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Audi S1 - exclusive pictures
Take a look at how Audi's pocket rocket is shaping up.

Bentley GTC Speed touches down - Bentley GTC Speed
Official pictures and details on Bentley's most powerful convertible ever.

Steven Gerrard spotted in modified Range Rover
by Adrian HearnLiverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been photographed in a modified Range Rover.England midfielder Steven Gerrard was snapped as he was driven by wife Alex Curran after a mixed week which was him put in two star performances for Liverpool and be charged by police over an alleged assault in a Southport nightclub.And this Range Rover intrigued us, featuring a grille not normally seen on one of Britain?s best 4x4s.Read the full story

Steven Gerrard spotted in modified Range Rover
by Adrian HearnLiverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been photographed in a modified Range Rover.England midfielder Steven Gerrard was snapped as he was driven by wife Alex Curran after a mixed week which was him put in two star performances for Liverpool and be charged by police over an alleged assault in a Southport nightclub.And this Range Rover intrigued us, featuring a grille not normally seen on one of Britain?s best 4x4s.Read the full story read more

Continental shift: new Bentley GTC cracks 200mph
by Adrian HearnThe Bentley Continental GTC has been face-lifted and fitted with a 600bhp engine ? ensuring a top speed of 200mph.Bentley has given its convertible Continental a more upright grille with a more pronounced edge and lower air intakes.But the most important change to the GTC line-up is the introduction of the ?Speed? model, which features Bentley?s uprated 6-litre V12 engine.Read the full story

Hot hatch-beating Hummer H3
Sales of 4x4s are plummeting but this hasn?t stopped a German tuner unveiling a modified Hummer H3 ? with Golf GTI-beating performance.Geiger ? which modifies most American cars ? has taken the Hummer H3?s 5.3-litre V8 engine and fitted a supercharger, increasing outputs from 300bhp and 320lb/ft of pulling power to 423bhp and 502lb/ft. The result is 0-62mph in 7 seconds and a top speed of 148mph ? beating the Golf?s 7.2 seconds and 146mph.Read the full story

Ssangyong thrown £14m lifeline
Financially troubled Korean manufacturer Ssangyong has been thrown a lifeline after receiving nearly £14m from its parent company, Chinese car maker SAIC.

Ssangyong thrown £14m lifeline
Financially troubled Korean manufacturer Ssangyong has been thrown a lifeline after receiving nearly £14m from its parent company, Chinese car maker SAIC.

REVA launches lithium-ion G-Wiz
Electric car company REVA has launched a lithium-ion battery version of its G-Wiz city car.

REVA launches lithium-ion G-Wiz
Electric car company REVA has launched a lithium-ion battery version of its G-Wiz city car.

Porsche increases stake in VW
Porsche has further increased its stake in Volkswagen, triggering a clause in Swedish law that requires Porsche to bid for control of subsidiary truck company Scania.

Porsche increases stake in VW
Porsche has further increased its stake in Volkswagen, triggering a clause in Swedish law that requires Porsche to bid for control of subsidiary truck company Scania.

Numbers up for new Mazdaspeed 2 - Tokyo Auto Salon
Mazda reveals its plans for wild new 2, alongside tuned versions of popular 6 and RX-8

Honda Insight Official - First Pictures
Model billed as world's most affordable hybrid has broken cover, and Auto Express has the first official pictures.

Class A
Bentley unveils its most powerful convertible ever, the Conti GTC Speed

Flying Pan'
Porsche’s four-door supercar lands in April. Ready the children…

Barn dance
Ultra-rare, £3m Bugatti found in locked Tyneside garage. Happy new year, Geordies

Car sales suffer worst year since early 1990s
The car industry has suffered its worst year since the early 1990s figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders will show.

Honest John
Honest John: making more of a MINI advice on a replacement Audi engine and a steering wobble on a Chevrolet

Audi Q7 car review
The Audi Q7 was the first SUV from the prestige German brand.And tackling the full-size SUV market with a first attempt is a risky manoeuvre, with no shortage of very talented cars on the market, including the BMW X5, Porsche Cayenne and Mercedes M Class. Read the full review now

Mastermind of £1.2m car ringing scam jailed
The mastermind of a "sophisticated" £1.2 million car ringing gang which stole sold and restole dozens of cars was jailed for fourandahalf years.

