Another Stupid Comparison Pits the Model S against the BMW i8
20 Sep 2014, 11:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Let’s get one thing straight: the Tesla Model S has no rival in the BMW range. That’s the truth. On some levels, you could compare it to the i3 which is the only pure electric mode...
Who Said You Can’t Fit Anything in the Trunk of the 4 Series Convertible?
2 Sep 2014, 16:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW 4 Series Convertible replaced the much more familiar 3 Series Convertible this year and plenty of people hurried up to criticize the Bavarians’ decision. Amongst the most common areas ...
Testing Winter Tires with a BMW M3 and a 435i
11 Feb 2014, 19:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from Car Magazine joined forces with BMW to try and find out exactly how big of an impact winter tires make in cold weather. In this endeavor, they set up 3 challenges using 2 (almost) simi...
BMW i8 Prototype Crashes on Autobahn
20 Jan 2014, 09:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It seems like there are still a few things to sort out on the i8 before the mass production starts, as one unlucky test driver found out this weekend. The car he was driving slipped on what seems li...
Maserati Ghibli Undergoes Climatic Wind Tunnel Testing
30 Sep 2013, 11:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With brand new engines and a new architecture, the Maserati Ghibli is pretty much covered for a premium drivetrain. But that and a nice interior still mean nothing if you can't see out the car ...
Lamborghini Gallardo’s Painful Interior Space: Test Drive Rants
1 Aug 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lamborghini today released yet another Gallardo-based delicacy, the LP570-4 Squadra Corse. This brought memories from our Gallardo test drives and fueled a negative rant on the limited... interior s...
Barbie Power Wheels “Mustang” Takes Dyno Test
14 Jun 2013, 10:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While some of you may be tempted to think we’re a bunch of adults driving and assessing real cars, we can assure you that we’re pretty childish every now and then. And it seems we’...
2014 Lexus IS350 F Sport Better Than the BMW 335i M Sport
27 May 2013, 16:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Brought to the market in 1998, Lexus IS’ main goal in late years was to surpass the segment-leading BMW 3 Series in terms of performance. And it seems that Toyota’s luxury brand finally ...
Fernando Alonso Helps Ferrari to Fine-Tune the LaFerrari
9 Apr 2013, 15:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After the Italian car maker unveiled their most powerful car ever, the LaFerrari, last month, there are still questions on official performance numbers, such as the car’s top speed, max toque...
Nissan GT-R vs 370Z Coupe vs Infinity FX on Snow
5 Apr 2013, 14:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you love Nissan sports cars and you live in a chilly area, then you really need to see this clip in which the automaker tests three models against the bad weather. Nissan took a GT-R, a 370Z a...
Ty Howard Tests the KTM 1190 RC8 R Track
6 Jun 2011, 08:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / KTM support rider Ty Howard has recently taken the new KTM 1190 RC8 R to the track to test it in preparation for his race season. A video documenting the way Howard put the racebike through its pace...
New Tech Tire Airless Tire Tests Successfully
27 Apr 2011, 09:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / New Tech Tire, a division of Scitech Industries has just announced the conclusion of a successful test of the New Tech Tire Airless Tire, a non pneumatic product tested at an industry laboratory in ...
Honda Tests 2012 MotoGP Bike
26 Apr 2011, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the 2011 MotoGP season has just began, the championship's big guns have already switched part of their organizational focus on the 2012 machines. And the reason is quite simple, as the...
Rossi, Hayden to Test Ducati GP12 Bike
8 Apr 2011, 13:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati is working at full speed to become a title contender in the 2012 MotoGP season – as this year's crown would be a totally unrealistic goal – as the team confirmed that Valenti...
Consumer Reports Disappointed in Cheap New VW Jetta
7 Apr 2011, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Consumer Reports (CR) has set its sights on all automakers this year, and is becoming more and more active in conducting its reviews of new models. Unfortunately for the automakers that hope the car...
Raikkonen Concludes Successful NASCAR Test
6 Apr 2011, 11:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen has successfully completed his 2-day test in the Truck Series, on the half-mile Gresham Motorsports Park oval. The Finn was scheduled to do the test outing ever since he inked a selec...
F1 Adjustable Rear Wing May Be Tweaked
22 Mar 2011, 10:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The adjustable rear wing might not be in Formula 1 to stay. According to Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren Mercedes boss and also head of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), the aforementioned innovat...
Honda Fend Off Favorite Status for 2011 MotoGP
15 Mar 2011, 16:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda has so far dominated the competition in pre-season testing for the 2011 MotoGP season, having clinched all timing reports in the month of February and March. And not only that, but the Japanes...
Alonso Warns McLaren Are Better than They Look
15 Mar 2011, 10:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes will be fighting for a podium position in the opening round of the 2011 Formula 1 championship, scheduled 2 weekends from now in Australia. This is the opinion of 2-time world champ...
Alvaro Bautista Crashes at Over 250 km/h, Escapes Unhurt
15 Mar 2011, 09:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Suzuki ended the 2011 MotoGP testing season with a huge crash, as their only rider for the new campaign Alvaro Bautista lost control on his bike at over 250 km/h (155 mph) in the late stages of the ...