There is nothing quite like the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. With 987 hp from its quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W16 engine and a claimed top speed of 252 mph, it is not only the most powerful but also the fastest open-top production car in the world.
Kongsberg Automotive has won an EUR18m actuator contract for full-size SUVs built in Mexico.
The United States has overtaken China to become Bentley's biggest market once again as overall sales grew by almost a third in the first half of the year.
PSA Peugeot Citroen is pouring cold water on suggestions it has requested State aid from the French government as rumours continue to surround its Aulnay plant.
BMW said it aims to boost production of the Mini in the UK and at a new contract manufacturing site, likely to be Mitsubishi's NedCar plant in the Netherlands.
According to Bendix, a tyre that is under-inflated by as little as 10% can result in a 1.5% drop in fuel economy, which may increase fuel spending by up to US$1,000 per year for a single truck. Under-inflation by 20% results in a 30% reduction in tyre life. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Jon Intagliata, product manager for tyre pressure monitoring systems at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems.
BMW may become the saviour of Mitsubishi Motor Corporation's doomed Nedcar plant at Born in the Netherlands, confirming on Monday that contract assembly discussions are taking place. A Dutch government minister had said earlier talks had started.
From 2014, it will be 'practically impossible' for new vehicles to receive a five star EuroNCAP rating if they are not fitted with an Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system. The independent consumer organisation says that universal fitment could reduce the number of road accidents in Europe by 27%, saving around 8,000 lives a year and reducing the number of people seriously injured by around 4,000.
France plans to unveil structural measures to help its struggling auto industry stay afloat, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said, as the threat of closure looms over a PSA plant near Paris.
Chrysler Group is close to its goal of having at least 80 percent of its dealers offering Saturday service, says the head of the group's Mopar brand.
In the burgeoning world of automotive lead generators, Scott Painter was going to break out from the pack. The serial entrepreneur placed a huge bet late last year when he agreed to pay $50 million a year to Internet portal Yahoo! for his TrueCar.
Lower fuel prices, attractive incentives and a batch of eye-catching, redesigned models here and just around the corner are lighting a fire under mid-sized car sales. Combined U.S.
More American tradesmen will soon find themselves behind the wheel of a commercial van developed overseas. Three automakers -- Ford Motor Co.
After the fireworks of early July 4 promotions, U.S. light-vehicle sales heated up in late June. Now automakers are preparing for a second half as strong as the first six months of a surprisingly robust 2012.
Fiat will bring the 500X crossover to U.S. dealerships in 2014, the company said at a press event last week. Despite the name, the vehicle will not be based on the 500 subcompact.
Sergio Pininfarina, who died last week at age 85, never pretended to be a car designer even though his surname is the personification of Italian vehicle styling. He did almost everything else in the 50 years he ran Pininfarina S.p.A.
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Engineers around the world are contorting traditional randd methods to deliver small, cheap cars for India that can compete with low-cost offerings from locals such as Tata Motors Ltd.
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula 1 World Champion,
endured a tough time Down Under in his participation to the Sucrogen Townsville 400 round of the exciting V8 Supercars series in Australia.
Villeneuve qualified 28th and last in No. 51 Pepsi Max Crew Commodore for Race 1. He retired from the race on lap 18.
On Sunday, he again qualified last but ran reasonably well in the race to arrive home in 24th place out of 28, one lap down the winner.
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The former F1 driver said all weekend long that his left hand wasn't used to all of this gear shifting!
“It was a hard race but I'm very happy. I just needed to get the laps done and see how the car went and how the tires evolved between the hard and the soft. I also got to practice my starts and the start went very well. I got three or four cars off the line so that was really good, but then into braking I braked really early, I didn't want to get mixed up,” Villeneuve told the medias after Sunday's race.
“I really had a hard time on the hard tire. Our set-up worked well on the soft tire but on the hard tire I just couldn't lean on them and that was really, really, really difficult to drive, not having done that segment of the race yesterday on the hard tires,” he added.
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| Photo: Australian V8 Supercars series |
“I figured out after 10 laps that it was going to be a hard race because the way I was sitting in the car it was like sitting in a road car and putting a pillow behind my back. So I was moving around so much I had cramps already after 10 laps, so I knew it was going to be a long day,” Villeneuve explained.
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