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Also offers 87 miles of range

The Fiat 500e EV will only be available in California, but it has been rated at a class leading 116mpge combined rating and a 87-mile range. The EPA estimates that it will cost $500 in electricity to power the 500e for a year based on driving 15,0...

Includes Shazam music streaming service

Nissan is launching a new special edition of the Nissan Qashqai called the 360 that comes with an Around View Camera system and Shazam music streaming. Nissan is also launching a new promotion that uses QR codes to allow potential buyers to jump i...

Will launch simultaneously in Brazil, China and France

With the 2008, Peugeot is entering into the very popular compact SUV market, and it will launch it simultaneously in Brazil, China and France in the spring.  The little truck is not going to offend anyone with its looks. In fact, it might...

R8 gets seven-speed DSG and RS5 Gets a Drop Top

Audi has announced its lineup of new cars for the North American International Auto Show on January 14. Its debuts will be the facelifted 2014 R8 and the new RS5 Cabriolet. Both cars will go on sale in the spring in North America.  &ldquo...

Series will have either four of five classes, depending on final questions

The American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am Series have officially announced their class structure for the 2014 and 2015 seasons today. The series will be made up of four, or possibly five, classes.  The first class will be a unified class b...

Boosts power to 764ps with a 350km/h top speed

German tuner DMC Tuning traditionally works on Lamborghinis, but it has a new a new car called the Spia that reworks the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. Power gets boosted from 740ps to 764ps with a 350km/h top speed.  To get the extra power, DMC...

Introducing BlueDIRECT four-cylinder petrol engine

Just weeks after revealing the new E-Class sedan and estate, Mercedes has taken the wraps off the E-Class Coupe and E-Class Cabriolet. The coupe and cabriolet will replace the CLK Coupe and Convertible in the Mercedes lineup.  The E-Class...

Will be built on Corsa assembly line with shared parts

Opel is hoping to buck the trend of car production in Europe and produce the new Adam compact in Germany and be profitable. The recent trend is to move compact car production out of Western Europe to take advantage of lower wages and therefore hig...

All four winners and four professional drivers will compete in the race for Nissan

The winners of Nissan's GT Academy are about to receive their prize. The grand prize for all of the GT Academy winners worldwide is the opportunity to race in a 370Z Nismo GT4 in the Dubai 24 Hours, which will be held on January 10-12, 20...

The test drivers are working hard to get the most from these cars

It is nearly impossible to keep a secret at the Nürburgring. Two of Porsche's latest prototypes have been spotted lapping the historic track, and the test drivers are not taking things easy on them.  The video shows prototypes of...