Audi Sport Quattro is the Road-Going Sibling of the Group B Rally Monster
3 Jan 2015, 08:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ah, the glorious Group B era of rallying or the days of wine and roses for the WRC fan base. It seems like it happened ages ago, even though the FIA phased out Group B in 1986. Out of all the monste...
Rolls-Royce Rally Car Listed at €200,000, It Finished the 1981 Dakar Rally
1 Jan 2015, 07:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The best name in the luxury automaking biz was officially founded 98 years ago, but who would have thought the Flying Lady would eventually adorn the hood of a rally car? This isn’t a joke, no...
The Award for the Scariest Crash of the Year Goes to This BMW E36 Compact Rally Car
22 Dec 2014, 10:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: some of the best drivers out there are not the ones racing on asphalt but those racing on gravel. The World Rally Championship shows us exactly...
Valentino Rossi and the Best Overtake at the Monza Rally Show
11 Dec 2014, 10:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We don’t want this to sound too cocky, but people who drive and ride are usually more experienced than those who only drive or ride. Some guys are even better than the rest, as they took both ...
First Electric Car to Enter the 2015 Dakar Rally and Make History
8 Dec 2014, 10:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Range anxiety doesn’t quite fit in an endurance race like the Dakar Rally is, reason why no one ever thought it’s a good idea to grab an all electric car and hit the desert. That happene...
Valentino Rossi Second in the Monza Rally Show, Kubica Wins
2 Dec 2014, 12:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Despite the nerve 9-time GP champion Valentino Rossi boasted on ahead of the Monza Rally Sow 2014, this year the victory was his to lose. The Doctor had to bow to Poland’s Robert Kubica, even ...
Sbarro Espera Ibride Sparta Hybrid-Rallye-Auto is Better Than Pizza · Live Photos
29 Nov 2014, 11:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Sbarro is a chain of New York style pizza joints... oh wait, scrap that. Too much fatigue from photographing the cars exhibited at the Essen Motor Show got us very h...
Ducati 1199 Panigale S “Senna” Awarded to WRC Champion Sebastien Ogier
29 Nov 2014, 10:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Two-time WRC champion Sebastien Ogier has received an exclusive Ducati 1199 Panigale S “Senna” as a token of cognizance for the second back-to-back victory he clinched behind the wheel o...
Valentino Rossi at the Monza Rally Show Again, Toni Cairoli Joins the Fun
26 Nov 2014, 14:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The main two and four-wheeled 2014 championships are over, but there is still plenty of fun until the year ends. One of the main attractions in the European motorsport is the Monza Rally Show, mostl...
This 2-Pound RC LEGO Lancia Stratos Is Overpowered and We Want One
5 Nov 2014, 19:12 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Some people know it as the rally car that won the World Rally Championship three years in a row back in the 70s, but the legendary Lancia Stratos is a lot more than that. At least it's what thi...
Twin-Engine Citroen 2CV Rally Car On Sale - Dirt Cheap
20 Oct 2014, 14:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, that pose above depicting a Citroen 2CV raising dirt like a pro rally car looks like some Photoshop trickery, since the original car was powered by a 9 hp engine. However, this one has two and...
Watch a Rally Driver Go Flat Out with the Hood Up
15 Oct 2014, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You don’t need to be a rally driver in order to go flat out when in doubt. Amateurs can do this too (hopefully not on public roads), but the professionals will always live up to their name and...
Taking on the Tail of the Dragon in an M3 with Slicks, in the Rain
21 Sep 2014, 06:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you’re an American and really into racing cars and the best driving roads in the world, you probably already heard about the Tail of the Dragon. If you didn’t you should know th...
The Lancia 037 Is Hideously Underrated
18 Sep 2014, 15:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Lancia nowadays doesn't hold a candle to the brand it was until the early 1990s. Before Fiat started to put different bodies and glue Lancia badges on the Panda and Bravo, the legendary Italian...
Lancia Stratos HF Puts the Hammer Down on Twisty French Roads
4 Sep 2014, 16:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though the Italian manufacturer is just a Fiat-owned brand nowadays with a lineup so boring it makes us wanna take a nap, Lancia still is the most successful carmaker in the World Rally Champio...
Toyota GT 86 CS-R3 Gets a Nice Career Start
27 Aug 2014, 09:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A few days ago, the Toyota GT 86 CS-R3 rally car “for the masses” has been unveiled and finally got a price tag. However, before it gets to enter the action, further testing on different...
This Alpine Renault A110 is Looking for a New Owner
26 Aug 2014, 17:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Between 1955 and 1995, the Alpine marque manufactured a lot of quirky sports cars using rear-mounted Renault engines, but enthusiasts regard the A110 as being the Magnum Opus of the brand. Built in ...
1991 Toyota Celica 4x4 Rally Built Is for Sale
25 Aug 2014, 09:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Long gone are the days of Toyota dominance in the world of rallying. Despite its plans to return in the close future back in the business, that aroma of the 90s won’t be felt anymore. Unless y...
Subaru WRX S4 Goes On Sale in Japan · Video
25 Aug 2014, 08:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Subaru WRX STI is all things to all petrolheads, especially those that don't mind eating mud thrown by a rally car taking a corner at full opposite lock. Among these fans of rally cars and ...
Rally-Spec Toyota GT 86 CS-R3 Gets Priced
20 Aug 2014, 15:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Last month, we were telling you that Toyota’s new GT 86 CS-R3 rally car will make its debut at the ADAC Rallye Deutschland and it will be on sale for next year. Well, now it also has a price i...