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$4.4 Million for the Bugatti Found in Garage
$4.4 Million for the Bugatti Found in Garage

9 Feb 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Normally, a car's price would decay with the flight of time but it seems this is not the case of the rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante found in the garage of a British orthopedic surgeon. ...

 
UK Only: S-Tronic Sport Tranny for Audi A4 and A5
UK Only: S-Tronic Sport Tranny for Audi A4 and A5

9 Feb 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi today announced that its UK version of Audi A4 and A5 will receive the company's S-Tronic Sport transmission system, which is expected to reduce gear shifting by approximately 0.2 seconds....

 
Maserati Reveals Plans for New Spyder
Maserati Reveals Plans for New Spyder

9 Feb 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Maserati have plans to increase their range of automobiles by introducing a new model at the beginning of 2010. Called the Spyder, the new four seater in the company's portfolio will be based...

 
Petter Solberg Starts Own Team in the WRC
Petter Solberg Starts Own Team in the WRC

9 Feb 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Subaru may have left the World Rally Championship ahead of the 2009 season, but Petter Solberg's plans inside the series will not stop here. The 2003 WRC champion has struggled to find a racing...

 
Britain Faces Travel Chaos due to Snow Blizzard
Britain Faces Travel Chaos due to Snow Blizzard

9 Feb 2009, 08:22 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The white hell seemed to have taken complete control over Great Britain these days. On Friday, the transport was a total chaos, thousands of schools were closed as roads were blocked, trains were ca...

 
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (TR) Auction to Break World Record
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (TR) Auction to Break World Record

9 Feb 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A few classic Ferraris have become some of the most sought-after four-wheel works of art at almost every luxury auction that took place in the last decade. First there was the 1962 Ferrari GTO which...

 
2010 Ford Transit Connect Officially Unveiled
2010 Ford Transit Connect Officially Unveiled

9 Feb 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford has just introduced the all-new 2010 Transit Connect, an upgraded model said to perfectly match the current market demands, namely low operating and ownership costs, reduced fuel consumption an...

 
GPDA Make Official Superlicense Request to FIA
GPDA Make Official Superlicense Request to FIA

9 Feb 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Grand Prix Drivers Association will not sit back and watch how superlicense fees inside Formula 1 increase year after year. The F1 drivers are currently taking their time to sign the new superli...

 
Weekly Roundup: 02.02.2009 – 06.02.2009
Weekly Roundup: 02.02.2009 – 06.02.2009

8 Feb 2009, 18:29 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / If you’ve been reading our news reports, you should know that this week has been mostly about bleak sales forecasts and such. We won’t go through every manufacturer affected by the crisi...

 
Kevin Harvick Wins 2009 Budweiser Shootout
Kevin Harvick Wins 2009 Budweiser Shootout

8 Feb 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kevin Harvick will enter the new Sprint Cup season feeling like a winner, after clinching the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. Although he got knocked into the wall in the first...

 
FIA WTCC Confirm 2G Bio-Fuel in 2009
FIA WTCC Confirm 2G Bio-Fuel in 2009

7 Feb 2009, 22:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official. The 2009 edition of the FIA World Touring Car Championship will be much eco-friendlier as compared to the past seasons, as all cars will be running on second generation bio-fuel ...

 
2010 Lexus RX 350 Pricing Unveiled
2010 Lexus RX 350 Pricing Unveiled

7 Feb 2009, 22:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 Lexus RX 350, which is expected to go on sale this month, will have a base price of $36,800 for the front-wheel drive version while the all-wheel drive variant will cost $38,200, Lexus said...

 
2010 Ford Ranger Confirmed
2010 Ford Ranger Confirmed

7 Feb 2009, 22:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like we told you on Friday, the 2010 Ford Range was just around the corner, with the American car manufacturer promising astonishing safety and enhanced fuel economy. So, here we have the offic...

 
GM Said to Plan to Further Cuts
GM Said to Plan to Further Cuts

7 Feb 2009, 14:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The March 31st deadline has apparently pushed GM into a money saving frenzy. In their attempts to raise more money and create a more feasible plan for survival, it would appear that the company is p...

 
What Car Would You Buy if You Were a Star?
What Car Would You Buy if You Were a Star?

7 Feb 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although many of us don't like to admit it, ladies, we all like gossip... to a certain smaller or bigger extent. And when it comes to gossip about celebs, things are just too good to be kept on...

 
The Popemobile: a History of Holy Benzes
The Popemobile: a History of Holy Benzes

6 Feb 2009, 18:01 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The Roman supreme pontiffs have a long history of being driven around in bespoke carriages, specially designed coaches and custom made cars. Of all the car manufacturers who at one point have suppli...

 
Kia MPV Pre-Geneva Innuendo
Kia MPV Pre-Geneva Innuendo

6 Feb 2009, 16:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Kia will reveal an all-new concept car at the Geneva Show on March the 3rd. So far, the Korean automaker kept to itself and released only small amounts of information and a photos of the new model....

 
Honda Accord Type-S with 180 HP Diesel Waits for Geneva
Honda Accord Type-S with 180 HP Diesel Waits for Geneva

6 Feb 2009, 16:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Beside several other goodies prepared by the Japanese automaker, the 2009 Geneva Motor Show will also witness the debut of the sporty Honda Accord Type-S which is now equipped with a more powerful e...

 
Lorenzo Admits Having Problems with New Bike
Lorenzo Admits Having Problems with New Bike

6 Feb 2009, 16:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he consistently improved his lap times during the Sepang testing this week, Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo is not very pleased with his progress with the new YZR-M1. The Spaniard admitted that...

 
Parked Cars Could Kill You in 8 Minutes
Parked Cars Could Kill You in 8 Minutes

6 Feb 2009, 15:53 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Normally, you would think that locking your kid in your parked car while you're away is safe enough, but apparently, leaving a child in a stationary vehicle could be unexpectedly dangerous. ...