The Italian godfather of car design, Sergio Pininfarina, renowned for crafting sleek Ferrari cars, has died aged 85, Italian media reports. Born in 1926 near Turin, in Italy’s industrial north, Pininfarina dedicated his long career to collaborations with top carmakers, designing the Ferrari Testarossa, Fiat 124 Spider, Fiat Dino and Maserati GranTurismo, among others. He […] More »
By: DJ | July 3, 2012
Last year we had the great opportunity to run one of our Venom GT’s at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This is now my favorite automotive event in the world. We were not able to attend this year. However, today I was looking at Jalopnik and saw one of the supercars has crashed into the […] More »
By: DJ | July 3, 2012
Thanks to Porsche, here’s footage of the infamous, or shall we say iconic 962 driving up the Goodwood Hill Climb. The 2012 Festival of Speed will celebrate the careers of these overnight sensations – some of whom fulfilled their full promise; others who shone briefly before fading; but all of whom secured their own special […] More »
By: DJ | July 3, 2012
Well if the turquoise special edition LF-A we spotted prancing around the ring last week wasn’t a color you fancy, (see here) maybe this Kermit green one is more your taste! In this video below we see another mysterious Lexus LFA that showed up at the ring, which leads us to beleive that Lexus is […] More »
By: DJ | July 3, 2012
Ferrari proudly showed not one, but two UK debuts at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The mid-rear engined two-seater 458 Spider features a fully retractable aluminium hard-top roof, a world first for a sports car with this layout. The innovative folding hard-top is 25kg lighter than a traditional soft-top while being both quieter and more […] More »
By: DJ | July 1, 2012
The future of electric mobility at Audi is highly dynamic: The R8 e-tron has set a world record for a production vehicle with an electric drive system on the Nürburgring Nordschleife – the toughest test track in the world. Racing driver Markus Winkelhock piloted the high-performance, all-electric-drive sports car around the demanding 20.8-kilometer (12.92-mile) track […] More »
By: DJ | July 1, 2012
After a tenure charitably described as controversial, Lotus has officially severed ties with former CEO Dany Bahar. And the tone of this press release indicates the story likely isn’t over.
By: DJ | June 8, 2012
