Archive for 'Alfa Romeo'
Drifting The Corkscrew In The C63 AMG Coupe At Laguna Seca: Video
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
There are a few things in life that really don't require a reason, and converting gasoline and tires into smoke and noise at Laguna Seca is one of them--particularly when the conversion device is the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe. But Mercedes-AMG gives us a reason anyway.
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE Set For European Racing Debut
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
After making its competitive debut at the World Endurance Championship season-opener in Sebring, Florida, the Aston Martin Vantage GTE will make its first European appearance at the upcoming Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, scheduled for Saturday, May 5. In its first two North American outings (Sebring, followed by the American Le Mans Series...
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Bosch Drowsiness Detection System To Make Alertness Tech More Common?
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
When it comes to innovations in safety and driver aids, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo, and a few other brands have long led the way, particularly in the realm of the use of technology to those ends. But the latest and greatest innovations in the field are often limited to a handful of the upper-tier cars from each brand, or at the least, beyond the...
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Playboy Compiles The Top 25 Cars Of The Postwar Era
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
If you ask 100 car enthusiasts to name the most significant cars of the postwar era (after 1945), only one thing is certain: you aren’t likely to get the same list twice. Don’t believe us?
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Toyota Racing Resumes TS030 Hybrid Testing
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
After damaging its first TS030 Hybrid monocoque in testing at Paul Ricard circuit in France earlier in the month, Toyota Racing announced it'll return to testing on Friday, May 4 with what will essentially be a systems check, functionality test at Magny Cours. The team has worked hard since the accident, which occurred one month to the date when...
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The Fiat 500 Takes The First SCCA B-Spec Series Win
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Last fall we told you about the SCCA’s new B-Spec series, designed to be an affordable gateway into the world of SCCA racing. Cars for the series are purpose-built and include the Kia Rio, the MINI Cooper, the Mazda2, the Ford Fiesta, the Honda Fit and the Fiat 500. By series rules, each car must run the same brand and model of tire, and..
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Video: Build Your Own Papercraft Bugatti Veyron
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Are you fascinated by the Bugatti Veyron’s lines, but lack the multimillion dollar price of admission? Do you yearn to lovingly caress the curve of the Veyron’s rear fender, or gaze longingly at its inverted horseshoe grille? Despair not, financially-challenged supercar fans: thanks to the efforts of Taras Lesko and VisualSpicer (as..
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2013 SL 63 AMG Driven, Veyron L’Or Blanc, F1 Nanotech: Today’s Car News
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
We've spent some time behind the wheel of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG and brought you our thoughts. Hint: it's luxurious, and it's fast.
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Truth In 24 Documents Audi’s 2011 Le Mans Effort
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
You win the Indianapolis 500 or the Monaco Grand Prix; if you’re lucky, you survive the 24 Hours of Le Mans. That thought was the premise behind Audi’s 2009 documentary, entitled Truth in 24, which is still available as a free download on iTunes
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IBM’s Lithium-Air Battery Tech: The 500-Mile Electric Car?
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The only certainty of electric car technology is that nobody is really certain of our future path.
