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Cars modified by McLaren Special Operations

McLaren has been celebrating its 50th anniversary all year, but its latest act is finally something customers can enjoy. McLaren is building limited editions of 50 each of anniversary edition 12C and 12C Spiders. The cars will be specially modifie...

All cars come with 8in infotainment display

Qoros has announced that the standard 8in infotainment system in its cars will be powered by the Windows Azure cloud service, and Qoros will call its suite of services QorosQloud. The system incorporates navigation, vehicle monitoring and inf...

Monocoques have reduced in weight by 50% from 1999 to today

Weight is the enemy of motorsports. While the cars in nearly every series have weight minimums that they must meet, every bit that a team can get under that amount allows the team to distribute weight wherever it would like. Audi says that since 1...

A very limited number of cars will be brought

While Chrysler is not officially exporting the new SRT Viper to Europe, GeigerCars, a German importer will be picking up the slack and importing a small number. It already has three for sale on its website. The importer plans to have prices st...

Problem could cause loss of steering

Nissan is recalling 841,000 Micras and Cubes for a fault with the steering wheel that could cause loss of steering. The cars were built in the UK and Japan between 2002 and 2006. The problem is linked to a bolt used in the steering wheel that ...

The company is seeking better taxes in other countries

Italy's Industry Minister Flavio Zanonato will meet with Sergio Marchionne next week to ensure that Fiat Industrial will not be moving production outside the country. The company is considering moving its headquarters to the UK because of...

Formula 1 might have to get slower to get more interesting

Mark Webber is among the most experienced drivers currently in the Formula 1 paddock. He began his F1 career in 2002, so when he says F1 rules may need to be rethought, people should at least consider what he says. Webber says that the lack of exc...

It will affect over 250,000 cars

Diesel is not anywhere near as popular in North America as in Europe. The problem started in the 80s when diesel passenger cars in the US were slow, noisy, smelly and in some cases unreliable. It poisoned diesel sales in North America for a genera...

Team would have liked to have won more races

Kimi Raikkonen is one of the most enigmatic drivers in Formula 1 history. When he was asked who was going to win the drivers' championship last year, he responded "the one with the most points." He has made his career by performing w...

Alleged fraud occurred between 2010 and 2011

Three former Saab executives, CEO Jan-Aake Jonsson, Chief Financial Officer Karl-Gustav Lindstroem and general counsel Kristina Geers have been arrested by Swedish police for alleged tax fraud as part of their role with Saab between...