Mercedes-Benz has released details regarding its new lightweight 5.5-litre twin turbo V8 engine. The engine was speculated upon late last year and now is confirmed as reality. It will be used in certain AMG models, the first being the S 63 AMG from this summer.

2010 Audi A8 Models Featuring 3G Connectivity Enabled by Qualcomm to Hit the Market This Year, Demonstrated at 2010 Mobile World Congress.

If you’re the kind of type that doesn’t care what the neighbors might have to say about you and wouldn’t mind driving around in your very own miniature replica of the Tumbler from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, then you may want to check out this go-kart creation from eBay user “Tully712″.

With the consistent rise in road accident deaths year on year, there is a growing need for drivers to improve their skills on the road, the fastest means by which to do this is still to learn how to drive properly through an effective Advanced Driving course.

Poor old Toyota. Despite the MR2, despite the Supra and despite F1, the fact remains that most people don’t associate speedy, fun-to-drive cars with the Japanese giant. This is a crying shame. It’s also somewhat of an oversight. The last-generation MR2 (by which we mean both last as in ‘most recent’ and last as in ‘final’) is all too often overlooked by those in the market for a good value, open two-seater. Instead many are inexplicably drawn towards an MGF, an Opel Tigra or – more explicably – a Mazda MX5. The time has come to speak up for Toyota’s baby sports car.