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Volkswagen will release the five-door Up on March 6 in Germany and roll it out over the rest of Europe over the rest of the spring. The five-door carries a €475 premium over the three-door Up. Prices in Germany start at €10,325 ...

Ford is auctioning off the Shelby GT500 prototype that underwent 24 hour durability testing. The proceeds from the auction at Barrett-Jackson will go to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The car was originally built in 2007 as one of...

10. Ford Puma Racing Only 1000 Racing Puma’s were produced and they weren’t cheap, costing £22,000, £8,500 more than the standard car and each one lost money.  They also produced only 153 bhp and came replete ...

BMW uses the slogan The Ultimate Driving Machine, but it might have to change it soon if it takes this technology too far. It has developed an auto-pilot system that drives the car for you.  Installed in a 5-series, the system incorporate...

General Motors is the number one automaker in the world in regards to sales again, and Toyota dropped to the number three position behind Volkswagen. However, not everything is rosy for GM. Toyota's drop in sales was mostly due to the earthqua...

This week's videos happen to show a classic rivalry: Germany vs. France. The first three videos show three eras of French racing cars. The second two show classic BMWs. Plus there is one video I threw in just for the sound.   Our firs...

On January 17 at 7:16am Eastern Time, Rubens Barrichello officially announced, "Twitter friends..I won't be driving the Williams car this year.I wish my friend @BSenna all the best..the future is wide open." That ends the career of t...

Mini is hosting quite a stunt at the Brussels Motor Show to allow attendees to win a Mini Countryman. Created by Agency.com and TBWA, a brand management company, the stunt has a Countryman sitting on a 15% slope outside the Brussels Motor Show. It...

There have been some trials, literally, and tribulations in the course of building the Circuit of the Americas near Austin, Texas, but it looks like things are finally on track for the circuit to be done by August for the first Formula 1 race ther...

The revised Prius launched in the US last year, and it will go on sale in Europe this spring with the Prius Plug-in and Prius+ (Prius V in the US) coming later in the summer.  The exterior of the refreshed Prius is slightly changed. The h...