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Audi R18s Were Forced to Cut Weight to Stay Competitive

Audi R18s Were Forced to Cut Weight to Stay Competitive

Audi is admitting something rather interesting about its R18 E-tron Quattro that might explain why it came in second to its sibling the R18 Ultra at the 6 Hours of Spa and might give us an idea of what will happen at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A...
12.05.2012 | 2091 views | 0 comments
Lotus 102 Driven at Goodwood While Owner Rows Across Atlantic

Lotus 102 Driven at Goodwood While Owner Rows Across Atlantic

The Lotus 102 with a 3.5 liter, Lamborghini V12 was campaigned only for 1990, and it will be making its way up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with Martin Donnelly behind the wheel as he was during the 1990 Formula 1 season. Howeve...
12.05.2012 | 6485 views | 0 comments
Ferrari to Parade Cars during Diamond Jubilee Pageant

Ferrari to Parade Cars during Diamond Jubilee Pageant

Ferrari is staging a parade of its important models during the Diamond Jubilee Pageant during Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th birthday. The cars paraded through the grounds of Winddor Castle and are on display there until May 13.&n...
12.05.2012 | 1050 views | 0 comments
Carroll Shelby Dies at Age 89

Carroll Shelby Dies at Age 89

Carroll Shelby died yesterday, May 10, at the age of 89 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas according to a statement released by his family today. He is best known for his creation of the Shelby Cobra in 1962 by fitting a Ford 289in³ V8 into an AC A...
12.05.2012 | 1173 views | 1 comments
General Motors Builds Sustainable Engine Plant in South Brazil

General Motors Builds Sustainable Engine Plant in South Brazil

General Motors has opened a new engine plant in Joinville, Brazil that it believes will comply Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. It has already applied for the accreditation and is waiting for a reply.  The plan...
11.05.2012 | 1646 views | 0 comments
Porsche Considering Smaller Panamera Called Pajun

Porsche Considering Smaller Panamera Called Pajun

German automotive magazine Autobild is reporting that Porsche is considering building a smaller version of the Panamera that will be similar in size to a Mercedes E-Class. The new car has the codename Pajun. The model wil come to market by 201...
11.05.2012 | 1305 views | 0 comments
Next Opel Zafira to be Built by Peugeot

Next Opel Zafira to be Built by Peugeot

Here is some news that will make all of those striking Opel employees even angrier. According to a report in Spiegel on May 11, General Motors is planning on moving the production of the next generation Opel Zafira will be built by PSA Peugeot Cit...
11.05.2012 | 2417 views | 0 comments
New Fuel Will Move Ferrari Up Grid Says Ferrari Engineer

New Fuel Will Move Ferrari Up Grid Says Ferrari Engineer

Scuderia Ferrari's engineer in charge of Engine and KERS Operation Mattia Binotto says that the new Shell fuel that the team will be using this weekend will be good for a bump of one grid position in terms of lap time. Quantitatively, tha...
11.05.2012 | 846 views | 0 comments
Cadillac Planning Flagship Above Coming XTS

Cadillac Planning Flagship Above Coming XTS

Cadillac has a blitz of models coming this year, and it appears that it already has plans for a new flagship above the coming XTS.  The new flagship will ride on GM's Omega platform. The mechanical components will be shared with the r...
11.05.2012 | 1432 views | 2 comments
Renault expects Zoe to Outsell Nissan Leaf in Europe

Renault expects Zoe to Outsell Nissan Leaf in Europe

Renault is predicting that its Zoe electric, five-door hatchback will outsell the Nissan Leaf in Europe thanks to the cars lower price, longer range, new technology and similar size.  The Zoe, which will go on sale in Europe later this ye...
11.05.2012 | 995 views | 0 comments

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