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Equipped with a 2.2 liter, four-cylinder diesel engine, Jaguar is setting off across the US in a XF sedan to evaluate the engine. Jaguar plans the 2,800 mile journey from New York to Los Angeles to take seven days.  This is not the first ...

Ferrari is connected with Formula 1 unlike any other manufacturer. The company still dabbles in sports car racing, but its bread and butter lies in F1. That often means that when Ferrari speaks the Formula 1 Comission listens. Ferrari president Lu...

Usually a race to the bottom has a negative connotation, but in the case of the current automotive industry, it is quite positive. It seems like every European manufacturer is working to build cleaner engines. It used to be that 100g/km of CO2 was...

Ford and Vauxhall look to be fighting it out next year with their respecitve hot hatches. Ford has the new 250hp Focus ST and Vauxhall has just debuted the new Astra VXR.  The new Astra VXR is based on the newest generation Astra GTC but ...

We have done multiple posts on the Nissan Juke-R. From the original concept, to the reveal and the videos that it has released showing how the Juke-R was built. Nissan just keeps releasing these videos showing various aspects of how the car w...

This will very likely be the final generation of Porshe's customer race cars based on the 997 chassis. The new 991 chassis will be available worldwide, and Porsche is surely already developing it into a race car ready for purchase by customers...

Renault is making a push into India. It has already announced two models for the country- the Koleos and Fluence. The Pulse hatchback will be the third product in Renault's Indian line. It fits well in addition to the compact SUV Koleos and Fl...

Volkswagen has been testing the Polo R WRC car with former professional rally driver and Paris-Dakar winner Carlos Sainz in Trier, Germany, on the Rally Deutschland course. The car will officially enter competition in 2013.  The Polo R WR...

Tesla will help Mercedes develop a future electric vehice with a fuel electric powertrain. The car will be the third electric car in Mercedes' lineup with the electric Smart and A-class. Tesla's second car the Model S will be available...

In a meeting on Thursday, November 3, the FIA's Formula 1 Commission agreed to the name changes for next season of Team Lotus, Renault and Virgin Racing. Next season, Team Lotus will be Caterham, Renault will be Lotus and Virgin Racing wil...