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Audi Connect now with Google Streetview, Internet radio After Audi announced Google Earth integration in the 2011 A8, the next obvious question we had was when Google Street View was coming. The only response we got: "Just wait." Well, the waiting is over. Audi announced today that Street View – Google's relentless outdoor photographing service – will join the high-resolution aerial and satellite images embedded in Audi's Connect infotainment..

Mahindra eyeing Southeast Asia to build new plant Mahindra & Mahindra, India’s largest utility vehicle maker, has plans to build a new plant in Southeast Asia. The manufacturer is looking at countries like Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia for a possible investment. The new plant, which will act as a manufacturing base for the entire Southeast Asian region, is likely to be build in the next two years and will play an important role in..

Honda “envious” of Nissan’s Qashqai, ponders rival Honda hasn't been profitable in Europe since 2007, and would like to break the two-percent market-share barrier in the EU and Russia. To do that, it is looking at a rival to Nissan's Qashqai. Nissan's compact CUV alone outsold the entire Honda lineup in Europe in the first nine months of this year, and by no small margin: 153,079 to 105,918. Those kinds of numbers have Honda justifiably envious..

Lexus previews new design direction with Detroit-bound concept The Detroit Auto Show is right around the corner, now just a few weeks away. And with each approaching day, we get a clearer picture of what to expect when the doors open at Motown's Cobo Hall on January 9. Here we have our first glimpse at a new concept car which Lexus will be unveiling at the show. All we have to go on so far is the teaser image you see above (which you can click to view in..

Mercedes-Benz’s facelifted GLK snapped inside and out The smallest member of the Mercedes-Benz utility vehicle range, the GLK-Class has only been on the market for a couple of years now. Hardly in need of an update, then, but that hasn't stopped the Silver Star automaker from working on a little refresh for the boxy little crossover. We first saw spy shots of a facelifted GLK being tested way back in May, and now the prototype has reared its..

BMW reveals the 6 Series Gran Coupe First, there was the Mercedes-Benz CLS. And it was good. Then, the Audi A7. That was also good. Now, Internet, meet the third contender for the crown of ultimate luxo-four-door-coupe-thingy: the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe. It's the first four-door coupe BMW has ever built, and its launch next year will kick off a Teutonic three-way tussle so explicit it'd make the Internet's most liberal adult film..

Toyota threatened in U.S. by Camry’s growing competition Toyota Motor Corp. was already counting on the revamped Camry to spark a U.S. sales rally. The carmaker’s flagship model is now under additional pressure as a stronger currency and Thailand’s floods cut into profit. The company reduced its earnings forecast last week by more than 50 percent for the year ending in March, blaming a slump in production after Thailand’s worst floods in almost..

Honda confirms NSX concept for Detroit When we stopped looking at the Massive Gearlever of the Suzuki Alto at last month’s Tokyo motor show, we spent a very interesting hour talking to Honda. There, as regular TopGear.commers will remember, Honda told us they're mulling over building a new NSX. And today, Honda issued a press release that removes any doubt: the NSX concept representing the styling direction for its next generation..

Official: Bentley’s new V8 Continental As rumoured for some time, Bentley has finally confirmed a brand new twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine for its Continental GT and GTC models. Set to debut at next month's Detroit motor show, the new V8 delivers 500bhp and 487 torques said to be accessible "across virtually the entire rev range" from 1,700rpm to 5,000rpm. Bentley reckons this new V8 fitted in the GT - together with the..

What a new Volvo P1800 looks like Volvo's design chief Christopher Benjamin is apparently a fan of the classic P1800. You know the one. Sir Wobbly-Eyebrow Moore drove a P1800 in The Saint. Well, after having a chat with some people on an Internet called Twitter - and to celebrate the car's 50th anniversary - Mr Benjamin sketched out how he imagines a modern day P1800 would look. And judging by the reaction garnered on Facebook,..