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American comedian and car fanatic Jay Leno went to Japan and got to drive a classic Japanese long-nose Fairlady Z, but while he was there he also visited Nissan's design center and got an insider's look at the new Nissan Z car coming in 20...

In our continuing look at cars of the future this week we look at cities and the future of public transport, car sharing and urban mobility.  Car Sharing Most drivers want an automotive future similar today. Our survey from Gesel...

A study commissioned by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Students Against Destructive Decisions in the US has found that teenage drivers in the US tend to learn bad driving practices from parents.  The survey of 1,700 teen drivers found that ...

*Updated* Jaguar just put up the car's configurator that reveals US pricing. The base F-Type starts at $69,000. The 380hp F-Type S starts at $81,000, and the 495hp F-Type V8 S is $92,000. Optional features include a heated windshield, wind def...

The new SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive by Mercedes-AMG celebrated its debut in Paris today. The locally emission-free super sports car is the most powerful AMG high-performance vehicle of all time and has four electric motors producing a tota...

The Volkswagen Up will be getting at least three new variants next year, and rumors persist that VW is working on a new compact SUV. To meet its goal of selling 10 million cars a year group-wide, it had to add models to the lineup to fill previous...

BMW has teamed with winter sports equipment maker K2 to create the X1 Edition Powder Ride and BMW Concept K2 Powder Ride. The cars will both be on display at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 30. The K2 Powder Ride concept has unique ...

Volvo planned to build 1,000 for 2013 of its V60 Plug-in Hybrid models initially to gauge customer reaction. The cars have not even arrived in showrooms yet, and they are all already sold out. Volvo says that it will build 5,000 for 2014 to cope w...

Renault and Caterham are working together to develop a production version of the Alpine A110-50 concept, which was shown earlier in the summer. Caterham will develop the car from its Caterham Technology and Innovation division that offers engineer...

Mercedes Classic will be racing some classic pre-war sports cars in the International Edelweiss Mountain Award Rossfeld Berchtesgaden Hill Climb starting in September 2013, but the event is staging a warm-up on September 29, 2012. The race is...