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Baja legend Ivan Stewart gives up racing to sell electric motorcycles. Good luck, Ironman! [ SDTribune ] More » See the original post here: Ivan "Ironman" Stewart To Give Up Racing, Sell Electric Bikes...

Long termer report: Lif...

Filed under: Citroen , Hatchbacks , First Drive , Opinion/Editorial , UK The little DS3 has been with us for a couple of weeks now, and I have finally managed to prise the keys out of Nic’s hands to get a prolonged run in it. I, like Nic, am initially very taken with the small...
Subaru Debuts 2011 WRX STI-based Rally Cars for X Games

Subaru Debuts 2011 WRX ...

The Subaru Rally Team is back with three new cars based on the revised 2011 Impreza WRX STI . The cars have been prepared by Vermont SportsCar and will compete in X Games 16 rally events in Los Angeles this weekend. The transformation begins with a 2011 WRX STI just like the ones you can...

Video: Updated Nissan G...

Filed under: Special/Limited Editions , Sports/GTs , Rumormill , Videos , Nissan , News Some plucky soul at the Nurburgring Nordschleife captured this gently disguised Nissan GT-R being put through its paces a few days ago. The car is rumoured to be a Spec M version of the upgraded 2011...
Video: Dukes of Hazzard…in West Cork

Video: Dukes of Hazzard...

Kudos to the automotive addicts at Jalopnik for unearthing this little gem. This is exactly the sort of thing we’d be doing with our day if we didn’t have to come to work. For the aerodynamically minded among you (or for particularly big fans of Dukes of Hazzard) the...
Could Ford make a Ken Block Fiesta?

Could Ford make a Ken B...

Filed under: Hatchbacks , Celebrities , Rumormill , Ford , News The signing of Ken Block to Ford’s WRC team has proved to be a fantastic coup for the manufacturer, not in terms of rally wins, but for the media coverage it has helped generate. In an effort to turn this interest into...
Freddy leads the way with FuelSave

Freddy leads the way wi...

Filed under: Economy , Celebrities , Features “The thing is, I was never really into cars.” Possibly not the revelation you’d expect from Shell’s new FuelSave ambassador but perhaps that’s the point of this new campaign – England cricketer Freddie...
MINI’s return will be a boost for world rallying

MINI’s return wil...

Filed under: Motorsport , Opinion/Editorial , MINI , Racing cars The worst-kept secret in rallying has finally been revealed with MINI’s announcement that it will be returning to the top level of international rallying, the World Rally Championship, in 2011. Fans and the FIA alike...
Latest Renault advert rankles Lancashire village

Latest Renault advert r...

Filed under: Hatchbacks , Humour , Marketing/Advertising , Renault , News Renault has managed to irritate the residents of a small village in Lancashire by comparing it unfavourably to the Cote d’Azure. The latest advertising campaign for the Renault Megane bears the slogan...
Porsche gives 918 Spyder the go-ahead

Porsche gives 918 Spyde...

Filed under: Sports/GTs , Supercars , Plants/Manufacturing , Porsche , News Porsche has confirmed it will make a production version of the 918 Spyder hybrid supercar that it displayed at this year’s Geneva motor show. The gloriously adventurous mid-engined sports car was one of the...