Hankook Tire: The Future of Tyre Design [Video]

Hankook Tire held a competition in the U.S.A. challenging the "brightest industrial design students" to display how they envision the future of tyres in several types of vehicles. and what we get is some cool looking designs that might actually workd in the real world, we will have to wait and see.

W Motors Lykan Hypersport had its premiere at the Qatar Motor Show.

W Motors, the company from Beirut, has revealed their new supercar at the Qatar Motor Show. The vehicle is equipped with a twin-turbocharged flat-six engine producing 750hp (552kW) and 998Nm (737lb/ft) of torque, allegedly supplied by German tuning company RUF.

Kia will show a new concept at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show

In less than one week the 2013 Chicago Auto Show will open its doors for the media and KIA will reveal their concept, the Cross GT, that should not be confused with Volskwagens CrossBlue, specially because they might end up has competitors, since it will be bigger that the Sorento. All we know for now is that this concept is a hint at what will be the brands new design language.

Ferrari F150, Still doesn't have an official name, but will have 950hp!

Milano Artworks

In the last few days Ferrari has shown the Enzo replacement to some very special clients, and by special i mean full of money, and seems one of those clients revealed many of the cars technical details, including power, acceleration, top speed, presentation date and the price.

Radion Design created the BMW M9, looks cool!

There are several design companies in the world and many more individuals doing they private sketches envisioning what a car should look like, but most of them are really bad and don't deserve much attention. This concept looks pretty good. It is different from what BMW is doing at the moment but you immediately recognize it as a BMW.

2014 Audi S3 convertible caught testing in the snow

Slowly the German brand introduces new variants of the A3, but before that each vehicle has to be tested in low and high temperatures. And that is what we have here, the Audi A3 convertible, but this time it isn't based on the hatchback but on the soon to be introduced sedan.

Top Gear USA returns tonight!

While the original Top Gear had the premiere in UK this Sunday, and the Huayra is now the fastest car at the Top Gear test track, we can't forget the also entertaining Top Gear USA premieres tonight at 9:00 PM EST on the History Channel. In this season Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood will try to find out what is the best police car, will have a road trip to Mexico, have a tractor challenge and in the process a lot of laughs. don't miss it.

2014 Mercedes S-Class gets his interior reavealed!

Everyone knows carmakers like to tease their upcoming cars and this is one of those pretty obvious examples. The car was left in an exterior parking lot and someone let them take pictures of the car inside and outside. They even opened the doors for the photographer. Oh well, now you can see the interior and the all digital tachometer and speedometer.

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C7 convertible in the Geneva Motor Show

Seems like the convertible version of the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will have its public presentation at this years Geneva Motor Show starting from March 7. This means the convertible will go on sale later this year. And it isn't the first time Chevrolet introduced the convertible version of the Corvette in Europe. In 2004 the sixth-generation Corvette convertible had his premiere in Geneva.

Audi wants an even faster RS6 Avant. Will be called "Plus"

Stephan Reil, boss of Audi's Quattro division recently told in a interview with CarMagazine that they will soon introduce a "Plus" version of the RS6 Avant with over 600hp. That will be an increase of almost 50hp! Reil also added that he wants to save Audi's high-performance naturally aspirated engines while also making future RS cars lighter.

Official: Kia Pro_Cee'd GT and Cee'd GT - New images!

Two days ago you saw here the first two images of the upcoming Pro_Cee'd GT and today Kia decided to reveal a little more about "the brand’s most performance-focused production car ever", including more images, a few technical details and the confirmation of the 3 and 5 door versions.

Saab will continue to produce the 9-3

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) saved Saab from bankruptcy last year and promised to debut an electric vehicle in about 18 months with the name Saab, but it can't use the griffin logo because it is also used by Scania and Saab Aerospace Group. Now plans have been changed. While the company still wants to build electric vehicles they will first resume the production of the "old" 9-3 to prepare the company, economically and industrially, for the new electric Saab.

The Road Warriors - Isle of Man TT, Southern 100 and Ulster GP [Video] Crazy!

You have to be really brave to drive a bike at almost 320km/h (200mph) in a country road with rain and several other guys trying to overtake you in almost every single place. See the videos below and admire those guys.

Kia Pro_Cee'd GT revelead ahead of the Geneva Motor Show

That is right, what you have here are the first two images of the upcoming Kia Pro_Cee'd GT revealed well ahead of the Geneva Motor Show in a Russian website, and the car looks great with an aggressive front that i am sure will be a hard rival to the Golf GTI.

