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It used a modified LMP1 car with a Lola chassis and proprietary electric motor

Drayson Racing Technologies has set a new World Electric Land Speed Record for a car weighing under 1,000kg by setting an average of 204.185mph over two runs within an hour of one another. The run was done at dusk on June 25 at Elvington Airfield ...

The packages add additional standard features

Lancia has become the forgotten child of the Fiat brand, and there have even been rumors that Fiat is slowly killing the brand. However, it is not dead yet, and Lancia has new MOMODESIGN and Elefantino special editions for the Ypsilon and Delta. ...

The plant creates electricity from wind turbines.

Audi has officially opened its E-Gas facility in Wertle, Germany, that will supply methane produced via electrolysis to the German grid. The system uses water, carbon dioxide and electricity to produce methane. Vehicles that use the methane from t...

It will be on display with the RCZ and GTi at Goodwood

The Peugeot Design Lab, which does contract design work for company’s worldwide, has created a GTi Surfboard Concept for the Goodwood Festival of Speed that will be on display with the GTi, RCZ R and Onyx Concept. There will also be a surf m...

The car is 95% recyclable and will produce 30 metric tons of CO2 in its life

Germany’s TÜV Süd has given the Mercedes-Benz CLA180 BlueEfficiency an Environmental Certificate that sets benchmarks in sustainable production, efficient driving and ability to be recycled at the end of vehicle life. Over its enti...

It will be a two-car team with Loeb driving one of them

Citroën has announced that it is entering the WTCC in 2014 with Sebatien Loeb driving one of the team's cars. The car is still in development and will begin testing later this year.  Citroën says that it was drawn to WTCC be...

Around 30 companies have registered interest

The German business magazine Wirtschaftswoche has learned that the German automobile club ADAC has registered interest with the track's liquidators to bid to buy the historic racecourse. ADAC is interested in buying the grand prix co...

It has identified three automakers for possible purchase

Beijing Automotive Group says that it is evaluating three European automakers for a possible takeover with the help of investment banks. It has not named the companies beyond saying that they are three medium-sized European automakers with good br...

It is also working with Daimler for new engines

Aston Martin has signed a five-year extension with Ford to supply its V8 and V12 engines. The deal ensures that the current Aston Martin lineup will stay in production at least until the contract runs out.  At the same time, Aston Martin ...

The XTS Vsport will start at $63,020

Cadillac has released pricing and more information for its XTS Vsport that uses its new twin-turbo 3.6-liter V6 with 410hp and 369lb-ft of torque. The car is squarely taking on the 7 Series in the US with more power for $10,580 less before destina...