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The Interceptor SUVs account for half of Ford's police sales

Ford has an extremely long history of building special police models since the 30s and dominated the market for about 30 years with the Crown Victoria that entered service as the LTD in 1979. In the last decade in the US, SUVs have become more pop...

It exists only virtually and will debut in the game

Gran Turismo did not invent the racing sim in 1998 - not even close - but it brought it away from the computer and onto the gaming console. Before Gran Turismo, racing games on consoles were all arcade racers. This is partially due to technical li...

It lowers CO2 emissions by 26%

Jaguar Land Rover has been developing their own hybrid powertrain for several years, and the work is finally bearing fruit with the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport hybrid models that will launch at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 10. B...

Opel positions the car as the next generation of personal luxury cars

Opel is fully revealing its Monza concept for this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show that imagines a future four-seat hatchback with ultramodern styling and cutting edge technology. Opel calls the Monza its “role model” for the next ge...

The refresh also adds new technology for the interior

After weeks of teasing, Audi has finally revealed the refreshed A8 that it hopes will push the status quo of automotive technology and take on the all-new W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The upgraded A8 gets upgraded engines, new technology and the ac...

It will be giving away ice cream and showing off vRS models

Skoda is celebrating the end of the summer by creating a giant, 21-foot tall ice cream truck called the N-ICE with five-foot tall tires at Great Yarmouth Beach in England that will give away 6,500 servings ice cream to visitors from August 20 to A...

In the model with start/stop and regenerative braking, efficiency is improved by 18%

Volkswagen is finishing its new Golf rollout with the 300ps (296hp) Golf R as a two-door and four-door model. Like the previous generations, the Golf R comes with all-wheel drive, but the latest generation of 4MOTION from Haldex means 18% better f...

The long wheelbase version gets new seats and more headroom

Jaguar is giving the XJ a major upgrade for the 2014 model year with new engine options and an intelligent all-wheel drive system. It is also adding a more spacious long wheelbase version. The XJ will not be available with a 2.0-liter turbocha...

The cleanest model reduces fuel consumption by 11.4% to CO2 by 9.5%

Land Rover is updating the Evoque for the 2014 model year with a new nine-speed automatic transmission, new driver assistance programs and better efficiency.  "We are thrilled to be moving the Evoque on to the next stage and believe ...

It was in production for 56 years

After 56 years, the Volkswagen Kombi, also known as the Transporter and Microbus, has finally stopped production. The truck was still in production in Brazil until now, and Volkswagen finished out the model series with the Kombi Last Edition that ...