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Sometime on the 19th of January 2009 Lauren Rosenberg decided to take a walk in Park City, Utah in the land of burgers and fries. She took along her trusty Blackberry and decided on utilizing the phone
There was news recently that Jaguar have decided to start manufacturing cars in China and India and with the new life line of 1 billion pounds supplied by TATA yearly for the next 5 years, there's much more room for the designers and engineers to play around with their cars. And finally, after making concepts of what Jaguars 'could' look like for years, they can finally make them.
One fine example is this spectacular F-type. First born in 1998 as the XK180 concept, Jaguar have struggled to p
James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 from the movies Goldfinger (1964) and Thunderball (1965) is going under the auctioneer's hammer on October 27. The car with number plate FMP 7B has been under the ownership of US radio broadcaster Jerry Lee since 1969, which he had bought from the factory for US$12,000.
RM Auctions will conduct the event through its Automobiles of London sale where it is expected to fetch at least
First, Rolls Royce says you can customise your Rolls on your Iphone. Then comes Toyo tires with an Iphone app about tires. And not to mention the various Ihpone/Ipod touch apps with car adverts as games such as Volkswagen and Audi. Even Red Bull racing has come up with a free app for you to 'race' their F1 car. Apple is totally taking over the motoring world with their apps and the concept of it all. And I love it!
Now Volkswagen have become the first to publish a magazine specifically for A
You're looking at the all-new four-door sedan version of the latest Volkswagen Polo that was officially revealed in a world premiere in Moscow. The new Polo Saloon extends the German firm's range of sedans into the small car segment and will be built on a completely new assembly line at Volkswagen AG's plant in Kaluga, Russia.
VW says that the Polo Saloon is the first car in the history of the brand to have been developed specially for the Russian market, bearing in mind its specific clima
Telsa was the last example of how battery power can be cool and fast at the same time when done correctly in a car, but now Bugatti say they're creating a prototype that runs entirely on batteries, and.. wait for it.. can produce 800bhp!! I really wonder how many batteries they have crammed into that car. Nonetheless, that is incredible.
The secret for all that immense amount of power lies in the powerful electric motors that the batteries are connected to. The advanced lithium-ion battery p
Honda has high hopes for China, as the automaker plans to increase sales from a projected 630,000 units in 2010 to 830,000 in 2012.However, before it can focus on hitting those targets, Honda has got to deal with a growing labour issue in China.
Honda has to shut down all four of its Chinese factories due to a labor strike. The latest problem arose when 1,850 Honda parts workers walked off their job on May 17. This ultimately forced Honda to temporarily shut down two plants in Guangzhou on
Time flies when you're having fun and befor you know it, another Grand Prix race has come and gone. This time, Lewis Hamilton driving for McLaren-Mercedes claimed victory at the Turkish Formula 1 Grand Prix held at Istanbul last weekend. It was Mr Hamilton's first victory in a while (ten races). It was also a nightmare for Red Bull even though their drivers started in pole and in third position too. Hamilton started the race in second position. The nightmare was basically due to an overly enthus
Formula One driver Jenson Button has broken up with his model girlfriend, Jessica Michibata. Button dated the lingerie model for around 18 months but decided to call time on the relationship just after the Monaco Grand Prix due to problems in maintaining a long distance relationship.
Lets talk about Magneti Marelli for a moment. Magneti Marelli, is an Italian electronics company under Fiat that manufacturers OEM car parts like ECUs, meter clusters, headlights, ignition systems, sparkplugs and so on for the Fiat group and other car brands as well. Magneti Marelli was the company Ferrari went to get its hybrid KERS or kinetic energy recovery system system for the Ferrari 599 Hy-KERS concept car and had also collaborated with other large car manufacturers like Ford (together w
The current Ferrari line up is a stupendous one. The newly launched 458 Italia, the California, the 599 GT/GTO and the 612 Scaglietti. The 612 what? Yes, this car is still in the Ferrari line-up but ever since its launch it has never really set hearts on fire. I suppose it is because of its styling. Some say that the 456 that is replaced was one of the nicest looking Ferrari grand tourers ever made. It is often out shined by its sexier, smaller and lighter sister models and sales of the car also
The Formula one grand prix will once again grace the soil of The United States. Despite news reports stating that New York was Ecclestone's preferred location, Austin (Texas) will in face stage its first race in year 2012.
