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New Car Technology »

Exciting Future Of Automobiles
New technologies will improve fuel efficiency, increase safety, aid navigation and repair.
Bend Bohn, of the German auto components company, Robert Bosch Corporation, recently predicted that internal combustion engines will continue to dominate the automotive market well into the 21st Century. Automotive manufacturers have invested considerable time and effort in attempt to improve [...]

Jaguar XKR Goodwood »

CAR was hanging out at Jaguar yesterday when we spotted this: the new XKR Goodwood Special – an XKR turned up to 11 to wow the crowds at this weekend’s Festival of Speed.
Editor Phil McNamara was on hand to soak up the one-off XKR, which points to a harder, faster XKR. Power rises to 523bhp [...]

Fiat 500C 1.4 (2009) »

The 500 has been an unprecedented success for Fiat. Last year the company’s revitalised UK dealer network shifted 15,148 500 models, and this year that number is expected to climb some 34% to 20,310. And this sales success will be bolstered by the arrival of the 500C convertible.
On sale from 2 July 2009, the dinky [...]

Audi 24 Hours of Le Mans Driver Lineup Finalized »

With the absence of Porsche’s RS Spyder LMP2 sports cars competing this year, Audi has recruited Porsche’s top two Le Mans drivers to compete in the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Driving a Porshe RS Spyder Timo Bernhard (28, from Germany) and Romain Dumas (31, from France) were the most successful driver pairing in the [...]

2010 Audi Q7 Revealed »

Although media focus has shifted to the smaller Q5 crossover, Audi hasn’t forgotten about the larger Q7. The 2010 model, debuting at this week’s 2009 Shanghai motor show, sports a few small repairs, helping it fit in with Audi’s heavily-revised portfolio.
If you’re a fan of the Q7’s physical form, you’ll be elated to know the [...]