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Volkswagen has unveiled its next-generation seven-speed DSG transmission - and as you’d expect, it’s lighter, smaller and more efficient. The new paddle-shift gearbox, codenamed DQ200, uses a pair of...

Seat Altea Freetrack: the lowdown Seat has given the Altea some wellington boots to join the burgeoning ranks of wannabe soft-roader 4x4s. First seen in concept guise at the Geneva Motor Show back in...

Chrysler has been sold. In one of the biggest private equity deals seen in the automotive industry, Cerberus Capital Management has purchased 80.1% of Chrysler in a £3.76billion deal, leaving...

VW Golf GTI W12: the lowdown We loved the Clio V6, despite its dynamic shortcomings, and some CAR staffers still go weak at the knees at the mention of a Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 rally car. But now...

CAR Magazine's design team has won the top accolade at the UK industry's oscars - the Periodical Publishers Association's Designer of the Year gong. Andy Thomas, who led last year's redesign of CAR...

Audi TT Clubsport Quattro: the full lowdown Inspired by the Porsche 356, Audi has lopped the top off its TT Roadster to make this speedster version of its two-seater. The TT Clubsport Quattro,...

Is this really an all-new Saab 9-3? It’s as new as new Saab 9-3s get, until the real new 9-3 arrives in 2010. The Swedish company has once more given its ageing 9-3 a new lease of life with this...

Brabus SV12 S Biturbo Coupe: the lowdown Environmental concerns? Soaring tax duties? Pah. Green issues are clearly a long way from the minds of the men in Bottrop, who today unveiled their latest...

That's actually quite a cool looking little car... That's the idea. Vauxhall's raft of design-led new cars continues with the Agila. Out goes the Postman Pat looks of Luton's previous dullard and in...

Euro NCAP has panned UK car manufacturers after a dismal performance in its Electronic Stability Control survey. Figures released today by the automotive safety organisation put the cars sold in the...

Hmm, a Hyundai that looks like a Peugeot Yes, as expected, Hyundai has pulled the wraps off the estate version of its new i30 hatch. Styled at the Korean giant’s European Design Centre in Frankfurt,...

BMW’s twin turbo 3.0-litre engine – the mighty 306bhp straight six from the 335i - has taken top honours at the 2007 International Engine of the Year Awards, the engineering equivalent of the Oscars.

Something brisk for the summer, then? Brisk indeed. Porsche’s new £106,180 Turbo Cabriolet arrives here in early September and is powered by the same twin turbo unit that’s found in the coupe. The...

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster: that's quite a mouthful It certainly is. But then this is no normal car. Let's call it the SLR, for brevity's sake - and this new roadster derivative is designed to...

Mitsubishi Evo X: haven't we seen this before? After years of concept cars and teasers, Mitsubishi today finally showed the production version of the new Evo X. This is a company that just loves to...

A Ferrari police car? That's just ridiculous! Yep, it sure is. Don't rub your eyes or pinch yourself, that really is a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti in police livery. A somewhat scarier view in your...

Audi Cross Coupe Quattro: the lowdown This is the first official picture of what will become in 2010 Audi's new Freelander rival, efectively the Q3. It's a baby brother to the Q7 mud-plugger and...

Four showrooms not enough to serve the needs of all those impoverished rice pickers? Apparently not. This is Rolls' fifth Chinese dealership and its eightieth worldwide. Rolls Royce announced the...

The new M3 will cost £50,625, BMW announced today. That's a hefty £8k more than before and brings the new coupe closer than ever to a basic Porsche 911 Carrera which is just under £60k. Deliveries in...

BMW Concept CS - a landmark BMW concept This is the very latest offering from Munich's design studios - and it points to a bold new design future post-flame surfacing. The landmark Concept CS show car...

The Maserati GS Zagato. Can we see the front, please? Afraid not. These are the only pictures of the car to have been released by Italian coachbuilders Zagato, but there’s certainly no question about...

Jeep Cherokee: the lowdown Jeep has given the Cherokee yet another makeover in its 30-year history and has headed back to basics on the design front. The new Cherokee (or Liberty, if you’re American)...

KND-4 concept: the lowdown Kia has lifted the lid on its latest concept car, the KND-4 crossover. Painted in lime green paint and sporting deep-dished, 20-inch alloys, it’s not what you’d call subtle.

The new S40 and V50? They look pretty similar to me! That’s true, there’s not a huge amount of difference. Don’t think of these as new cars - this is mild mid-life facelift territory. The S40 saloon...

BMW M3: the lowdown This is the first look at BMW’s new M3 production car. You’ve seen the concept, you’ve heard the new V8 engine howl on this website, but today (April 7) CAR Online brings you eight...

American taxi celebrates its 100th at the New York Motor Show The US taxi celebrates its centenary at New York this week with a display of the ‘green’ yellow cabs of tomorrow. The rank gathered by The...

Subaru Tribeca: the lowdown Subaru is being very honest about the B9 Tribeca. Its face was its misfortune and it sold only 18,000 in the States instead of the projected 36,000. The ugly duckling...

Subaru Impreza: the lowdown The Subaru Impreza is about to lose some of its quirkiness; it's always been a slightly odd proposition, standing out from the hatchback norm with those gawky saloon...

Jeep Grand Cherokee: not much has changed, has it? Nope - this is the mildest of mid-life refreshes, isn't it? Jeep has massaged the engines, shopped extensively at the gadget superstore and polished...

Thirty-three years after the first Golf, Volkswagen has just passed the 25 million milestone. As one of the pioneers of the modern hatchback genre, the Golf was a hit right from launch in 1974, and...

Ford Shelby GT500KR: the lowdown Ford’s latest Shelby Mustang special packs a 540bhp punch, and will be flexing its muscles at next week's New York Motor Show. It’s called the Ford Shelby GT500KR, in...

Chevrolet Trax: the lowdown How low can you go in the US? That’s the question three compact concepts are asking the public at next week's New York Motor Show. GM revealed just one of the minicars...

Hummer H2 SUT The H2 SUT gains the same 393hp 6.2-litre V8 and six-speed box as the SUV, plus its more refined interior. This might seem incongruous to a Brit: a pick-up is a working vehicle, right?...

Cadillac STS: the lowdown A new in-yer-face grille will let neighbours know who’s driving a 2008 Cadillac STS. GM’s luxury barge is bigger than ever, and a restyle gives it a confident American look,...

Hummer H2: the lowdown It’s best not to look directly at the new Hummer H2 in sunlight; you’ll be blinded by bling. New bits of glitz have appeared on the 2008 model, going on sale later in the year,...

Infiniti EX Concept: the lowdown Infiniti is Nissan’s answer to Lexus, a wannabe aspirational and luxurious brand aimed squarely at Audi, Mercedes and BMW's home turf. Nissan has enjoyed a reasonable...