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Bourdais' IndyCar Chances Get Slimer
Bourdais' IndyCar Chances Get Slimer

13 Jan 2009, 10:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Should Sebastien Bourdais fail to secure a racing spot in the upcoming Formula 1 season, he is likely to sit the 2009 off. Until today, it was believed that the 4-time ChampCar champion would have a...

 
GM's Bob Lutz Is Pessimistic About This Year
GM's Bob Lutz Is Pessimistic About This Year

13 Jan 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Judging by the severe blow in 2008, it seems now it's really difficult to imagine good things coming from next year. Although they have just revealed their intention of building the electric...

 
Toyota Introduces the Long-Awaited 2010 Prius
Toyota Introduces the Long-Awaited 2010 Prius

13 Jan 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese automaker Toyota finally rolled out the long-awaited 2010 Prius, the latest iteration of the hybrid vehicle, which is said to provide an even more remarkable fuel economy combined with very...

 
Mario Moraes Signs KV Racing Deal for 2009
Mario Moraes Signs KV Racing Deal for 2009

13 Jan 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / KV Racing Technology have secured at least one driver for their new campaign in the IndyCar Series. Mario Moraes, ranked 6th overall in the rookie standings last year, will drive the KV Racing Techn...

 
Fisker Karma S Concept Officially Unveiled
Fisker Karma S Concept Officially Unveiled

13 Jan 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though we all know that building green car is somehow like a trend in today's automotive industry, some plug-in hybrids manage to cause quite a buzz when they first arrive in the market. A...

 
Car Sales in Chinese Market up 6.7% in 2008
Car Sales in Chinese Market up 6.7% in 2008

13 Jan 2009, 09:39 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / We have been speaking these days about the sales of various automakers highlighting that 2008 wasn't the best year ever for them despite some good results from place to place. Logically spea...

 
FIA Announce Official 2009 Entry List
FIA Announce Official 2009 Entry List

13 Jan 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has officially announced the Entry List for the upcoming Formula 1 season. The announcement brought nothing new to the table, though, as most teams have...

 
Maserati Debuts New Quattroporte Sport GT S
Maserati Debuts New Quattroporte Sport GT S

13 Jan 2009, 09:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After Lamborghini announced two new models at the Detroit Auto Show, another sports car manufacturer joins the club and today presents its new Quattroporte Sport GT S, an upgraded vehicle that &ldqu...

 
Audi R8 5.2 FSI Just in Time for NAIAS Concert
Audi R8 5.2 FSI Just in Time for NAIAS Concert

13 Jan 2009, 08:48 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / As we previously reported, Audi officially introduced the latest version of the R8 sports car at the 2009 North American International Auto Show, also known as NAIAS. You are probably well aware...

 
Earnhardt Hails Testing Ban
Earnhardt Hails Testing Ban

13 Jan 2009, 09:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The testing ban will reduce some of the costs inside NASCAR racing, but it will also increase further more the gap between teams inside the sport. Dale Earnhardt Jr. spoke out about the new changes ...

 
GM Plans to Build Car Batteries in Michigan
GM Plans to Build Car Batteries in Michigan

13 Jan 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As we reported earlier, US lawmakers intend to put the brake on the supremacy of Asian car batteries and encourage the development of a large-scale production plant for the lithium-ion battery. T...

 
Tesla Roadster Sport can be Ordered as in Right Now
Tesla Roadster Sport can be Ordered as in Right Now

13 Jan 2009, 08:49 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The world's first production all-electric sports car just got a new, sportier version. The Tesla Roadster S, with the S meaning Sport, is just a tad bit more dynamic than the “regular&rdq...

 
MotoGP Close Silverstone Deal
MotoGP Close Silverstone Deal

13 Jan 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Silverstone may be losing Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen from 2010 onwards, but they will get some other world champions in return. The fans will be getting more of Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner ...

 
2010 Mazda3 Gets Real at Detroit
2010 Mazda3 Gets Real at Detroit

13 Jan 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda has finally launched the all-new 2010 Mazda3 model, a redefined, re-engineered and restyled sport compact that climbs atop its predecessor's tall shoulders, as the Japanese automaker prou...

 
Sainz Clinches 5th Dakar Win, Increases Lead
Sainz Clinches 5th Dakar Win, Increases Lead

13 Jan 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz looks set to win the Dakar Rally this year. Following his former rival Nasser Al-Attiyah being disqualified last week, the Spaniard won all stages to come, including the one on yesterda...