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Porsche engineers are working on building a small all-wheel drive crossover called Roxter. The size of this car will be smaller than Cayenne, and it will be based on the Audi Q5 compact crossover platform. The new model will expand the Porsche model range, which currently consists of Boxster, Caymann, 911, Panamera and Cayenne. With [...]

Honda engineers are hard working at their new versions of the next generation Honda Civic, which is likely to be released in 2011 as a model of 2012. 2011 CR-Z prototype, which will debut at the Tokyo Auto Exhibition in October, will serve as a reference point for us when defining the new Civic’s appearance. [...]

The world ceremony of the Best Automobile Engines Awards 2010 was arranged on the Engine Expo, which took place in Stuttgart. There are more engines debuted this year than in any other one during the12 years period the award is being held. 66 new engines were released this year and 59 of them are small [...]

America is famous for its dedication to old retro cars. Many car enthusiasts spend years at their garages or work shops, restoring an old school vehicle. Jay Leno loves cars and his collection includes lots of exotic species. Recently he restored Ford Galaxie 1966, which was bought by his father. You can view video with [...]

Land Rover has disclosed the official details regarding their Range Rover with a new eight-cylinder turbodiesel. This 4.4-liter engine will replace the current 3.6 V8 unit. The new engine became 41 horsepower more powerful and has a torque of 700 Nm, which are gained at 2000 rpm. In addition, Range Rover with a new diesel [...]

The American group General Motors is forced to announce the recall of nearly 1.5 million cars. The recall occures a very wide range of models, including Buick Lucerne, Cadillac DTS, Buick Enclave, Cadillac CTS, Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL and Saturn Outlook , [...]

Hamman is known for styling not only ordinary vehicles but exotic cars as well. Ferrari, Masrati and Lamborghini are common targets for Hamman’s work. So nobody was surprised when famous tuner has presented their new masterpiece, known as Ferrari 458 Italia. Probably there are few modifications been done, but still you will agree that Hamman [...]

German studio Lumma Design has published photos of sports crossover CLR X 650 M, the official presentation of which will be held in March at the International Motor Show in Geneva. CLR X 650 M is designed based on the German crossover BMW X6 M. The “charged” model differs from the regular BMW X6 M [...]

Nissan has introduced the Qashqai little brother Juke at 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Applied with 190 hp engine and all-wheel drive, this boldly styled SUV is going to appear at the dealers’ showrooms by the next autumn. The compact Juke SUV will be positioned between Note – the compact car and the Qashqai. It uses [...]

One of the most extraordinary presentattions of the Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI took place in Great Britain. The car succeeded in towing the 155 tons Boeing 747-200. To do it, Touareg V10 was loaded with 4.3 tons of ballast and the general weight of the vehicle was 7 tons. We emphasize that the engine, suspension, [...]