Monaco, that tiny Mediterranean principality propped up by the excesses of the super-rich, is now home to the MCA ALA 50, a 650hp carbon-fibre bodied supercar that looks suspiciously similar to Maserati’s MC12.

The ALA 50, named in tribute to the 50th birthday of Prince Albert II of Monaco, was unveiled in prototype form at Monte [...]

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Well, we know, or at least we think we do, that Nissan will be renaming their hi-po version of the new R35 GT-R, the ‘Spec-V’ and not the ‘V-Spec’ as it was in R32-33-34 guise.

Generally thought to be set for a 2010 debut, the Spec-V is real and Japanese mag Best Car have published an [...]

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The Guangzhou Motor Show seems to be the place to unveil small sedans. Yesterday we showed you the Mazda2 sedan and news overnight has Ford whipping the covers off the four-door version of the stunning Verve concept, shown earlier this year in hatch-back guise.

Losing none of its perfect proportions in the translation from hatch-back to [...]

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J.D. Power and Associates have released the results of their annual “car buying experience” consumer satisfaction survey (a US based survey) and Lexus have reclaimed the crown. This time around the survey has revealed that the level of customer satisfaction being achieved by dealers is at an all time high – or alternatively, cars are [...]

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The Lexus IS-F is from all reports proving itself to be a worthy adversary in the midsize performance sedan class, especially given that it is the first attempt that Lexus has made to produce such a machine. While it certainly appears to be able, it seems there are some enthusiasts who question the IS-F’s styling.

The [...]

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It’s not often that a diminutive Renault driven by a 76 year old can bring the latest V12 Ferrari to its knees. Overnight reports suggest that Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has parked his 599 GTB into the rear of a 76 year-olds Renault at about 100kmh…thankfully there are no reported injuries. The accident occurred in [...]

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More news on Nissan’s new GT-R has come through overnight and although four articles on the same car in 24hrs may be overkill…its got to be done. As we suspected and previously reported there will be no manual gearbox option. Nissan have elected to only offer the one transmission, their GR6 dual-clutch six-speed along with [...]

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Just days away from the official worldwide unveiling of the new 2008 Lancer Evo X at the Sydney International Motor Show, Mitsubishi have slipped a few more images out to the blogosphere and they are the best ones yet.

The unveiling of the Evo X will take place just 13 days ahead of Nissan’s new GT-R [...]

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AutoCar are reporting that Aston Martin have received over 1,500 orders for their new Aston Martin DBS, effectively tying up the next five years production. Aston is currently building the DBS at the rate of 300 units per annum and unless this changes the DBS is going to be one sought after ‘bespoke’ supercar.

According to [...]

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If your thing is wind in the hair motoring then the new BMW 1-Series convertible is very likely up your alley. Built around the small car big engine theme BMW made famous with the original 2002 you will soon (early 2008) be able to buy a small(ish) four seat 300hp BMW rag-top. You can read [...]

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“Drifting and dreaming” with the Maserati Gran Turismo. One of Carupdates favourites, the Maser is up there with the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Scarlett Johansson. This is a Maserati promotional video dubbed with some rather cool music. After the frenetic drifting lap of the ‘Ring in the Ruf Turbo R video its time to [...]

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Yesterday saw the launch of the Nissan GT-R micro-site and a brochure leak none of which really provided a whole lot more information on the about to be released GT-R.

The members of NAGTROC (North American GT-R Owners Club) have in the meantime been compiling the facts as they come to hand and thanks to them [...]

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