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Reveals first image of compact crossover

Mercedes has not made it a secret it has been developing a crossover based on its A-Class platform that will be called the GLA, but until not we have not seen the new model or know when it would be revealed. Mercedes has just announced that the GL...

Lotus does not want to let him go

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz admitted that Raikkonen would be near the top of the list of replacements for Webber, if the team had to replace him. However, Lotus to anxious to keep Raikkonen because he is one of the top drivers on the grid.&...

Not sure a woman would get a chance at a top team

Stirling Moss has provoked criticism in the F1 community for an interview he gave on BBC Radio 5 when he said he does not believe a woman could handle the mental strain of racing in Formula 1.  “We’ve got some very strong and ...

Brand will launch in 2014 using BMW platforms

As rumored two weeks ago, BMW and Brilliance are launching a new brand in China specifically for EVs. They are calling the brand Zinoro, and it will use BMW platforms when it launches in 2014. The first cars will be shown near the end of 2013.&nbs...

They are worried about currency fluctuations with the Euro

Volkswagen, Mercedes and BMW are committing around $25 billion to expand out of Europe over the next four years to avoid currency fluctuations with the Euro.  BMW will build the X4 at its factory in South Carolina and already builds the X...

It would be based on same concept as the XKR-S GT

Jaguar has seen the demand for the XKR-S GT and is considering applying the same concept to the F-Type in the near future.  While the F-Type is already available with the supercharged 5.0-liter V8 that is used in the XKR-S GT, but power c...

Probably only one in the US

When the Mercedes CLK-GTR road car went on sale in 1998, the Guinness Book of Records certified it as the most expensive car in the world at the equivalent of $1,547,620. Just 26 of the road cars were made - 20 coupes and six roadsters, and one of...

Will be available for hire for the rest of the year

Rolls-Royce has teamed with FAB1 Million to create a unique Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Wheelbase built to look like the pink Rolls-Royce Lady Penelope drove in the 60s British marionette series Thunderbirds. The exterior is entirely painted in...

Each competing in a different class

We have already heard reports that Peugeot and Hyundai are preparing cars to attempt a new record up Pikes Peak in June, but American Honda is taking a very different approach. Instead of competing for the record, Honda's various American divi...

The best F1 race of the year so far

Last weekend had some fabulous racing action especially at the Chinese Grand Prix and Six Hours of Silverstone.  FIA World Endurance Challenge Toyota might have qualified first and second for the Six Hours of Silverstone, but it was u...