MUMBAI: Tata Motors said on Tuesday it had accepted an offer from Italy’s Fiat, an existing joint-venture partner, to collaborate with it on its long-planned, cheap small-car project. However, the extent of collaboration would be limited, a senior Tata official said.
“At the stage at which we are today, where design and styling has been […]

One of the showstoppers at the recent Autosport International Show is the X-Works X1 Concept car, a lightweight sports car that is headed for production with a $88,695 sticker.
The concept is a creation of Xtreme Automobiles, the U.K. tuner that specializes in Mitsubishis and was formerly known as Ralliart UK.

The two-seat X1 Concept uses a […]

Audi is entering the most discerning segment of the car market with its R8 mid-engine sports car – and immediately taking up a position among the leaders: equipped with the expertise that Audi has gathered from its involvement in motor sport and from building sporty premium-class cars, the Audi R8 is the embodiment of superlative […]

Big news. Honda’s well-known performance trim sold in Asia is coming to the US. The limited edition of the Honda MUGEN Civic Si Sedan will debut next year in spring. As planned, MUGEN will build only 500 units of this limited model and sell it for less than $30,000. The car is also expected to […]

With engine tuning to produce up to 730 hp, 21″ light-alloy wheels, enhanced aerodynamic parts, a redesigned interior and sports suspension,the BRABUS view of the latest CL is ‘even better, even more luxurious’.
The top performance level from BRABUS for the CL 600 is the BRABUS SV12 S Biturbo engine. To increase swept volume from standard […]

Instead of challenging the market-leading Toyota Camry and Honda Accord sedans, Subaru prefers to pitch the Legacy as an upmarket alternative comparable to entry-level luxury cars.
Unfortunately, that’s a bit of a stretch - the fourth-generation Legacy is an excellent vehicle, but simply doesn’t have the star power to compete with brands such as Acura, BMW […]

WOLFSBURG, Germany - The countdown for the 2007 Dakar Rally is running: ten weeks before the start of the cross-country classic in Lisbon, Volkswagen’s factory team has completed the development programme for the Race Touareg 2 with an intensive test in Tunisia.
Coming up next as a warm-up will be a competition run of two […]

Thirty years ago Volkswagen launched the GTI, the “hot hatch” that would revolutionize the concept of affordable and accessible high-performance motoring. Now comes the R GTI, a look forward into the future of compact car performance, making its debut at the 2006 SEMA Show in Las Vegas on October 31.
Over its four generations, the GTI […]

Volkswagen introduces a concept vehicle that reflects its roots in the sport compact tuning community.
The story began back in the early ‘80s, with a man named Bill Neumann. Bill founded the California based tuning firm Automotive Performance Systems (APS). He was frustrated with the fact that Volkswagen’s hot hatchback GTI had been sold in Germany […]

Honda is teaming up with longtime aftermarket partner Mugen to produce a special edition model of the automaker’s new Civic Si Sedan. The partnership marks the first time Honda and Mugen will officially collaborate on a factory-backed vehicle for the U.S. market.
A prototype version of the vehicle, called the Civic Mugen Si, hit the Honda […]