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Takes record away from Toyota Camry Hybrid

  Ford is pretty proud of its C-Max that is only being sold in the US as a hybrid or later a plug-in hybrid. The car went on sale in October, and it has taken the record for the fastest selling hybrid in US history in its first two months...

300SL toys since 1953

The title for first ever supercar is a topic of some debate. Some people say it is the Lamborghini Miura, others say it is one of the 20s Bentleys and others contend that the title belongs to the 300SL. But among the contenders, none of them has h...

Will use Quattroporte's twin-turbo V6

Maserati is reportedly working on a Porsche 911-fighting sports car that will borrow the platform from the Alfa Romeo 4C and the twin-turbo, 3.0-liter V6 from the new Quattroporte. Like the 4C the engine will be mid-mounted. The twin-turbo V6 ...

Car is set to replace the G sedan

Infiniti is teasing its first car using its new naming scheme - the Q50. The car will replace the G sedan in the brand's lineup The 30-second video focuses on the cars headlights, which appear to be using at least two LED elements.  ...

All workers will remain through 2014

General Motors, Punch Metals International and ZF transmissions have signed an agreement that will allow GM to sell its transmission factory in Strasbourg, France, to Punch Metals as long as all of the workers are retained through at least 2014. Z...

Wants to share platform development

Caterham F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul has the crazy idea that there needs to be cooperation between teams in Formula 1 on the 2014 chassis when the 1.6-liter turbo V6s are introduced.  "Potentially this breakthrough will require some part...

Engine range is 23% cleaner than previous generation

Skoda has released more details about the engine lineup for the latest Octavia. While the car is larger than the previous generation, the engine range for the new car has 23% lower emissions. There are four TSI petrol engines and four TDI...

The F-Type will take the XK's place and allow to change

The Jaguar F-Type will allow the next Jaguar XK to move upmarket and grow larger. Planning for the next XK is still in the earliest stages. Jaguar designer Ian Callum says that the F-Type will "“allow the car to become a bit more specia...

Delivers 500,000th Hybrid to Europe as well

Things are very good at Toyota this year, and it predicts that next year will be even better. It is predicting that sales will be up another 2% next year. This year, Toyota global sales are up 22% to 9.7 million cars; over 7 million of those sales...

Already taking advantage of Lada buyout

In a surprising move, the first of Nissan's new Datsun entry-level auto brand will be based on the Lada Kalina, instead of a slightly more modern Dacia. The advantage of using the Lada platform is that Renault-Nissan just bought a controlling ...