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Spyshots: Mitsubishi Mirage Starts Testing in Europe

2 May 2012, 10:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mitsubishi will close down its European plant a the end of the year due to lack of sales, and models will be imported from other global factories. One of the models affected by the move is the Colt ...

Spyshots: Ford Galaxy MPV Mule

20 Apr 2012, 07:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford is working on a replacement for the Galaxy MPV, which together with the S-Max have been on the market since 2006, with a facelift taking place back in 2009. This means that the test vehicle ...

Spyshots: 2013 Mercedes Benz GL63 AMG

19 Apr 2012, 07:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Following the recent debut of the brand new generation GL-Class at the New York Auto Show earlier this month, Mercedes is getting ready to slap on some twin-turbo magic and a couple of AMG badges. ...

Tesla Model S Winter Testing

11 Apr 2012, 16:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Most automakers go to Scandinavia, which is near the Arctic circle to test their cars to the extreme, but Tesla chose a little town called Baudette in Minnesota for its winter extreme kicks. Cold...

Nissan DeltaWing Coming to Europe for Le Mans Testing

3 Apr 2012, 17:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan wants to forever change the way we see endurance racing prototypes by taking on the Le Mans 24 hours racing season this year. The car made its official unveiling at Sebring on March 15, a...

Spyshots: Porsche Panamera Facelift

30 Mar 2012, 15:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Since its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show, the Porsche Panamera has been criticyzed by just about every media outlet from across the globe... except for China. But while it’s never going to be...

Spyshots: 2013 Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake on Nurburgring

29 Mar 2012, 12:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A pre-production prototype of the upcoming CLS Shooting Brake has been spotted testing on he famous German Nurburgring track recently. The car is not actually a shooting brake in the true sense o...

2012 MINI Roadster Spotted Testing on the 'Ring

24 May 2011, 09:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There isn’t a car company out there that is better at turning its show concepts into production models than MINI. Case in point: the new Coupe and Roadster, which look even better in productio...

New SLS AMG Roadster Initial Details Released [Gallery]

5 May 2011, 09:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The open-top variant of the new Gullwing is currently in its testing and development phase, with AMG engineers paying particular attention to the aspects of bodyshell rigidity, driving dynamics, the...

Ferrari Push for Testing Return, Less Aerodynamics in F1

12 Apr 2011, 09:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Since the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has put more emphasis on aerodynamics rather than engine power in Formula 1 in recent years, it was only natural for Ferrari's and McLaren�...

Hayden Enjoys Ducati GP12 Test at Jerez

11 Apr 2011, 11:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nicky Hayden got the chance to jump on the saddle of Ducati's Desmosedici GP12, or at least the initial-spec version of the bike, that the Italian maker will race in the new 1000cc era of the M...

EPA to Create Electrification Standards

7 Apr 2011, 09:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having given birth to a brand new industry, the electric vehicle and anything related to it is still engulfed in a shroud of mystery. From infrastructure to charging standards, the industry must do ...

BMW Releases 3 Series Death Valley Teaser

26 Mar 2011, 16:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW USA, the Stateside branch of the Bavarian automaker, has launched a new video that offers a sneak peak at the 2012 BMW 3 Series being tested in extreme heat conditions. We’ve seen a lot of...

Massa Praises Ferrari Reliability, in Doubt About Performance

22 Mar 2011, 09:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Everybody has been praising Ferrari for their great reliability this off-season, as their 150 Italia (or whatever they call their car these days) has done the most mileage through the 15 days of tes...

Virgin Much Slower than Lotus - Glock

18 Mar 2011, 12:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after Marussia Virgin revealed their 2011-spec single-seater in early February, their leading race driver Timo Glock had announced quite bold aims for the upcoming campaign. Apart from targe...

Mazda Reveals BT-50 Testing Process

16 Mar 2011, 14:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda is offering us an inside view of the BT-50’s Australian testing process, with the company allowing us to see how the pick-up was challenged during the development process. “With...

Mercedes in Good Position in 2011 - Schumacher

16 Mar 2011, 13:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes Grand Prix didn't enjoy the perfect start of the off-season preparation this winter, but the Brackley based team recovered well enough during the latest group test in Barcelona. Michae...

Stoner Tries Out Different Seat Positions in Qatar Test

14 Mar 2011, 14:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda's Casey Stoner did not get to top another testing session for his new team this week, in Qatar, but one positive thing he did was choosing his race chassis for the 2011 season of the Moto...

De Puniet Crashes 2 Times in Qatar, Escapes Unhurt

14 Mar 2011, 09:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Randy de Puniet's switch from a MotoGP-spec Honda bike to a Ducati one doesn't seem to happen too smooth these days, or maybe he simply didn't experience his best testing day to date....

Vettel Unbeatable in Barcelona

10 Mar 2011, 06:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing are yet to be challenged in the timing reports of the latest test in Barcelona, as Sebastian Vettel topped the charts at Circuit de Catalunya once again on Wednesday. Continuing...