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Aston Martin first confirmed the V12 Zagato last July and then showed the car at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It even raced two of them at last year's 24 Hours of the Nuerburgring. But it has come time for the car to finally be handed out to the few lucky buyers. The first V12 Zagato produced for sale to customers will be shown at the Kuwait Concours D'Elegance from February 15-18....

To celebrate the opening of a new Nissan factory in Guangzhou, China, Nissan teamed with Dutch artist Paul Veroude to create an art installation based on an exploded Nissan Teana. The installation is called "Journey in Motion" and shows a Nissan Teana taken apart to its individual pieces and suspended.  The sculpture was created over three months, and the Teana is ...

Jeep has started a contest to allow people to name a yet-unamed, production-intent concept based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo X. The winner will then get a chance to win the truck. If Jeep is happy with the truck's buzz, it will be ready for showrooms by the end of the spring.  The concept starts as a Laredo X and adds blacked-out trim and 20in black, aluminum wheels. The ...

Michelin has delivered the first tires to the Project 56 Deltawing team. What is novel is the size of the tires. The front tires on the Deltawing are just 10/58-15 meaning that the tires are just 4in (10cm) wide. In comparison, an Audi R18 uses tires that are 14.5in (36cm) wide. The Deltawing uses 31/62-15 rear tires, which are 12in (31cm) wide.  “The difference in tire size is ...

Ram is adding a Laramie Limited model to top the Ram line that is aimed at affluent buyers The exterior gets a body-colored bumper with integrated fog lamps and large chrome grill. The side of the truck is clean with no badges indicating Ram or the engine unlike on other Ram trucks. The tailgate logo is limited to a Ram head and Limited logo. The truck gets 20in chrome wheels. While heavy ...

Renault plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Alpine A110 at the Paris Auto Show on September 27.  Renault design chief Laurens van den Acker heavily hinted that it would have at least a concept based on the A110.  "It would be remiss not to do something. These things live by the grace of the day. In my view, the best thing for a designer is always to have ...

The words Aston Martin bring about a plethora of images for most of us. Unfortunately for me, despite the best work of Daniel Craig I think of tow trucks and slightly disappointing dynamics. Therefore, when this Tungsten DBS arrived on the drive it faced an uphill task to convince me of its place among the highest echelons of GT car aristocracy. I have thus far been slightly harsh, and I ...

Caterham is the first team to reveal its 2012 Formula 1 car. The car has a quite complicated front wing with a fairly high nose, but the rear appears simple and more like old-school Formula 1.  Caterham has been working on the CT01 since the end of last season, but it says that it had the chassis homologated by Christmas 2011. The car still uses a Renault engine and Red Bull ...