We reported back in February that the ailing Need For Speed video game franchise would be getting a bit of a shake-up, and the first instalment of the reincarnated series was shown to be Need For Speed: World Online.  But that’s not all Electronic Arts has up its sleeve for [...]

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Self-made billionaire and one of the largest private shareholders in Ford, Kirk Kerkorian, has decided to cut his losses and sell a chunk of his stake in the beleaguered manufacturer. The news comes at the worst possible time for Ford, whose share price has tumbled as falling large car sales and an ever-deepening economic crisis [...]

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Renault’s director of design Patrick Le Quement says the Ondelios Concept crossover is “inspired by motion rather than speed”. However, judging from that full-width chrome grille, it looks like that someone on Renault’s design team drew much of their influence from the 1967 Mercury Cougar.

Thankfully that’s where the similarities end. The Ondelios is Renault’s [...]

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Codemasters have long been known for creating incredibly fun yet realistic driving games. Starting with the TOCA series back in ‘97, they’ve provided big kids around the world with the opportunity to drive in their favourite touring car series, including the officially licensed V8 Supercars game for the Aussie leadfoots. This year, they’ve entered the [...]

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During the Lotus Evora’s unveiling at the British International Motorshow, Lotus announced a collaborative project with Polyphony Digital, the makers of the famed Gran Turismo racing simulator series on the PlayStation consoles.

On the day, visitors to the Lotus stand were treated to a special version of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, allowing them to drive the [...]

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Some of you may not be familiar with this particular racing franchise, but if you’ve even heard of the Midnight Club games (published by Grand Theft Auto 4’s Rockstar) you’d know that it’s a worthy (if somewhat underrated) alternative to the Need for Speed Underground games released a few years ago on PS2 and Xbox.

Fresh [...]

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Did you know that there are blogs and sites ‘out there’ about a multitude of subjects that have absolutely nothing to do with cars? Like us, you probably find that hard to believe - but it is true.

In our opinion, one of the better ways to enter this bold new world of topics such [...]

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