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Toyota has performed an impressive feat in Brazil today. The Toyota TS030 has won its first WEC race in the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo. The #1 Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro came in second and was one minute down from the Toyota. Third overall was the #2 that...

BMW is developing new technologies for the future including a new modular engine family, new transmission sensors, energy improvements on electric cars and better aerodynamics. All of these technologies fall under its Efficient Dynamics branding. ...

The Toyota TS030 has taken its first ever pole position for the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo. The car qualified with a 1:22:383 lap time. It was 0.784 seconds faster than the Audi R18 Ultra and 0.969 seconds faster than the Audi R18 E-tron Quattro. T...

Honda is bringing a surprise to its lineup at the Paris Motor Show. While it has revealed several of the other cars before like the new CR-V, EV-STER electric sports car and new Earth Dreams direct injected engine for the Civic, it will also be br...

Zeus Twelve is a new supercar builder from Sweden founded by yacht design firm Grey Design. Zeus Twelve has three introductory models - Gold Rush, Magnate and Sigma. The company has not completed any cars yet but is taking orders.  Grey D...

  Audi has decided to build just 50 SQ5 TDI Audi Exclusive editions in the first quarter of 2013. It will go into mass production slightly later. Audi first showed the SQ5 TDI as a concept in June. It will be the first diesel-fueled Audi ...

Volkswagen has introduced an R-Line version of the second generation Beetle. It upgrades the interior and exterior to make them sportier, but it leaves the mechanicals alone. The R-Line is separated into two packages for the interior and exterior....

I took a picture of a Chevrolet Volt parked in the car park at work a little while back and tweeted it with a rather uncomplimentary tagline – something about the interior looking like a cheap iPod from memory. As of today I think it (or its...

*Upgrade: Ford has released more details about the new Mondeo since discussing the 1.0-liter Ecoboost this morning. The new information has been added to the post below.  Ford plans for the Mondeo to be a major seller in Europe and popula...

Peugeot will debut two new concepts at the Paris Motor Show - the Onyx and the 2008. The Onyx is a concept supercar that uses a 3.7-liter diesel V8 with a hybrid powertrain. The 2008 is a compact crossover based on the new 208. Onyx T...