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
You would have never thought that the peaceful people of Canada would never come up with a challenger to the throne for the world's most luxurious armoured SUV vehicle. The Canadian company Conquest has come up with the Knight XV. This originally started life as an all American Ford F550 pick-up truck and Conquest strips it down and builds it up into the fully armoured XV which is intended for extremely wealthy people like, oh the usual, drug lord, rich middle eastern arabs, russian tycoons of
It would seem that the only good time Lewis Hamilton had at the Australian Grand Prix was when he was actually smoking the tires of his loaner Mercedes C63 AMG on the open road. Once the burnout was complete, the wheels came off and Hamilton got nicked by the police under Melbourne's anti-hoon laws. The Police had the car impounded.
Lewis has been officially charged by a Melbourne court with intentionally losing control of a vehicle. A summons for a court date of August 24 was given to his
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Honda, the maker of highly efficient petrol powered engines, is quite skeptical about electric cars being the future of the automobile. The president of the Honda Research & Development unit, Tomohiko Kawanabe, stated that the lack the confidence in electric vehicle technology and that it is questionable that consumers will
Electronic tuning specialist, Superchips, has released a new performance boosting ECU remap for BMW's lively 135i Coupe / Convertible.
The Buckingham-based tuner said that as measured at its in-house four wheel drive chassis dyno', the electronic upgrade boosts the 3.0-litre six cylinder twin turbocharged engine's peak power from a tested standard output of 315bhp to 360bhp. According to the company, the ECU remap also enhances the 135i's torque output, which rises from a measured 394Nm (29
Peugeot has pulled the curtains of the 308 GTI and it has been more than 10 years since the French marquee brought out a GTI in this class of vehicle.
The Peugeot 308 GTi will be powered by the same 1.6 litre THP, 200ps engine that will be featured in the RCZ coupe model, making it a credible competitor to the VW Golf GTI, which pumps out 211ps. The THP engine which is fitted with a twin-Scroll turbocharger and a high pressure direct-injection system with Variable valve and timing injection
Toyota's latest recall now affects their Lexus luxury brand. Four models of the LS460 range is affected, the LS460, LS460L, LS460h and the LS460hL (LS600h). The latter two being the hybrid versions of the former two mentioned. This time the recall is due to a defect in the electronic steering control system of the cars.
According to reports, the cars would keep on going straight for a few seconds even if the driver has turned the steering wheel to a certain direction. The reports also state
The options list for cars may be facing a revolution in the way they are presented to customers, so Audi says. What used to be ticks in boxes may now be downloaded from your dashboard. Audi's marketing boss, Peter Schwarzenbauer has suggested that their future cars will have Iphone-style 'Apps' that can be downloaded from computer styled dashboards. For instance, if you wanted heated seats for some reason, you can download that option from your car. Of course that means pre-installing the option
If you thought the original Enzo was a one off car, you'd be wrong. Because there's a new one on the way. The F70 has been confirmed to be put into production and it could be released as early as next year. The ultra-light carbon fibre supercar was first previewed as the 2007 Millechili concept which weighed only a ton!
The original Enzo was built as a tribute to Ferrari's founder, and it was meant to showcase how Ferrari's F1 technology could be used on the road. And boy does the current E
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Volkswagen's master plan is all about numbers, being the biggest and baddest automaker out there. That's why it isn't any surprise to hear that Volkswagen might be bringing Italdesign Giugiaro under its wing, with the goal of becoming the World
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After trailing the Ford brand by 1,298 units last month, VW has once again become the best-selling automotive brand in the European Union with a total sales of 138,304 units as compared to Ford, which moved 87,721 units. The Golf VI accounts for the majority of VW
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We've recently written in here that the Lexus LFA, the Peugeot RCZ as well as the 4 door Aston Martin Rapide were entering the Nurburgring 24 Hours Endurance Race to prove their worth. Well folks, the race was held last weekend and the results were a surprise victory for Team BMW Motorsport with the M3 GT2. Car Number 25, a BMW M3 GT2 driven by J
The BMW 5 series Gran Turismo is one niche-mobile too far in terms of looks. The 5 series GT has the very blunt looking front end styling of previous generation E65 7 series as well as its ride height and the X6 styling from the A pillar rearwards. It is actually the illegitimate love child of these two BMWs but somehow, like most BMW niche-mobiles it will sell decently well.
But this article isn't about making the 5 series GT sound like a total abomination as it is about HAMANN-Motorsport'
