Renault has revealed its latest concept in the form of the DeZir, a project lead by new design boss Laurens van den Acker - the man responsible for Mazda’s soon-to-be-retired ‘Nagare’ design language.
While the casual observer might spot a little Koenigsegg in its profile and a touch of Audi R8 in that silver blade, van [...]

Bugatti Veyron reclaims title of world’s fastest production car with new Super Sport version.
Bugatti has set a new land speed record for production cars with an even faster version of its $3.5 million Veyron supercar.
The French marque’s Veyron 16.4 Super Sport clocked an average top speed of 431km/h at parent company Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien proving ground [...]

Teenage Tunisian designer Khalfi Oussama creates the most outlandish BMW since Bangle.
BMW has seen some rather odd looking cars roll off the production line over the past 10 years, but Khalfi Oussama’s new X9 off-roader concept coupe takes oddball Beemers to a whole new level.
The 18-year-old designer hasn’t offered any information about his concept that [...]

It probably comes no little surprise that we bring you this news today, but yes, Porsche has beaten MINI in the much-hyped race at the in-field of Road Atlanta today.
The battle between “The Mighty” MINI Cooper and the “Fancy Pants” Porsche 911 was the result of a video challenge laid down by the head of [...]

Rather than unleashing yet another limited edition version of its Exige and Elise models, Lotus has announced it will unveil an all-new concept at the upcoming Paris Auto Show.
Describing the new concept as “the future evolution of an iconic British brand,” Lotus has offered little else on what we can expect to see at Paris.
Spy [...]

Which is faster around a racetrack - a Mini or a Porsche?
The answer seems obvious but that hasn’t stopped the president of Mini USA, Jim McDowell, throwing down the challenge to his counterpart at Porsche, Detlev von Platen. Meet at the Road Atlanta circuit (near Porsche’s US headquarters in Georgia) on June 21 for a [...]

The next generation of Ferrari models might draw on six-cylinder power once more, according to the Italian supercar company’s CEO, Luca di Montezemolo.
Speaking with British paper Autocar this week, di Montezemolo said that while the supercarmaker’s focus must continue to be on performance and pleasure, a return to six-cylinder engines is a possibility.
When asked if [...]

According to an insider at BMW Headquarters in Munich, Germany, the shark nose Gran Coupe Concept will go into production in the second quarter of 2010.
The news was reported by UK publication Autocar, who was also told that the concept will more than likely become the next generation 6-Series model although, that just doesn’t seem [...]

A quirky looking cab designed in Australia has been rethought for the busy city streets of New York.
New York is known as much for its taxis as it is for its hotdogs and trendy 40-something shoppers. The city is typically depicted in television shows and movies as having streets crammed with yellow Ford sedans and [...]

As Toyota’s reputation begins a slow path to recovery, the likes of Hyundai and Volkswagen continue on their quest to topple the Big T as the biggest manufacturer in the world.
Volkswagen has began streamlining its products and optimising its lineup to cover the entire market. Rumours circulating the web today suggest the German company (which [...]