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The fuel could damage many vehicles

In the last few months, the US Environmental Protection Agency has allowed has allowed E15 (15% ethanol and 85% gasoline) to be sold for vehicles newer than 2001 but maybe not for long. The American Automobile Association, the nation's largest...

Car would be simple, small and cheap

Romanian auto brand Dacia has been positioned by parent Renault as its entry level brand. Its cars might be sparse in terms of equipment, but they are fairly efficient and quite cheap. Does a two-seat sports car fit in this lineup? Dacia's UK ...

Both Claim the other's cars are visual pollution

It is not very often that automakers comment on a rival's design whether positive or negative, but Nissan and Fiat are in a war of words over their styling. Both allege that the other's designs are nothing but "visual pollution."...

Wishes tires had a longer window of peak performance

If Jenson Button could make one improvement in Formula 1 for the 2013 season it would be Pirelli tires with longer peak performance. Unfortunately, the Brit believes that Pirelli and FIA are pushing for the exact opposite. "As a lot of te...

BMW plans to badge coupes with even numbers in the future

It seems odd that BMW decided to launch the Concept 4 Series Coupe a week after the LA Auto Show, but here it is; and it shows the way for future 3 Series Coupes. BMW will start implementing its new naming scheme where odd numbered cars will be se...

Estimated 3.2% drop in sales next year

The German auto market, which along with the UK, had been the only Western European car market to post increasing sales, but industry estimates that auto sales in Germany will fall by about 100,000 cars (3.2%) next year to about 3 million cars, ac...

Believes he has a better rapport with the team

Kimi Raikkonen did grab many headlines this season except when he told his team that he knew what he was doing over the radio, but for a guy who had not been in Formula 1 for two seasons, he managed to finish third in the World Drivers' Champi...

Ampera Wins Multiple European Awards

Opel has had a rough year. Its president was fired, its parent GM actively tried to sell it to PSA until PSA took a large government loan. Its cars are still receiving awards, though. More than 40 European auto awards came to Opel in 2012. The...

Video shows car driving through canyon roads and tunnels.

Jaguar has produced a fantastic video to promote the XFR-S that shows the car driving through canyon roads and tunnels.  The 1:49-long video begins by showing the XFR-S in close detail then transitions to it driving through a tunnel where...

Design by former Mini designer Gert Hildebrand

The Chinese Qoros auto company wants to be the breakthrough Chinese auto brand in Europe. It hired former Mini designer Gert Hildebrand to lead its design team and will reveal its first car and two concepts at the Geneva Motor Show in March. ...