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A light weekend but two major races

It is a surprisingly light weekend for racing, partially because of the holiday weekend in the US. However, two of the races are ranked as some of the most famous in the world but both have their flaws. Formula 1 The Grand Prix of Monaco i...

The car will be loaded in Russia and shipped to Canada

Four 70-year-old men from the UK are circumnavigating the world in two Suzuki Jimnys. The drive is meant to raise money for Save the Children and Oakhaven Hospice in Lymington, Hampshire. The journey began on Easter Sunday, and they have ...

It has received a recent restoration and only covered 50,000 miles in its life

Historics at Brooklands is auctioning a well-restored Series One Jaguar E-Type Roadster on June 1. The car started its life in California but will make its return to the UK. The numbers-matching car just completed a full restoration. The car w...

Talks between teams and tire maker have stopped

As if there was not enough controversy about tires in Formula 1 already, now there is a contract dispute for next season to add to the list of grievances.  Pirelli says that the teams are running out of time to make a deal for the tires f...

Seat is the ninth largest brand in Mexico

Seat will introduce the Leon to Mexico in June. Mexico is a market of growing importance for Seat. It is the brand's sixth highest sales market, and it has the ninth highest sales of any brand in Mexico. It has grown 60% in the last two years ...

Design points towards the look of the next Twingo

Renault has revealed its 320hp Twin'Run concept publicly by driving it around the Monaco F1 course. The car takes inspiration from the classic Renault 5 and suggests the look of the next generation Twingo. In Renault's mind, the Twin'R...

Cars modified by McLaren Special Operations

McLaren has been celebrating its 50th anniversary all year, but its latest act is finally something customers can enjoy. McLaren is building limited editions of 50 each of anniversary edition 12C and 12C Spiders. The cars will be specially modifie...

All cars come with 8in infotainment display

Qoros has announced that the standard 8in infotainment system in its cars will be powered by the Windows Azure cloud service, and Qoros will call its suite of services QorosQloud. The system incorporates navigation, vehicle monitoring and inf...

Monocoques have reduced in weight by 50% from 1999 to today

Weight is the enemy of motorsports. While the cars in nearly every series have weight minimums that they must meet, every bit that a team can get under that amount allows the team to distribute weight wherever it would like. Audi says that since 1...

A very limited number of cars will be brought

While Chrysler is not officially exporting the new SRT Viper to Europe, GeigerCars, a German importer will be picking up the slack and importing a small number. It already has three for sale on its website. The importer plans to have prices st...