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Opel is stepping into the 21st Century by allowing buyers of the Opel Astra OPC to view selected performance info about their car on an iPhone app. Buyers must have to have a module installed on their car that transmits the data to the phone wirel...

We now have six different winners in six races this Formula 1 season as Mark Webber won from the pole at the Monaco Grand Prix. If Michael Schumacher had had a better race in Spain, he would be at the front of the grid in Monaco, but due to a pena...

Renault is celebrating last year's Red Bull win a little late with the Twingo R.S. Red Bull Racing RB7. There are no mechanical changes to the car over a standard Twingo R.S, but the car gets Pearlescent Black paint with Sirius Yellow contrast...

The last thing designers think of when penning a race car, even after driver comfort, is visibility. If its fast, then who cares what is behind you? However, in modern endurance racing not being able to see is a major danger. Audi has fitted all o...

Although Michael Schumacher was the fastest in the qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix, it was Red Bull’s Mark Webber that was handed the pole, as the Mercedes driver was penalized in five positions for crashing into Bruno Senna at Cataluny...

The Volvo V40 will be the first production car in the world equipped with a pedestrian airbag. The system has seven sensors that detect if the car hits someone and deploys an airbag around the windshield for their production protection. The se...

Call it madness or genius, but Top Gear magazine in the UK has commissioned the build of a homespun replica of the Nissan Deltawing. The car will be built by UK car customizer Andy Saunders.  The car's two pods will be built from fibe...

Germany's largest automotive union IG Metall and its automakers have reached a stalemate in talks to negotiate a new contract. The two groups have gone through five rounds of talks to create a new contract. IG Metall has staged warning strikes...

Dany Bahar, Lotus Group CEO, has been suspended by the board of Proton due to complaints about his conduct.  “As a result of a number of media inquiries, Group Lotus plc can today confirm that, following an operational review, chief...

Renault Samsung is introducing the SM3 Z.E to Korea as the country's first mass-produced, electric car.  The zero emission, electric SM3 is a purely electric vehicle with no range extender. It has a 182km range on a charge. Its engine...