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Jaguar has put a fleet of XFs through a gruelling test programme, from desert conditions in the US to the toughest circuit in the world, the Nurburgring. That's where we sent Ben Oliver. CAR Online...

Get ready for imagination overload! It's Tokyo motor show time, which means a host of weird and wonderful concepts. Join the CAR news team at the show, and check out the Nissan GT-R supercar, Honda's...

2007's best new cars face off to decide CAR of the Year. On the shortlist are two sensational sports cars - the Audi R8 and BMW M3 - brilliant family cars from Ford and Mercedes, plus the little Fiat...

THE supercar of 2007 in action. The Scuderia is the latest in a long line of lightweight Ferrari specials, and follows in the tyre tracks of the exceptional 360 Challenge Stradale. Hear what happens...

Watch Audi R8 and 911 GT3 RS lap Cadwell

Here's a tour of Cadwell Park with a difference - because Touring Car star Matt Neal is at the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT3. It was a brief respite from Neal's timed laps at our Greatest Performance...

Welcome to petrolhead heaven. Join the CAR team, and guest driver Matt Neal from the British Touring Car Championship, at Cadwell Park. We put 2007's hottest 14 cars - including the BMW M3, Audi R8...

CAR's team of pundits presents the seven most important cars unveiled in Germany - from the tiny Toyota iQ and VW Up! to the BMW X6 and Lamborghini Reventon - in our exclusive video.It's a chance to...

Chevrolet has just announced that its tiny baby, the Beat, will go into production in 2010. It will be sold in the US - and across Europe. Chevrolet previewed three city car concepts at the New York...

Aston Martin boss Ulrich Bez has told CAR Online he wants to evolve the firm's distinctive design 'for the next 20 years'. The company hopes to repeat the success of the timeless Porsche 911. The...

Lamborghini’s mean-looking €1 million Reventón may look like a stealth fighter without the wings, but a couple of Raging Bull test drivers decided to take on the real thing over the weekend. They...

Ah, the new Audi A3 convertible… Not quite. It certainly looks like a drop-top A3, and although that car’s on the way, this is the Audi Cross Cabriolet quattro. Now trying say that really fast. This...

London's new Terminal 5 at the world's busiest airport, Heathrow, will feature some novel facilities for forgetful travellers - including a car finder system to remind you where you parked. Opening in...

Facelifted Ford Focus ST: the first pictures Yesterday Ford announced the run-out ST500 special edition of the old Focus, today it's shown the new one.We saw the revised Focus at this autumn's...

Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR: the lowdown As if the regular Dodge Viper, sorry, SRT10, wasn't hard enough, the Street and Racing Technology division at the Chrysler group's Detroit HQ have dreamed up a...

The relaunch of MG in the UK has been delayed by at least six months, CAR has learned. Production of the revised, and Lotus-tuned, TF roadster has slipped back into 2008. CAR Online was told in May...

Ford Focus ST500: the lowdown Ford is a past master of doing limited editions, and there have been any number of Fiesta, Escort and Mondeo specials over the years. Now it's the turn of the...

And about time too… Yes, this is the one we’re been waiting for, but they had to make it a 2008 car to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Bullitt and the best car chase of all time. So pull on your...

Fiat has just announced prices for its gorgeous 500, and it’s not been greedy. As well as the 1.3-litre 75bhp diesel, and 1.4-litre 100bhp petrol, the range will now start with a 1.2-litre 69bhp...

This past weekend the foundation stone for the Ferrari Theme Park was laid on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi – one of seven Emirates making up the UAE - along with a time capsule. Under the rule of Luca di...

Oh dear… Don’t worry, it’s still just a concept so it may never happen. Actually it will. This is the Maybach Landaulet study, due to be unveiled in Dubai later this month, and it’ll go into...

Alpine R-class Believe me, that is an R-class. Hidden away in the depths of the wheels and tyres hall lurked this mutated MPV, slammed on 30-inch wheels. Surrounded by the DUB editorial team, the...

There's something fishy about this '67 Mustang... Well spotted. This achingly beautiful Mustang was the most intriguing car on Ford's SEMA show stand. The profile may look 1967 'Stang, but key panels...

The i10? Isn’t that a highway? It is, and ‘the 10’ stretches all the way from California to Florida. Hyundai has altogether different ideas for its i10, because this is their new city car. It replaces...

What's that: a cool and understated Golf wagon? You'd better believe it. And it's more than a modified Golf estate, it's the spearhead for Volkswagen's renewed diesel push into North America. VW knows...

Dodge Charger It's Halloween today, so we thought we’d bring you some monsters from the SEMA show. Muscle cars dominate the world's biggest automotive accessories fair, and this Dodge Charger...

Yet another McLaren Mercedes special edition SLR? It’s another special edition, but it's nothing to do with Mercedes, apparently. Northamptonshire-based RML (Ray Mallock Ltd) have tweaked the SLR for...

Ferrari FXX Evoluzione: when money really is no object When Ferrari launched the FXX back in summer 2005, it claimed it would use client feedback and ex-works driver Michael Schumacher to develop the...

Green windows - it must be good for the trees… Even by Toyota concept standards the RiN is a little weird. The RiN is definitely one for Sting, as it's focused purely on healthy living and increased...

What is the point of this contraption exactly? Toyota has a habit of building mind boggling concept cars that fire up the public imagination and then deliver forgettable production dross. The 1/X may...

You're not telling me that Mazda is about to launch a car with out-riggers and a freaky body, are you? Yes. And no. Mazda has played with its 'nagare' design concept over the course of 2007, with a...

And the winner of bravest car design goes to… You won't forget the proportions of the Hi-CT in a hurry. It is intentionally unconventional. If Judge Dredd lived in Tokyo and needed to downsize… It's...

Mmm, this looks ever so slightly similar to the Up! Concept at Frankfurt... And you wouldn't be wrong. VW chose the Tokyo show to tug the sheets off its new vehicle just six weeks after showing the...

Hang on, I thought the Impreza had got even uglier? In non-WRX form it is a despicably hideous beast but this is the STi and it looks cooking. Ok so it's no longer a super saloon but a hyper five-door...

Surely the best concept name of the show? Possibly. Although it sounds like an early 80s rap MC with dirty habits, this concept is actually designed to showcase a possible all-terrain vehicle able to...