Spied again, the next E-Class Coupe/ Cabriolet, due out spring 2009, shows up so naked one could almost view the scant camouflage as a sort of racing livery.
Infiniti has released new pictures and details of its fifth body-style for Europe, the G37 Convertible. Arguably Infiniti’s most seductive car yet, the G37 Convertible will go on sale across Europe from late summer 2009.
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Continue reading LA 2008: Green Car of the Year is the Volkswagen Jetta TDI
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The FC Sport emphasizes the design flexibility and potential of Honda's V Flow fuel cell technology - already deployed in the Honda FCX Clarity sedan - and reconfigures it into a lightweight sports car design with an ultra-low center of gravity, powerful electric motor performance and zero-emissions.
Masternaut aims to find the UK?s safest company driver in a competition which will also raise ?5,000 for road safety charity Brake.
A bulletproof, honeycomb tyre presents a number of opportunities, and challenges too; like ride comfort. If it works it could pave the way for a new tyre of the future.
Lexus will take its advanced hybrid power technology to a higher level in 2009 with the launch of the new RX 450h. The luxury all-wheel drive model made its world debut today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, ahead of going on sale in Europe next summer.
Filed under: Diesel, Nissan, Renault

Continue reading VIDEO: Renault's new diesel V6
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As the successor to the best-selling Lamborghini of all time, the new LP 560-4 Spyder combines the Coupé’s design, performance and handling characteristics with the open-air pleasure only a soft top super sports car can deliver.
Mercedes-Benz will become industry leaders in the battle against driver tiredness next year when it initiates a massive campaign to fit all its cars with technology to detect the onset of drowsiness.
Larson's impression of a 2010 MG hatch reveals a modern design for the sporty Brit. A 'hot hatch' version is in line.
In 2002, an all-new second generation Nissan Cube was introduced in the Japanese market. More spacious inside, more glass outside, with more power and, more importantly, a few more angles and curved surface details added to its compact, slab-sided exterior. Quintessentially Japanese, this new Cube took Tokyo by storm. A pocket-sized fun-and-function cocktail mixing the charm of Godzilla and the wit of Mothra, buyers were smitten.
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Infiniti today unveiled the latest expression of its “Inspired Performance,” the all-new 2009 Infiniti G Convertible, at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. The first-ever Infiniti G Convertible builds upon the performance legacy of the Infiniti G line, with the liberation only a convertible with the top down can provide.
A miracle pup clung to a speeding car for more than 15 miles after being knocked down.
The VW Scirocco is revealed as the symbolic 2009 TUNE IT! SAFE! Polizei vehicle which makes its debut at the Essen Motor Show this month.
In the first full redesign of the iconic Nissan Z since its re-introduction in 2003, the new 370Z now sports a shorter wheelbase, greater use of lightweight body materials, new engine with more horsepower and a new 7-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters, as well as the world’s first synchronised down/up shift rev control system for the manual transmission.