Spain will get another major investment from a carmaker

The German company Volkswagen said last week it would invest around 785 million euros ($1 billion) in a plant in northern Spain over the next five years, making it the third company in recent months that announced a major investment in that country with severe economy problems.

Is this a Hyundai truck testing in Scandinavia?

According to the German website, Verkehrsrundschau, Hyundai is testing their new truck near the arctic circle, meaning that the Korean company might bring their heavy trucks to the old continent. When questioned about that the company refused to comment.

Nissan confirms Nismo version of the Leaf

Shoichi Miyatani, President of Nissan Motorsport International Limited (Nismo) said to Autocar that the Leaf Nismo, which was recently introduced at the Tokyo Auto Salon, will enter production in Japan this summer, and depending on how it performs it may also be sold in Europe and/or in the United States of America.

Citroen C5 facelift revelead in China

Another facelift revealed in China, something normal nowadays. This time we have here the Chinese face lifted Citroen C5 that now has LED taillights and a different grille with more chrome accents, which i find pretty ugly. I don't know if this will be available in Europe or not.

McLaren previews the P1 in a Video

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The successor to the legendary F1 supercar will be named the P1 and has been shown in the Paris Motor Show in September 2012, but one thing is the look of the car another is how it drives, and the people at McLaren are hard at work on that aspect, so to prove that they released this video featuring the new supercar in a "relentless testing program".

Portugal may again have a F1 race (PT/EN)

PT: Bernie Ecclestone admitiu hoje que Portugal pode voltar a ter uma corrida de Fórmula 1 depois de terem sido descartadas as pistas de Istambul, na Turquia e a pista da Red Bull Ring, na Áustria.

EN: Bernie Ecclestone has admitted today that Portugal may again have a Formula 1 race after the race tracks from Istanbul, Turkey and the Red Bull Ring in Austria were discarded.

2013 Seat Ibiza Cupra

The new Ibiza Cupra will soon be available to order and now Seat released more pictures of the small city car with a "sporting performance for every day". The car is fast but while the look isn't that exciting, it does not look as bad as some of its adversaries, with the exclusive 17-inch alloy wheels, the black gloss exterior mirrors, bi-xenon lights, the redesigned bumpers and tinted windows.

SAIC Maxus - Returning to Europe?

Some time ago LDV Limited built a van named Maxus in Birmingham, England, but soon had to sell everything, including intellectual property, to the Chinese SAIC that started building the Maxus, with a new grille.

Rolls-Royce Wraith - New teaser and details

This is the image that best shows the appearance of the car until today. In it we can see the sweeping roofline of the most powerful Rolls-Royce yet that will be presented on March 5 at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.

BMW and Toyota signed binding agreements

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Toyota and BMW signed a deal regarding collaboration on Fuel Cell Systems, Sports Vehicle, Lightweight Technology and Lithium-air Battery Collaboration to Commence.

MINI Clubman Bond Street for the 2013 Geneva Motor Show

Don't be confused, this version has nothing to do with the British special agent but instead with the major shopping street in the West End of London, targeting the " style-conscious customers of the particularly discerning variety".

2014 Nissan X-Trail 3 revealed in patent drawings

My Chinese isn't that good but it seems (and it surely looks) like the Hi-Cross concept will serve as a base for the next-generation X-Trail that could be introduced at the Geneva Motor Show next March.

Hybrid Air, a new type of an hybrid gasoline system [Video]

While most carmakers use hybrid systems with batteries, the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group intends to follow another path, using an all-new technology combining petrol internal combustion engine and compressed air storage, "Hybrid Air".

Kia's new concept for Geneva

Kia will show this new concept at the Geneva Motor Show in March and promises it will be "a provocative and racy new urban concept". Nothing else is known, but the concept won't have the traditional tiger-nose, instead it will adopt a more friendly grille and headlight arrangement.

The Aston Martin Rapide S gets an even bigger mouth

The new Rapide S will be Aston Martin's most powerful four-door to date with the power output increased by 17% (81hp) to 558hp taken from the naturally aspirated 6.0litre V12 (AM11 engine family).

PSA VéLV concept will be the Twizy rival [Video]

This is a compact, lightweight electric vehicle, with only 2.81m long, it has 3 seats, weighs under 700kg and is considered to be a tricycle because when the car has 2 rear wheels on a track with less than 460mm it is considered as a single-wheel axle.

Magpul Ronin 1125R. The Samurai

That is right, the company best known for building weapons and accessories for weapons, created this bike based on the Buell 1125R chassis nd of which only 47 will be built. And why only 47? That is because of the revenge of the forty-seven ronin, from the Japanese feudal era.

