Spied: 2014 Opel Insignia Sports Tourer Facelift

While most regular drivers try to avoid the snow (the Bostonian owner of this Alfa 8C Competizione is an exception), automotive engineers actively seek areas covered in nature's icy dandruff, and for good reason, as new vehicles must be tried and tested under all weather conditions to ensure their safety and reliability.

Spotted testing in the snow alongside the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze is another future GM model, one that will come to the light far earlier; the mildly refreshed 2014 Opel (Vauxhall in Britain) Insignia Sports Tourer.

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Porsche Stock Manipulation Probe Extended to All Board Members, Including Ferdinand Piech

The year may have started fabulously for Porsche, as global sales in January were up by 25.5 percent to 12,061 deliveries compared to the same month in 2011 (9,613 units), but it now faces new trouble concerning its 2008 failed attempt to acquire VW.

The German manufacturer won a victory in the U.S. a couple of months ago after the New York Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by 26 hedge funds on jurisdiction grounds. The prosecutors in Stuttgart, Germany, though, are not quite finished.

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Opel and Vauxhall to Debut New 1.6-liter Turbo Diesel on Zafira Tourer at Geneva Show

The Zafira Tourer will be the first vehicle in Opel's (Vauxhall in Britain) range to feature the GM Europe's all-new generation diesel, the 1.6 CDTI ECOTEC, which will gradually replace the existing 1.7-liter engines and certain lower powered versions of the 2.0-liter diesel range. Read more »

Prior Design Kit will Turn Your Mercedes CLK W209 Into a Black Series Edition Clone

While many would like to have a Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Edition from the W209 series parked under their garage, the limited numbers it was produced and, of course, its hefty price tag, mean that very few drivers will ever get that opportunity.

If you don't mind losing out on the 6.2L AMG V8 that produces 507bhp and 465 lb.ft of torque and the specially tuned chassis, Prior Design has a solution for those who believe that it's all about the looks.

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Arabs Drive a Hyundai on Two Wheels and Change a Tire at the Same Time!

Driving an automobile on two wheels is a pretty cool trick, but it's one that has been done over and over again in the past.

Driving a vehicle on two wheels and simultaneously having a passenger open the door to change one of the two tires in the air, now that's something you definitely don't get the chance to see very often.

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New Fiat 500X and Smart Fortwo Appear on Geneva Show Website [Update: They're Fake]

When it comes to the Geneva Auto Salon, most picture leaks are usually sourced from Eastern European and Russian websites, but this time, it’s the show's official page that appears to have prematurely dropped the covers from two new cars, the Smart Fortwo and the Fiat 500X. We can't confirm it yet, but both pictures do look like they could be the real deal. Read more »

Scoop: 2015 Chevrolet Cruze Sedan Spotted For the First Time

It's no secret that the Chevrolet Cruze has been a critical success for General Motors in a very competitive segment, not only in the States, but worldwide as well, having sold nearly two million unit since its launch in 2008. However, GM isn't resting on its laurels as it has already began work on a replacement model that was captured testing by our scoop photographers in Europe.

While still in an early development stage, the prototype suggests that the next Cruze will have a sharper looking design with a more aggressively styled green house and a lower front end sporting Chevy's new face.

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