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Says that Newey is a major force pushing the team forward

Mark Webber says that Adrian Newey is a major force within Red Bull that pushes the team forward to success. After successful stints designing cars for Williams and McLaren, Newey moved to Red Bull in 2006. Since then, he worked on the drivers'...

Would involve re-engineering rear suspension

If you've considered the possibility of a Jaguar XFR based on the XF Sportbrake, you are not alone. The folks from Jaguar have considered the same thing, but there are problems with placing the 503hp 5.0-liter V8 into the station wagon, namely...

Has Plenty of Challenge ahead for Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Lancia

Not many people would envy Alfredo Altavilla for the job that he had ahead of him. The Fiat employee has just been promoted to the head of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region and has a lot of work ahead of him.  His major ...

Will move Mercedes upmarket and take on Bentley Continental

Since getting rid of Maybach in 2012, Mercedes has said that the next S-Class will offer more upmarket options to occupy some of the area that Maybach once held. Mercedes is planning to offer five variants of the S-Class in its next generation, in...

Audi and Renault are changing their EV strategy due to low demand

The market for electric cars in Europe is not as good as automakers initially expected. Renault and Audi are changing their strategies for electric vehicles due to low demand in the Europe.  Renault is disapointed with pre-orders of the Z...

Still claims that he did not pay a bribe

Bernie Ecclestone may be forced to step down from his role in Formula 1 if he is officially charged with bribery. German prosecutors have been investigating Ecclestone but have not officially charged him yet.  Ecclestone has been accused ...

May borrow turbo V8 from new Quattroporte

It seems like the Ferrari California has constantly been trying to play catch-up since its release. The car got a power upgrade earlier this year, and Ferrari is already considering even more power for the next generation. Specifically, it may get...

Mechanically identical to hard top GT Speed with 616hp

Bentley's big reveal for the North American International Auto Show on January 14 is the Continental GT Speed  Convertible.  Mechanically, the car is absolutely identical to the standard Continental GT Speed. It uses a twin-turbo...

The pitfalls of starting your own car company

…So the saying goes doesn’t it? Start with a big one, and there is no better example than the motor industry. The world is littered with failed supercar companies – of course it has to be supercars because the millionaires b...

Features 24 pictures from Chrysler employees on the theme 'Open Road'

For the first time ever, Chrysler asked for submissions for their annual, company calendar. The 2013 calendar is made up of 24 pictures, all of which were submitted by employees, with two images shown for each month. It received 230 entries into t...