First image of the new Citroën C4 Picasso

Here you have the first image of the upcoming third generation of the small MPV, Citroën C4 Picasso, without camouflage. The current model was launched in 2006 with 5 seats and 2007 with room for 7. In 2010 Citroën gave a facelift to the C4.

Video presentation of the new BMW R 1200 GS

The challenge taken by the BMW Motorrad development department was pretty big, they had to make the previous GS, which is the most successful travel enduro in the world with 170.000 units sold, even better, and they believe they did it. Check the video below.

Orginal 1960's TV series Batmobile sold for $4.2 million (€3.15 million)

I am sure nobody expected it but the Batmobile used in the 1966–1968 live action television show and the 1966 Batman movie was sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction that took place in in Scottsdale, Arizona, for a crazy $4.2 million (€3.15 million).

Alfa Romeo will return to the North American market late this year

Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of both Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC, confirmed on Friday that the Italian brand will return to USA in late 2013 with the Alfa Romeo 4C.

The 2013 Dakar ended with no big surprises

Unfortunately this Dakar was marked by the death of 3 people, 2 spectators and a pilot, but in the end there were no major surprises in relation to the winners.

Hennessey Venom GT: World's fastest production car from 0 to 300 km/h [Video]

What do we have over here, this competition is reaching incredible levels. Just a few months ago the Koenigsegg Agera R beat the Veyron Super Sport in the 0-300km/h (186mph) run with a time of only 14.53 seconds compared to the Bugatti's 16.7 seconds, but now we have an even faster car in the market.

And the winners of the AutoMonthly Car Of The Year Are...

After dozens of votes, and all the polls closed, we have the winners of the twelve categories, which you can see below, but for now i can say the British stood out in relation to the Germans.

Engine reliability study. German brands on the bottom, Japanese on top.

Warranty Direct used the data from its claims to create a study listing the most reliable engines from 36 car manufacturers, with the Japanese brands coming first and the Germans near the end.

Alfa Romeo and Mazda will join forces for the new Alfa Spider and Miata (MX-5)

Last year Alfa Romeo and Mazda signed a memorandum of intent for collaboration in building convertible rear-wheel drive vehicles, but only now they closed the deal involving details like the deadlines, and technical data.

Honda reveals the Gear Concept in the Montreal Auto Show

The Montreal Auto Show takes place at the same time as the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, so it was a little surprising to find out that Honda had a world premiere in Canada.

WRC started in Monte-Carlo. Loeb still dominates. [Video]

As you remember Sebastien Loeb will participate in just four rounds of the World Rally Championship, but still continues to dominate as he wants, being first, on the first day of the Monte-Carlo rally, in the first race of the year. See the Day 1 highlights below.

Top Gear returns on January 27! [Video]

The boys are coming back in less than two weeks! season 19 of the popular car show, presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, will air in the UK on the 27th January, Sunday as usual on BBC2.

Skoda preparing a facelift for the Superb

After presenting the new Octavia and Rapid, it was time to refresh the image of the Skoda Superb making it look more like its younger brothers. For now we only have pictures of the front bumper, but we can have an idea of the changes.

Ford Atlas concept: Is this the future of pickups?

Ford unveiled the Ford Atlas Concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and promises this will be future of all the pickups thanks to its "innovative design, fuel efficiency and smart technologies".

Acura (Honda) NSX II concept, first look at the interior.

Over the last year Acura, or if you want, Honda, previewed several times the NSX in almost all the possible car shows in the world, but now, for the first time, we get to see the interior.

Nissan Resonance Concept. Preview of the future Murano III

Nissan took advantage of the Detroit Auto Show to reveal the future direction of Nissan crossovers, but I suspect that will only serve to show the lines of the Murano III.

2014 Cadillac ELR electrifies the luxury market

Cadillac introduced the 2014 ELR at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and according to Bob Ferguson, Cadillac global vice president, "is an unprecedented combination of luxury, advanced engineering and progressive design in a coupe that is both sporty and environmentally friendly,”.

Toyota Corolla Furia concept with the help of Samsung

The concept shown at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, forgetting some details like the pieces in carbon fiber, LED lights and huge wheels, will be the future Corolla. Maybe we can see the return of the Corolla hatchback in Europe.

Audi RS7 Sportback revealed in Detroit

Audi revealed another RS, or RennSport, car that besides the impressive look, has equally impressive performance figures, and all thanks to the 4.0liter TFSI engine.