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Kobayashi Affected by Situation in Japan

18 Mar 2011, 10:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kamui Kobayashi would have normally waited forward to the new season start, at Melbourne, hadn't it been for the earthquake and tsunami that tragically affected the North-Eastern part of Japan ...

Parkers Names Insignia its Family Estate Car of 2011

18 Mar 2011, 10:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Parkers, the UK’s best-selling car price guide, has announced that the Vauxhall Insignia 2.0 CDTi 160 ecoFLEX Exclusiv is its Family Estate Car of 2011. The results of all of Parkers’ Ne...

MINI E UK Field Trial Comes to an End

18 Mar 2011, 10:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The MINI E UK Field Trial that started in December 2009 ended today, with the second set of participants handing back their MINI Es at an event held at MINI Plant Oxford. The program has tested the...

New & Old Jaguars Present at Goodwood

18 Mar 2011, 09:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Goodwood Festival of Speed launched yesterday, with Jaguar playing a key role as the event celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic E-type.The 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed sees Jaguar ta...

Lamborghini to Produce Sesto Elemento, Cabrera and Estoque

18 Mar 2011, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The success super-car manufacturer Lamborghini has had at the past European auto shows with their Sesto Elemento concept and with the more recent Aventador LP700-4 has prompted the Volkswagen-owned ...

Ferrari Must React to Pirelli Tires - Manager

18 Mar 2011, 09:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The new Pirelli tires developed for the 2011 season of Formula 1 will certainly provide all the teams with a big challenge for the campaign to come due to their high-degradation characteristics. ...

Saab to Use ZF Chassis

18 Mar 2011, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The overhaul of Saab's entire operations, one year after it escaped the dark influence of American manufacturer GM, has taken on a life of its own. Since the beginning of the year, Saab has bee...

Steel Wheel Design Competition Winners Announced

18 Mar 2011, 09:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Winners of the SMDI steel wheel design competition were announced today by the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), Michelin and Lawrence Technological University (LTU). Students designed whee...

Prestige GreenCab Gets Charged by Epyon

18 Mar 2011, 09:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the few charging solutions providers in Europe, Epyon, announced today it has signed a deal with Netherlands-based Prestige GreenCab that would see it provide the taxi operator with the neede...

Renaultsport Making DeZir-Based Roadster

18 Mar 2011, 09:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It looks like Renault has finally decided to make a true sportscar, as the automaker is planning to turn its Renaultsport division into stand-alone brand, with its own unique models. According to Au...

Casey Currie Readies New Truck Design for 2011 Season

18 Mar 2011, 09:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / At the Lucas Oil Off-Road Race in Chandler, Arizona, this weekend, Pro Lite short-course driver Casey Currie will be sponsored by General Tire. The driver has signed a multi-year sponsorship with Ge...

McLaren Launches Pro Road Bike [Gallery]

18 Mar 2011, 08:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Now we know most of you associate McLaren with their lengthy and successful history in Formula 1 racing – and recently with their MP12-4c sports car – but apparently the Woking based tea...

Daimler Contributes EUR2 Million to Japan Relief

18 Mar 2011, 08:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After on Thursday German auto maker BMW was the first European company from the automotive industry to announce a contribution to the worldwide efforts made to help Japan, the week ends with more gl...

2012 CLS63 AMG to Make South Beach Debut at Polo World Cup

18 Mar 2011, 08:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As title sponsor of the Miami Beach Polo World Cup from April 21st to April 24th, 2011, the North American division of Mercedes-Benz announced it plans to showcase the all-new 2012 CLS63 AMG in fro...

2011 Ford Mondeo Launched in China

18 Mar 2011, 08:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Trying to tap in the seemingly ever-expanding Chinese market with more models and new technologies, American manufacturer Ford announced today the local launch of the new Mondeo sedan, packed with a...

Infiniti M Hybrid Goes Sideways in Commercial

18 Mar 2011, 08:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Infiniti M Hybrid is fresh as a new car can be, so while it still has an aura of mastery surrounding it, the luxury carmaker has released the first ad from a new campaign that is aimed at changi...

Pedrosa Blames Tire Wear for Poor Qatar Practice

18 Mar 2011, 08:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dani Pedrosa expected some tough competition from his new Honda teammate Casey Stoner ahead of this weekend's Qatar GP, but he certainly did not figured the gap between them will be that big af...

Two Captain America H-D Recreation Bikes Up for Auction

18 Mar 2011, 07:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / At the upcoming Bonhams auction at Quail Lodge, due to be held on May 14, two custom Harley-Davidson motorcycles will go under the hammer, with the proceeds to benefit the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foun...

Suzuki Practice Wasted Due to Bautista Injury

18 Mar 2011, 07:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Alvaro Bautista was lucky enough to escape unhurt from his massive crash in the last day of Qatar testing this week – when he lost control of his bike at over 150 mph and destroyed his Suzuki ...

Honda Recalls 2011 Odyssey

18 Mar 2011, 07:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Honda keeps on announcing one recall after another. After it has issued a safety notice regarding a total of 36,656 Civic vehicles from the model year 2011 that might ...