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Next gen aiming to be smaller and lighter

The next generation Mazda and Alfa Romeo Spider is still several years away. The two companies only signed off on the shared platform in January, but the message has always been that the two cars will not share engines between them. New rumors su...

Car was first announced in March 2012

For a sports car company, things do not move very quickly at Lotus at the moment. It announced the Exige S Roadster at the Geneva Motor Show in early March 2012. Now, over a year later, it says that it is finally taking orders for the cars and del...

Shows how the body of the P1 was sculpted

McLaren released its video showing for the P1 was "designed by air" last week, and it has just launched the interactive web site that it promised in that video. The web site is the first part in an attempt by McLaren to tell the stor...

Wider fenders, anti-roll system, rear-wheel steering, active front spoiler

Porsche has finally lifted the cover on the 991-chassis 911 Turbo and Turbo S 40 years after the original 911 Turbo was first shown. The latest generation packs 514hp and 553hp respectively but also brings cutting-edge technology to 911. Sales wil...

It will be the 12th time that the Corvette has had the role

The new, seventh generation Corvette has been selected to be the pace car for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26. The car will be painted Laguna Blue Tintcoat with Indianapolis 500 graphics on the doors and strobe light...

It will be marketed as the SUV equivalent to the A8

Audi is discussing its plans for a Q8 flagship SUV again, and according to the brand's R&D head Wolfgang Dürheimer the car will be aimed against the new Range Rover Sport. It will be marketed as the SUV equivalent to the A8.  ...

Displayed at 'Foire de Paris' home and recreation trade show

It seemed like an obvious idea to package the Camaro Hot Wheels Edition like the classic automotive toy at some point, and Chevrolet has done just that for the Foire de Paris trade show for home and recreational goods.  The Camaro wa...

Twingo will go rear engine and Espace may become a crossover

Renault has major model plans for 2014. We have already heard about the new Megane that will be on sale either in late 2013 or early 2014, and it is planning new generations of the Twingo and Espace for 2014 as well.  The next generation ...

Includes new dynamometer and chassis testing center

General Motors has agreed to invest €230 million into a new European Development Center for Opel and Vauxhall. Most of the money will go towards a new dynamometer lab in Rüsselsheim and a new chassis-testing center at the Dudenhofen prov...

It will be priced at around €4,270

Nissan says that the first car for the new Datsun brand will be a five-door hatchback that will be revealed by CEO Carlos Ghosn in New Delhi on July 15. It will go on sale in India, Russia, Indonesia and South Africa in the near future. The car wi...