Toyota seem to be very serious about the Lexus LF-A sports car for 2011, and although the current economic situation is quite bad, they are still holding on their commitment to Formula One. Lexus will also build 500, 500-hp Lexus LF-A models which already teased the crows at the Nurburgring 24 hour race. A small number of LF-A prototypes are also rumoured to...

Google Maps have inadvertently caught the Porsche Cayman and Boxster testing at the Mount Evans Toll Road high up in the Colorado Rockies. The Google Streetview project by Google is meant to photograph each street or road to go along with their Google Maps project. They have caught the Porsche models testing as they drove past taking photos.

Reiter Engineering have decided to built a road-legal version of a race-spec Lambo. The firm is already well known for modifying race cars into road cars, and they have just done it again with the Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 race-car. The Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Strada has been fitted with new carbon-fibre body elements which include a new front...

The United States Treasury Department have said that they will purchase a $5 billion stake in GMAC LLC “as part of a broader program to assist the domestic automotive industry in becoming financially viable. This move has also caused the government to lend GM another $1 billion so that they can participate in a rights offering a GMAC. The $1 billion will...

Ford have created a new Active Park Assist program which will initially be available on the Lincoln MKS and MKT. The system will use the ultrasonic sensors now mounted on the corners of many vehicles, and it will combine them with a new electric power assisted steering setup. The system will be able to manipulate the steering automatically and the sensors will...

Full pricing and specification details on the new Seat Exeo saloon has been revealed for the UK market. It will go on sale in April and the new saloon will be offered in S, SE, Sport and range-topping SE Lux trim levels. There will be a choice of three engines, a 2.0-litre TDI turbodiesel with 143-hp or 170-hp, a 2.0-litre TSI turbocharged petrol engine with 200PS. All...

The new facelifted version of the Fiat Sedici has been scooped ahead of the official debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The new Sedici is the twin brother of the Suzuki SX4, and it is offered in front-wheel and all-wheel-drive layouts. The new subtly restyled Sedici will feature a new front grille which is inspired from Fiat’s latest models, like...

Jaguar have introduced a new 3.0-litre turbodiesel engine into the European version of the 2010 Jaguar XF. The power outputs in the S form range from 240 to 275-hp. The dual turbocharged 3.0-litre AJ-V6D Gen III diesel engines are based on the 207-hp 2.7-litre AJ V6 from the PSA Peugeot-Citroen group. Both of the units will be connected to Jaguar’s six-speed...

Porsche have production on their first-ever diesel-engined model, the Cayenne Diesel. The Diesel Cayenne will be built at the Leipzig plant in Germany, and the sports utility vehicle will have a 3.0-litre Audi V6 turbodiesel engine. The engine will have 240-hp and 550Nm of torque. The Cayenne Diesel will be on sale from February 2009, and the German automaker...

The Japanese firm, Branew, will launch a whole new range of performance packages for the new Nissan 370Z. The new kit will include carbon-fibre, and it will feature a front spoiler, side steps, rear spoiler and rear wing. The sport coupe will have a set of multispoke alloy wheels which will be offered in various sizes.