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Often in life good news comes with bad news. The good news is that the US is getting the Volvo C30 Polestar, which no one ever expected. The bad news is that it will be limited to just 250 cars for the entire country. Sales will begin in October a...

Society Pays €373 billion a year for its cars

Udo Becker, lead author on a traffic study from the Technical University of Dresden says that each of the 234 million cars on the road in the EU costs society €1,600 a year or a total of €373 billion a year. These amounts are based on th...

Mark Webber was the clear winner of this Sunday's Spanish GP. The Red Bull driver that started in pole-position commanded the race since the beggining to clinch his first win of the season, the fourth of his career. Home favourite Fernando Alonso was...

No manual will be offered

Alfa Romeo will give the next Giulietta Cloverleaf/Quadrifoglio Verde a boost by using the 240hp tune of the 1750cc four-cylinder engine from the 4C. It only represents a 5hp boost over the current top Giulietta, but it will also get the six-speed...

The BMW 7 Series is getting some tech and style upgrades this summer not to mention the new tri-turbo diesel from the M Performance cars.  The biggest change for the revised 7 Series is a new grill with 9 slats instead of 12. It also has ...

Ride attempts to tell story about how cars are created

Chevrolet and Disney have opened the redesigned Test Track ride at the Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida. The ride originally opened in 1999 with sponsorship from General Motors.  “The re-imagined Test Track reflects the personality ...

Nissan has made track-focused versions of the GT-R before, namely the Spec-V, but the Track Pack available on the 2012 is meant to take that to the next level. It combines the lighter, forged 20in Rays wheels with better brakes, removed back seats...

Car has improved aerodynamics and other upgrades

McLaren has updated the 12C GT3 for the 2013 racing season with improved aerodynamics and better reliability. In its second year as a customer GT3 car, McLaren has grabbed nine-team WRC champion Sebastien Loeb as a customer who will race the car i...

Nissan has updated its FIA GT3-spec GT-R for 2013 and is already taking orders for the new racecar. The basics of the car remain that same with a twin-turbocharged, 3.8-liter V6 with power routed to the rear wheels and a dry weight of 1300kg. ...

Subaru has announced the next generation Forester, which we say teased in a brochure a few months ago. The big news about the new generation is that at least in North America buyers will be offered a brand new 2.0-liter turbo engine. Subaru will r...