Nico Hulkenberg's manager has hit out at Williams for taking so long to oust the 23-year-old ahead of the 2011 season.
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The LiFe, an electric car made by Wheego, a relatively unknown Georgia-based company, was revealed today at the 2010 Los Angeles Car Show.
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Lotus presented its quintet of concept cars at the Los Angeles Auto Show: the Esprit, Elan and Elise coupes, the Elite convertible and the Eterne sedan.
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Perana, a South-African company specialized in sports car and classic car restoration, have presented the magnificent Z-one at the Los Angeles auto show, which marries Italian style with American muscle.
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Unveiled at the L.A. show by the Italian automaker, this new variant of the Spyder is 143 pounds lighter than the LP 560-4, and weighs in at 3,274 pounds overall. To achieve this, Lamborghini introduced many carbon fiber components inside and out, notably modifying the soft top cover panel, the optional rear wing, the door panels, the centre console as well as the seat frames.
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Edoardo Mortara secured provisional pole position for the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix on Thursday.
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Some don't like surprises, others do. In our business, they're nice to see but equally a pain as we can't get ready and educate ourselves beforehand, especially for an auto show. These days, thanks to the internet, it's practically impossible to keep anything under wraps.
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The second-generation RAV4 EV presented today has been developed in conjunction with Tesla; it weighs 220 pounds more than a RAV4 V6, but accelerates almost as quickly. To achieve this, the suspension, the steering and the location of major components on the SUV were rethought in order to balance the heavy weight of the battery pack while keeping the same cargo volume.
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GM racks up another award for the Chevrolet Volt! As announced this morning at the Los Angeles auto show, the electric car beat out the Nissan LEAF, the Ford Fiesta, the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. It also marks the end of a winning streak for diesel engines, as the Volkswagen Jetta TDI and Audi A3 TDI both took the title during the last two years.
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As inescapable as a sore throat in the dead of winter, if you think luxury German flagship sedan, you will think long wheelbase. And so here it is, the new A8's "L" version. With the extra 13 cm in length and 2 mm in height, the A8 L is, for the moment, the largest of its kind.
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The all-new 2011 Hyundai Elantra made its North American debut today at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
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All GP2 Series teams fruitfully ran one of their new cars at Paul Ricard HTTT circuit on the Cote D'Azur in Southern France.
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Chrysler Canada has just released the list of 58 dealers that will initially sell the Fiat brand. The first vehicle sold under the new nameplate is obviously the Fiat 500 that will arrive in our market this winter.
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Auto123 is delighted to propose you a gallery of outstanding black & whites photos that takes you behind the closed doors of the Red Bull-Renault team during its quest of the Formula 1 world titles.
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Presented today is Infiniti's first production gas-electric vehicle, the M35 Hybrid. A highly significant vehicle for Nissan's luxury division, the M35 Hybrid was six years in development and represents the first vehicle using the Nissan-developed parallel hybrid powertrain.
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Japanese automaker Honda took the wraps off two green prototypes today at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The first is the Fit EV Concept, an electric, rear-wheel-drive subcompact car that will go on sale in 2012. The second is a conceptual model of a plug-in hybrid power train, also set to hit dealerships in 2012.
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Vitaly Petrov's manager Oksana Kosachenko is confident the Russian will be able to sign a new contract for the 2011 season within weeks.
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We were expecting a "Confidence in Motion" Concept at the L.A.; actually, we weren't expecting anything, because Subaru didn't give us much to chew on. But what we got was the Impreza Concept instead. Now we're talking.
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Yes, it is coming to America, and Canada! Sharing much of its architecture with the next Audi A6, the A7 Sportback slots itself into Audi lineup as the premium hatchback flagship. With the old 3 and 5-door car making a slow and steady comeback, Audi now has something to offer to those that want an A8 but with more trunk or, an alternative to the A6 wagon.
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The chairman of the Kerpen kart track who is credited for discovering and supporting the young Sebastian Vettel, as well as Michael Schumacher, talks about the new world champion.
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