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Ford Motor Co. said today it will produce a global performance car based on the re-engineered, restyled Focus. Full story...

Kimi Raikkonen will start Rally Mexico without having driven his Citroen C4 for any significant time on gravel, after a back injury forced the cancellation of a pre-event test. Full story...

Two living world champions look set to be missing at next weekend's F1 season opener in Bahrain. Full story...

Russia is set to sponsor the Renault formula one team in 2010, prime minister Vladimir Putin has announced. Full story...

2010 is Jenson Button's chance to prove he is as good as Britain's other formula one driver, according to Bernie Ecclestone. Full story...

New F1 team Lotus on Tuesday announced it will be sponsored by the famous news network CNN in 2010 and beyond. Full story...

The multi-award winning Lotus Evora provides the basis of the stunning carbon design concept unveiled at the 80th Geneva Motorshow. The car boasts a stylish carbon fibre, leather and alcantara interior, aggressive carbon diffuser and an evocative high tech composite body. Full story...

Leon Haslam (Suzuki) won his first World Superbike Championship race of his career, but was denied a double victory by Carlos Checa (Ducati) in the last moment of the second race during the first weekend of WSBK action at Phillip Island in Australia. Full story...

Campos Meta 1 intends to change its name to Hispania Racing F1 Team before the start of the 2010 season next weekend. Full story...

Having earlier predicted Michael Schumacher's 2010 return to formula one, Eddie Jordan now thinks the Serbian outfit Stefan GP will be on the Bahrain grid next weekend. Full story...

Honda has begun selling a new automobile driving simulator in Japan. The revised simulator has been designed to help improve road safety by allowing users to experience and learn from potentially dangerous driving situations in a safe virtual environment. Full story...

No it's no typo, it's a Dacia, not a Plymouth. The Dacia Duster is a compact off-roader, that is if you select the AWD version, and is the latest addition to the Renault-owned carmaker which has seen some of its models hit our shores in the 80s. Full story...

Who said the Hybrid is dead? Even if the Prius is going through hard times, the trend of the hybrid powertrain remains very strong. Like the Lexus LS600hL and BMW ActiveHybrid 7 (do all these names need to be such a mouthful?) before it, the A8 hybrid is aimed at those wanting to feel big in their britches without making a big negative impact on the environment. Big difference here is that it uses a 4-cylinder engine and not a V8! Full story...

The new e-tron model series from Audi will gain another new member at the Geneva Motor Show: The Audi A1 e-tron is a Mega City Vehicle (MCV) with an innovative drive technology. Full story...

The multi-award winning Lotus Evora provides the basis of the stunning carbon design concept unveiled at the 80th Geneva Motorshow. The car boasts a stylish carbon fibre, leather and alcantara interior, aggressive carbon diffuser and an evocative high tech composite body. Full story...

Like us, do you miss the Carrera GT? Do you wish you had a second chance at getting your hands on one but, as money is no object, your only concern was the environement? Full story...

Audi has the "A", Infiniti has the "G", "M", etc. and a whole slew of others have their own numbers and letters but Hyundai has "i". This series, which includes the i30 (our Elantras Touring), carries all shapes and sizes of Hyundai products. The latest version that we know of is the ix35, this time know as the Tucson. Full story...

OSHAWA, Ontario, March 2, 2010 -- General Motors of Canada will conduct a safety recall of 256,583 compact cars to address issues in the power steering system. Vehicles affected are the 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt; 2007-2010 Pontiac G5; and 2005-2006 Pontiac Pursuit. Full story...

Immediately after having clinched his fifth 100 Acre Woods Rally, American Ken Block and his team flew to Mexico, to prepare for their first World Rally Championship event driving a Ford Focus RS WRC. Full story...

While paying homage to past Bentley greats, the brief for the new Mulsanne's design and engineering teams was to create a Bentley that represents the pinnacle of British luxury motoring. Full story...