Today our Teamspeed spies bring us another set of photos of the 2013 Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series during cold-weather testing. This is the same prototype we caught the other week sporting massive high-performance brakes and larger rear wheels which hint at some changes to the rear axle. The super-wide body kit gives us an […] More »
By: DJ | March 23, 2012
Around two years ago, Eric Clapton commissioned a one-off Ferrari 458 Italia fitted with a V12 engine and well, we all thought it was an urban legend, a myth of sorts, and we still haven’t officially confirmed this does has a V12 under the bonnet, but what we do know is the one-off is on […] More »
By: DJ | March 22, 2012
A truly unique piece of motorsport history~ a Toleman TG184-2 Formula One car driven by Ayrton Senna in his debut F1 season. This particular car has become the ‘stuff of legend’ and is perhaps best known for Senna’s remarkable second place drive in the rain-soaked 1984 Monaco GP, arguably the race which first demonstrated his […] More »
By: DJ | March 22, 2012
Forget about a Jaguar SUV – Design director Ian Callum has knocked that one on the head. However a crossover could be an entirely different story. “I can categorically say that an SUV as such is out of the question. We have a sister company [Land Rover] that produces the best SUVs in the world,” […] More »
By: DJ | March 22, 2012
CVC Capital Partners Ltd, majority owners of Formula 1, have reportedly hired Goldman Sachs to investigate the sale of part of its 63.4 percent stake of F1 in an IPO. Bernie Ecclestone, however, has said that it’s “business as usual” and is reportedly not interested in selling his 5.3 percent stake. And why would he? […] More »
By: DJ | March 22, 2012
According to a report from Automotive News, Porsche AG will build a plug-in hybrid version of the Panamera sedan starting in 2014, sources familiar with the situation said last week. The plug-in hybrid likely will come to the United States, but the timing is unclear, a source said. Rudolf Krebs, VW’s group chief officer for […] More »
By: DJ | March 22, 2012
Aston Martin has taken the bits that make its Vantage S so brilliant and fitted them to the entry-level V8 Vantage – with a better-value price point thrown in for good measure. Aston Martin has sat quietly back up to now while Porsche has been busy launching the new 991 911. The latest iteration of […] More »
By: DJ | March 21, 2012
