Mini JCW Lineup to Adop...
The entire line of John Cooper Works Minis— Countryman , hatchback, Clubman, Convertible , Coupe , and Roadster —will be equipped with a slightly revised version of the 1.6-liter powerplant found in the previous generation of JCW models. Those revisions result in an output of 208 hp...
Tech Dept.: The Latest ...
When Robert Thomson invented the pneumatic tire a century and a half ago, a rubber doughnut inflated with air was only one of several ideas the Scotsman proposed for softening the ride and reducing the power required to propel the carriages of his day. Thomson also suggested filling what...
We Interview IndyCar CE...
C/D: Your first official appearance as CEO of IndyCar was at the Chicago auto show in 2010 . You seemed so cheerful and innocent then. RB: “Naïve” might be a better word. C/D: You had never been to an IndyCar race then and had zero experience in motorsports when you took over a...
Apple Patents a Remote ...
An iCar? Not yet. But a steering-wheel-mounted remote control was among the 21 patents granted to Apple this week. We don’t typically track patent applications and grants for the Cupertino-based tech company—it holds or has filed for thousands of them—and came to this one...
Volkswagen Apprentices ...
Volkswagen is showing a factory-apprentice-tuned GTI at the annual Wörthersee festival in Austria, an annual celebration of the GTI and all things VW. The GTI Black Dynamic is mostly SEMA-esque fare, so don’t expect to see any of its mods on a factory-built production car. Read full...
Production of the Lexus...
According to Lexus, the last examples of the maker’s HS250h luxury hybrid sedan rolled off the assembly line in January 2012. Based on the Euro-market Toyota Avensis, the HS250h debuted in 2009 as the luxury maker’s entry-level hybrid offering. Read full story » Read more...
Toyota to field GT 86 a...
Toyota’s Gazoo Racing is entering a pair of race-prepped GT 86s (the Toyota-badged sibling of the Scion FR-S) in the 24 Hours Nürburgring endurance race, in addition to its successful LFA race car . Read full story » Excerpt from: Toyota to field GT 86 and Lexus LFA at 24...
2013 Land Rover Range R...
Land Rover is giving the Range Rover Sport a few minor updates for 2013, as well as introducing two new special-edition models: the Sport Supercharged Limited Edition and the Sport GT Limited Edition. The updates to the regular Sport include a fresh wheel design for the Supercharged...
Let the Wood (and Alumi...
While at Morgan Motor’s headquarters in the U.K., in addition to having a more serious meeting with Charles Morgan , we visited the factory facilities. Morgan’s company archivist, Martyn Webb, gave us an in-depth tour. Read full story » Here is the original: Let the...