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The car has been spotted testing in Stuttgart

Mercedes has become very happy in recent years to create endless variations on its platforms, and it is already working on a new, convertible C-Class for its lineup around 2015. The car has been spotted testing in Stuttgart with a folding fabric r...

Testing the car to see if there is an advantage for Le Mans

Audi has announced that among the three Audi R18 e-tron Quattros being entered for the Six Hours of Spa, one of them is a new, experimental version with long-tail bodywork that is meant to increase top speed and improve high speed stability. ...

Strong first quarter sales push target increase

PSA Peugeot-Citroën has increased its sales target for China from 500,000 to 557,000 cars this year due to strong sales in China in the first quarter. PSA sales in China were up 31% to 142,000 cars in the first quarter of 2013. Last year it s...

Planned to compete with Porsche 911

We heard rumors last December that Maserati was considering a smaller sports car based on the new Alfa Romeo 4C that would be prices against the Porsche 911. Now, it has taken another step towards building such a car with Maserati's CEO admitt...

Renault has already built two factories with more likely coming

Morocco is aiming to become the automotive hub of North Africa by adding factories from Renault to build Renault and Dacia models for the region. There are currently two Renault factories in the country - one in Casablanca and one in Tangiers, whi...

Package not confirmed for M6 Convertible or Gran Coupe yet

The eagle-eyed BMW fanatics at M5 Board have spotted a new edition of the M5 and M6 that are expected to hit the market next year when the 5 Series and 6 Series are refreshed. The package will add 11kW (15hp) to bring total power up to 575hp. ...

Believes that the market is declining for two-seat sports cars

Mercedes says that is considering even more variants on the new A-Class platform including a smaller shooting brake-styled like the CLS.  The news come from Gordon Wagener, Mercedes' design chief, his team has been sketching a compact...

The team does not believe it will happen again in the future

Ferrari has diagnosed what caused Fernando Alonso's car's Drag Reduction System to fail in the opening laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix. It says that a mechanical component in the DRS broke. It was the first time that the engineers have seen...

Latest motor gets cars to 70km/h in 5.9 seconds

Volvo is updating its electric cars with a more powerful electric motor and faster charging system. The latest motor supplied by Siemens will get the electric C30 to 70km/h (44mph) in 5.9 seconds, and it can charge fully in 1.5 hours.  Th...

Attempts to be modern, practical and environmentally friendly

Toyota has gone back to the three-box compact designs of 60s Japanese cars for its Me.We concept, which Toyota calls its “anti-crisis” car. Toyota worked with the design studio Massaud on the design. The car will be revealed at Le Rend...