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Hennessey releases 501 bhp VelociRaptor 500

Hennessey releases 501 bhp VelociRaptor 500

Hennessey Performance has decided to make some off-road performance machines instead of the usual streets and have tuned up a 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, calling it the Hennessey VelociRaptor 500.  ...

LUMMA Design reveals the BMW CLR X650 M

LUMMA Design reveals the BMW CLR X650 M

LUMMA Design turns up the heat on the BMW X6M with their latest creation, the CLR X 650 M.  ...

2011 Porsche Cayenne unveiled

2011 Porsche Cayenne unveiled

The 2011 Porsche Cayenne has been unveiled. Hugely popular in the Middle East, the new Porsche Cayenne has a more aggressive design, with more power and better fuel efficiency in all its models. Also... 

2011 Nissan Pathfinder diesel debuts in Europe

2011 Nissan Pathfinder diesel debuts in Europe

Exclusively for the European market, the Nissan Pathfinder has been given a mid-term boost with a number of significant enhancements designed to keep them at the top.  ...

Toyota Tacoma recalled for driveshaft fault

Toyota Tacoma recalled for driveshaft fault

In news that can only be bad for the ailing Japanese brand, Toyota has announced the voluntary recall of some 8,000 2010 Tacomas that could suffer from a defect in the front propeller shaft.  ...

2011 Volkswagen Touareg revealed

2011 Volkswagen Touareg revealed

Volkswagen is unveiling the completely redeveloped Touareg as a world premiere. It is the most technically innovative “VW” since the brand has been in existence. This Touareg is reinterpreting... 

2011 BMW X5 gets new face and engines

2011 BMW X5 gets new face and engines

Originally launched for the 2000 model year in late 1999, the BMW X5 permanently changed the automotive landscape. It proved that the driving dynamics, responsiveness, and linear control signature to... 

Chrysler recalls Jeep & Dodge models for brakes

Chrysler recalls Jeep & Dodge models for brakes

The Office of Defects Investigation of the NHTSA has announced the recall of some 24,177 late-model Chrysler Group vehicles over potentially faulty brakes. The problem effects the 2010 Chrysler Sebring,... 

2011 Kia Sportage first photos released

2011 Kia Sportage first photos released

The all-new 2011 Kia Sportage crossover will mark a dramatic shift in design direction for the brand’s popular SUV when it makes its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on 2 March.  ...

Car cutaway: Cadillac Escalade Hybrid (2009)

Car cutaway: Cadillac Escalade Hybrid (2009)

Cadillac announced the world premiere of the Escalade Hybrid in 2008, the world’s first fuel-saving hybrid applied to a large luxury SUV at the time. Powered by an innovative, fuel-saving 2-Mode Hybrid... 

Kia Sportage 2011 redesign photos leaked

Kia Sportage 2011 redesign photos leaked

The European Registry is sort of a copyright database for product designs, including new cars. The Registry therefore has images of never-before-seen models, and some of these occasionally leak into the... 

Ford F-150 is top-selling truck for 2009

Ford F-150 is top-selling truck for 2009

For the 33rd year in a row, Ford’s award-winning F-Series is America’s best-selling truck with 2009 sales of 413,625. F-series outsold its nearest truck rival by more than 97,000 units, the largest... 

GMC Granite concept at Detroit auto show

GMC Granite concept at Detroit auto show

Combining a decidedly urban-industrial design aesthetic with functionality aimed at young professionals, the GMC Granite concept takes the brand’s trademark capability in a new, more progressive... 

GM to fund billion-dollar Chevy Silverado redesign

GM to fund billion-dollar Chevy Silverado redesign

General Motors Co. has freed up cash to fund a major update of its full-size pickups, a bet that consumers and businesses will resume buying trucks after a long lull in sales.  ...

2011 Lincoln MKX facelift packs in the tech

2011 Lincoln MKX facelift packs in the tech

New, industry-exclusive technologies and engaging design featuring world-class craftsmanship and materials further elevate the 2011 Lincoln MKX midsize luxury crossover.  ...

Jeep Wrangler & Liberty special editions unveiled

Jeep Wrangler & Liberty special editions unveiled

The Jeep brand is broadening its vehicle lineup with the introduction of three new rugged, versatile and innovative vehicles that deliver classic Jeep design and capability.  ...

Toyota Land Cruiser body kits by Jaos

Toyota Land Cruiser body kits by Jaos

Though the Toyota Land Cruiser is the last vehicle to ever need a body kit, we came across these offerings from a Japanese company called Jaos.  ...

Toyota quality perception falling

Toyota quality perception falling

Toyota is having a string of bad publicity in the United States, the company’s largest market where Toyota’s perception of quality helped it become the largest automaker in the world this... 

2010 Chevy Equinox & GMC Terrain recall for faulty defrosters

2010 Chevy Equinox & GMC Terrain recall for faulty defrosters

General Motors’ hot selling new Theta platform crossovers, the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and 2010 GMC Terrain, face their first recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced... 

Volvo recalls XC60, XC90 and XC70

Volvo recalls XC60, XC90 and XC70

Vehicles manufactured by Volvo are the subject of two different recalls newly announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA). The recalls, both involving problems with fuel systems,...