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Fiat is upgrading the Abarth range in the UK and adding two new models to the region. The Abarth 500 get more standard equipment, plus the UK will have two new models the Abarth 595 Turismo and Abarth 595 Competitzione. All three cars use Aba...

Renault knows it needs to grow outside of Europe. It has just announced that it will increase its engine production in Brazil by 25% by 2013. It is expanding its engine's factory by 5,000 square meters to boost output from 400,000 to 500,...

Mercedes is ready to launch the E300 BlueTEC Hybrid that mixes a hybrid powertrain and a 2.1-liter diesel engine available in coupe and estate forms.  The car is rated at 231ps (204ps from the diesel engine and 27ps from the electric moto...

Jay Leno probably has the best private car collection in the world. You can spend literally hours on his site browsing videos of new and old cars from all over the world. He has a very discerning eye in terms of quality but seems to love all cars ...

George Clooney is auctioning his Obsidian Black Metallic Tesla Roadster for charity at Gooding & Company's Pebble Beach auction. The car is the eighth Tesla Roadster produced and built in 2008. It has a two-tone leather interior....

Things are looking better at the Nürburgring. The track has confirmed that the Rock am Ring music festival will take place next year, and the liquidators who are running the company until it is sold have said that the track will honor long-te...

General Motors was the final major auto company that had not released its financial statement for the second quarter of 2012. The company had net revenue $37.6 billion compared to $39.4 billion in the second quarter of 2011. Earnings before intere...

Toyota is recalling a total of 778,000 2011 Rav4s and 2010 HS250hs in the US for improperly the possibility of rear suspension failure.  The recall includes 760,000 2011 Rav4s and 18,000 2010 HS250hs. Toyota found that if the rear suspens...

An eagle-eyed videographer has grabbed the first video of the new 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR testing at Oschersleben. The GT3 RSR is the racing spec version of the 911 that will be used for customer teams from the Carrera Cup to the 24 Hours of...

Volkswagen is now offering a five-speed automated manual gearbox (ASG) on the Up. It offers better emissions and fuel economy than the regular manual.  The ASG is simply an automated version of the manual gearbox already in the Up. The dr...