Archive for 'Opel'
Alain Prost To Be Honored At 2012 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by admin.
To mark its second year as the official timekeeper of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, luxury watch manufacturer TAG Heuer is staging a unique and remarkable photographic exhibition at the event dedicated to the legendary French racing driver, Alain Prost. He may have his detractors but there’s no denying that Prost is one of the most...
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Bentley Weighs Up Options For Motorsports Comeback
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by admin.
The last time a Bentley automobile took to the track in top-level motorsports was 2003, when the legendary brand from Crewe won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Bentley Speed 8. Since then there have been inklings that the automaker was looking at a return to motorsports, which culminated late last year with news that a Bentley Le Mans comeback...
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Toyota Supra Successor To Go Hybrid, Mid-Engine And AWD?
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by admin.
With the recent launches of the LFA supercar, Scion FR-S and a much sportier Lexus GS sedan, it’s clear the desire to build emotionally-styled, fun-to-drive cars has been rekindled at Toyota. However, Toyota’s performance car renaissance is far from complete
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BMW And Hyundai In Talks Over Possible Engine Deal: Report
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by admin.
Despite already having engine tie-ups with PSA Peugeot Citroen and Toyota, BMW is now reportedly in talks with Hyundai over a possible deal to share future development costs for powertrains and other areas. The information was revealed by an inside source who said the two automakers were only at the early stages of discussion
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Formula 1 Completes Three-Day Mugello Test
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by admin.
After contending with wet and wild weather at the Italian Mugello circuit, Formula 1's teams had a much better time of it for the second and third scheduled in-season test days this week.
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Drivers, Teams Named For Texas INDYCAR Test
Posted on 03. May, 2012 by admin.
INDYCAR has scheduled an open oval test, its second in-season oval test of the year following an early April run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This test takes place at Texas Motor Speedway and is scheduled for May 7. There was a two-car test at the 1.5-mile high-banked oval in February to establish an aerodynamic baseline for the Dallara DW12...
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Porsche Reaffirms Commitment To Hybrids
Posted on 03. May, 2012 by admin.
If a few years ago you said Porsche would be the first major automaker to fit electric drive technology in each of its models, you would have probably been labeled somewhat delusional. Today, however, such a statement is close to being true as every model in Porsche’s lineup is either already available with some form of electric drive...
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Shank Releases Driver Howard To Search For Indy 500 Ride
Posted on 03. May, 2012 by admin.
No matter the outcry from fans and the media and no matter how deserving as a racer, neither Chevrolet nor Honda is budging on supplying an engine to Rolex 24 at Daytona winner Michael Shank, who announced his intention to race in the IZOD IndyCar Series last October at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. At the time, Shank said he'd be one of the...
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INDYCAR Turbocharger Ruling Appealed By GM
Posted on 03. May, 2012 by admin.
Turbo-Gate isn't over yet. A ruling went against General Motors the week of the Sao Paulo IZOD IndyCar Series race after the manufacturer's Chevrolet racing division questioned competitor Honda's use of a different compressor cover A/R for their single Borg Warner turbocharger than that originally made for the unit.
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Volkswagen Gets China’s Take On The People’s Car Of The Future
Posted on 03. May, 2012 by admin.
Volkswagen--the People's Car--is aiming to become the car of the People's Republic of China. This look at the future of VW car tech comes courtesy of the People's Car Project at Auto China 2012
