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First Details on Nissan Electric Le Mans Prototype Emerge
Nissan announced it that it will enter an electrified prototype in the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans, and it has already been invited as the 2014 Garage 56 entry into Le Mans. Nissan has now announced that the team behind the Deltawing will spearhead the new car's design and development.  The car is being designed by Ben Bowlby... read >

One of Six Mercedes CLK-GTR Roadsters for Sale in US
When the Mercedes CLK-GTR road car went on sale in 1998, the Guinness Book of Records certified it as the most expensive car in the world at the equivalent of $1,547,620. Just 26 of the road cars were made - 20 coupes and six roadsters, and one of them, a coupe, was officially registered in the US. It was thought that coupe was the onl... read >

Audi Teasing New Vehicle on Audi TV
Audi has begun teasing a new model on Audi TV. While covered with a sheet, it appears to be a coupe crossover similar to the BMW X6.  Audi says that it will give the car a sneak preview on 00:01 CET (7:01pm EDT), which indicates that it will probably be revealed during the New York Auto Show on March 27 and 28.  Audi ... read >

Jaguar Land Rover Invests to Build 4-Cylinder Engines in UK
Jaguar Land Rover is investing £500 million (€575 million) into its Engine Manufacturing Centre in the UK to employ 1,400 new employees and build its new four-cylinder engines. It is also investing a further £2.75 billion (€3.2 billion) to create eight new or refreshed cars this year.  Jagu... read >

Compare the segment: Supercars
It beggars belief how competitive the junior supercar market has become nowadays. Ferrari has always produced a contender but, for many years, it has had a large proportion of the market to itself. Then, in 2003, its resurgent Italian competitor Lamborghini rose from the ashes and added to its range (which only had the Murcielago i... read >

Porsche 911 Will Be Central Feature of Goodwood Festival of Speed
Porsche is celebrating the 50th birthday of the 911 with an exhibit at its museum, and the 911 will be the Central Feature of this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed from July 11-14. Porsche will also create this year’s sculpture for the Goodwood Festival with a focus on the 911. Porsche has built over 820,000 911s since... read >

New Comic Tells Story of Carl Benz
A new comic by Belgian artist Willy Harold Williamson and author Martin Grünewald is available at the Mercedes-Benz Museum Shop and for sale online that tells the story of founder Carl Benz. "Carl Benz – A life dedicated to cars" is available in French, German, English and Chinese and covers important mom... read >

Fleet of 20 Nissan Leaf Taxis Coming to Zurich
A fleet of 20 Nissan Leaf taxis will be on the streets of Zurich, Switzerland, by the end of the year. New York, Tokyo, Mexico City, Amsterdam and Sao Paulo already have Nissan Leaf taxi fleets.   The first 10 taxis will be delivered in the coming weeks, and the next 10 will be there by mid-2013. They will all be painted in br... read >

The most expensive classic cars in 2012
As we already saw in our article about the most valuable cars in the world, the sky's the limit when it comes to wealthy enthusiasts spending their pocket money on some old, shiny metal. And clearly, with the economic crisis it is not just the classic fans investing in collectibles anymore, but it is also a new kind of buyer lo... read >