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BMW Working On Harder-Edged Z4 Replacement: Report

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:30:00 +0000

Make a list of the world’s best-handling roadsters, and what would be on it? The Porsche Boxster, without a doubt, and likely the Honda S2000 (even though it’s no longer in production). We’d expect to see the Nissan 370Z on the list, as well as the Mazda MX-5 Miata. On the other hand, we wouldn’t expect to see the BMW Z4…

2013 SL 63 AMG Driven, Veyron L’Or Blanc, F1 Nanotech: Today’s Car News

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:15:00 +0000

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. Read the review for the details. Ever wondered what the backstory to a one-off version of an already incredibly rare hypercar might be? Find out with this look at the Bugatti Veyron L’Or Blanc. And nanotech…

BMW Shows Off Its 2012 London Olympic Fleet

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:30:00 +0000

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London won’t officially get underway until this July, but BMW is amped up about the 4,000 vehicles it will supply to support the show. To that end, it has unveiled the cars, SUVs, and electric vehicles that will be part of it. The first of the Olympic fleet cars have already arrived in London, but more are coming…

2013 Nissan GT-R Prepares For Nürburgring 24 Hours Race

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Next month Nissan will formally compete in the N

Chris Harris Explores The Intricacies Of the Lotus Exige S: Video

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:00:00 +0000

While we’re still hoping that the latest Lotus Exige S makes it over to these shores, even if only as a dedicated track car, European buyers have been lapping it up since last September when the car made its official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Since then Lotus has entered the Exige S into rally racing and added a sultry…

Honda Pioneers Technology Aimed At Preventing Traffic Jams

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Anyone who’s driven on a busy highway can attest that vehicles moving erratically and braking needlessly breaks up the smooth flow of traffic and leads to congestion. Honda has also observed this phenomenon and claims to have pioneered a technology based on this principle that, rather than just helping to avoid traffic jams, aims to prevent…

Formula 1 Gearing Up For IPO And Singapore Exchange Listing?

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000

We first heard rumblings that the commercial rights to the highest echelon of motorsports, Formula 1, might be for sale early last year, and then just last month reports broke that the sport’s largest equity holder, CVC Capital Partners, was considering launching an initial public offering (IPO) for F1 and listing it on the Singapore Stock…

Lexus and Toyota Go To (The Green) Hell In Nürburgring Race

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Aston Martin and Ferrari may commonly mingle with Lexus next to the greens at your local country club, but in May they’ll compete together and with others at “The Green Hell,” Germany’s N

Guilty Pleasure: Isuzu I-Mark Diesel

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:30:00 +0000

When you start looking at the General Motors family tree, things really start getting weird when you get to the part of the diagram that deals with the T-Body platform. The Chevette is the best-known of the bunch, of course, but what about the variations of the fastback first-gen Isuzu Gemini? You’ve got your “Buick Opel,” a…

2012 Ford Focus Electric To Pace NASCAR Richmond 400

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:30:00 +0000

While the 2013 Ford Fusion Sprint Cup race car won’t join the (mostly) oval fray until next year, the 2012 Focus Electric will be getting its NASCAR debut this weekend–sort of. It’ll be the pace car. Ford announced the Focus Electric as the pace car a couple of weeks ago, but now we have photos of the car, decked out in its race-pacing gear. As…