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Walter Rohrl, Christian Geistdorfer and Porsche 911 Back for Targa Tasmania
Walter Rohrl, Christian Geistdorfer and Porsche 911 Back for Targa Tasmania

6 Apr 2011, 07:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year’s Targa Tasmania road rally event will witness the return of one of the world’s top rally driver/co-driver pairings: Walter Rohrl and Christian Geistdorfer, behind the wheel of...

 
William Fitchner Is Celebrity Favorite in 2011 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race
William Fitchner Is Celebrity Favorite in 2011 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race

5 Apr 2011, 14:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Stars from film, television, music, sports and fashion will be lining up for this year’s Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on April 16, competing on race-ready Scion tCs on the historic 10-lap, 1.97-m...

 
Mazda RX-8 Trio Ready for Targa Tasmania
Mazda RX-8 Trio Ready for Targa Tasmania

5 Apr 2011, 14:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Mazda Motorsport team has finished testing the its trio of turbocharged RX-8 models ahead of the start of Targa Tasmania, one of the world’s toughest tarmac rallies, tomorrow. The whole te...

 
Stock Car Racer Dies After Crash at Interlagos
Stock Car Racer Dies After Crash at Interlagos

5 Apr 2011, 12:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brazil's Interlagos circuit has provided yet another time with the scene of a fatality in the world of motor racing, after Brazilian stock car driver Gustavo Sondermann lost his life during a r...

 
BMW Gets in Shape for the Shanghai Auto Show
BMW Gets in Shape for the Shanghai Auto Show

5 Apr 2011, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As one of the biggest auto shows in China approaches, the Shanghai Auto Show, foreign manufacturers are slowly beginning to unveil the products which they will bring to the event in the hope of capt...

 
Volkswagen Is All About Sustainability at Hannover Messe 2011
Volkswagen Is All About Sustainability at Hannover Messe 2011

5 Apr 2011, 06:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At the Hannover Messe, which started yesterday, Volkswagen gives visitors a comprehensive view of its sustainability strategy. Under the heading of "Think Blue", the brand is showcasing a ...

 
Dacia Duster Clinches Podium in Rallye Aicha des Gazelles 2011
Dacia Duster Clinches Podium in Rallye Aicha des Gazelles 2011

4 Apr 2011, 14:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After last year it managed to claim victory in the crossover class of the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles, a competition held in Morocco, the Duster off-road racer managed to stay competitive this year as...

 
AMR-One Successfully Completed Full Race Test at Paul Ricard
AMR-One Successfully Completed Full Race Test at Paul Ricard

4 Apr 2011, 09:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aston Martin’s all-new AMR-One race car has completed another stage of development the past weekend at the Paul Ricard circuit, at the opening round of the Le Mans Series. Aside from a misfire...

 
1965 Ford GT40 Roadster to Be Auctioned Off
1965 Ford GT40 Roadster to Be Auctioned Off

4 Apr 2011, 09:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A very rare and very green 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster will go under the hammer at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Cernobbio, Italy, on May 21, according to a recent Top Gear post. Whi...

 
EV Motorcade on the Streets of Washington, DC
EV Motorcade on the Streets of Washington, DC

4 Apr 2011, 08:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / You all know them, but the automotive industry can't get enough of showing them: the EVs. Vehicles that have come to life to revolutionize the automotive industry, vehicles at the center of deb...

 
Jason Plato Breaks BTCC Record
Jason Plato Breaks BTCC Record

4 Apr 2011, 07:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / History was written the past weekend at Brands Hatch, as Silverline Chevrolet driver Jason Plato has broken the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship record with 61st and 62nd wins, thus smash...

 
Pace Car Causes Massive Collision at Le Castellet
Pace Car Causes Massive Collision at Le Castellet

4 Apr 2011, 07:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This year's Le Mans Series kicked off last weekend at Le Castellet, and it brought with it a few interesting moments. Apart from the fact that Henri Pescarolo's team made a winning return ...

 
Kay Segler Appointed New MINI Brand Manager
Kay Segler Appointed New MINI Brand Manager

2 Apr 2011, 14:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The latest corporate news coming from BMW Group is a bit surprising, but in a good way. Segler is making the move back to MINI effective May 1 of this year. His vacant spot as the head of the M Divi...

 
AMR-One to Make Race Debut at Le Mans Series Opener
AMR-One to Make Race Debut at Le Mans Series Opener

2 Apr 2011, 14:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Today is a big day for Aston Martin Racing, as their all-new AMR-One race car will compete for the first time at Paul Ricard in its initial test race. Drivers Stefan Mucke, Harold Primat and Darren ...

 
First Dorset Vintage and Classic Auction A Success
First Dorset Vintage and Classic Auction A Success

1 Apr 2011, 14:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dorset Vintage and Classic Auctions' first sale of 2011, which took place on March 24th at the Gartell Light Railway in Yenston, near Templecombe, was a resounding success, according to the org...

 
Futuristic Car Interiors to Be Revealed at the SAE World Congress
Futuristic Car Interiors to Be Revealed at the SAE World Congress

1 Apr 2011, 14:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Safety, comfort, enhancing options and all related features can only get better as time passes by and technology evolves, and that’s exactly what the College for Creative Studies students will...

 
Isuzu Bringing Toughness to 2011 Commercial Vehicle Show
Isuzu Bringing Toughness to 2011 Commercial Vehicle Show

1 Apr 2011, 11:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Japanese pickup truck manufacturer Isuzu will be displaying its popular Rodeo line at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, which is scheduled between April 12th and the 14th at Birmingham&rsqu...

 
GM's Fort Wayne Assembly Finishes 5.5 Millionth Vehicle
GM's Fort Wayne Assembly Finishes 5.5 Millionth Vehicle

1 Apr 2011, 08:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors’ Fort Wayne Assembly Plant started building vehicles back in 1986. Since then, a total of 5,499,999 trucks have come of the line, so the one to follow that was sure to be a bit ...

 
Volkswagen Invites You to Play Darts with Champions
Volkswagen Invites You to Play Darts with Champions

31 Mar 2011, 14:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’s UK arm promises to offer a top level of entertainment at the upcoming Commercial Vehicle Show, by allowing attenders to play darts with two of its latest brand...

 
ILMC to Have 2 Races in China in 2012
ILMC to Have 2 Races in China in 2012

31 Mar 2011, 14:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The members of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) have finally made up their minds regarding the host of the 2011 International Le Mans Cup finale, confirming that the International Zhuhai ci...