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Aston Martin Signs Bruno Senna to Drive Vantage in WEC

Aston Martin Signs Bruno Senna to Drive Vantage in WEC

Will have 4 Vantages in two classes at Le Mans

Aston Martin is celebrating 100 years of racing this year, and it is hoping to end the year with a wall full of trophies. Specifically, the team says that it is aiming to win its class in both the World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of L...
06.02.2013 | 8886 views | 0 comments
Toyota GT86 GT4 Ready to Hit the Track in the UK

Toyota GT86 GT4 Ready to Hit the Track in the UK

Will be capable of up to 400hp from turbocharged engine

Toyota Great Britain has teamed with GPRM Engineering and Nicholson McLaren Engines to create the turbocharged GT86 GT4. The cars will be on sale to race teams later this year for GT4 racing including the Britcar series and British GT Champio...
06.02.2013 | 4378 views | 0 comments
Honda Bringing Civic Wagon and NSX Concepts to Geneva

Honda Bringing Civic Wagon and NSX Concepts to Geneva

Will also show new diesel CRV

Honda is bringing two concepts to the Geneva Motor Show. The Civic Wagon Concept will get its world debut, and the updated NSX Concept from the North American International Auto Show will get its European debut. The loan production car debut at it...
06.02.2013 | 7063 views | 0 comments
Pininfarina Celebrating Designer's Life with Sergio Concept

Pininfarina Celebrating Designer's Life with Sergio Concept

Car will debut at Geneva Motor Show

Famous coachbuilder Pininfarina will debut a new concept at the Geneva Motor Show in honor of the company's major designer Sergio Pininfarina. The Pininfarina Sergio celebrates the founder who ran the company for 40 years who died last July.&n...
06.02.2013 | 6788 views | 0 comments
Enzo Successor Caught Roaring Around Fiorano

Enzo Successor Caught Roaring Around Fiorano

Expected to debut at Geneva Motor Show

The successor to the Ferrari Enzo has been spotted testing on track at Fiorano, Ferrari's test track, and it makes quite a wonderful sound. Ferrari has still not confirmed a name for the super car. We only know that it will be on sale by the e...
06.02.2013 | 5119 views | 0 comments
Renault Bringing Classic Fun to Retromobile

Renault Bringing Classic Fun to Retromobile

Exhibit includes eleven classic cars

Renault is celebrating the annual Retromobile Show in Paris with a collection of classic cars that it will put on display. From February 6-10 at the Porte de Versailles in Paris, Renault will celebrate its classic cars, start a new official c...
05.02.2013 | 7422 views | 0 comments
Marussia MR02 Hoping for Improved Year in 2013

Marussia MR02 Hoping for Improved Year in 2013

Based on MR01 but with significant upgrades

Marussia, Caterham and HRT were the three teams last year that did not score any points in the World Constructors' Championship. With HRT gone, Marussia and Caterham will have the challenge to score at least one point.  Marussia's...
05.02.2013 | 1512 views | 0 comments
Fiat Considering New Brand to Take on Dacia/Datsun

Fiat Considering New Brand to Take on Dacia/Datsun

Nissan-Renault's success bringing competition

Success often breeds competition. Renault-Nissan's  Dacia had its sales increase 4.8% to 359,822 units and that was despite that the European auto market fell 8.6% for the year. Nissan will launch a rebirth of the Datsun brand later ...
05.02.2013 | 5508 views | 0 comments
Toyota Preparing for Very Positive Year in 2013

Toyota Preparing for Very Positive Year in 2013

January sales up 21.6% and new Pickup planned for Chicago

Toyota is expecting to have a very good year in the United States in 2013. Sales are up, and it has new cars planned.  Toyota says that January sales jumped 21.6% to 157,725 cars. Of those, 141,514 cars were Toyotas, which represented a 2...
05.02.2013 | 658 views | 2 comments
New Comic Tells Story of Carl Benz

New Comic Tells Story of Carl Benz

'Carl Benz – A life dedicated to cars' goes on sale February 9

A new comic by Belgian artist Willy Harold Williamson and author Martin Grünewald is available at the Mercedes-Benz Museum Shop and for sale online that tells the story of founder Carl Benz. "Carl Benz – A life dedicated ...
05.02.2013 | 10548 views | 0 comments

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