Australian octogenarian still leading Peking to Paris Rally

With just over a week to go in the Peking to Paris Rally, its still all to play for the in Classics Division with the top five crews all in with a shout of ending up on the rostrum. However the Vintageants’ competition seems to be a ‘fait accompli’ with the current leader holding a 40-minute lead on first place. But with four countries and over...

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Caterham starts its first ever Le Mans 24 Hours

The Caterham Motorsport team will start its first ever Le Mans 24 Hours from 21st on the grid, 13th in the LM-P2 category, following two strong qualifying sessions for the team. Caterham was forced to sit out Wednesday night’s qualifying session, as the team worked to re-build the Zytek Z11SN-Nissan following an accident in free practice. In...

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Electronic Break Light communicates with the car behind

Ford has participated in a special test of a high-tech early warning “brake light” that can warn drivers following behind even if they are around a bend or behind other traffic.   The technology is one of 20 potential future systems Ford tested as part of Safe Intelligent Mobility – Testfield Germany (simTD), a four-year joint industry research project. In emergency braking situations, the experimental “Electronic Brake Light” transmits a wireless signal to illuminate a dashboard light in cars following behind. The study found the...

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Aston Martin V12 Vantage S accelerates like a bolt of lightning

Aston Martin’s most extreme sports car, the new V12 Vantage S, is today confirmed as the brand’s fastest accelerating production car to date – with the exception of the limited edition, and sold-out, One-77 hypercar. Taking just 3.7 seconds to sprint from 0-60 mph (3.9 seconds 0-100 km/h) the sports car underlines its position as not only the brand’s...

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KITT is becoming a reality with ADAM the Speaking Car

As if the ADAM’s multi-million configurations weren’t headline-grabbing enough, Vauxhall has today revealed that it will be the first car in its class that drivers can hold a conversation with, allowing them to give voice commands and receive a verbal response from the car itself. When fitted with the innovative IntelliLink infotainment system, ADAM is now available with full integration for Siri Eyes Free, the unique intelligent assistant from Apple that helps you get things done whilst driving just by asking. Using a steering wheel-mounted...

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Fiat 500L MPW - midsize 500 for the family

Fiat presents the first official photos of the Fiat 500L MPW (called ‘Living’ in the rest of Europe), the new model that will have its world preview in July on the sixth anniversary of the 500 family.  A development of the icon launched in 2007, the new car is for living life to the full, a car which reaches out directly to a diverse public,...

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Aston Martin Vanquish Volante: The Ultimate Convertible Super GT

Aston Martin today unveils the Vanquish Volante - a stunning new luxury sports car that brings the thrill of open top motoring to the super GT class. Alongside its coupe sibling, launched to worldwide acclaim last autumn, the new Vanquish Volante sits at the pinnacle of the luxury British car maker's sports car lineup. Benefitting from all of...

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2014 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan goes on sale soon

The 2014 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan goes on sale later this year with a suggested retail price of $34,060, including a $925 destination charge. Standard equipment includes next-generation IntelliLink connectivity, an eight-inch reconfigurable color cluster display, eight air bags and an eAssist powertrain that offers an EPA-estimated 36 highway...

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Leon FR 2.0 TDI 184 PS is available now

The SEAT Leon FR 2.0 TDI 184 PS offers hot hatch performance, with low running costs (an official 67.3 mpg (3,5 l/100km) combined fuel consumption rating and CO2 emissions pegged at just 109 g/km) The Leon FR 2.0 TDI 184 PS is a tremendous feat of engineering: it is 11.9 mpg more efficient on average than the outgoing Leon Mk II 2.0 TDI 170...

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Farewell Cabezon! Ferrari legend passed away at age of 90

A great friend of Ferrari passed away 15 June, José Froilan Gonzalez died at the age of ninety in his native Buenos Aires. His name will forever be linked to that of the Scuderia; indeed he was the one, who on 14 July at Silverstone, sixty two years ago, took the Prancing Horse’s first victory in a Grand Prix counting towards the Formula 1 World...

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Retired teacher has soon driven 3 million miles with his Volvo

That's right: 3 (three) MILLION miles. In a journey that has lasted nearly half a century, spanned the globe and elicited awe from generations of car lovers, Long Island's Irv Gordon has a phenomenal achievement in his sight: driving 3,000,000 miles in the same car - a shiny, red 1966 Volvo P1800.  I have a red shiny Volvo too, but it only...

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U.S. pricing for Audi SQ5 crossover begins at $51,900

Pricing for the all-new 2014 Audi SQ5 high-performance luxury crossover – the first-ever S variant of any Audi Q model – will begin at $51,900. The Audi SQ5, which blends sportiness and sophistication with space and functionality, is expected to arrive in U.S. showrooms later this summer.The SQ5 adds to the highly-successful Q5 model lineup -- the...

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Volvo willing to pay your first payment for Mercedes A-class!

Volvo's challenge shows extreme balls, but might be ... well, dumb. Volvo Car UK is taking the unprecedented step of putting its all-new V40 in direct competition with its class rival, the Mercedes A-Class, in a test drive comparison with a difference. Under the tag line "Bored of German Techno? Try some Swedish Metal", Volvo is asking customers...

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