Aston Martin LMP1, Fastest Petrol Car at Sebring
22 Mar 2010, 08:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The opening round of the American Le Mans Series, the 12 Hours of Sebring, ended successfully for the Aston Martin Racing team. Despite the fact it finished third overall, the Aston Martin 007 car w...
LPG Engine Coming to 2010 BTCC
22 Mar 2010, 08:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / What do the Focus ST, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) have in common? The answer to this question comes from Montune racing, a part of the Performance E...
Ricciardo Confirmed Full-Time Reserve for Red Bull Racing
22 Mar 2010, 08:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although both Daniel Ricciardo and Brendon Hartley were both confirmed reserve drivers for Red Bull earlier this year, it has emerged that only the former will take on that particular responsibility...
Gen 2 VW New Beetle May Arrive in November
22 Mar 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An exciting news for fans of one of the most iconic cars of all times surfaced over the weekend in the British media. According to Autocar, unidentified sources say the November auto show in Los Ang...
Man Loses His Lamborghini While Drunk
22 Mar 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Have you ever lost your house keys or your mobile phone during a night of heavy drinking? Felt stupid after? That’s nothing compared with what Glenn Knowles, 35 years old did. The man managed ...
Mercedes GP Design New Front Jack for Quicker Pit Stops
22 Mar 2010, 08:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Even though people were expecting sub 3-second pit stops in the season opening race in Bahrain, the time spent by the drivers at the pits were in the vicinity of 3.5 to 4 seconds. Red Bull Racing, F...
World’s Longest Natural Gas Tour to End in April
22 Mar 2010, 08:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Driver Rainer Zietlow made a pit stop in Los Angeles at the Century Plaza Hotel, where he also took time to make a few statements regarding his natural-gas marathon tour, the longest in the world. Z...
Johnson Wins His First Bristol Race
22 Mar 2010, 08:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what is a premiere for Jimmie Johnson at the Bristol Motor Speedway, the first NASCAR driver to win the Sprint Cup Series for a record 4 times in a row managed to make his mark at the Food City 5...
Nissan to Reorganize Chinese Production
22 Mar 2010, 07:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nissan plans to make changes in its Chinese business, by shifting the production of two SUVs from Dongfeng Nissan to Zhengzhou Nissan starting from April 1, as Gasgoo reports. Dongfeng Nissan, th...
Tunnel Collapses Under Spa-Francorchamps F1 Circuit
22 Mar 2010, 07:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Safety is likely to become an issue during this year's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, as the most recent report regarding the aforementioned track is linked with a tunnel collapse. ...
Performax Shows RHD ZR1
22 Mar 2010, 07:55 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / We’ve got good news for Corvette fans located in Australia, as a company from Down Under has just presented the first right hand drive Corvette ZR1. Performax International is now expecting to...
Justin Allgaier Clinches First Career Win at Bristol
22 Mar 2010, 07:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After 43 starts and an equal amount of attempts to clinch a victory, Penkse Racing driver Justin Allgaier managed to do so this weekend, as he won the Scotts Turf Builder 300 Nationwide Series race ...
Ford Mustang to Enter Economy Challenge on NASCAR Track
21 Mar 2010, 16:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford is taking the marketing campaign for the efficient V6 entry-level Mustang engine one step further. After advertising the powerplant’s “best in class” 31 mpg fuel economy, the...
FAW to Produce Trucks in South Africa
21 Mar 2010, 15:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of the top Chinese automotive producers, FAW Group Corporation, announced that it will expand its business to South Africa, where it plans to open a truck production site, as Xinhua reported. ...
Kia Sorento Gets New SX Trim Level
21 Mar 2010, 13:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Kia Motors America marked the grand opening ceremony of the brand’s first U.S. production site, located in West Point, Georgia, by debuting the new SX trim level for the 2011 Sorento CUV (the ...
Four red dots for BMW Vehicles
21 Mar 2010, 19:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The 2010 red dot awards saw three BMW vehicles and one Rolls Royce getting recognized by the international expert jury of non-automotive designers. The Rolls-Royce Ghost, the BMW 5 Series Sedan, ...
Tamada to Race for Reitwagen BMW in Portimao
21 Mar 2010, 12:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Japanese rider Makoto Tamada will not make his debut into the 2010 World Superbike Championship in Portimao with Pro Ride Honda. Although projected to start off their 2010 campaign in Portugal, some...
Renault Asks for Tire Changes for Improved F1 Show
21 Mar 2010, 12:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the boring season opening Bahrain Grand Prix, all eyes will be set on the upcoming Australian Grand Prix, to see if the worries expressed by several drivers and teams out there will match ...
Hamilton Insists Red Bull Are Insanely Fast
21 Mar 2010, 11:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although previously telling the media that McLaren will soon close the gap on rivals Red Bull and Ferrari in the championship, 2008 F1 champion Lewis Hamilton insisted that the formers have a &ldquo...
Auto Execs Pay Decisions to Come Next Week
21 Mar 2010, 12:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the release of the 2010 compensation decisions made by US pay czar Kenneth Feinberg set for next week, all executive eyes from the five companies currently under pay restrictions (GM, Chrysler...