Lewis Hamilton is now unlikely to get his hands on a major car upgrade that could have helped boost his hopes at the British Grand Prix, AUTOSPORT has learned, but the world champion is keeping faith that McLaren will eventually get things right. McLaren is bracing itself for a tough time at Silverstone this weekend, [...]

Risi Competizione, the reigning GT2 champion squad at Le Mans, believes the Porsche teams hold a significant advantage over the Ferraris heading in to this year’s race. Team technical director Rick Mayer is sure that the five 911 GT3 RSRs will be lot faster down the straights, handing the German cars a pace advantage over [...]

With US buyers eagerly awaiting the first shipment of 2010 Toyota Prius models, now on the high seas and appearing at dealers late this month or early in June, Japanese demand could squeeze availability of the new hybrid hatchback. Toyota has already received orders in Japan for 80,000 of the new Priuses, or 80 percent [...]

With 80,000 pre-orders, the all new 2010 Prius is putting the heat on the Honda Insight as it launches today in Japan. Toyota, the world’s leading producer of hybrid vehicles, is aiming to take back its top spot from Honda as the Insight was the best selling vehicle in Japan for the month of April.  [...]

Chrysler has released U.S. sales figures for April of 2009 which show a 48% decrease in sales versus the same period of 2008.  Of the few highlights for Chrysler’s April sales the Dodge Challenger was among them increasing their sales by 260 units.  I know the figure does not seem like much but it’s something [...]

2010 Lexus HS 250h Toyota may be struggling to make money and keep up sales right now, but the Japanese automaker is still cruising along when it comes to hybrids. The Prius is a big reason why Toyota has secured 75% of the hybrid market, and the company is expecting its upmarket sibling, the Lexus [...]

Seat Ibiza Bocanegra road ready version has been unveiled at the Barcelona International Motor Show. Based on a concept that was unveiled a year ago at the Geneva Motor Show, Seat Ibiza Bocanegra comes with a distinctive front fascia featuring a central grille with honeycomb mesh, black surround and new air vents, also completely black [...]