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A Chinese Great Wall truck led the first stage

The 2014 Dakar Rally kicked off on January 5 with a 180km (111.8 miles) special stage running from Rosario, Argentina, to San Luis, Argentina. Portuguese driver Carlos Sousa led the first day in his Great Wall Haval truck and beat three driver...

The Italian government and unions worry that it could affect jobs

Fiat is considering moving its group headquarters to the United States and listing its shares there following its purchase of Chrysler. The move would likely come in 2015 after Fiat officially completes its merger with Chrysler and organizes the n...

Skyactiv 3 will aim for better heat management

Mazda’s Skyactiv engines and technology have shown that the future of more efficient cars does not necessarily have to be boring, and it is working on the second generation for 2020 that will boost fuel economy by a further 30%. "If...

Nissan is now racing in the top class of US prototype racing

Nissan has made a name for itself as one of the premiere engine builders in prototype racing. With the cancellation of the LMP1 class in the new Tudor United Sports Car Championship in the US, Nissan is now competing in the top class of prototype ...

It will go on sale in December 2014

Nissan has finally unveiled its new London Taxi that grafts a new face onto the NV200 taxi platform. It will not go on sale until December 2014, and an electric version will go on sale in 2015. The front of the taxi is redesigned to look like ...

It uses Cosworth's telemetry technology to provide driving data.

The Corvette is known as a performance icon, but it has not always been on the cutting edge of technology. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Chevrolet is revealing a new option for the Corvette – the Performance Data Recorder. I...

It has 610 liters of cargo space in its stretched body

The redesigned Peugeot 308 SW will launch in Europe this spring and be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March. It offers a new slate of Euro 6 emissions compliant engines and is the next step on Peugeot’s attempt to move upmarket. Th...

Power expected to be 300hp or more

Subaru has sent out a teaser image that reveals that the 2015 WRX STI will be revealed at the North American International Auto Show. Subaru is not revealing any details about its top trim of the WRX yet, but it is safe to assume performance w...

All models revealed

*Update* Superformance got back to us regarding exactly which models it will be offering in the United States. Prices have not yet been announced, but they will launch at the Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction from January 12-19. The US model ...

Ferrari is also wishing him a happy birthday

Scuderia Ferrari clubs from Italy and French have descended on the Grenoble Hospital where Michael Schumacher is in a medically induced coma following his skiing injury on December 29. Over 200 fans from the clubs, Germany and Spain were waiting o...