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Chevrolet is hoping for success at the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, and it has good reason to be optimistic after four wins in four races in the IZOD IndyCar Series. To make the success even sweeter, this is the first year that Chevrolet has sup...

Fiat is forming partners all over the place. First there was the news that the Alfa Romeo 4C would be built be Maserati, now the next generation Alfa Romeo Spider will be based on the on the same chassis as the next generation Mazda MX-5 Miata, at...

Volkswagen is using the Acropolis Rally in Greece to test its Polo R WRC before its competition debut next year. The rally begins on Thursday May 24-27. Volkswagen's WRC drivers for next year, Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia and A...

Ferrari has not had historic success at the Monaco Grand Prix, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. It has won there eight times since 1950, but Fernando Alonso was second in last year's race. The team also sees the second place fi...

Did anyone anticipate in 1997 that Toyota launching the Prius in Japan would be the beginning of a totally new direction for the company? Now, 15 years later, Toyota announced that it sold its 4 millionth hybrid vehicle worldwide sometime in April...

DC Shoes has re-edited Ken Block's Gymkhana 4 video to remove all of the infomercial aspects from the original and leave just the driving.  The shortened video goes from 9:16 in the original to 5:11 in this new edit. If you missed it ...

Mitsubishi is entering two electric cars into the Pikes Peak Hill Climb from July 3-8. While both cars are based on the i, the i-Miev Evolution is an entirely different beast. The car uses the same motor, drive battery and other major compone...

Despite the win at Catalunya, Williams is staying realistic about its performance at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. Toto Wolff, Williams board member, says that the team is not letting its previous performance affect this coming race weekend.&nb...

  For 2013, Land Rover is offering the Range Rover Sport with unique wheels, optional carbon fiber interior trim and red Brembo brakes on the Supercharged model.  In addition to the new wheels and nicer trim, the Range Rover Spor...

Nissan has supplied the first of its 400 free Quick Charger units to to France and the Netherlands. They can charge ChadeMo compliant vehicles from Nissan, Renault and others to 80% within 30 minutes thanks to a three-phase charging system.&n...