The web is a buzz this morning on news that the successor to the Mclaren F1 is well underway. Autocar reports that official testing of McLaren Automotive’s new hypercar is now under way ahead of its 2014 launch. The spiritual successor to the iconic McLaren F1 aims to have the performance to eclipse every other […] More »
By: DJ | October 19, 2011
After yesterdays teaser pics and videos, the Genty Akylone has been officially unveiled online, along with all the juicy details. The French company has posted up computer renderings of its Akylone and along with them, some background information about the company. It began four years ago, and its goal was to produce a car that […] More »
By: DJ | October 18, 2011
Teamspeed.com member GFWilliams shares with us an epic adventure navigating a McLaren F1 GTR through the streets of London on route to the launch of the new Forza Motorsport 4. “This was certainly not your average day in the office. A few weeks Andy, the owner of the McLaren F1 GTR, mentioned on my facebook […] More »
By: DJ | October 17, 2011
After 60 minutes I was hurting enough to pull over. My 458 Spider was fitted with the optional sports seats, hugging fiercely below the rib cage. This isn’t normally an issue. My 911 has something similar. What the Porsche lacks, however, is the chassis technology that twenty more years of development brings. Which means the […] More »
By: DJ | October 15, 2011
There’s a lot of forethought and planning that goes into a concept car, but eventually it all has to come together as a physical object. Watch as the Concept A-CLASS goes through all the stages between idea and actual concept car. Watch as Mercedes-Benz designers Mark Fetherston and Jan Kaulgive give you a behind the […] More »
By: DJ | October 15, 2011
Toyota has today announced it will enter several races of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, including the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race. Under the Toyota Motorsports GmbH banner, it will use an LMP1 prototype chassis which will utilize a petrol-electric hybrid system, rather than diesel like Audi and Peugeot prefer to use. The […] More »
By: DJ | October 15, 2011
Spotted today by our trusty Teamspeed spies near the Mercedes plant in Southern Germany, the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake has gone from concept to reality. First introduced back in 2010 as a concept in Beijing, this new CLS variant is slotted to enter production in 2012. Aside from the rear, not much is expected to […] More »
By: DJ | October 14, 2011
