Woman Called Zoe Renault to Sue French Carmaker over Name Issue
20 May 2010, 13:39 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / A Parisian woman called Zoe Renault is trying to stop the French automaker from using her name on a new model: the electric car Renault Zoe Z.E. (zero emissions). According to the Guardian, the 2...
The War on British Motorists is Over
20 May 2010, 13:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A gigantic sigh has been heard from the UK, as the country’s motorists found out that they are no longer in the Government’s crosshairs. Phillip Hammond, who was appointed as Minister fo...
Citroen Total to Field 3 Cars in 2011 WRC?
20 May 2010, 13:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although this season is yet to bring Dani Sordo an out-of-this-world performance in the World Rally Championship, the Spaniard received some good new from Citroen's team boss Olivier Quesnel. A...
Mallya Explains No-Indian Policy at Force India
20 May 2010, 12:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Blamed by many of his countrymen for not fielding an Indian driver for his team in Formula One, Force India's co-owner Vijay Mallya insisted that there isn't a single driver in the entire ...
Superchips Remaps the BMW 135i
20 May 2010, 12:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While BMW is still developing the ultimate version of the 1 Series, the 135i (the current range-topper) has been targeted by the UK modifier Superchips, who has released an ECU remap for the perform...
UK Car Production Grows by 44 Percent in April
20 May 2010, 12:55 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The British auto industry is continuing to record an increase in production compared to the previous year. In April 2010, car production went up 44% compared to April 2009, with total production rea...
FIA to Clarify Last-lap Safety Car Rules
20 May 2010, 12:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the controversial decision taken by the F1 stewards in the recent Monaco Grand Prix, when Michael Schumacher was handed a penalty for passing Fernando Alonso after the safety car left the ...
Nissan Qashqai and Navara Receive 2010 Fleet News Awards
20 May 2010, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nissan has received two trophies at the UK 2010 Fleet News Awards ceremony, with the Qashqai and the Navara being named the best vehicles in their classes. During a ceremony held earlier today ...
Li-ion Motors to Enter X-Prize Driving Stages
20 May 2010, 12:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Li-ion Motor’s 21st Century Design & Engineering of emission-free automotive propulsion system announces that it has passed the detailed mechanical, electrical, safety and vehicle design i...
Red Bull Changed Rear Diffuser for Monaco
20 May 2010, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing appears to have modified its rear diffuser prior to the start of the Monaco Grand Prix last Sunday. According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, the International Automobile Fed...
Mercedes S-Klasse Receives Best Luxury Car Award from Fleet World
20 May 2010, 10:55 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse won Best Luxury Car at the 2010 Fleet World Honours. It’s the second consecutive award of this type received by the German luxury sedan. The award was presented t...
GM Loses Another Arbitration
20 May 2010, 10:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not so keen in advertising its dealership arbitration cases as rival Chrysler is, American manufacturer GM keeps a tight lid on how things are going in front of arbitrators. Yet, information does le...
The Suzuki Jimny Turns 40
20 May 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Suzuki is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the launch of the original Jimny compact 4x4 model, called Jimny Sierra. The Jimny (originally named the LJ10 in some markets) was introduced in 1970...
Red Bull Fears Alonso, Hamilton
20 May 2010, 10:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Red Bull Racing dominating this year's Formula One championship so clearly, it's hard to believe the guys at Milton Keynes based team are fearing anyone but their own mistakes for thi...
Ford Recalls 5,000 Territory Floor Mats
20 May 2010, 10:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A nightmarish news comes from Australia today, after the local division of American manufacturer Ford announced the recall of 5000 sets of Ford Territory accessory floor mats sold in the last year. ...
Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Becomes Quattro Veloce
20 May 2010, 10:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of the wild-children born from the marriage between Italy and Germany, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640 has received a set of physics and arts lessons from the German tuner DMC. The tuning ...
Peugeot Revives the GTi Badge with the 308
20 May 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Peugeot released the first images and details of the 308’s sporty version, the GTi. Available as a five-door model only (a curious fact for a sport-oriented car), the 308 GTi sports technical ...
Racing Drivers' Voices for TomTom
20 May 2010, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier this month navigation solution provider brought back to life Star Wars characters, to be used as voice on the nav-systems, a new set of voices has been announced yesterday. This time, ...
Ducati Enters Multistrada 1200 to Pikes Peak 2010
20 May 2010, 09:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Ducati recently announced its participation in the 2010 Pikes Peak international Hill Climb by entering two Multstrada 1200 machines in the Race to the Clouds, set to ...
Porsche Becomes GRAND-AM Official Promotional Partner
20 May 2010, 09:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche, one of the most successful manufacturers in GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series has become the newest Official Promotional Partner of GRAND-AM. The brand now has the right to use GRAND-AM m...