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Las Vegas being Las Vegas – and SEMA being SEMA – there’s probably no better place to unveil a trio of modded Hummers H3s. GM bosses bill the H3T Weekend Warrior, the H3 X and the H3 Alpha concepts as...

Volkswagen’s sobriety took a back seat at the SEMA show in Las Vegas this week – it pulled the covers off a pair of muscle-bound Passat CCs, a racy 295bhp Tiguan and a grunty diesel Jetta aimed at...

Chrysler may have its back against the wall, but that hasn't stopped its SRT skunkworks team churning out what is easily the most politically incorrect – and, as a result, wonderfully desirable –...

Think Lamborghini and you think outrageous styling, ferocious power and lustrous heritage underpinned by impeccable German engineering. Slick, sophisticated and full of brio. And then you clap your...

Following the sixth monthly decline in new car sales this year (down 23% this month), economists have revised market forecasts downwards, while the Bank of England has cut interest rates by...

Ford's stand was dominated by four models: the Flex, a slammed, seven-seat SUV with Range Rover-styling cues; the iconic F-150 pick up; the Focus; and, of course, the Mustang. With an ear-splitting V8...

Hyundai kicked off the show by unveiling six modded versions of its rear-wheel drive Genesis range. Using SEMA as a platform was the latest step in the Genesis PR push, as Hyundai builds up to the...

If you think America’s Big Three are finding market conditions tough, Europe’s finest are sagging on the ropes, too. This week BMW announced it was axing the radical CS four-door coupe – this, after...

Hyundai will significantly boost its diesel appeal in 2009 with the arrival of two new Euro V compliant powerplants that will slot into the next-gen Tucson, Sonata, Santa Fe and i30. Tell me more...

Caterham has turned to cyberspace to design its next model – the low-volume carmaker is calling on fans around the world to log onto a bespoke website to submit their ideas and designs for every...

Much like Mercedes has done with its GLK at this year’s SEMA show, Chevrolet has turned its Camaro muscle car over to four tuners to see what they come up with. And credit crunch and fuel prices be...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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...