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It offers 207lb-ft of torque

Opel is adding its new 1.6 SIDI Turbo direct-injected engine with 168hp and 192lb-ft of torque (207lb-ft with overboost) to the lineup of the Astra GTC. It replaces the previous 1.6 Turbo. It will cost buyers €23,850, which includes 19% Germa...

It is ready to take on Pikes Peak on June 30

The Toyota EV P002 has completed its testing shakedown at the Carolina Motorsports Park ahead of competing at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30. The car is based on the EV P002 that holds the electric car record around the N&...

Available with either a 2.0 TSI or 2.0 TDI

Skoda will unveil the new Octavia RS and Octavia Combi RS at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 10, and Skoda claims that it is the fastest Octavia ever. To set off their design, the RS cars have a new honeycomb front grill with an RS badg...

It weighs 1070kg with 800hp

Horacio Pagani has gone from a brief stint as a designer for Lamborghini to carbon fiber maker to founder of his own supercar company. It launched the Zonda way back in 1999 at the Geneva Motor Show and iterated on the design for over a decade bef...

It is the first mention of the car in a year

Noble is teasing its M600 Roadster again, but there is still no indication that the car is actually going into production. In June 2012, Noble first teased the roadster on its Twitter page. On June 3, 2013, it released three more images of the pro...

Volkswagen, Mercedes and Audi are the top sellers in Germany

June has only just begun, and we are getting the first news on last month's European auto sales. German new car sales fell 9.9% compared to May 2012 to 261,316 cars, according to Germany's Federal Transport Authority. Sales year-on-year fe...

The award specifically lauds Volvo's pedestrian airbag

Volvo has received a Global NCAP Innovation Award for the pedestrian airbag in the Volvo V40. Professor Lotta Jakobsson, Volvo's safety specialist, accepted the award at the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Conference in Seoul, South Korea. Jakobss...

The 918 Spyder will introduce the future of its hybrid tech

Last month, Porsche revealed that it plans to broaden its hybrid lineup and eventually would offer a hybrid 911. It plans to have a second-generation of hybrids ready by 2016 or 2017 with more power, less weight and longer range. As more details a...

Styled to look like the front of a classic Fiat 500

Fiat and Italian appliance manufacturer Smeg have introduced a new classic Fiat 500-inspired refrigerator that looks like the front end of a classic 500. The kitschy appliance would probably not fit in most homes but could look great in the right ...

The team will embed engineers and data analysis with the team for a future car

Caterham will sponsor the #41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP2 car in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with an eye towards building its own car for the race in the coming years. Caterham F1 Reserve Driver Alexander Rossi, Tom Kimber-Smith and Eri...