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Lotus has released more images of the Evora GTE Road Car ahead of its Pebble Beach debut. Check them out in the gallery provided! Lotus has been teasing a tuned-up Evora for a few months now, as rumors flew that the automaker was planning a hardcore version for the street. Finally, however, the rumors have all been confirmed as Lotus pulls back the wraps on the production Evora GTE Road Car. This is similar to the white and gray concept concept car we saw in Monterey, except the car now wears... Read Full Story

Diesel-Powered Chevrolet Cruze to be Built in Lordstown Following the confirmation on the development of a diesel-powered versionof the well-selling Chevrolet Cruze sedan for the American market earlier this year, General Motors revealed today that the car will be built at its plant in Lordstown, Ohio, with sales to begin in early 2013. GM spokesman Tom Mock told The Detroit News that the company will invest $5.5 million to upgrade the plant's body shop and general assembly line. The same... Read Full Story

PSA Peugeot Citroën to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Europe as it Tries to Slash Costs French carmaker PSA PeugeotCitroën is feeling the burden of the economic crisis as the company said on Wednesday that despite group revenues being up 3.5% compared with third-quarter 2010, its core automotive division's revenues are down 1.6% year-on-year and as a result, it would barely break even this year. The Paris-based automaker blamed the drop in revenues on the negative impact from the aftermath of Japan's... Read Full Story

Subaru’s BRZ Coupe to be More Powerful than Toyota FT-86? Subaru’s upcoming entry in the coupe segment, the BRZ, and its Toyota twin, the FT-86, are two of the most eagerly anticipated cars of the year with their world premiere set for next month’s Tokyo Motor Show. Up until now, Toyota has tantalized us with three versions of its RWD coupe, while Subaru has been more restrained, revealing only a transparent concept in Geneva and Frankfurt with very little details. The jointly developed... Read Full Story

DMC's Ferrari 458 Italian Milano to Receive its Motorshow Debut at SEMA German tuning firm DMC is heading down to the strip for this year's SEMA Show with a Ferrari 458 Italia dressed in its new Milano styling and performance package. Albeit available in various colors, the 458 Italia Milano that will be displayed in Las Vegas features a two-tone paint job that combines a yellow finish for the body with matte black for the roof and tail gate. The discrete carbon-fibre aero package includes a... Read Full Story

Kia Sets New U.S. Sales Record, Wants to Focus on Dealer Network Next Year Among the many “rag to riches” tales that took place in the business world this past decade, is the meteoric rise of the Koreancarmakers. In 2010, Kia sold 356,268 vehicles in the U.S. By September 2011, it had already surpassed that number having made 367,405 deliveries. This marks an increase of 37% compared to the same period last year, and it also means that 2011 will be a record-setting year for the Korean... Read Full Story

Skoda Wins Super 2000 World Rally Championship with Fabia Skoda won last weekend’s RACC Rally of Spain and with it, the Super 2000 World Rally Championship – the first rally title in the company's 110-year old history. Juho Hanninen and Mikko Markkula completed 18 stages and 406.5 km (252.6 miles), the longest event in the calendar, over both tarmac and gravel. After three days, they brought their Skoda Fabia S2000 to the finish line in first place in their class and 10th overall to win the... Read Full Story

Ram SRT 392 Quick Silver Packs 470-Ponies Under the Hood The Chrysler Group's now independent Ram brand hopes to turn some heads at this year’s SEMA Showwith the Ram 392 Quick Silver concept. The brawny pickup truck started life as a 2011 Ram R/T but Mopar's engineers replaced the stock 390HP 5.7-liter V8 with a SRT-sourced 6.4-liter 392 HEMI V8 with 470-horses. To further improve performance, the Ram 392 was fitted with a cold-air intake kit and headers featuring an electronic exhaust cutout... Read Full Story

Euro NCAP Announces the Results of the Latest Round of Crash Tests The Ford Ranger's five-star rating in the Euro NCAP crash test was a surprise in the sense that it was the first time a pickup truck ever achieved such a high score not only for passenger but also for pedestrian protection as well. The independent European safety organization also released the results for 11 more new models that were tested along with the Ranger. With the emphasis given these days on safety, the five-star... Read Full Story

Dodge Readies Hardcore Challenger SRT8 ACR Inspired by the now-discontinued Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR that recently posted a new record lap time of 7:12.13at the Nürburgring Nordschleife track in Germany, Chrysler Group’s Mopar Underground team decided to apply a similar treatment to the latest Challenger SRT8 392 and bring it to the upcoming 2011 SEMA Show. The track focused but street-legal Challenger SRT8 ACR has been upgraded with a host of Mopar performance parts including, a coil-over... Read Full Story