Audi R18 TDI Le Mans Winning Car Will Tour the Ingolstadt Plant
20 Jun 2011, 11:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Red Sonja, as it was affectionately nicknamed by the Audi Sport Team Joest mechanics, is to return to its origins tomorrow morning, June 21st. The very same car that won this year’s Le Mans 24...
2011 GT Academy Champion Announced
18 Jun 2011, 19:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Finally, the 2011 GT Academy Race Camp designated this year’s champion, with the title going to British 19-year-old driver, Jann Mardenborough, who took the checkered flag in a four-way, 20-mi...
Lucky Fan to Get Joyride in MINI WRC Car at Goodwood
17 Jun 2011, 11:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The largest garden party in the world will be the ideal setting for some sideways action off the beaten track in the MINI John Cooper Works WRC. We are of corse talking about the Goodwood Festival o...
Marilyn Monroe's Car Up for Grabs
17 Jun 2011, 08:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / One of the greatest female film stars of all times, Marilyn Monroe was, and still is by some, considered the sexiest woman on the planet. Now, a vehicle that was personally owned by the girl with wi...
The Gull Wing Group Turns 50
17 Jun 2011, 08:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Back in 1961, The Gull Wing Group was born in San Francisco, California, led by Ernie Spitzer and comprising eighteen 300 SL Coupe owners. In order to mark the 50-year milestone, Mercedes-Benz USA h...
Drift Crowd Impressed by Lexus LFA in Tokyo
16 Jun 2011, 14:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota engineers worked for a really long time to ensure that they can offer a truly magnificent luxury supercar under the Lexus brand. It all started with an aluminum tube some 10 years ago, but th...
Ferrari Announces Lineup for 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
16 Jun 2011, 11:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed is approaching fast, and Ferrari decided it was time to reveal the goodies it has prepared for the event. The Italian manufacturer’s new FF GT spor...
Rare F1 Car to Compete in Silverstone Classic 2011
16 Jun 2011, 11:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Scarab is one of the rarest Formula One cars of all times, which made its debut at the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix. The front-engined, single-seater car was built by Lance Reventlow, who was the son ...
Pink Pagani Zonda C12 Roadster Hits the Auction Block
15 Jun 2011, 06:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The forthcoming Bonhams auction taking place at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 1st will feature the sale of a car that could pass as having belonged to Paris Hilton or Katie &l...
Jaguar XKR-S Participates in Race the Runway Charity Event
14 Jun 2011, 08:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Jaguar decided to show its support to The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice and Scottish Burned Children's Club this year by participating in the Race the Runway event. Held at Edinburgh A...
Ferrari World Design Contest Moves to Second Phase
13 Jun 2011, 17:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ferrari announced today that the selection process for the first part of the Ferrari World Design Contest has been concluded. The competition, which is a collaboration between the Prancing Horse and...
Modsport Monsters Coming Back to Mallory Park Circuit
13 Jun 2011, 15:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Mallory Park circuit is set to bring an aura of vintage motorsport to the UK, as it will allow over 30 original Modsport and Thundersaloon race cars from the 70s’ and 80s’ to stretch...
Female Race Engineer Wins Le Mans With Audi R18 TDI
13 Jun 2011, 12:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Of the three turbo diesel-engined R18 TDI sportscars that Audi entered this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours race, one earned Audi the 10th victory in the race. That particular car was engineered by Le...
Audi e-tron Spyder Showcased at Le Mans
13 Jun 2011, 11:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi used diesel power to conquer this year’s edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but the company also used the opportunity to showcase one of its visions on the future of personal transportat...
Aston Martin V12 Zagato Completes Preparations for Nurburgring
13 Jun 2011, 09:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Two new V12 Zagato endurance race car concepts, affectionately nicknamed ‘Zig’ (green car) and ‘Zag’ (red car), have finally concluded preparations for the forthcoming Nurbur...
Royalty and Celebrity Owned Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Up for Auction
13 Jun 2011, 09:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The forthcoming Rolls-Royce, Bentley Motor Cars & Automobilia sale by Bonhams at Rockingham Castle, Leicestershire on June 18, will feature a 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Long-Wheelbase Limous...
Dodgeball Rally 2011 Ready to Kick Off
13 Jun 2011, 08:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The word “rally” has a much wider use than just the motorsport competition everybody thinks about when hearing it and we’re only speaking about automotive-related subjects here. Wh...
Bugatti Type 35B Race Car Hits the Auction Block
13 Jun 2011, 07:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / What is considered to be the most beautiful race car of all time is to go under the hammer at Bonhams’ annual sale of Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia at Goodwood Festival of Speed ...
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Exhibited in the US
13 Jun 2011, 06:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / One of the three 300 SLR sports-racing cars ever built, chosen to represent the golden age of automotive design as along 15 other vehicles, is a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR set to feature at The Port...
Audi Grabs Front Row at Le Mans
10 Jun 2011, 11:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi has managed to secure pole position for the first time since 2006 at the famous Le Mans 24 hour race. In addition, the whole front row of the Grid belongs to the Ingolstadt carmaker, so all the...