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Lamborghini’s gorgeous fighter styled supercar, the Sesto Elemento has been given the go ahead for limited production. And by limited, we do mean LIMITED! Only less than 10 units will be produced by its Italian maker. First unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, the V10 engined, two seater super …

The folks at 7Tune.com managed to scoop these two bright and shiny Lexus LF-A testing at the Fuji Speedway in Japan recently. The nature of the test was not revealed but it was reported that Toyota’s test drivers and engineers were involved in some serious high speed flying lap around …

In a world of emission control and the race to build the most efficient engines, car manufacturers are increasing jumping onto the Hybrid bandwagon made popular by Toyota. Today, you’ll find Hybrid cars in almost all categories of vehicles, from trucks to sports cars. No other class of cars is …

Two weeks ago Switzer set a new world record for the highest top speed for a Nissan GT-R in a quarter mile (400 metres) sprint, stopping the speed trap at 156.44 mph (251 kph) and a time of 9.38 seconds. We have a video here. This record is now once …

Great news for fans of the Vision Efficiency Dynamics (VED) concept that BMW showed case at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The Bavarian crew has confirmed the sleek looking coupe will transition from the catwalk to the showroom. Don’t expect much change from $200,000 when the hybrid 2+2 hit showrooms …

The Honda booth at the 2010 SEMA show could well be one of the major highlights of the event with twelve CR-Z Sport Hybrid coupes from various tuner on display including some from Honda’s own performance division Mugen. The show cars further demonstrate the huge tuning and customization potentials of the …

Kia will unveil a pumped up version of their popular Forte Koup 2 door coupe at the upcoming 2010 SEMA show. Called the Kia Forte Koup Type R Concept, it surely makes you think: Type R?? Yes, for unknown reason Kia is following the foot steps of Honda and decided …

Last week we featured the amazing build of GTM’s twin turbo Nissan 370Z churning out a thousand horsepower on the dyno. Now it is making its first public appearance at the 2010 SEMA show with some amazing finishing touches such as new wheels and unique vinyl. However this isn’t the …

The current generation A6 has been around since late 2004, although it has since had a few facelifts to bring it up to date with Audi’s DNA. The new A6 has recently been caught wearing minimal disguise. This usually means the production model isn’t far off as engineers work hard …

Not so long ago, we used to insert the car key in the door to unlock it, most inconvenient. Then came the remote transponder that locks or unlocks the doors when you press on the little buttons. Nowadays, some cars use proximity keys that automatically lock or unlock the car …

The Cayenne is Porsche’s most profitable model and outsells other models in Porsche’s portfolio in significant numbers. It comes as no surprise that Porsche is using the same recipe, albeit on a smaller scale, to create a new entry level 4WD – the Cajun. Like its bigger brother, which shares …

Just when you thought the four door coupe saloon market is crowded enough with offerings from Porsche, Aston Martin and Mercedes Benz to name a few, our friends from Auto Express has reported that the folks from Bentley is about to join the party. Rumour is the VW owned brand …

The battle to build and tune the fastest Nissan GT-R is heated up once again with US based tuner Switzer joining the game with another Nissan GT-R to clock a sub 9 seconds quarter mile (400 metres) run. Earlier this month, Switzer released the R1K performance kit for the Nissan …

Although one of the worst investment (or should that be de-investment) that one could make, cars appeals to people’s emotions. They are also usually the 2nd biggest purchase that people make after their home. One of the stars of this year’s Paris Motor Show is no doubt the Audi e-tron …