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Also adds new, smaller petrol engine

Volvo's new V40 is only a year old, and Volvo is already giving the car some updates. It has cleaned up two engines, added a smaller engine and added all-wheel drive as an option.  Starting in May, buyers will be able to order either ...

E-Up will offer 150km range and be on sale this year

Volkswagen will introduce an electric version of the Up at its investor's conference in Wolfsburg on March 14, and the car will make its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 10. With the e-Up, Volkswagen is bucking the gen...

New car will use Jeep parts to go against Qashqai and Yeti

Fiat has decided that the brand will focus on creating variants of the Panda and 500 for the near future. “There are two cars in Fiat’s DNA – the Panda and 500. The Panda has more expansion potential," said Fiat CEO Serg...

Executives predicting several timeframes for return

The European auto industry has suffered from dropping sales since 2010, and industry executives are finally beginning to predict a rebound. Unfortunately, but there is still no consensus on when sales will return to previous levels.  Fiat...

Shares a platform with the Range Rover

Jaguar wants to increase its sales volume beyond selling executive saloons like the XF and XJ. Its BMW 3-Series competitor has been spied testing on UK roads. The smaller Jaguar sedan uses Jaguar Land Rover's new PLA platform that also und...

Had four cars in the top 10 in last year's race

Opel is hoping that the Ampera will take a second consecutive win in the New Energy Rallye Monte-Carlo that begins on March 21. The race is specifically for alternative-fueled cars, and the Ampera will compete in the electric car category. Ope...

Video has R8 pulling on a dyno with open exhaust

Audi has teamed up with augmented reality company Blippar to create a fantastic advertisement for the R8 V10 Plus.   When pedestrians in the UK see the ad, they can aim their phone at it to take them to the video. Audi plans to do more ad...

Car is wider, longer and has better downforce for new season

Porsche has unveiled its 2013 911 GT3 R that will be available to customer teams for the 2013 racing season of GT3-class racing. This car is not to be confused with the 911 RSR that will be raced by the Porsche factory in the GTE-class at Le Mans,...

This year will feature V8’s for the last time with turbocharged V6’s coming in for the 2014 season. Which team will manage its development programme for 2014 alongside its 2013 title challenge the best to give its driver a chance of wa...

One of them will be its next niche model

Kia has a big decision to make. It wants to add a niche model to its lineup, but it has a choice of two - the GT concept or the Provo concept.  According to Kia Europe boss Michael Cole, company president and design chief Peter Schreyer w...