Toyota Japan Halts Production Until March 22
16 Mar 2011, 11:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The initial assessment made by Japanese manufacturer Toyota following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of Japan on Friday seems to have been much too optimistic...
Fuso Canter to Sell in the US
16 Mar 2011, 11:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The need to make the full out of all the markets at its disposal has determined German group Daimler to sell, for the first time in history, the Fuso Canter line of light trucks outside Japan. Produ...
Dell'Orto Named Sole Moto3 ECU Supplier
16 Mar 2011, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As you all know, the 2012 season of the FIM Road Racing World Championship will not only bring new engine regulations in the premier MotoGP category, but also some important structural modifications...
Renault EVs to Come with Free Recovery
16 Mar 2011, 10:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault is poised to launch a number of new electric vehicles on the European market in the next few years. With sales expected to reach 150,000 units per year for the Zoe supermini alone, some cars...
Moto Guzzi Turns 90, Launches Anniversary Blog
16 Mar 2011, 10:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Celebrating in 90th anniversary this year, Europe’s oldest motorcycle manufacturer has launched a dedicated blog in the United States that honors the Italian brand’s heritage, engineerin...
Amari Design Introduces the Evolution GT
16 Mar 2011, 10:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Amari Design is a tuner that has been brought to life earlier this year. The company made the first step on the aftermarket scene using a project based on the Lamborghini Gallardo, with a Range Rov...
Todt Wants NASCAR-Style Number Scheme in Formula 1
16 Mar 2011, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Usually, it's Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone who forwards all these new ideas to the public before the beginning of each season, in his attempt to bring something new to the series every t...
Cadillac SRX Saves Jewel's Life in Firetruck Collision
16 Mar 2011, 10:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A Cadillac SRX is not exactly the type of luxurious vehicle we see other celebrities driving, but the $34,430 to $55,850 luxury crossover is now definitely receiving some positive PR for its crash s...
BYD Accused of Copying Designs, WikiLeaks Cables Show
16 Mar 2011, 10:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The tons of documents released in the past few months by WikiLeaks continues to cause problems for the parties mentioned in the files, with more than a handful of automotive-related cables showing a...
JabbaWockeeZ Prove Explorer’s V6 Is as Good as V8
16 Mar 2011, 10:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In what we consider one of the strangest commercials in a long time, Ford has called on the JabbaWockeeZ dance crew to show that the V6 engine in the 2011 Ford Explorer is about as good as a V8 was...
Valsecchi to Drive Lotus T128 in Australia, Malaysia
16 Mar 2011, 10:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Davide Valsecchi will be the first lucky reserve driver in the Team Lotus lineup to take the new Lotus T128 to the track in the first practice session of the Australian Grand Prix. In early 2011,...
Jason Plato and Chevrolet Cruze to Defend BTCC Title in 2011
16 Mar 2011, 09:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British Touring Car Championship season opener is less than three weeks away, and Chevrolet have already started rubbing their hands and making plans of defending their title. The Silverline Che...
Leipzig Confirmed as Porsche Cajun Production Site
16 Mar 2011, 09:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Confirming the previous rumors in the industry, German sports car manufacturer Porsche announced today its formal decision to produce the small SUV at the Porsche plant in Leipzig. To make the plan ...
Introducing the 2011 Lexus LX 570 JTGrey Race Truck
16 Mar 2011, 09:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lexus has announced that it will join the JTGrey Racing team and its LX 570 as the main sponsor in the quest to win the 2011 SCORE Stock Full Championship. The company has also released a computer r...
Hispania Not Fearing 107 Percent Qualy Rule in 2011
16 Mar 2011, 09:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Recent testing has showed us that qualifying and lap times between the 2010 newly-entrant teams and the regular F1 squads should not differ as much this season. If Lotus, Virgin and Hispania all ent...
Bradley Cooper Drives A Maserati in New "Limitless" Movie
16 Mar 2011, 09:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In the new “Limitless” movie that is set to hit US theaters on March 18, American actor Bradley Cooper (many of you know him from his role in “The Hangover” 2009 film) plays ...
Visteon Presents Growth Market Car in India
16 Mar 2011, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Being one of the biggest automotive suppliers in the world, Visteon knows that for it to have the same degree on the emerging markets as all other big players in the industry, it has to adapt the pr...
Pininfarina to Produce Bluecar
16 Mar 2011, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the sensations of the 2009 Geneva Auto Show, the Pininfarina Bluecar concept, has received the thumbs up for production this week, after the company that created it struck a deal with Cecomp ...
Hamilton Admits McLaren Is One Second Slower than Rivals
16 Mar 2011, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton ended the recent Barcelona group test with the 14th best time of the pack, as McLaren focused mainly on long runs and race trim solutions. That being said, the lap times recorded by t...
Cars 2 Game Trailer Launched
16 Mar 2011, 09:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The second installment of the successful Cars franchise is coming to theaters everywhere on June 24th and it promises to be just as funny as the original. If it's anything like the first one, t...