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It will likely use the CTS' new twin-turbo V6

  The Cadillac ATS has won a variety of accolades including North American Car of the Year, and Cadillac is ready for the next step by making a high performance ATS-V version with even more power. In the same way that the ATS is aimed aga...

The project took four years and involved 16 companies and 14 public bodies

Seat has officially ended the Cenit Verde project that had 16 companies and 14 public bodies testing plug-in electric Seat Leons in Spain and developing an electric vehicle infrastructure for the last four years. Seat also showed the new Leon Verd...

First car will be delivered in late September

Alfa Romeo is getting into the deep details of the 4C's platform and explaining how it created a mass-produced car in the modern era that weighs just 895kg (1,973lb). It says that the concept that guided the 4C was the "affordable superca...

It has reduced 1000kg of weight over the road car

Bentley is moving ahead with its Continental GT3 program and will begin track testing car soon. It will be the first factory-backed Bentley racecar since the Speed 8 in 2003.  Bentley has partnered with M-Sport Limited, which previously r...

It will offer engines between 140hp and 250hp

Opel has announced that it will unveil the refreshed Insignia as a four-door sedan, five-door notchback and Sports Tourer at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which runs from September 12-22. The top model in the Opel lineup gets all-new styling inside an...

He is already a three-time World Drivers' Champion at 25

Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel have extended their contract for two more years to the end of the 2015 season. Vettel's previous contract would have ended at the end of the 2014 season.  Vettel has spent nearly his entire career at Red ...

It is still on schedule to begin competing for 2014 season

Porsche has finally revealed a car that it has been teasing for over a year. The 2014 Porsche LMP1 has finally hit Porsche's test track in Weissach at the hands of Porsche factory driver Timo Bernhard. Unfortunately, while we have now seen the...

New rear-engined car will be available next year

Renault is claming that the next generation Twingo will "reinvent the small car" when it goes in sale late next year, according to Renault Cheif Operating Officer Carlos Tavares.  The next-gen Twingo is sharing a platform with t...

It is scheduled to go on sale in 2015

Maserati has decided to call the production version of its Kubang SUV concept the Levante, which is probably a great idea because Kubang has always been an awkward name. It plans to have truck on sale by 2015 using the platform from the Jeep Grand...

It offer more torque, better economy and lower emissions

Nissan is adding an upgraded 1.5-liter diesel four-cylinder diesel engine to the Juke with more torque, better economy and lower emissions. The new engine includes start/stop and new gear ratios for better efficiency.  "As well as th...