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The Adam will be built for FIA R2 rallying and the Astra for the VLN

Opel has announced a return to motorsports with two customer cars for two types of racing. The Adam Cup will compete in FIA R2 rallying, and the Astra Cup will compete in the Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring (VLN), ...

The showroom is 8,700 square meters over three levels

Audi has opened its largest showroom in the world at a three-story complex in Dubai that covers 8,700m² (2.15 acres). Singer Jennifer Lopez attended the opening.  The dealer was built by Al Nabooda Automobiles and displays 57 cars. T...

Prices start at $97,395 with two trim lines and 640hp, 8.4-liter V10

We have seen the new SRT Viper for nearly the entire year, but the time has finally come when buyers will finally be able to get one. SRT's halo car starts at $97,395 for the standard car and $120,395 for the GTS trim. There is a $1,995 de...

Owners of electric vehicles can compensate high price tag with low ownership costs

The European market for electric cars will, according to a Study by Pikes Peak, experience significant growth over the next years and the experts estimate that by 2020, about 2.9 million of these zero-emissions cars will be seen on our roads. The ...

A Rainy, Exciting Race Sees Ferrari at the Front but Red Bull as Champions

The last race of the 2012 Formula 1 season is here, and no matter what happened there was going to be a new, three-time World Drivers' Champion.  It was an amazing race right from the start with the rain coming and going. Sebastian Ve...

Red Bull Holds the Second Row. Alonso in 8th.

The 2012 Formula 1 season is about to come to an end. There might have been a few boring races this season, but it has all come down to an exciting finally. First through sixth place in the World Drivers' Championship is still up for grabs, an...

Ford has built its 500,000th Ecoboost engine since production began in 2009, and it announced yesterday that North America will also get the 1.0 EcoBoost in the Fiesta next year. The 500,000th North American EcoBoost engine went into a Ford E...

Jaguar is developing a mid-size luxury sedan to take on cars like the 3 Series, A4 and C-Class, and it had better be more successful than the X-Type.  The new luxury sedan will be rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. It will be offered as...

A 2013 Classic Silver Avalon Hybrid has become the 25 millionth vehicle that Toyota has built in North America. The milestone comes just a few days before Toyota Corporation's 75th anniversary on November 3. Toyota started building cars in the...

It’s here to stay

Earlier this year I drove what is probably the car of 2012: Toyota’s GT86. It’s bloody fantastic but one element in particular made me wonder…steering feel. The day before the GT86 arrived on the drive, and then failed to le...