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Rumor: Hot Megane Is Called RS275R, Targets 7:45 Ring Lap Time
Rumor: Hot Megane Is Called RS275R, Targets 7:45 Ring Lap Time

4 May 2014, 11:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / #under8 is definitely the buzz hashtag with French car enthusiasts across the internet right now, after Renault announced it was aggressively targeting a new lap record for front-wheel drive product...

 
Peugeot 308 Will Take 1.6L Turbo Hot Hatches to the Next Level
Peugeot 308 Will Take 1.6L Turbo Hot Hatches to the Next Level

1 May 2014, 15:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Years passed without anybody ever lavishing Peugeot's hot cars with any attention. But all that changed last year when the 208 GTi came out and started picking fights with the Clio RS. For some...

 
Next-Gen Aston Martin Models Could Use AMG Turbocharged Engines
Next-Gen Aston Martin Models Could Use AMG Turbocharged Engines

1 May 2014, 08:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Great Britain's most loved sports car manufacturer is currently working on an all-new platform, which will replace the aging VH architecture. The new platform will first debut on the next-gen D...

 
China-Bound Cadillac ATS-L to Feature 100 Millimetres of Additional Legroom
China-Bound Cadillac ATS-L to Feature 100 Millimetres of Additional Legroom

28 Apr 2014, 16:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Cadillac announced earlier this year that its ATS luxury sedan will go on sale in China, the world's largest automotive market, sometime in the second quarter of 2014. However, a recent set of ...

 
Alfa Romeo Will Reportedly Become Stand-Alone Company
Alfa Romeo Will Reportedly Become Stand-Alone Company

28 Apr 2014, 11:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A number of official sources hint that the Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. subsidiary will change its status into a stand-alone legal entity. According to a report publicized by Automotive News Europe...

 
Saab Rumored to Relaunch 9-3 SportCombi
Saab Rumored to Relaunch 9-3 SportCombi

28 Apr 2014, 09:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The wagon version of the 9-3 will be offered sometime in the future, right after the automaker will launch the electric version of the 9-3 sedan. Currently, the 9-3 EV undergoes a pilot launch in th...

 
2015 Chevrolet SS Rumored to Get Six-Speed Manual and Magnetic Ride Control
2015 Chevrolet SS Rumored to Get Six-Speed Manual and Magnetic Ride Control

28 Apr 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / To much disappointment from the stick shift fan base, Chevrolet offers the SS only with a six-speed automatic. However, sigh no more, manual fans, cause GM is planning to make things right as early ...

 
Debut Small-Displacement BMW Bike Rumored to Be a 300cc
Debut Small-Displacement BMW Bike Rumored to Be a 300cc

26 Apr 2014, 09:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Following the successful model of other major manufacturers who teamed up with local Indian bike makers and have expanded both operations and line-up, BMW has inked a long-term deal with TVS. The...

 
TVR to Launch All-New Model in 2-3 Years
TVR to Launch All-New Model in 2-3 Years

23 Apr 2014, 17:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Few car manufacturers have the prestige and pedigree of TVR. The British marque had a lot of ups and downs since it was founded in 1947, but all is not lost. A recent Autocar report suggests the ...

 
A1 and A3 Will Get 3-Cylinder Engines
A1 and A3 Will Get 3-Cylinder Engines

23 Apr 2014, 15:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Once considered extremely unpleasant to drive, three-cylinder engines have now become widespread, partly due to emissions regulations, but also to technological advancements and engine modularity. N...

 
2015 Ford Mustang Option Prices Surface Out
2015 Ford Mustang Option Prices Surface Out

23 Apr 2014, 12:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Somewhere in the digital abyss also known as the World Wide Web, somebody released a fair bit of pricing and options information for the 2015 Ford Mustang. Even though production of the most anticip...

 
Volkswagen Jetta CC Will Enter Production in 2016
Volkswagen Jetta CC Will Enter Production in 2016

23 Apr 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen's New Midsize Coupe (NMC) Concept was just shown at the Beijing Auto Show and it created quite a stir with fans of the brand, especially the ones who like sedan boots on their sports...

 
Kia Considers Smaller SUV to Slot Below Sportage
Kia Considers Smaller SUV to Slot Below Sportage

18 Apr 2014, 13:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Models like the Renault Captur or Opel Mokka are doing quite well in Europe, as more and more customers are finding B-segment crossovers are ideal for their everyday needs. The Koreans have strangel...

 
Second-Gen Volvo XC90 to Go On Sale in 2015
Second-Gen Volvo XC90 to Go On Sale in 2015

14 Apr 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The future generation XC90 carries the weight of the world on its shoulders by being Volvo's first all-new model from head to toe in eons and the Swedish brand's all-new design language te...

 
Honda Hornet Set for a Comeback in the Near Future
Honda Hornet Set for a Comeback in the Near Future

7 Apr 2014, 18:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though the Hornet 600 is no longer a part of the 2014 Honda line-up, and many thought that it was replaced by the CB650F, Italian sources mention that the Japanese manufacturer (which has a ver...

 
Honda Vezel Crossover to Be Named HR-V in North America
Honda Vezel Crossover to Be Named HR-V in North America

7 Apr 2014, 16:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If certain reports are to be believed, the Japanese carmaker's Fit-based crossover will take the HR-V name when it will arrive on American soil later this year. According to Temple of VTEC foru...

 
New Focus RS Delayed, Next-Gen Mondeo to Arrive Later This Year
New Focus RS Delayed, Next-Gen Mondeo to Arrive Later This Year

7 Apr 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although Ford initially promised it would launch the new Focus RS in 2015, the brand's European president Stephen Odell recently told Autocar: "There's nothing to talk about. It&rsquo...

 
Hear Dodge's Future 640+ HP Supercharged Hellcat V8 Challenger SRT
Hear Dodge's Future 640+ HP Supercharged Hellcat V8 Challenger SRT

2 Apr 2014, 14:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At long last, someone spotted a prototype of the future 2015 Challenger SRT burbling on idle and uploaded a video of it on YouTube. From the way it sounds, the car is most probably powered by the mu...

 
Pope Sorry to Sell His Harley, Looks Forward to Buy a Hayabusa
Pope Sorry to Sell His Harley, Looks Forward to Buy a Hayabusa

1 Apr 2014, 14:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Last year Pope Francis received a Dyna Super Glide and a matching branded leather jacket from Harley-Davidson, as a token of respect and gratitude. The bike was gifted to His Holiness during Harley-...

 
Casey Stoner Rumored to Attend the Circuit of the Americas MotoGP Round
Casey Stoner Rumored to Attend the Circuit of the Americas MotoGP Round

1 Apr 2014, 14:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I am definitely not sure whether this is some kind of Italian April Fools’ humor or the plain facts are just like that, but nevertheless here it goes. Two-time MotoGP World Champion Casey Ston...