Audi R8 LMS Takes Home Spa Victory
1 Aug 2011, 10:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This year’s edition of the 24 hours of Spa (Belgium) was one of the harshest ever, but the Audi Sport Team WRT overcame strong opposition from BMW and Mercedes to finish first. The mid-engined...
2010 GT Academy Winner Takes Class Win at Spa
1 Aug 2011, 09:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After one of the most arduous ‘Total 24 Hours of Spa’ for many years, RJN Motorsport Nissan 370Z of Jordan Tresson, Alex Buncombe and Chris Ward crossed the line as the GT4 race winner. ...
Depressed Teen Drivers Considered Risky Behind The Wheel
1 Aug 2011, 09:25 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Recently an Australian study published in Injury Prevention revealed that depressed teenagers may adopt risky behaviors when behind the wheel, increasing this way their chances to be involved in a c...
Facelifted Suzuki SX4 Australian Pricing Released
1 Aug 2011, 09:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / {img 1align=left}Australians can now get their hand on the upgraded incarnation of the Suzuki SX4 2.0-liter and the carmaker has decided to celebrate the introduction of the vehicle by offering a mo...
BMW Announces New M3 Convertible Individual Composition Pack for 2012
1 Aug 2011, 09:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It looks like the BMW Z4 is not the only model receiving pricing and features changes for the 2012 model year in North America. The company has also announced that the 2012 M3 coupe and convertible ...
Hyundai Elantra Comes Out of Its Shell in Mechanical-inspired Ad
1 Aug 2011, 09:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When carmakers try to market a facelifted or revised version of a car, we usually get a clumsy attempt at making it look more sporty, refined and good-looking, but that’s not always the case. ...
BMW Working on New Names for Its Cars
1 Aug 2011, 09:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Gone are the days when automotive names were simple, being split in two types: the “romantic” ones, which brought various animals or concepts to the marketing industry or the “prec...
V12-powered Mercedes-Benz SL Discontinued
1 Aug 2011, 08:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The King is Dead, Long Live the King! Well, fans of the Mercedes Benz SL will probably have to wait until next year to be able to say that - a new generation is actually expected to be presented at ...
Bentley to Debut Continental GT With V8 Engine in Detroit
1 Aug 2011, 08:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We already know that Bentley has big plans with the new turbocharged V8, which is going to be used on a number of upcoming S and RS models. The first to debut is expected to be the new S6, which sho...
New Car Odor Carefully Scrutinized by Nose-sensitive Engineers
1 Aug 2011, 08:24 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It was a well known fact that car manufacturing companies have employees who testdrive the cars in order to see what can be done to improve them. But Ford has taken the car manufacturing and finishi...
2012 BMW Z4 Exclusive Canyon Brown M Sport Package Announced
1 Aug 2011, 08:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of the German automaker decided to bring a number of refreshments to the model year 2012 BMW Z4, intended to raise consumer interest on the two-door. For example, the Moj...
Subaru Impreza Release Delayed to November With Limited Supplies
1 Aug 2011, 07:52 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It looks like Subaru’s hard times aren’t over yet, as after the “divorce” with WRX, one of the Japanese carmaker's most famous products now faces another challenge. The ...
Chevrolet Launches Site to Pick Their Best Car of All Time
1 Aug 2011, 07:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Sure, the modern-day lineup might strike some as being a bit lackluster, but Chevrolet is a company that has produced some of the most iconic vehicles ever over its long and rich history. The Impala...
Online, Co-Created Military Vehicle Concept Becomes Working Prototype in 6 Months
1 Aug 2011, 07:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Local Motors’ community was asked to develop a vehicle body design that could support two types of missions – Combat Reconnaissance and Combat Delivery & Evacuation, and Dassault Sys...
Volkswagen's Temporary Automated Pilot Demonstrated on Video
1 Aug 2011, 07:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A month ago, Volkswagen revealed its softer, more down to earth interpretation of the future where robots do everything for us - the TAP system, which stands for Temporary Automated Pilot. A VW equi...
Mercedes-Benz Still Plans to Lead The Premium Car Segment
1 Aug 2011, 06:54 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Mercedes-Benz plans an aggressive campaign in order to “catch up” with its main competitors like BMW and Audi. The manufacturers goal is to become the world’s top premium car bran...
Checa Brings Ducati's 3000th World Superbike Win
1 Aug 2011, 06:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This past weekend, Ducati celebrated its 300th World Superbike victory when Carlos Checa's wont Silverstone's round 9 of the 2011 WSBK series in the UK on Sunday, while also managing to de...
One-off Blue Angels Ford Mustang GT Snaps $400k at Auction
1 Aug 2011, 06:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The one-of-a-kind aviation-themed Blue Angels 2011 Ford Mustang GT has finally met its purpose - that of raising money for the EAA Young Eagles organization, which has provided free introductory fli...
Rare 1953 Ferrari 375 America Coupe to Fetch $2M
1 Aug 2011, 06:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The forthcoming Monterey auction set to take place later this month will include the sale of a rare Italian handcrafted supercar, RM Auctions revealed. The vehicle in question is a 1953 Ferrari 375 ...
Ford SYNC Price Drops by $100
1 Aug 2011, 06:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In a move set to make the hands-free, voice-activated connectivity system more affordable for its customers, American manufacturer Ford announced it has decided to drop pricing of SYNC by $100, whil...