Proton Power Tests Fuel Cell Range Extender
19 Nov 2010, 11:47 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Proton Power Systems announced that the first round of testing of the range extender system for Smith Electric Vehicles was successful. The group is conducting trials on the 'Smith Edison'...
Force India to Pay Giedo Van Der Garde Almost $2 Million
19 Nov 2010, 10:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India might have progressed a lot in Formula One in recent years, but their off-track battles, often held in a court of law, usually end up bad for team owner Vijay Mallya. Until his organizat...
Peugeot 90X's Track Debut at Monza
1 Nov 2010, 16:00 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / French automobile manufacturer Peugeot has been designing and building the sports prototype racing car that will be the 908 HDi FAP's successor in the 2011 racing season. Kept well hidden in Pe...
Ducati Thanks Yamaha for Letting Rossi Test
20 Oct 2010, 07:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi's soon-to-be employer Ducati thanked Yamaha for letting the Doctor join his new team from as early as the first test of the off-season, in early-to-mid November. As confirmed by...
2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock Makes Global Testing Debut
8 Oct 2010, 07:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Earlier this week, two Superstock teams (Pedercini and Lorenzini by Leoni) went out to test the production version of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R bike. Four machines were flown in for testing at Magny...
GM Creates Customer Advisory Board for the Volt
29 Sep 2010, 06:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Being a model intended to usher a new age in motoring, the Chevrolet Volt needs special attention and care, and GM knows it. A gamble in its own rights, the Volt will be pretty much tested in the ha...
IIHS Rates More Booster Seats
9 Sep 2010, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced this week the results of the tests it conducted on no less than 72 booster seats, finding, without surprise, that most of them “are ...
Ford Takes 2011 Explorer Testing in Dubai
9 Sep 2010, 07:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / One thing that Ford cannot replicate in its Dearborn facilities is the atmospheric conditions from Dubuque to Dubai. Therefore, for being able to validate vehicle capabilities for Dubai customers, t...
2011 Ford Focus Testing Details Revealed
1 Sep 2010, 08:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The team at Ford have just released details on the test they have conducted to see how climate extremes may affect the performance of the new Ford Focus, as well as the comfort of the driver and pas...
Ducati Hope Yamaha Will Let Rossi Go
20 Aug 2010, 07:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati have expressed their hopes that Yamaha will release Valentino Rossi of his contract as soon as the 2010 MotoGP season ends, and not at the end of the calendar year. This would allow the Docto...
Mercedes GP and Nick Heidfeld Part Ways
17 Aug 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes GP confirmed that they have released Nick Heidfeld of his contract with the Stuttgart-based manufacturer for the remainder of the 2010 Formula One season. This way, the 33-year old driver w...
Automotive Wind Tunnels - Making Aerodynamic Cars
8 Aug 2010, 13:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / For those of you that don’t already know this, wind tunnel testing were initially aimed at conducting aerodynamic research mostly involving aircrafts. The first enclosed wind tunnel for aerona...
Ford Fiesta RS WRC Makes Testing Debut
9 Jul 2010, 07:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For Ford, this weekend was and will continue to be a busy one. Aside from their “public offer” to Citroen's Sebastien Ogier for the 2011 season – which triggered quite a storm...
Chevy Volt, Baking in Arizona
16 Jun 2010, 06:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Even if you are to be the future star of your manufacturer's lineup, it doesn't mean you don't have to go to hell and back to prove your worth, as GM's model found out the hard w...
Raikkonen to Have Extended Testing Programme in WRC
2 Jun 2010, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After contesting in 5 rounds of the World Rally Championship this season, Kimi Raikkonen finished 3 of them inside the Top 10, which is nothing short of good news for the former F1 champion. The Fin...
New Nationwide Car Starts Testing in Daytona
18 May 2010, 06:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The testing of the car which is said to bring the biggest changes in the Nationwide series in years will begin a two day trial today at the Daytona International Speedway, in preparation for the Jul...
Self-Heating Solar Roadway Prototype Unveiled
22 Mar 2010, 10:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The team at Solar Roadways have finally completed their first prototype in February and decided to unveil the revolutionary energy-generating road surface earlier this month. The unveiling came so l...
Renault R30 Lack Performance ahead of Bahrain GP
9 Mar 2010, 09:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After the 4 testing meetings throughout the month of February, in which all teams – except for Hispania Racing F1 Team – had plenty of days to test the potential of their 2010 challenger...
Mark Webber Slams Mickey Mouse Teams
4 Mar 2010, 10:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he's not exactly a fan of the Ferrari marque – or maybe he is, who knows? – Australian driver Mark Webber echoed the Scuderia's recent comments regarding the new-enter...
Rosberg Says He's Just as Fast as Schumacher
4 Mar 2010, 09:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although returnee Michael Schumacher has almost constantly outpaced Nico Rosberg in testing during the month of February, the son of 1982 F1 champion Keke Rosberg insisted that he doesn't see h...