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2010 Ferrari F458 Italia Further Revealed In New Images And Video
2010 Holden Commodore, Statesman And Caprice Awarded 5-Star ANCAP Rating
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ACCORDING TO company insiders, Honda’s plans for the new Acura NSX supercar were too ambitious, leading to the project being cancelled late last year amid the global financial downturn.
The V10-powered supercar was originally intended to go head-to-head with the Nissan GT-R and be the successor to the much-loved NSX of the 1990s. Unfortunately, economic uncertainty [...]
A DBS PROTOTYPE seen trialling new aerodynamic parts at the Nurburgring has sparked speculation that the British company is preparing a harder-core ‘R’ variant of the flagship DBS.
Stiffer suspension, new bodywork and a mild increase in power are all rumoured to feature on the track-focussed DBS variant.
However, our source within Aston Martin says that even [...]
REPORTS ARE circulating that the Dodge Viper may eventually dump its current V10 engine in favour of a modular powertrain developed by Chrysler’s new owner, Fiat.
Fiat is currently developing a new V8 engine range for its Ferrari and Maserati brands: a powertrain that could reportedly be readily adapted for use in the Viper.
The modular design [...]
IT SEEMS THAT MINI’s plans for a two-seater ‘Speedster’ version of the MINI cabrio, to be shown at Frankfurt, are not all the iconic British brand has in the pipeline.
UK publication Auto Express has learnt of plans to offer a fixed-roof coupe, in the vein of Audi’s TT. The coupe, tipped to be dubbed the Broadspeed, [...]
LESS THAN A MONTH away from its launch, images of HSV’s E Series 2 GTS have supposedly been leaked onto the internet.
So far commentary has been generally negative, with most failing to warm to the new design’s radical styling. However, HSV spokesman Simon Frost suggests that people should not instantly assume the images are of [...]
The 2010 Audi Ur-Quattro is expected to be based on the A5 coupe.
REPORTS OUT OF EUROPE suggest that Audi is moving closer to shifting speculation of an Audi Ur-Quattro rebirth into reality, with news firming of an ultra-lightweight all-wheel-drive model based on the A5 coupe planned for a late 2010 launch.
Though likely to lack the original [...]
A SENIOR ENGINEER for Nissan has hinted that the Japanese manufacturer may return to turbocharging in the near future.
Nissan’s Tetsuya Takahashi told Motor Trend that the company’s Powertrain Engineering Division is already studying the feasibility of turbocharged engines for future models.
In the 1990s, Nissan mainly used turbocharged engines on its performance models like the 300ZX [...]
REPORTS OUT OF JAPAN this week suggest that the Nissan Qazana concept may enter production as an electric vehicle.
Revealed at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, the Qazana concept was inspired by the styling of modern sports motorcycles and the popular beach or ‘dune’ buggies of the 1970s.
Now, an unconfirmed report in the [...]
CHRYSLER HAS CONFIRMED that the venerable PT Cruiser will be soldiering on into the 2010s, with production to continue at the company’s Toluca Mexico plant until at least the middle of next year.
With production of the retro-themed hatchback originally slated to cease in the middle of this year, that’s a substantial extension of the ageing [...]
WITH THE FAST approaching Frankfurt Motor Show now less than two months away, speculation about which manufacturers will be showing which models is about to kick into overdrive.
Joining the list of possible appearances comes news that Mazda is preparing to show a new RX-8 in September. A new RX-8 would mark the popular sports car’s [...]
DESPITE EARLIER REPORTS that Audi’s new entry level hatch would not be showing at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, it seems the 2011 Audi A1 will make an appearance at Frankfurt after all, according to British automotive mag Autocar.
More than just a debut, the A1 will be displayed as a full product launch. Tightening [...]
NEWS SURFACED YESTERDAY that Bob Lutz, now with a new product role in the ‘New GM’, had reportedly confirmed continuation of Holden’s G8 export program to the US - but with the Commodore badged as a Chevrolet.
However, while Lutz was reportedly keen to spill the beans, Holden’s official response is a little more guarded.
“There’s [...]
AFTER WHETTING our collective appetites with the AWD Insignia OPC, word is circulating that Opel is preparing to launch a hi-po variant of the sharp-looking Astra hatch too.
The Astra OPC will be based on the upcoming three-door Astra GTC, which will flaunt a lower roofline and a much more steeply-raked windshield than its five-door stablemate.
Not [...]
AUDI HAS BEGUN testing the next-generation A3 in Germany, transplanting the new hatchback’s mechanical package into the body of the closely-related Golf VI in an attempt to keep prying eyes away.
But despite the unassuming facade of the Golf, our spy photographers weren’t fooled by the prominent wheel arch flares that have been grafted onto the [...]
WHILE TOYOTA HAS already announced the start of low-volume plug-in hybrid production, the Japanese automaker will reportedly be ramping up output of the mains-charged cars to a whopping 20,000 to 30,000 cars by 2013.
