Very rare Jag E-Type Lightweight for sale

Very rare Jag E-Type Li...

Filed under: Classic cars The Motorexpo in Canary Wharf will host the sale of “one of the most desirable E-Types to come to open market in recent years.” The 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight No. 14 is extremely rare and has a very unusual history. Jaguar only made 12...
VW accidentally advertises Fiat 500

VW accidentally adverti...

Filed under: Humour , Latest News Fiat has managed a cool piece of ambush marketing in Sweden – by parking a Fiat 500 directly outside VW headquarters when Google was filming it for Streetview. Now anyone in Sweden looking up the VW HQ in Södertälje will see a Fiat 500...
Ford goes Ecoboost crazy

Ford goes Ecoboost craz...

Filed under: Ford , Latest News Ford reckons that petrol engines are going to win market share back from diesel engines, and is planning to triple production of Ecoboost petrol engines to meet demand. The amazing new 1.0 Ecoboost will take the lion’s share of the increased output,...
Your next car – designed by rally drivers?

Your next car – d...

Filed under: Latest News British rally specialists Prodrive (the people that made Subaru rally cars and currently make the Mini WRC car) say that they are increasingly being asked by car manufacturers to develop mainstream cars for major manufacturers. Speaking to industry website...
Video: Mission Motors Mission-R electric motorcycle checks in to Jay Leno’s Garage

Video: Mission Motors M...

Filed under: Etc. , Technology , Videos , Motorcycle , Celebrities , Electric The crew from Mission Motors took the time to stop by Jay Leno’s Garage to give the comedian a peek at the Mission-R electric motorcycle. The machine uses 14-kWh lithium-ion batteries paired with a...
Motorsports: Patrick Dempsey makes ALMS debut at Laguna Seca

Motorsports: Patrick De...

Filed under: Motorsports , Celebrities Actor Patrick Dempsey is no stranger to racing. After his wife sent him to a three-day Skip Barber driving school, the actor fell in love with road racing has gone on to compete in Grand-Am for the last several years. McDreamy even got the chance to...
Video: Fast and Furious shifts into montage mode

Video: Fast and Furious...

Filed under: Videos Shifting gears on a manual transmission was once the only way to get places. These days there are automatics, sequentials, DCTs, CVTs… you name it. But some among us are still faithful to the old three-pedals-and-shift-lever setup. Like the guys in The Fast and...
Official: McLaren celebrates 40th anniversary of Indy win

Official: McLaren celeb...

Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , MISC When McLaren was bringing its new MP4-12C to the United States, there were fears that Americans wouldn’t recognize the name. After all, the team from Woking is known principally for competing in Formula One , which has had a spotty...
Motorsports: Nissan GT-R dominates 2012 One Lap of America

Motorsports: Nissan GT-...

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Nissan , Racing After eight days, 3,300 miles, nine tracks and untold bloody knuckles and zip ties, the song remains the same: Leh Keen and the No. 3 TopSpeed Motorsports Nissan GT-R emerged victorious at the 2012 Tire Rack One Lap of...
Report: Senate OKs mandatory black boxes in cars for 2015, House expected to follow

Report: Senate OKs mand...

Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety It’s been working its way through Congress for years, but according to Car and Driver , an event recorder mandate could soon become law. The Senate has already voted to adopt a transportation bill that would make the so-called “black...

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