Archive for 'Euro'
This Is The Alpine Renault A110-50 Concept: Report
Posted on 21. May, 2012 by admin.
If you’re in Monaco this Friday, expect to see the unveiling of a very special automobile. Meant as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the legendary Alpine Renault A110 Berlinetta, the car pictured here in a rendering that leaked online today is said to mark the return of the Alpine brand.
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Rare 1972 Porsche 917/10 Hits The Block At Mecum’s Monterey Sale
Posted on 21. May, 2012 by admin.
Porsche’s 917 series cars were among the fastest and most successful racers ever built, racking up numerous endurance series wins and recording a speed of some 246 miles per hour on Le Mans’ Mulsanne Straight. With changes in competition classes about to make the enclosed 917 uncompetitive, in 1972 Porsche turned its attention to the...
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2013 Shelby GT500, 2013 Lexus GS Recall, Carroll Shelby: Today’s Car News
Posted on 21. May, 2012 by admin.
We drove the 662-horsepower 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 and found it to be the American supercar for the 99 percent.
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Rare Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Sells For $1.9 Million
Posted on 21. May, 2012 by admin.
With only four examples in existence, bidding on a 1991 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Sanction II Coupe that recently went to auction was always going to be furious. However, few would have guessed that bidding on the car would reach levels approaching the $2 million mark--but it did.
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One-Two Finish For Audi At 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours
Posted on 21. May, 2012 by admin.
Despite the somewhat erratic weather that plagued this past weekend’s N
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Bourdais Leads Bump Day Indy Qualifiers
Posted on 21. May, 2012 by admin.
It might have been a bit anticlimactic, but the field is full for the 96h Indianapolis 500 scheduled for next Sunday, May 27. There were 9 additional cars ready to complete the field after the fastest 24 performed their four-lap runs on Pole Day; the drama concerned who would take what position--and whether they'd keep their cars together...
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2013 Ford Shelby GT500: First Drive
Posted on 21. May, 2012 by admin.
This is insane. Truly.
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Lorenzo Beats Le Mans Weather To Win MotoGP Race
Posted on 20. May, 2012 by admin.
Weather conditions deteriorated at Le Mans Sunday afternoon, placing the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France MotoGP race on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans strictly in the hands of rain-master Jorge Lorenzo on the Factory Yamaha Racing motorcycle. The Spaniard charged past pole man Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner on their Repsol Hondas on the first...
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MINI’s John Cooper Works Lineup Gets New Engine For 2013
Posted on 20. May, 2012 by admin.
A brand new generation of the MINI Cooper is just around the corner but the performance flagships of the current range, the potent John Cooper Works models, will have to soldier on for a few more years until they're replaced. To keep them up-to-date MINI is introducing a new engine across its JCW lineup; one that promises to deliver the...
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Briscoe Earns Indy 500 Pole For Penske And Chevrolet
Posted on 19. May, 2012 by admin.
When the new engines and chassis came in for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season, the series decided, after an oval test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that they wanted to aim for qualifying in the 225-mph range. The Fast Nine shootout at the end of the day managed to supersede that, as Ryan Briscoe earned the 17th Indianapolis 500 pole position...