By the end of this year, 500 plug-in Priuses will be leased out to government and private fleets in the USA, Japan [...]
MERCEDES-BENZ is expected to issue some light cosmetic refinements to its volume-selling C-Class sometime next year, with the most visible changes limited to bumper, wheel and lamp-cluster designs.
Interior trim changes will likely feature in the MY 2011 update as well, while the C-Class’s mechanical package will also undergo some subtle refinements.
Mercedes has already started to [...]
WITH THE NEXT GENERATION of Mercedes-Benz A and B-Class small cars in the planning stages, there is mounting speculation that the next generation of small cars to wear the three-pointed star may be spawned from an unlikely alliance.
German publication Auto Motor und Sport, believes that Daimler could make use of a Toyota platform for the [...]
The Mazda MX-2 is expected to draw styling inspiration from the popular Furai concept.
THE MAZDA MX-5 may soon have a new baby brother, according to the team at Auto Express.
Mazda is reportedly working on an entry-level two-seater roadster, dubbed the MX-2, which is said to take styling cues from the eye-catching Mazda Furai concept.
The consensus [...]
LESS THAN A DAY after we first saw leaked pictures of what many are saying is the highly-anticipated RWD Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2, a mysterious Gallardo prototype has been spotted undergoing trials at the Nurburgring.
Sporting the front bumper and rear-end styling of the old Gallardo instead of the LP560-based nose we saw in the leaked photos, [...]
AS A SPORTSCAR MANUFACTURER, Porsche has traditionally avoided any new technology that would get in the way of, or otherwise compromise, the outright performance of its evergreen 911 model lineup.
While battery-electrics like the Tesla Roadster have proved that scintillating acceleration can easily be delivered by electric power alone, Porsche has been loath to adopt the [...]
FRESH IMAGES of an unidentified Lamborghini Gallardo variant have been circulating the web, prompting many to speculate that they may be the first shots of the rumoured rear-wheel-drive Gallardo LP550-2.
In Lamborghini parlance, the “-2″ suffix denotes just two driven wheels - a number of significance considering all of the supercar maker’s recent road cars have [...]
THE 2010 SAAB 9-5 is scheduled to debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show in September, and as the event draws nearer, anticipation for Saab’s first all-new 9-5 flagship in 13 years is high.
Now, months before the new model’s unveiling, the first computer renderings of the 2010 9-5 sedan and wagon have leaked, making their [...]
SINCE 1984 BMW has built a legacy of high-revving naturally-aspirated M5s powered by a range of six, eight and now ten-cylinder engines.
For the new M5, due to appear in 2010, that looks set to change. BMW’s M division is rumoured to be working on a twin turbo V8 engine for the M5, which - in [...]
PEUGEOT’S SLEEK 308 RC-Z has been spotted out and about in prototype form, undergoing fine-tuning for what many believe will be a Frankfurt Auto Show debut later this year.
Since first breaking cover at the 2007 Frankfurt show, the 308 RC-Z has become a favourite among Peugeot fans and, when it eventually makes it to the [...]
REPORTS FROM EUROPE say that BMW is busy preparing a newer, more powerful diesel powertrain and a grip-promoting all-wheel-drive system for next year’s 7 Series, two pieces of kit that, if introduced, would give the Bavarian manufacturer a distinct leg-up over its rivals.
The new diesel motor will power a future 735d model and take over [...]
RECENT REPORTS suggest that the newly re-organised Chrysler is giving serious consideration to bringing the stunning 200C concept to market as a RWD replacement for the poorly performing Sebring and Avenger product lines - a move that would undoubtedly have Pentastar fans everywhere jumping for joy.
The Sebring and Avenger aren’t long for this world, with [...]
REPORTS OF a smaller roadster in BMW’s ‘Z’ lineup have been doing the rounds for some time now, and it is now believed that the German luxury carmaker’s board will make a decision on the so-called Z2 roadster by the end of 2009.
Sharing its platform with the 1 Series, reports suggest the 2012 BMW Z2 [...]
WHILE MERCEDES-BENZ’ new E-class coupe has gone on sale internationally, taking the place of the previous CLK two-door, there is still more to come from the three-pointed star.
Those in the market for a smaller coupe are currently limited to the CLC-Class, a re-styled version of the previous generation C-class Sportcoupe - itself a three-door liftback [...]
FOR PORSCHE PURISTS, nothing other than a flat six will do. However, in the interests of keeping costs low and enticing more motorists into the Porsche fold, the German automaker is reportedly consdering fitting the Boxster with the turbocharged inline five from the Audi TTS.
Heresy? Perhaps, but according to the chaps at German car mag [...]
ACCORDING TO Autoweek, the hi-po 380kW 5.0 litre V8 fitted to the XFR and XKR will soon see service in the engine bay of the upcoming 2011 XJ saloon - however, it won’t be powering a range-topping XJR version.
No, instead the supercharged bent-eight will be fitted to the next-gen XJ SV8, while a smaller 186kW [...]
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