Volkswagen may buy over Italdesign Giugiaro?
VW has almost 10 car brands under its wings and is planning to introduce a further 60 models (including multiple variants and facelifts) this year alone. Volkswagen is slowly building up its …
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X6 M by Schnitzer – the ultimate cure for lack of attention
Famous BMW tuner AC Schnitzer has toyed around with the BMW X6 M. Simply called the X6 M by Schnitzer, the Aachen-based company is currently working on a performance upgrade which, in …
GALLERY: All-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee looks good
Tomorrow is the launch of the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and the Chrysler Group has released images that show a very handsome SUV doing macho things like fording streams and climbing hills. …
GM India launches Chevrolet Aveo CNG – 200 km per tank
The current Chevrolet Aveo is very long in the tooth by now, and I'd be surprised to see in in the new Malaysian Chevy lineup under Naza - didn't cut it then, …
Lexus to recall Variable Gear Ratio Steering equipped LS
Toyota Motor Corporation is preparing a recall of Lexus LS models equipped with Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS). The number of cars involved is still being finalised but initial figures show approximately …
Honda skeptical of electric cars, to focus on improving fuel efficiency in internal combustion engine
Honda is skeptical of the electric car as the future of motoring. Tomohiko Kawanabe, president of Honda’s R&D unit, said that "they lack confidence” in EV tech. “It’s questionable whether consumers will …
VIDEO: Lexus CT 200h “Dark Ride” viral ad campaign
Lexus is pulling out all the stops to promote its new hybrid hatchback - the CT 200h. Making the car look like a star is vital in creating appeal, and with the …
Ford to campaign hybrid rally car in 2013 WRC
Ford is planning to campaign a hybrid rally car in the 2013 World Rally Championship. Not only has the Blue Oval been pushing for FIA regulations to allow hybrids, they claim to …
Avus Performance makes its own “RS4” to rival the M3
There may be no RS badged variant for the current B8 Audi A4, but German tuner Avus Performance has come up with a tweaked S4 that provides RS4 levels of performance to …
Torque Developments supercharger kits for FN Type R
The Honda Civic Type R, whether in JDM or Euro spec, is famous for its howling, rev hungry i-VTEC engine, which makes trips to the redline so addictive. But when faced with …
Great Wall C30 Teng Yi set to be GWM’s global car
Great Wall Motor's freshly launched C30 Teng Yi is set to be the company's first global car, which means that the company will look seriously at export markets for the car instead …
Toyota pays record $16.4 million fine over recall issue
Toyota has paid a record $16.4 million fine to settle allegations by US regulators the company was too slow to recall vehicles with defective accelerator pedals. It was claimed that Toyota hid …
Cayenne gets 200 bhp boost and 911 eyes from Russians
Old or new, we've never been big fans of the Cayenne's looks. Now, look what Topcar has done to the second-gen yet to be launched Cayenne. The Russian tuning firm has developed …
Aston Martin One-77 – ten units sold to one customer!
Ultimate luxury and class comes with a price tag. A price tag of 1.2 million pounds to be exact. The item it's attached to is none other than the gorgeous Aston Martin …
Lontra Blade Supercharger to be tested in Ford prototype
The Blade Supercharger by British company Lontra is a variable mass flow positive displacement compressor that can be used for both petrol and diesel engines. It is said to be able to …
Team BMW wins the 2010 Nürburgring 24 hours race
Team BMW Motorsport has won the 2010 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, five years after its last victory at the endurance classic. The No.25 BMW M3 GT2 driven by Jörg Müller (DE), …
Formula 1 too elitist, too little fan interaction for Toyota
Toyota will not be returning to Formula 1, saying that the pinnacle of motor racing is out of touch with its customer base. The Japanese automaker pulled out of F1 last year …
Hybrid Jaguars leaping out in two years time, XJ is first
Jaguar plans to introduce hybrid variants of the XJ, XF and the XK, expected to hit the market by 2013-2014. This comes after sister company Land Rover announced similar plans starting with …
Volkswagen’s SEAT has 5 years to turn around its losses!
Not all Volkswagen Group marques are doing as well - SEAT operating losses hit almost 340 million Euros last year. Volkswagen only has three unprofitable units - SEAT, Bentley, and Volkswagen commercial …
Honda Civic to live past five years, new model in 2011?
It has been five years since the current Honda Civic made its debut. So based on the standard 5 year product plan, a new model should be unveiled later this year. Not …