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Mercedes set an all but impossible challenge for tuners at this year’s SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas – to turn its gut-wrenchingly ugly GLK off-roader, which makes...

Volkswagen has opened up its order books on its new Passat Bluemotion 2, it’s cleanest and greenest Passat yet. Replacing the current Bluemotion model, the Mk2 Bluemotion is powered by a 110bhp...

These are the latest pictures of the Arash AF-10 supercar. Our exclusive images are Arash Farboud's own visual renderings created from the actual data fed to the machines that cut the body panels for...

Friday 09.55am. Okay, a quick run-through the changes made to CAR Online yesterday: • RSS feeds available for every section of the site. There are now clickable icons placed on every heading. • See...

Lexus has let slip pictures of its new RX after a Japanese brochure was seemingly leaked ahead of the car’s launch. We weren’t supposed to see the 4x4 until the November 2008 LA auto show, but we’ve...

The new December 2008 issue of CAR Magazine goes on sale today – read on for a guided tour around the pick of our stories, drives and features. Edited highlights include: • CAR is first to drive new...

Did you know that Aston Martins use Volvo keys? We should hardly be surprised, since we all know that Astons dip into the expansive Ford parts bin for everything from sat-navs to switchgear. But you’d...

Less than year after the release of the X-Bow onto the scene, KTM has launched its €83,000 (£66,000) fully homologated GT4 race car. It's aptly called the KTM Race, and the official pictures show this...

These are the world's first pictures of the new Nissan 370Z. Released ahead of the 370Z’s official debut at the LA Auto Show in November 2008, these three photographs reveal the new look of Nissan’s...

These are the first official photographs of the new Aston Martin One-77 – the most expensive supercar ever built by Aston. Predictably in this internet age, these pictures of the One-77 have leaked...

How the McLaren road car range will grow to include three model ranges - including a 911 basher

Caterham has released its latest Superlight Seven model, the R300. Powered by a 2.0-litre Ford Duratec engine, tweaked by Caterham Powertrain to produce 175bhp, the new R300 will sprint to 60mph in...

CAR only drove the revised Gallardo earlier this year, but already Lamborghini has announced two new special edition LP560-4s. First up is the Lamborghini Super Trofeo. It’s a lightweight version of...

CAR today reveals the top 40 greatest cars in film history – as voted by you. We asked 1650 readers for their favourite motoring movie moments and today we publish your top ten. Click on our new Cars...

Volvo will provide us with a taster of the new S60 saloon when it shows the S60 concept car at the Detroit motor show in January 2009. No exterior photos have been issued yet, but Volvo today released...

The credit crisis gripping the world's economy struck Chrysler again today – the car maker announced it would cut a quarter of its staff by the end of the year. Although exact figures haven't been...

Hyundai’s president believes his firm’s future lies in MPVs and more derivatives of its existing models. Kun-Hee Ahn, chief of the Korean firm’s European operation said: 'The world is currently a very...

Rolls-Royce CEO Tom Purves would like to make an electric-powered Phantom. ‘Many of our customers do small mileages exclusively in the city,’ says Purves, who took over the helm of BMW-owned...

Land speed record holders Andy Green and Richard Noble are teaming up set a new land speed record, they announced today. The pair are preparing to break through the 1000mph barrier for the first time,...

CAR Online today lifts the lid on the secret deal – codenamed Romeo and Juliet – being hammered out between Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz. We have sensational details of the alliance, including a...

Lexus has officially confirmed it will build a BMW 1-series rival. Speaking to the German media, European company MD Tadashi Arashima told reporters: 'We will offer a Lexus in the compact class'. He...

Ranking: 11       Year of release: 2006. The car: Aston Martin DBS. Why it’s special: Casino Royale relaunched the 007 franchise, going back to the beginning of Bond’s licence to kill career. Best...

Ranking: 24       Year of release: 1998. The car: Citroen XM. Why it’s special: Simply because it features several brilliant car chases, including the most incredible chase sequence ever committed to...

Ranking: 25        Year of release: 1980 The car:  Surely one of the definitive Yankee cop cars of all time. Why it’s special: Sums up everything we love about American police vehicles: this thing...

Ranking: 15       Year of release: 1967. The car: Alfa Spider MkI. Why it’s special: The movie evokes a pitch-perfect sense of place and time, and the Alfa resonates perfectly with that. A stylish but...

Ranking: 32       Year of release: 1981. The car: Citroen Traction Avant. Why it’s special: There’s nothing like using a gorgeous Citroen in a French film. Best bit: The Traction Avant blowing up,...

Ranking: 13       Year of release: 1976. The car: Ford Falcon XB Coupe. Why it’s special: Mad Max manages to make the cop car look so cool that – for once – you want to be the good guy and not the bad...

Ranking: 39       Year of release: 1981 The car: Black Lambo Countach driven by the beautiful Jill Rivers and Marcie Thatcher. Why it’s special: The film is based on the real Cannonball Run (of sorts)...

Ranking: 38       Year of release: 1978. The car: 1974 Chevrolet Stepside pick-up. Why it’s special: Car-chase hedonism at its best. And while the film’s main character tools around in an assuming...

Ranking: 34     Year of release: 1971. The car: 1955 Chevy. Why it’s special: The very fact the lead human characters were named The Driver, The Mechanic and G.T.O tells you all you need. Best bit:...

Ranking: 27        Year of release: 2006 The car: Ferrari F430 Spider Why it’s special: Because every Ferrari invariably is. This Prancing Horse features a mid-mounted 483bhp 4.3-litre V8 that’s...

Ranking: 26        Year of release: 1969 The car: Lamborghini Miura Why it’s special: Great scenery, brilliant driving roads, amazing car, Matt Munro soundtrack – what could possibly go wrong? Best...

Ranking: 10       Year of release: 1971 The car: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Why it’s special: Because the film was entirely about the white Dodge and its driver, on an epic road journey. Best bit: All...

Ranking: 37       Year of release: 1987 The car: Everyone’s favourite secret agent is back with his usual Aston Martin transport. This one’s (mostly) a V8 Vantage Volante, although there are...

Ranking: 29        Year of release: 1998 The car: BMW 535i (E34) Why it’s special: Come on! The rear-drive Five is a central part in one of the greatest car chases of our times. Plenty of slip-sliding...

Ranking: 6        Year of release: 2000 The car: Ford Mustang GT500 Why it’s special: Because Hollywood came up with an excuse to make a film about 50 of the hottest cars around. Best bit: If it’s not...