The 10-year contract is for a "purpose-built" facility, F1 chief executive Ecclestone said in a statement, although details including an actual site, cost or race date were not released. A report of the AP news agency said the venue would be built "within 10 miles" of Aus
There has been a lot of talk lately about the recently inked strategic cooperation between Daimler AG and the Renault-Nissan Alliance. And we're not referring to the official agreements on the development of a new rear-wheel drive platform for small cars and the swapping of diesel and petrol engines between the two groups.
Leaving aside recent rumors of a small Infiniti CUV based on the next generation of Mercedes' A / B Class, Japan's Best Car magazine is now reporting in its latest issue
-the Golf Mk 1, designed by Giugiaro for VW
It has been confirmed by an official press release that the Volkswagen Audi Group (VAG) has taken a 90.1% stake in Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.a.. (Italdesign). This partnership includes the name, rights and patents held under Italdesign. The remaining 9.9% is owned by the original owner and founder, the Giugiaro family under the helm of the famous Giorgetto Giugiaro.
The unique thing about this take-over is that the share is acquired by Audi's Italia
The Lamborghini Super Trofeo Cup saw an ugly accident during Round 4 of the season. The number 22 Gallardo LP560-4, driven by Giorgio Bartocci, got off into the gravel on the last turn before the front straight. It's unclear whether Bartocci was nudged by another racer or a mechanical failure caused the slide. But either way, the car hit the wall at considerable speed and nearly disintegrated on impact.
The driver's side door sprung open as the car slid down the tarmac and Bartocci could be
One of Renault's concept cars may need a name change. It seems that the Renault Zoe will make life difficult for a Parisian lady named Zoe Renault. She has complained to a French daily that people will make fun of her if the car manufacturer does use the Zoe moniker on their city car concept.
The Renault called Zoe Z.E Concept is Renault's latest Zero Emission concept car. It is a compact 2 door electric car that will showcase Renault's latest electric vehicle ideas. It is either that or the
Not even the sleek and clean-cut car manufacturers, Audi, can escape being laughed at. Their consistent minimalist advertising campaign took a plunge for the worst when they decided to go a little mad. And this is what happened.
To build up some hype before their launch of the new Mini-rival, the A1, Audi decided to do something rather extreme. They took the A1 and drove it up and down a specially constructed half pipe in the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels to showcase the car's sup
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The picture above is an Audi, but not as we know it. It is a pedal car half the size of the original Auto Union Type C from 1936. This 1:2 scale model is a very limited hand crafted pedal powered car based on the original and it costs
Lamborghini has issued a recall on a total of 428 units of the 2007-2008 model year Murcielago Coupe and Roadster models in the United States due to fuel leakage concern.
According to the company, the welds holding the fuel pump support inside the fuel tank could detach, leading to a fuel leak. In the presence of an ignition source, this situation could result in a fire hazard and that
The mighty F430 Scuderia
Most of us dream of owning supercars when we're kids, and of course, only a handful of those young ones actually grow up to own one, or more than one if they're fortunate enough. What about the rest of us? Some carry on with their normal lives with the same passion for cars but never really get to spend the money on their dream cars, while others find an alternative method: Model cars.
My Mercedes 300SL..
It is an expensive hobby. One of the premium quality c
I recently came back from Amman, the capital of Jordan and I must say, the style of driving over there in the Middle East is somewhat shocking to say the least. Cutting into lanes which have virtually no lane markings, hard emergency braking and even burnouts on the roads which are worn till they actually 'shine' like the road does on a rainy day.
As a passenger, it was rather exciting though to see all this compared to 'civilized Singapore' judging from the fact that a huge accident had jus
The biennial Tokyo Motor Show was nearly canceled last year and organisers have taken heed of the show's waning influence. The 2009 Tokyo Motor Show featured 11 automakers, compared with 35 at the 2007 show. The only foreign manufacturers in attendance last year were Alpina and Lotus.
The venue has been shortened and moved to a smaller location for year 2011. The Tokyo show next year will be housed at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in the waterfront district. Prior to the move, the l
