will use carbon fiber tubes

Formula 1 teams will use a new carbon fiber tube side impact system beginning in 2014. The new system is safer in impacts at oblique angles than the current side impact protection. The tubes crush progressively and can absorb 40kJ of energy even i...

It will allow the company to expand into Asia and Europe

Despite Carroll Shelby’s death last year, Shelby American is still pumping out some of the fastest Mustangs in the world. On December 1, it will open a new headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada, just off of the “Strip” of casinos and...