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Ford Fiesta Rallycross Makes US Debut
Ford Fiesta Rallycross Makes US Debut

28 May 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first taste of the new Fiesta in the United States will come in the shape of the Rallycross version, as the car will make its racing debut at the annual Pike's Peak International Hill Climb...

 
Audi Announces Driver Teams for Le Mans
Audi Announces Driver Teams for Le Mans

27 May 2009, 14:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi today announced the new driver lineup for the 77th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the last year's winners again forming a trio for the German automaker. The team that achieve...

 
Microsoft's CEO Receives 1 Millionth Ford with SYNC
Microsoft's CEO Receives 1 Millionth Ford with SYNC

27 May 2009, 06:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer should consider himself lucky as Ford has just handed him the 1 millionth vehicle equipped with SYNC, the company's in-car communications and entertainment sy...

 
Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 Scores Impressive 1-2 in Nurburgring
Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 Scores Impressive 1-2 in Nurburgring

26 May 2009, 20:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the Nurburgring 24 hour race now over, manufacturers which took their vehicles to the track now step up and highlight their vehicles' performances on tarmac. Volkswagen is no exception, as...

 
Audi R8 LMS Survived Its First 24H Nurburgring Race
Audi R8 LMS Survived Its First 24H Nurburgring Race

26 May 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The newest GT3 race car sourced from Audi, the R8 LMS, took a spot at this year's 24 Hours Nurburgring and managed to complete the race. To the delight of the manufacturer, all 4 cars which ent...

 
20 Years of Mazda MX-5 Celebrated at Le Mans
20 Years of Mazda MX-5 Celebrated at Le Mans

25 May 2009, 12:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mazda will take the opportunity to celebrate 20 years since the MX-5 model first entered the market. The Miata/MX-5 made its arrival on February 10, 1989 at...

 
Aston Martin Takes Double-Win at Nurburgring 24h Race
Aston Martin Takes Double-Win at Nurburgring 24h Race

25 May 2009, 12:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The past weekend was a real success for Aston Martin’s factory entered V12 Vantage as it clinched an impressive debut win in the SP8 class at the 37th Nürburgring 24 hour race. The Vantag...

 
The 2010 British Motor Show Might Take Place After All
The 2010 British Motor Show Might Take Place After All

25 May 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Good news for car enthusiasts living in the United Kingdom: the 2010 British Motor Show might take place after all thanks to a millionaire Darren Richards who wants to revive the show. According to ...

 
2009 Tokyo Motor Show Loses Porsche, Maserati
2009 Tokyo Motor Show Loses Porsche, Maserati

25 May 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following last week's announcement that no less than 22 manufacturers will not attend the upcoming 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, here are two new names that confirmed they won't show up at the ev...

 
Aston Martin Throttles Up for Nurburgring
Aston Martin Throttles Up for Nurburgring

22 May 2009, 12:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The weekend that's about to begin will witness the 24 Hours Nurburgring race and, as the green light approaches, manufacturers have began feeling the rush and excitement of the race. One of the...

 
Travis Pastrana Takes the Oregon Trail Rally Win
Travis Pastrana Takes the Oregon Trail Rally Win

22 May 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Subaru Rally Team USA’s Travis Pastrana and his co-driver Christian Edstrom won the Oregon Trail Rally this past weekend, picking up the Championship Lead. This was their third win of four rac...

 
Volkswagen Golf GTI Worthersee 09 Concept
Volkswagen Golf GTI Worthersee 09 Concept

20 May 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday we told you about Audi Q5 and the custom concept through which it will attend the Worthersee Tour in Reifnitz, Austria, we come back on the matter today and give you a glimpse into t...

 
Jaguar XF, the 2009 Best Executive Car
Jaguar XF, the 2009 Best Executive Car

20 May 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 2009 Fleet World Honours competition has decided which of today's vehicles can be named Best Executive Car for 2009. The title went the the Jaguar XF and got its trophy at the Royal Automob...

 
F430 Won Valuable Points this Weekend
F430 Won Valuable Points this Weekend

20 May 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The F430s did well this weekend in three major international GT series, bringing valuable points in the race for their teams. In the FIA GT Championship, the American Le Mans Series and in the Spani...

 
Audi Debut Definitive R8 LMS GT3 at Nurburgring 24 Hour Race
Audi Debut Definitive R8 LMS GT3 at Nurburgring 24 Hour Race

19 May 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Audi will debut their “definitive technical fine-tuning” R8 LMS GT3 model in the 24-Hour Race at Nurburgring, scheduled next weekend at the famous Nordschleife circuit. The German manufa...

 
May The Best Young Driver Win ... a Peugeot 107!
May The Best Young Driver Win ... a Peugeot 107!

19 May 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The third edition of the Coventry and Warwickshire Young Driver of the Year Competition, sponsored by Peugeot, will give you once again the chance to win a brand new Peugeot 107. Young drivers ha...

 
Last Ferrari F430, Sold for 180,000 Euros
Last Ferrari F430, Sold for 180,000 Euros

19 May 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As Ferrari announced a couple of weeks ago, the last F430 to leave production line this year was auctioned in order to raise funds to support victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the Ab...

 
Audi Q5 Custom Concept Takes to the 2009 Worthersee Tour
Audi Q5 Custom Concept Takes to the 2009 Worthersee Tour

19 May 2009, 08:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of the celebrations marking its 100 anniversary, as well as part of its year-long tradition, Audi will attend this year's Worthersee Tour in Reifnitz, Austria, from May 20-23. The tour ...

 
Megenbier Wins VW Jetta TDI Cup Round Three
Megenbier Wins VW Jetta TDI Cup Round Three

18 May 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Timmy Megenbier (Illinois) won Sunday’s SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup race at Utah's Miller Motorsports Park by an 8.266-second margin, followed by Jake Thompson (Canada) on th...

 
Shelby Daytona Coupe Fails to Set New World Record at Mecum Auction
Shelby Daytona Coupe Fails to Set New World Record at Mecum Auction

18 May 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / We reported at the end of April that Mecum High Performance Auctions expected to set a new world record with a rare 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe CSX2601 at the 22nd Dana Mecum Original Spring Cl...