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Building any car is difficult, but building expensive, unique supercars is even harder. For every success story like Pagani or Konigsegg there are many companies who could either not appeal to buyers or make a car profitably. There is another comp...

Audi gave auto enthusiasts, especially fans of hat hatches, a very unexpected Christmas gift late on December 21 when it announced the Audi A1 Quattro. The car will launch in the second half of 2012 and be limited to just 333 units.  It u...

While cars sold in Europe have become remarkably cleaner over the past decade, there is still some room for improvement, at least according to the European Environment Agency. Basically, every manufacturer in Europe must have its fleet down to an ...

In a tally done by Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher lead the 2011 Formula 1 season in passes with 116 overtakes just besting Sebastian Beumi who had 114. Rounding out the top ten were Kamui Kobayashi with 99, Jaime Alguersuari with 94, Pastor Maldo...

The Honda Crosstour is an undoubtedly a niche vehicle. It’s too big to be a five-door hatchback; its rounded rear makes it a poor wagon; and it sits higher than a standard car but lower than an SUV. Buyers who choose one must see it as the p...

  Honda and Acura will be making a big push at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Honda will premiere a concept for the next generation Accord there, and Acura will have its new ILX compact sedan, a new g...

Your father, brother, sister, cousin or best friend is a car fanatic and you don’t know what to give him for Christmas? Well the days are already counting and Autoviva is already feeling the Ho Ho Vroom spirit. We have been preparing for you...

Porsche will continue to race the 911 GT3 R Hybrid in the 2012 season using it as a chance to further develop the car.  The car will still not be available to customer teams, though. “There is no way around the hybrid technology in...

Nissan has big plans for this year’s 24 Hours of Dubai at the Dubai Autrodrome. Not only will Nissan field cars in two classes, but it will be the international debut for the Juke-R. The Juke-R will be the race’s official pace car ...

BMW considered making an M supercar while the 1M Coupe was in planning, but decided against it. In an interview with Egmcartech, Matt Russell, the head of North America's M Car Division. “A lot of people come to me and ask, does M ne...