Frenchman Tristan Vautier registered the best time of the pre-season Star Mazda Series tests in Barber Motorsports Park this week.
Last month, Bentley set a new world speed record on ice with the all-new Continental Supersports convertible. To celebrate the exploit (overshadowed by Audi soon after), the automaker announced the production of 100 units of the machine.
Toyota is facing worst-case scenarios of long-term production shortfalls as plants remain closed and workers are idled in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
General Motors will suspend car production at Opel plants in Spain and Germany next week because of a shortage of parts from Japan. GM is assessing inventories of key components after last week's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, CEO Dan Akerson said.
BMW plans to unveil its first hybrid-electric model for the Chinese market at the Shanghai auto show next month. The model will be based on the long-wheel-base variant of the 5 series mid-sized sedan, which is only available in China.
General Motors will suspend car production at Opel plants in Spain and Germany next week because of a shortage of parts from Japan. GM is assessing inventories of key components after last week's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, CEO Dan Akerson said.
Set to get its first public airing at the Shanghai auto show in April, the revamped BMW 6-series coupe will arrive in European showrooms later this year, providing BMW with a contemporary two-door coupe to rival the Jaguar XK and the Mercedes-Benz...
Ferrari said the first year of production of its new FF flagship model is sold out. Ferrari's first 4wd car replaces the company's 612 Scaglietti flagship.
Audi's entry-level model, the A3, is a five-door hatchback with four or six-cylinder power, available Quattro AWD and all the flexibility and functionality of an upscale German mini-wagon. Someone somewhere called the A3 a 'Beverly Hills GTI", referencing its Volkswagen-based underpinnings. Oh, and engines.
It was a Roush Fenway Ford-Friendly-Friday as teammates, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle claimed the front row for Sunday�E(tm)s Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Car and video game enthusiasts likely spend most of their free time in front of a computer or console burning virtual rubber. Playseats will make their day with the all-new F1 Red Bull simulator.
Romain Grosjean has won the first of two races in Imola, and moved up in the championship lead before the last round of the season, which will be presented on Sunday.
Franck Montagny is leading midway through the 12Hours of Sebring. His teammate Stephane Sarrazin started on pole position and kept up the pace through the first stint. They share the wheel with Pedro Lamy. Audi is down to 7th and 10th place in the general standing.
Car and video game enthusiasts likely spend most of their free time in front of a computer or console burning virtual rubber. Playseats will make their day with the all-new F1 Red Bull simulator.
Last year, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) challenged that province's amateur directors between 19 and 25 to create a short feature emphasizing the dangers of speeding, impaired driving or distracted driving.
The ICAR Complex has confirmed the signature of a five years contract with the promoters of the "Chamonix Revival 2012", a championship that aims at recreating the famous On-Ice 24Hours of Chamonix that was held from the 1970s until the early 2000 years.
Sebastian Vettel has refused to rule out a drivers' strike amid concerns about new rule changes in F1.
Stephane Sarrazin took the pole position of the 12Hours of Sebring on Friday. His Peugeot 908 had the best of the Audi R15 of rival Tom Kristensen. But if Peugeot managed to stay on top at the beginning of the race, Audi is now back in first place, three hours into the event.
Mark Webber on Saturday sounded reluctant to call time on his formula one career any time soon.
California's scenic Highway 1 is closed down for at least a month after a landslide washed out a 40-foot section of the famous road just north of Big Sur.