BMW is working on its own compact, more affordable four-door coupe to rival the likes of the Audi A5 Sportback and the upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA.
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Porsche has announced that it will be relocating its Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA) subsidiary to the new Porsche Experience Center in Los Angeles once it’s completed in fall of 2013.
BMW has anointed its newest Head of Design, Karim Habib, who will effectively take the position starting June 1st, 2012.
Back in January, Ford unveiled its 2013 NASCAR Fusion entry, closely resembling the upcoming model with styling borrowed heavily from Aston Martin.
True automotive enthusiasts might find a “How It’s Made – Rally Cars” a little comical, especially with the use of laymen terms to explain the process in building a formidable rally car.
Earlier in the month, Nissan kicked off its crowdsourced 370Z project by bolting-on a turbo kit, exhaust, coilovers and big brake upgrade. Now phase two has been completed, as the team continues to build the “ultimate track car.”
After almost six years since Ford put up everything it had as collateral to the banks, the coveted ‘Blue Oval’ is back where it belongs.
A few weeks ago, a trailer for Audi‘s Truth in 24 II: Every Second Counts documentary was unleashed onto the Internet packed with plenty of high-speed action at arguably the world’s most famous race. Now you can grab your favorite Apple device and download the film for free on iTunes.
This year, at the Cannes International Film Festival in France, the 65th Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) will be awarded. Mercedes-Benz decided to pay tribute to the celebration of the coveted award by providing a fleet of shuttle limos and SUVs completely wrapped in bright, flashy gold.
If the GT 86 is any sign of Toyota‘s future, it most certainly will be a bright and successful one.
General Motors has started the expansion of its Wentzville, Missouri plant, essentially taking the first steps toward brining the new Chevrolet Colorado to the U.S. Continue Reading…
Few could fathom voluntarily living out of our cars, but that’s exactly what one Los Angeles college student did.
The redesigned 2013 Acura RDX aced all of the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety crash tests, earning itself a Top Safety Pick Award.
In late March, Monster Tajima decided that breaking the 10-minute barrier at the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb wasn’t enough. The seasoned veteran wanted to a set a new record, but this time in an EV.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the iconic Shelby Cobra, and tragically also the year its creator passed away.
Audi revealed its 2013 A3 three-door hatchback at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, but since then has been a little bit quiet with its five-door variant dubbed the ‘Sportback’.
Back in March, Disney released a teaser video of its upcoming Cars Land attraction which quickly got our interest given how great the Cars movie franchise (or at least just the first movie) has been.
For decades now, McLaren has secretly stored all of its Formula One race cars and same production models at a warehouse simply called ‘Unit 2′ out in England. But now, the British automaker is sending out almost half of the cars held there for display at its dealerships around the world.
Back at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Abarth unveiled its 695 Tributo Maserati, a custom Fiat 500C inspired by fellow Italian automaker, Maserati. The special edition model will now make it to production as the 695 Edizione Maserati.
The 2013 Nissan Altima was unveiled at the 2012 New York Auto Show, boasting a best-in-class 38-mpg highway from its 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine.
Arguably the world’s toughest endurance race, the 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours ended with the Audi Sport Team Phoenix R8 LMS ultra capturing the victory after 155 grueling laps on the ‘Green Hell’.
It’s the first victory for the German automaker at the famous Nürburgring 24 race with drivers Marc Basseng, Christopher Haase, Frank Stippler, and Markus Winkelhock at the wheel. Second place also went to Audi with Chris Mamerow, Christian Abt, Michael Ammermüller, and Armin Hahne finishing behind their fellow Audi teammates while representing Mamerow racing.
Third place went to the Hankook-Team Heico Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 driven by Christian Frankenhout, Andreas Simonsen, Pierre Kaffer, and Lance David Arnold who barely edged out the Wochenspiegel-Porsche 911 GT3 R with Marc Lieb, Romain Dumas, Lucas Luhr, and Richard Lietz behind the wheel.
As expected, the race was not without any drama with less than one-third of the 31 GT3-spec race cars having trouble-free races. Team Schubert’s BMW Z4 GT3 held the pole and the race early on but lost six laps from a driveshaft failure. Its sister car experienced gearbox issues after leading, leaving the race down to fellow German automakers Audi and Mercedes-Benz to face off.
Audi’s top entry, the number-2 Phoenix car, crashed in the early morning after rain fell in the 15th hour. The ROWE Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 took over the lead before it found trouble with a suspension failure that ultimately took it out of the race with six hours to go.
This is the fourth Nürburgring 24 Hour attempt for the Audi R8 LMS race car and marks a historic 1-2 sweep along with Audi’s first win. As for Team Phoenix, it’s enjoying its second win after capturing the title in 2003 with an Opel Astra V8 Coupe.
“It was a great weekend for us, for the whole team,” Winkelhock said. “We had a perfect car that had no problems. It’s just amazing to stand on the podium. It was a really tough race and is really competitive.”