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The FIA WEC season comes to an end in Bahrain

This is one of the final weeks of racing this year, and the one event this weekend will end its season.  World Endurance Challenge The FIA WEC has its eighth and final round with the 6 Hours of Bahrain at the 3.914-mile (6.299km), 23-...

Lower emissions may be a challenge for automakers

BMW intends to puts its focus on electrified powertrains in the near future. While this includes pure electric vehicles like the i3, it also means there will be more hybrids in the brand’s future. The decision is mostly due future regulation...

Italian furniture designer Poltrana Frau will build the chair

Walter de Silva, head of Volkswagen Group Design, who is best known for his work for Audi is branching out and has created a chair for Italian furniture maker Poltrona Frau. The design for the chair is called “Luft,” the German wor...

It posed the 1977 Opel Monza GSE and modern Monza concept as inspiration

Opel has brought the designers of the 1977 Monza and 2013 Monza concept together to discuss what inspired them and compare their creations. George Gallion created the shape of the original 77 Monza, and Friedhelm Engler penned the modern car a...

They did not become common until the late 80s

Four-valve per cylinder engines are ubiquitous in modern engines. In fact, it would be difficult to find an engine from a major automaker that did not use the technology today, but four-valve cylinder heads did not become normal in everyday cars u...

Ricciardo Asked to Lose Weight for Next Season

Red Bull is urging Formula One teams to agree to to raise the minimum weight limit for the cars to 700kg (1543lb), a 10kg (22lb) increase, to allow for the weight of taller drivers. The change will already be made for the 2015 season, but Newey wa...

It is a new record for Most Cars Pulled by One Man

Five-time World Strongest Man champion Zydrunas Savickas added another accolade to his resume when he pulled 12 Nissan Notes weighing 12,941kg (28,530lb) over five meters (16.4ft) in 32.9 seconds. He now holds the Guinness world record for ‘...

The engine will be fully Porsche designed and

Porsche is moving forward with development of a four-cylinder engine for its entry-level models – the Macan, Boxster and Cayman. The news comes according to Porsche’s manager of drivetrain development, Dr. Thomas Casper. “I c...

It is aiming for that improvement or better each year

The goal of practically every automaker these days is to reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel economy while keeping power as high as possible. Mercedes is among them, and it has set a goal to bring low emissions even to its premium cars. It alrea...

It includes four VIP tickets to every F1 racing in 2014

We have all bought things that maybe regret afterward, but how about an auction for a book with a $1m reserve. This is not a Gutenberg bible; it is the new book The Official Formula 1 Opus from the luxury book publisher Opus Media.  The b...