Peugeot has released a promotional film showcasing its new SR1 concept. The good-looking roadster is a hybrid three-seater that previews Peugeot’s new design language, and is the tip of the spear in a larger campaign to sharpen the manufacturer’s brand image. The SR1 gets a small-capacity 240bhp petrol engine to drive the front wheels, and [...]

Lexus has revealed a concept version of its high-performance IS-F at the Tokyo motor show. The IS-F Circuit Club Sport, or CCS, is a purely cosmetic concept which is caked in carbon fibre – Lexus having used the lightweight material to form the basis of the bonnet, the roof, the mirrors, the boot, door panels, [...]

BMW has released the first teaser video of the new Mini Countryman. The new car remains cloaked in a considerable amount of CGI camouflage, but there is enough of the profile on show to confirm that the Countryman is closely related to the Mini Beachcomber shown at Detroit last week. The new Mini is expected [...]

A video of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta has emerged on the internet – but we’re not sure it’s showing the lower medium hatchback in its best light. It starts in the passionate manner you’d expect of the Italian manufacturer –complete with low lighting, gently evocative music and a softly spoken narrator that claims to be [...]

Just in case we weren’t already drooling in anticipation at the arrival of the R8 Spyder, Audi has released a glossy promotional video to flaunt their stunning new drop-top supercar. The Spyder gets the same 518bhp 5.2-litre V10 and all-wheel drive system as the regular R8, and will be Audi’s most expensive model ever when [...]

General Motors will sell a limited edition 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 to benefit recovery efforts in Haiti.  The car, part of the 427 special edition, will be sold at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction this weekend. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake began just before 5 p.m. on 12 January with an epicenter roughly 15 miles southwest of [...]

A fire at Detroit’s Cobo Center forced the evacuation of the North American International Auto Show yesterday.  There were no injuries, and damage was reportedly at a minimum. Attendee Karen LaDucer told the Detroit Free Press that she saw the blaze coming from the ceiling along the Audi exhibit.  Audi’s team were able to get [...]

VÄTH Automobiltechnik has unveiled their new tuning program for the Mercedes E 63 AMG. Dubbed the VÄTH V63RS, the car features a sinister exterior with a starless grille (€797), a boot spoiler (€333), a carbon fiber diffuser (€1,773), and a carbon fiber front lip spoiler (€1,416). Other styling tweaks include a suspension lowering module, which [...]