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Fox News has conducted a small study of companies who have suffered from the largest number of lawsuits in the United States in 2010. For the first time, Toyota has surpassed General Motors at this chapter. Full story...

Fuel economy has become one of the most important criteria for new car buyers. With rising fuel prices, manufacturers had to find creative solutions to combine performance with extra efficiency. Well, it looks like they're on the right track. In 2010, 65.4 percent of all new cars were powered by smaller, four-cylinder engines. Full story...

Team Peugeot unveiled its new endurance prototype, still codenamed 908, which will contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Le Mans Intecontinental Cup. Full story...

Lotus Renault's Robert Kubica set the fastest lap time overall on the third and last day of Formula 1 pre-season testing at Valencia, Spain. Full story...

If you eat, live and breathe performance, this might interest you. Magniflex, a leading Italian bedding manufacturer, recently launched its Torino Lamborghini collection, taking the expression power nap to a whole new meaning. Full story...

Cadillac unveiled the CTS-V Black Diamond Edition, a variant of the sporty car that will be available in the month of March for the coupe, sedan and wagon. This special edition adds some of the most popular options as well as an exclusive black tri-layer paint job. It includes Satin Graphite 19-inch wheels, yellow Brembo brake calipers, Recaro seats wearing suede in the central sections and Midnight Sapele wood trim. Full story...

Yesterday, Matt St-Pierre published an article about Honda's woes and the importance of the Civic in their line-up. Today, we discovered a series of photos that made us think about the future of the company and its sales. Full story...

I would buy everything on this lorrie. Five 1989 or 1990 Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 & 2.5-16 EVOs, two 1997 911 including what looks like a GT3 and one SLK-Class Black series. I'd get four of my friends (hey, I've got 375 on Facebook!) and we'd track them every weekend! Full story...

The new ORECA 03 sport prototype destined to endurance racing was tested earlier this week on the Paul-Ricard HTTT circuit in Southern France. Full story...

The new breed of Formula 1 cars may create some confusion amongst the fans. And there's more than just the Lotus vs Lotus ongoing battle! Full story...

Gresini Honda's Marco Simoncelli caused quite a stir at the Sepang circuit, as he was the fastest rider of the last day of MotoGP official testing on Thursday. Full story...

A sport-oriented minivan sounds like an oxymoron to us, but that surely won't stop Chrysler from introducing an R/T variant to the Grand Caravan line-up. Full story...

Straight up, I've not been very impressed by Nissan's latest offerings from the last few years. Be it aesthetically or emotionally, other than the Z and GT-R, none of their products spoke to me. The cube was eye-opening and I actually enjoyed driving it. Its quirkiness, taut chassis and powertrain made for an interesting experience. Full story...

Kimi Raikkonen's team manager has tipped the ex-Formula One world champion to challenge for a top six finish on Rally Sweden next week. Full story...

Romain Grosjean has set the fastest time of the first day of collective test for the GP2 Asia drivers on the Abu Dhabi circuit. Full story...

Helmut Marko has scoffed at claims Red Bull is now formula one's biggest spender. Full story...

Lewis Hamilton had a sharp-eyed return to formula one on Wednesday after a long winter break. Full story...

Williams' stock market floatation is close to being realised, according to an authoritative newspaper. Full story...

Andrew Ridgeway, a former executive at General Motors, has taken over as president of powertrain engineering-services supplier IAV Automotive Engineering Inc. Ridgeway, 45, moved into the position at the start of 2011. Full story...

The United States may already lag behind Asia in development of electric vehicles, putting America's manufacturing sector in even greater jeopardy than it is now, said an Indiana University study headed by a retired Ford executive. Full story...