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FIA Reverses Decision: Reactive Ride Banned Next Season

FIA Reverses Decision: Reactive Ride Banned Next Season

The FIA has ruled that the reactive ride height system, which we reported on just over a week ago, is not legal for the sport because it gives an aerodynamic benefit. That means that Team Lotus and Ferrari will have to scrap their systems and star...
24.01.2012 | 1060 views | 2 comments
Corvette Celebrates 60 Years with Fastest Convertible Ever

Corvette Celebrates 60 Years with Fastest Convertible Ever

Chevrolet is celebrating 60 years of Corvettes with two special edition models. The 60th Anniversary Corvette comes in Arctic White with a blue leather interior and 60th anniversary badges. There is nothing too special there. However, the other ca...
24.01.2012 | 2688 views | 5 comments
Mini Announces Two More Special Editions Ahead of the London Olympics

Mini Announces Two More Special Editions Ahead of the London Olympics

Mini is already making 2012 special edition Mini London models to celebrate the 2012 London Olympics. Now it is making two other special editions to celebrate the Olympics and London neighborhoods. The Mini Bayswater and Mini Baker Street can both...
24.01.2012 | 4491 views | 0 comments
Top 10: The most important cars from the last 100 years

Top 10: The most important cars from the last 100 years

10. Audi Ur Quattro Fitting four-wheel-drive to a normal car is not viewed as particularly novel today, but in 1980 it was revolutionary. Audi was to change the way people thought about four-wheel-drive by destroying the competition with its ...
24.01.2012 | 18552 views | 14 comments
*Updated* Raikkonen Takes to the Track for the First Time for Lotus

*Updated* Raikkonen Takes to the Track for the First Time for Lotus

*Updated with video of Kimi being his usual, terse self talking about returning to Formula 1.* Kimi Raikkonen is back in the F1 saddle for the first time in two years. He took his Lotus on the track for the first time on January 23, and Team L...
24.01.2012 | 1515 views | 1 comments
59% of Young Buyers Prefer Green Cars

59% of Young Buyers Prefer Green Cars

Deloitte, one of the world's major accountancy and research firms, has completed an international study that shows that people between the age of 19 and 31 prefer cars with alternative powertrains. Of those surveyed 59% of them prefer cars tha...
23.01.2012 | 1072 views | 1 comments
Sebastien Loeb Wins 80th Running of Rally Monte Carlo

Sebastien Loeb Wins 80th Running of Rally Monte Carlo

Sebastien Loeb has won his sixth Rally Monte Carlo at the race's 80th running that ended on January 22. Mini's Dani Sordo and Ford's Petter Solberg were second and third respectively.  Loeb dominated the rally by winning 9 of ...
23.01.2012 | 869 views | 1 comments
Mercedes Celebrates 60 Years of Le Mans Success at Retromobile

Mercedes Celebrates 60 Years of Le Mans Success at Retromobile

Retromobile is an automotive exhibition that takes place each year in Paris to celebrate all things about classic cars. It is split into a variety of activities including: an auction, vendors and exhibitions by manufacturers. This year one of ...
23.01.2012 | 5115 views | 1 comments
Nissan Puts the Leaf Through Its Paces in Snowy Japan

Nissan Puts the Leaf Through Its Paces in Snowy Japan

Nissan invited Japanese journalists to put the Leaf through its paces on a snow-covered course in Hokkaido, Japan. Located 230m, 754ft, above sea level, Nissan wanted to show off how the Leaf would handle the snow and ice.  Journalists pr...
23.01.2012 | 877 views | 1 comments
Renault Says Goodbye to Clio II with Bye Bye Special Edition

Renault Says Goodbye to Clio II with Bye Bye Special Edition

Renault is discontinuing the second generation Clio that launched in 1998. To celebrate the model's long life, it has created a special edition called the Bye Bye.  The Clio Campus Bye Bye costs €7,990 for the three-door mod...
23.01.2012 | 2960 views | 2 comments

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