Happy New Year from Top Gear
Here’s all the stuff we want to happen in 2009. You want it to happen too. You do…

Renault's super hatch: driven
The Renault Megane Renaultsport R26 has been widely hailed as one of the best ever hot hatches thanks to its brilliant handling and rapid performance.But at the same time the Megane?s looks haven?t been to everyone?s taste ? and with so much focussed on its hardcore driveability, could the R26 be too much for a daily run around? We took one on loan for a week to find out.Read the full review now

This week's mag
Fiat's new coupe, ultimate legends head-to-head group test, Audi's hot new A1, 200mph Bentley convertible

Audi TT TDI car review
The Audi TT is now in its second generation, and remains one of the few affordable style icons on sale today.It's effortlessly stylish; but not too much to lose its appeal with driving enthusiasts, and offers plenty of performance for the car buyers' pound.Read the full review now

We drive the world's coolest saloon
The Citroen C6 is the spiritual successor to the Citroen DS; a 1950 technological tour-de-force, which was built fifty years ahead of its time.Like the DS, the Citroen C6 blends French design flair with interesting innovations, all wrapped up to form a unique ? and quirky package.Read the full review now

Mercedes CLK revealed - Spy Shots
Future coupé promises it will be a real 'glass' act with radical new targa topped design.

Honda Insight: official pictures
Official pictures of the UK-spec Honda Insight hybrid have leaked onto the web ahead of the car’s launch at this weekend’s Detroit motor show.

Honda Insight: official pictures
Official pictures of the UK-spec Honda Insight hybrid have leaked onto the web ahead of the car’s launch at this weekend’s Detroit motor show.

Honda axes high-end models
The restructuring of Honda’s new model programme that led to the death of the new Honda NSX is much more extensive than previously thought.

Honda axes sports and luxury models
The restructuring of Honda’s new model programme that led to the death of the new Honda NSX is much more extensive than previously thought.

Hyundai offers US buy back scheme
Hyundai Motor, South Korea's biggest carmaker, is offering an unprecedented incentive in the US market by offering to buy back vehicles from US customers who have recently lost jobs

Asian carmakers
The brakes have been slammed on in China, the world's second biggest car market

Zenvo muscles in - First Pictures
Danish supercar promises more power than Bugatti Veyron.

Car sales shift to a slower gear
Motor vehicle sales plumbed fresh lows around the world last month, adding to pressure on carmakers, their suppliers and dealers, writes Bernard Simon in...

Volvo tie-up lifts Clean Air Power
Shares in Clean Air Power, the Aim-listed maker of equipment that enables trucks to run on a mixture of liquefied natural gas and diesel, rose 14 per cent to 14½p...

Chrysler's financing arm seeks to tap US relief funding
Chrysler's financing unit is in talks with the US government to change its status in a way that will allow it to tap into the troubled assets relief programme and...

China in push to prop up local carmakers
The Chinese government plans to support the car industry, the second-largest in the world, with the aim of ensuring sales growth of about 10 per cent in 2009. The move...

GM and Chrysler fight for concessions to satisfy congressional demands
With their first federal loan cheques in hand, General Motors and Chrysler are entering complex talks with creditors, unions and others on restructuring measures aimed...

US industry bail-outs
The slippery slope towards soft socialism had motor oil poured on it in late December as the US Treasury scrambled to justify the use of financial bail-out money for...

GM and Chrysler seek concessions to satisfy Congress
With their first federal loan cheques in hand, General Motors and Chrysler are entering complex talks with creditors, unions and others on restructuring measures aimed...

Global auto sales plumb fresh lows
Motor vehicle sales plumbed fresh lows round the world last month, adding to pressure on carmakers, their suppliers and dealers, writes Bernard Simon in Toronto...

Toyota to halt car production for 11 days
Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to halt production at all of its plants in Japan for a total of 11 days in February and March, hurt by the sharp deterioration in global demand for cars

Seoul seeks to allay US fears over trade deal
South Korea's trade minister is urging the incoming US administration not to ditch a tariff-slicing agreement that Barack Obama had said would favour Korean automakers

Chrysler arm seeks to tap relief funding
The carmaker's financing unit is in talks with the US government on a change of status so it could access the troubled assets relief programme and other sources of credit

Bentley GTC gets 'Speed' treatment
The Bentley Continental GTC has received a facelift and added a Speed model to bring the cabrio into line with the rest of the GT range.

Bentley GTC Speed unveiled
The Bentley Continental GTC has received a facelift and added a Speed model to bring the cabrio into line with the rest of the GT range.

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