Autoweek is reporting that Bentley has recruited the designer of the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hour-winning BMW as it gears up for a return to motorsports. The British luxury-car maker has hired Graham Humphrys, who was responsible for the design of the BMW V12 LMR at Williams Motorsport, as a consultant to undertake a feasibility […] More »
By: DJ | May 5, 2012
The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is officially in the “11-second” club, as engineers recently turned an 11.93-second/116-mph quarter-mile elapsed time run in a showroom-stock Camaro ZL1 automatic. A Camaro ZL1 manual ran an 11.96-second ET at 117 mph. Only a few other production vehicles can run the quarter-mile as quickly as the ZL1. Fewer yet […] More »
By: DJ | May 5, 2012
The latest addition to Jaguar’s fleet at its NĂĽrburgring Nordschleife engineering test centre is the marque’s very first taxi, albeit one with rather more ability than you may expect from a traditional cab; based on the latest all-aluminium long wheelbase XJ Supersport with Sport and Speed Pack options, Jaguar’s ‘NĂĽrburgring taxi’ boasts 510PS from its […] More »
By: DJ | May 5, 2012
The race debut of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend signifies the beginning of a new era at Audi. For the first time ever, a Le Mans sports car with diesel hybrid drive and two driven axles will compete in a race. For Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, this is […] More »
By: DJ | May 5, 2012
Brian May might struggle to get his hair inside and Naomi won’t find much space for her Louis Vuitton luggage, but for Lotus purists that want a Porsche 911 GT3 rival for less money the new Exige S fits the bill. Heavier, yes, but no less hardcore. Proportionally the new Lotus Exige S looks fantastic, […] More »
By: DJ | May 5, 2012
Porsche has got the new financial year off to a flying start. The company managed to increase sales, revenue and operating profit significantly in the first quarter of 2012. Porsche increased its worldwide sales by 29 per cent to 30,231 vehicles. Compared with the same quarter the year before, revenue was up 32.4 per cent […] More »
By: DJ | May 4, 2012
To mark its second year as the official timekeeper of the Goodwood Festival of Speed (28 June – 1 July), TAG Heuer is staging a unique and remarkable photographic exhibition at the event dedicated to the legendary French racing driver, Alain Prost. Prost, whose outstanding career in Formula 1 resulted in 51 victories, 33 pole […] More »
By: DJ | May 4, 2012
