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ZAP Jonway Announces Line-up for Shanghai 2011
ZAP Jonway Announces Line-up for Shanghai 2011

18 Apr 2011, 08:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / With less than one week to go before this year’s Shanghai Auto Show opens its gates to the public, the newly formed company ZAP Jonway announced the vehicle line-up for the event. Spefically, ...

 
William Fitchner Wins the 2011 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race
William Fitchner Wins the 2011 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race

18 Apr 2011, 07:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Nominated by Las Vegas handicapper Anthony Curtis as a celebrity favorite in this year’s Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, actor William Fitchner indeed emerged as an overall winner of the competitio...

 
True Blood Star Earns Pole Position in the 2011 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race
True Blood Star Earns Pole Position in the 2011 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race

16 Apr 2011, 14:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Stephen Moyer, the sexy blood-sucker from the HBO series True Blood, posted the fastest time of all celebrities to earn the pole position in the 35th annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. What is really...

 
Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Cars Head to Long Beach
Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Cars Head to Long Beach

15 Apr 2011, 09:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Streets of Long Beach will be hosting the third round of the 2011 Sports Car Club of America World Challenge season, and Cadillac Racing will be present. The team returned to racing in March at ...

 
NYIAS 2011 Is All About Topless Cars
NYIAS 2011 Is All About Topless Cars

15 Apr 2011, 08:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / One week away before the 2011 New York International Automobile Show (NYIAS) opens its doors at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, the organizers dropped a small hint to what visitors should exp...

 
Street Legal Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Sets Lap Record
Street Legal Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Sets Lap Record

15 Apr 2011, 07:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Earlier this week, a production version of the Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR (American Club Racer) has made history at the Miller Motorsports Park, in the hands of Kuno Wittmer. The road racer broke the 2-m...

 
Original Thomas Flyer Participates in the 2011 World Race
Original Thomas Flyer Participates in the 2011 World Race

15 Apr 2011, 07:18 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / The original 1907 Thomas Flyer is among the 26 competitors that will take part in the 2011 World Race. The car will leave its resting place at the National Automobile Museum in order to try and win ...

 
2011 Race of Champions Goes to Frankfurt
2011 Race of Champions Goes to Frankfurt

14 Apr 2011, 08:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The city of Frankfurt will host the 2011 Race of Champions in early December, as confirmed by a statement released by the event's organizers on Thursday. Frankfurt’s Commerzbank-Arena ...

 
2011 Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair Coming in June
2011 Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair Coming in June

13 Apr 2011, 09:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Vauxhall’s annual art car fair will kick of this year on Sunday, June 19th, just off Brick Lane, returning for its most anticipated and creative event yet. The event, which is now in its eight...

 
Volvo Demo Centre Hosts Ladies Day 2011
Volvo Demo Centre Hosts Ladies Day 2011

13 Apr 2011, 08:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A girls only day took place the past weekend at the Volvo Demo Centre in Gothenburg, as around 100 female participants from all over Sweden arrived to test-drive trucks and learn more about working ...

 
The Top Marques Monaco Announces Supercar Premieres
The Top Marques Monaco Announces Supercar Premieres

13 Apr 2011, 08:14 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / The Top Marques Monaco show represents a supercar frenzy where the world’s top sportscar makers, designers and tuners come to unveil their latest creations. As the organizers say, this is &...

 
Marinescu Secures Backing for F2 Seat in 2011
Marinescu Secures Backing for F2 Seat in 2011

12 Apr 2011, 12:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mihai Marinescu has secured his presence in the F2 championship for the second year running, after receiving backing from the Romanian Tourism Department, the City of Brasov and KG Clean Energy. ...

 
MINI Countryman Gets Dressed. For Real
MINI Countryman Gets Dressed. For Real

12 Apr 2011, 13:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / They call it yarn bombing. Some consider it art, like graffiti, but for most, yarn bombing is nothing more than an action of dressing up a tree, or a pole, or a bench somewhere, in cloth. In our cas...

 
Top 10 Green Cars of 2011 Announced
Top 10 Green Cars of 2011 Announced

12 Apr 2011, 11:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the gas prices soaring for reasons we all know, consumers are now left with only one choice: go for cars that provide the lowest possible fuel consumption, without sacrificing performances. And...

 
Justin Pawlak Wins Formula Drift Opener at Long Beach
Justin Pawlak Wins Formula Drift Opener at Long Beach

12 Apr 2011, 07:33 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / The sliding madness, which is the nature of the Formula Drift Championship, was present on the streets of Long Beach on April 9 for the first round of the season. Victorious was Justin Pawlak on ...

 
2011 SAE World Congress Hosted by GM
2011 SAE World Congress Hosted by GM

11 Apr 2011, 18:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On Tuesday, April 12, the automotive world will turn its attention towards the Cobo Center in Detroit, where this year's SAE World Congress will take place. Combining the glamor of an auto show...

 
Rare 1941 Willys MA at 70 Years of Jeep Exhibit
Rare 1941 Willys MA at 70 Years of Jeep Exhibit

11 Apr 2011, 14:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, Michigan, is to host the 70 Years of Jeep exhibit on from April 19 to December 30, 2011. The exhibit will be centered around an original 1941 Willys MA...

 
2011 Donington Historic Festival Brings Living Motorsport Museum
2011 Donington Historic Festival Brings Living Motorsport Museum

11 Apr 2011, 14:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / One of Britain’s most famous circuits is to host a collection of over 300 historic racing cars stretching across six decades during the Donington Historic Festival (April 30 - May 1st), an ev...

 
Volkswagen Ready to Steal the Commercial Vehicle Show
Volkswagen Ready to Steal the Commercial Vehicle Show

11 Apr 2011, 13:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen is preparing an important offensive for this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, with the carmaker preparing multiple top-class goodies, such as the UK launch of the double-cab Amarok p...

 
General Motors Bringing Over 25 Vehicles to Auto Shanghai 2011
General Motors Bringing Over 25 Vehicles to Auto Shanghai 2011

11 Apr 2011, 12:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors and its joint ventures have announced that they will display more than 25 production and concept vehicles under their growing portfolio of brands at Auto Shanghai 2011, which opens to...