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Cars are still in development

McLaren is testing the development P1 now with what it calls race-inspired camouflage. This is the first official release of information about the car since the Paris Motor Show. McLaren says that the car it is testing now is technically the P1 XP...

Jeep Compass and Renault Trafic Have Worse Scores of Year

The Euro NCAP crash test safety organization has released its list of the safest vehicles that it tested in 2012 by category. It also revealed the worst cars it tested for the year.  Euro NCAP tested 36 cars this year and 26 of them recei...

Says that factory closures are not an option

Renault is desperate to increase productivity at its French factories and is in negotiation with its labor union. It says that it has no plans to close any factories. Renault is asking its workers to accept a pay freeze. If it does not get the...

May close Bochum factory early if deal is not reached

GM says that if it cannot make a deal with Opel's German labor union by the end of February, it will close its Bochum factory on January 1, 2015, and end Zafira production a year early. The Bochum factory was originally scheduled to close in 2...

Claim it will be in cars by 2016

PSA Peugeot-Citroën and Bosch have developed a brand new hybrid system that eschews batteries in favor of a compressed air tank. It calls the hybrid system Hybrid Air and claims that the system will be on sale in its B-segment cars by 2016.&n...

Imagines three-door hatchback with quirky styling

Kia is bringing what it calls an urban concept car to the Geneva Motor Show.  The car is meant to be a high-style, three-door hatchback meant for younger buyers. Kia says that it means for the front of the car to be mischievous while brin...

Race2Recovery proud to finish

After 14 days and over 8,000km of roads, driver Stephane Peterhansel has become the driver with the most wins in Dakar history. Counting all categories this was Peterhansel's 11th win in the event and his fifth win in a car. Pet...

Includes upgraded car that goes on sale later in the year

Nissan has issued an immediate €3,000 price cut on the Leaf, and it will carry through to the updated Leaf that will be on sale in the middle of the year. Asia and North America will get similar price cuts.  The price cut drops the a...

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Installed by Volvo dealers

Volvo's in-house tuner Polestar has proven itself by creating powerful versions of the C30 and S60. Its latest creation tunes the Volvo V40 T4.  Polestar adds 20hp and 45Nm of torque to make the V40 produce 200hp and 285Nm of torque. ...