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Niki Lauda has backed Fernando Alonso to win the 2010 world championship. Full story...

An exclusive UK premiere of the Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder will be taking place at this year's MPH The Prestige & Performance Motor Show powered by Shell V-Power featuring Top Gear Live. Full story...

After a cool 100km ride from my friend's medieval domain (Honest!), I joined the huge crowd coming to see the last event of the 2010 World Superbike Championship season, with two Superbike, and single Supersport, Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 races on the day's program. Full story...

How much engine performance do you need to break 300 km/h? The ones who think that this needs more than 500 bhp will learn that this is not correct. The TTRS with 472 bhp by MTM from Wettstetten / Ingolstadt was GPS measured to be 312 km/h at test runs on the Nardo highspeed track in Italy at the beginning of September 2010. For many other tuners a hard nut to crack despite of increased efficiency. Full story...

As I was walking the show floor at last week's 2010 Mondial de l'Auto in Paris, I was severely struck with anxiety. Strolling through Peugeot's, Renault's, Mercedes', BMW's and other European makers' stands; I could scarcely believe the effort that was put into every car's styling. Anxiety, because I would not want to be the next guy or gal that has to redesign the next version of the Renault Megane, Audi TT or, in this case, the Mercedes CLS-Class. Imagine the expectations! Full story...

Ford is currently in the lead in terms of total sales for 2010, and the month of September helped them extend that lead. Full story...

Ducati's Casey Stoner took his second straight Japanese MotoGP victory, joining motorcycle legends Kenny Roberts, Geoff Duke and John Surtees, all with 22 premier-class wins. Full story...

The Sauber Motorsport Formula 1 team on Monday finally confirmed long-time rumours linking the Swiss team with a major Mexican investment. Full story...

While the Biff, Greg Biffle, is back with a win in Kansas; so is Jimmie Johnson. Full story...

Antoine L'Estage and Nathalie Richard won it all so far this year with the Rally America championship and the North American Rally Cup title in hand. They added another layer to the record book this week-end with a fouth victory at the Pacific Forest Rally, in Merritt, British Columbia. Full story...

Citroen is waiting for Kimi Raikkonen to decide whether to stay with the French marque in the world rally championship next year. Full story...

Organisers of the 2012 United States grand prix in Austin, Texas have missed a deadline to lodge the design of its circuit with F1's governing body, the FIA. Full story...

In front of a highly-charged crowd at the Olympic Stadium, veteran American Yamaha rider Nick Wey from Michigan won the 33rd running of the Supermotocross Monster Energy presented by Coors Light and Parts Canada/Thor held Saturday night in Montréal. Two other American riders, Teddy Maier and Troy Adams, both on Kawasakis finished second and third. Full story...

Lock me up and throw out the key! This was my first experience at the Mondial de l'Auto and, other than gorgeous cars that will never cross the Pond in order to make our lives more interesting and probably feel better, I had heard it all before. But thankfully, not seen. Full story...

French Citroen racing driver Sebastien Loeb last weekend claimed his seventh World Rally Championship, a fabulous feat never accomplished in this punishing motorsport category. Full story...

American driver Graham Rahal was pleased to announce that he has already found the budget required to run a full season of IZOD IndyCar Series in 2011. Full story...

Competing in his fifth race this season, Brandon Wagner held off Canadian James Hinchcliffe for his first victory and first for Davey Hamilton Racing in the Firestone Indy Lighst series in Miami. Frenchman JK Vernay wrapped up the title by taking the start of the race. Full story...

Renault plans to almost double its share of car sales in Brazil in the next three years through investments and by introducing new vehicles, according to a newspaper report. Full story...

The race for the top-selling luxury marque in the United States took a turn in September as Mercedes-Benz used a 22 percent monthly gain to overtake Lexus after nine months. Full story...

Tesla Motors said it is recalling more than 400 of its battery-powered Roadsters because of the risk that a power cable could short and catch fire. Full story...