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Porsche has released the first video confirming the 918 prototypes 7:14 lap time around the Nürburgring.  On September 18, Porsche says that one of its test drivers took the 918 prototype around one timed lap of the Nürburgring ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the US has recognized the Subaru XV Crosstrek as a 2012 Top Safety Pick. All of Subaru's vehicles have received the IIHS Safety Pick awards for the third consecutive year.  The XV Cro...

This week is one for those of you who want a little bit of class in your life and some nice soft touch plastics to make you feel like a grown-up. The budget is a little higher than that of the Ford Focus and Ka but it’s still amazing what yo...

Daimler's largest single investor Aabar is selling off a third of its holdings in the company. Aabar is Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund. It purchased about 9% of Daimler in March 2009 to make it the company's largest single inve...

It appears that Volkswagen is getting more serious about the XL1. It was caught testing at the end of August and VW Head of Product Development Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg said that it will build 50 of them in 2013 with a goal of 5,000 a year in the fut...

Renault's French labor union has revealed to Reuters that the majority of the next generation's Clio production will be shifted to Bursa, Turkey. The next generation Clio will also be built in Flins, France. So far, Renault has refused to ...

Lotus Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean is under pressure from his team and other drivers to improve his driving, especially after making contact with Mark Webber in the first lap of the Japanese Grand Prix. Grosjean has been in eight crashes this ...

Volkswagen has officially debuted the concept for the seventh generation GTI after the images of the car leaked yesterday. The biggest news about the car is that it will come standard with 220ps and 350Nm, and Volkswagen will offer a power pack op...

Jaguar plans to orient its future around the style and dynamics of the F-Type, at least according to Jaguar Global Brand Director Adrian Hallmark in an interview with Autocar. “From now on, the F-Type is our orientation point. Without a ...

Mercedes is celebrating 45 years of AMG tuning with five special edition SLS AMG GT3 racecars that will likely never see the track. Although, it will be quite capable with its 6.3-liter V8.  The five cars wear exclusive designo magno grap...