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F1 Drivers Concerned About Bahrain GP Security

6 Jun 2011, 13:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After several months of civil unrest, Bahrain has become calm enough to allow the FIA, or Bernie Ecclestone, to decide in favor of a race on the Sakhir circuit this season. At least, this is how thi...

Subaru Outback, Forester and WRX/STI iPad Apps Lanched

6 Jun 2011, 13:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The iPhone/iPad app fever has been spreading among the automotive producers like wild fire, pretty much as it happened with the social media dedicated pages. So is the case with Subaru of America, w...

AvtoVAZ to Supply Plastics for Nissan

6 Jun 2011, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The involvement of French manufacturer Renault with several Russian automakers is producing effects for Nissan as well, as the Japanese will soon become customers of the plastics manufacturing opera...

Caterham Announces First SP/300.R Test Dates

6 Jun 2011, 12:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Caterham Cars has released the first series of dates on which racing drivers, teams and trackday enthusiasts can get their hands on the new SP/300.R prototype. As is to be expected, customers who ha...

2012 SLS AMG Roadster Gets Upgraded BeoSound AMG Sound System

6 Jun 2011, 12:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It was only a matter of time before the news that Mercedes’ new SLS AMG Roadster will get a bespoke BeoSound AMG system came out, since the car’s coupe gullwing brother has one of its ow...

BorgWarner Turbocharges Great Wall Haval H5

6 Jun 2011, 12:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The booming Chinese automotive industry has transformed in recent years the way in which the local manufacturers are building their cars. The shift for dubious parts, which made Chinese vehicles to ...

Lotus to Cut Jobs in Norfolk After Losing Government Funding

6 Jun 2011, 12:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The famous British sportscar maker Lotus is planning to cut up to 99 jobs Norfolk plant after losing out on £27.5m of government funding. Staff at the site have been told that invited applicat...

2012 MINI Coupe Official Details Announced [Gallery]

6 Jun 2011, 12:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Despite the fact it seems to be having a hard time shaking that camo off (check out the image gallery below), the new MINI Coupe now comes before us bearing technical details. The car, designed to ...

Nissan GT-R Powered Dacia Duster Hits the Dirt

6 Jun 2011, 12:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Still waiting to take on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the one-off extreme Dacia Duster presented last week as the No Limit is testing its limits on circuits that are meant to resemble th...

Number of Parking Tickets Issued to UK Motorists Reaches Record Level

6 Jun 2011, 11:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Parking control has been transferred from the police to local town halls in the UK, and the number of tickets issued have reached an all-time high. It is estimated that town halls are pocketing more...

Mercedes Rocks the May Sales Charts

6 Jun 2011, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Month after month, the sales records previously achieved by Mercedes Benz keep tumbling, as the main market where the brand sells are proving to have an incredible appetite for the three-pointed sta...

Brabus Opens Dubai Division

6 Jun 2011, 11:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Brabus has just announced that it is further expanding its global network with a branch in Dubai. The new state-of-the-art tuning center of Brabus Middle East LLC is more than just a sales center, a...

Subaru XV Concept Ready for Aussie Auto Show

6 Jun 2011, 11:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After presenting the XV Concept at the 2011 Auto Shanghai, the Japanese manufacturer with an eye for high-performance production cars will be taking the model in Australia, where it will be presente...

Production of Murano CrossCabriolet Crippled by Japan Earthquake

6 Jun 2011, 10:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems that the wear-boy of the Nissan range has taken the brunt of the Japan’s quake and tsunami aftermath, as the carmaker is struggling to get the 2011 model into the hands of US customer...

Fiat to Pay $500M for US Stake in Chrysler

6 Jun 2011, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The road Italian manufacturer Fiat built on its own, the road that will soon land it full control over American car maker Chrysler is almost complete, following the announcement made on Monday that ...

Iguana-Inspired Iwana Superyacht Concept Presented

6 Jun 2011, 09:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British Designer Alex McDiarmid has managed to create a lizard-inspired 85m superyacht design concept that he dubbed Iwana (the word iguana is derived from a Spanish form of the original Taino name ...

Tesla Model S Alpha New Images Released

6 Jun 2011, 09:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / EV manufacturer Tesla Motors decided to offer potential customers further reasons why they should be turning their attention to the company’s battery-powered Model S sedan New images of the ve...

Porsche Cajun to Use Audi's New 3.0-liter TDI Engines

6 Jun 2011, 09:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Porsche has already confirmed it will indeed go forward with the production of a smaller soft-roader called the Cajun, and a few details regarding the platform and expected arrival date have been ci...

Spectators Can't Outrun Buemi's Toro Rosso

6 Jun 2011, 09:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A very unlikely incident took place last weekend on a circuit in Chiba, Japan, where the Red Bull F1 team was performing a show meant to benefit the victims of the quake and tsunami which struck Jap...

Hertz to Rent Electric Bicycles in London

6 Jun 2011, 09:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Car rental company Hertz announced this week an expansion of its services in the capital of the UK, with the introduction of a rental service for bicycles. And not just any bicycles, but electric on...