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Renault Says Gordini Will Become Hardcore Trim

Renault Says Gordini Will Become Hardcore Trim

It will only be used on the most aggressive Renault Sport models

Renault revived the Gordini name a few years ago for a special trim on the Twingo and Clio. It plans to take the name a step further in the future by only using the Gordini badge on its most aggressive Renault Sport models.  Renault Cheif...
07.06.2013 | 5482 views | 0 comments
Porsche Delivers 15,020 Cars Worldwide in May

Porsche Delivers 15,020 Cars Worldwide in May

Asia remains its largest market

Porsche delivered 15,020 cars in May, up 12.7% from the previous May. For the year so far, it has delivered 67,261 cars, a 19.1% improvement over the same period last year.  “In terms of customer deliveries to date, we have exceeded...
07.06.2013 | 1148 views | 0 comments
Fernando Alonso Believes Vettel's Luck is Running Out

Fernando Alonso Believes Vettel's Luck is Running Out

Alonso actually doing better than last season

Fernando Alonso believes that Sebastian Vettel's luck has to run out soon. The Ferrari driver is actually performing better this season than last season by scoring 78 points in the first six races of the season compared to 76 points last seaso...
07.06.2013 | 926 views | 0 comments
SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive Sets Production Electric Car Record at 'Ring

SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive Sets Production Electric Car Record at 'Ring

The car goes on sale this month

The SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive goes on sale later this month, and Mercedes-Benz wanted to test the car to prove its true mettle at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The pure electric SLS lapped the famous racecourse in 7:56.234 minu...
07.06.2013 | 1670 views | 0 comments
Lamborghini Completes 2,000th Aventador

Lamborghini Completes 2,000th Aventador

The car is bound for the United States

Lamborghini has completed its 2,000th Aventador. it was an LP 700-4 model in Nero Nemesis black that will go to Thaddeus Arroyo, Chief Intelligence Officer for AT&T, in the US. Arroyo also owns a Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder. It took...
07.06.2013 | 6127 views | 0 comments
Toyota Has Revealed the 11th Generation Corolla with More Size and Power

Toyota Has Revealed the 11th Generation Corolla with More Size and Power

There are two offered engines and three available transmissions

Toyota has revealed the 11th generation Corolla, which with over 40 million units sold in the past 47 years has become the best-selling automotive nameplate ever. The new Corolla gets major upgrades inside and outside with a new platform and a...
07.06.2013 | 3879 views | 0 comments
Bridgestone Says It Will Not Return to F1

Bridgestone Says It Will Not Return to F1

It does not plan to bid to return to the series

Bridgestone says that it will not bid on the contract to supply tires to Formula 1 next year. Pirelli's contract with F1 expires at the end of the season, and the FIA has not signed a new contract with a supplier. "We have no current ...
06.06.2013 | 1164 views | 0 comments
Next Generation Espace to Be Large Crossover

Next Generation Espace to Be Large Crossover

It will be shown as a concept later this year

Renault has confirmed rumors that the next generation Espace will eschew its MPV roots in factor of becoming a large crossover, according to Renault design head Laurens van den Acker. The choice was made because the MPV market is shrinking while t...
06.06.2013 | 1913 views | 0 comments
Fiat Has Stopped Development on Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Fiat Has Stopped Development on Hydrogen Fuel Cells

It will focus on compressed natural gas instead

Fiat has bucked the industry trend towards developing hydrogen fuel-cell cars as a long-term alternative to internal combustion engines by turning its back on the technology after three generations of development. Fiat says that it has stopped...
06.06.2013 | 713 views | 0 comments
Toyota Auris Touring Sports Enters Production in Europe

Toyota Auris Touring Sports Enters Production in Europe

The cars are made at Toyota's UK factory

Toyota has begun building the Auris Touring Sports at its factory in Burnaston, England.  "This is an industry that is helping generate the jobs and wealth we need to secure the UK’s place in the global economic race,&rdqu...
06.06.2013 | 6873 views | 0 comments

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