BMW 1 Series vs V8 Supercar vs F1 racer
BMW’s 1 Series has proven itself to be an excellent performer that can keep up with nearly anything else it’s likely to face on the road. But put against a V8 Supercar and BMW’s own Read More
View ArticleFerrari launches shiny new website
Last Sunday saw the opening of the 2009 Formula One season and Ferrari celebrated with the launch of a new redesigned website. For most of us, browsing the Ferrari site is as close as we’ll Read More
View ArticleSteve McQueen vs Lewis Hamilton in new promo video
Time piece maker Tag Heuer has created a brand new promotional video using clips of Steve McQueen’s famous auto flick, Le Mans. The premise is a duel between the racing driver/hard man McQueen in his...
View ArticleMcLaren to build successor to F1 supercar
McLaren is hard at it preparing to launch its new road-car division, and speculation is that the new P11 (targeted at the likes of the Ferrari F430 and Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4) won’t be the only...
View ArticleMini to lauch special edition F1 Cooper S
According to internet reports, BMW’s Mini brand plans to launch a new Special Edition Cooper to coincide with the first Formula 1 racing car ever created by legendary British racer and company namesake...
View ArticleMcLaren announces plans for new range and production plant
When news of McLaren Automotive’s development into it’s current form first broke eager fans gobbled up any news they could. Yesterday, McLaren revealed its master plan to build a new UK production...
View ArticleFormula 1 design exhibition on at Te Papa
There’s a special focus on automotive design on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August, in association with the Formula One — The Great Design Race exhibition held at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum –...
View ArticleSchumacher talks up the Ferrari 458 Italia (+video)
We heard (via a friend in Portugal who said it was in the media there) that Schu didn’t return to race in F1 because he had blurry vision coming out of the corners – possibly Read More
View ArticleHonda to close European design office
The global car design community is shocked by the announcement that Honda plans to close down its European design studio. The office forms part of Honda R&D Europe in Offenbach on the outskirts of...
View ArticleFerrari World theme park opening 2010
Abu Dhabi is competing hard with Dubai to be the star of the United Arab Emirates, and it’s latest move is the construction of a Ferrari-based theme park set to open next year. Dubbed ‘Ferrari Read More
View ArticleSee Schumacher’s Ferrari F1 car next week
If you’re a Ferrari Formula 1 fan and you want to see a real ex-Formula 1 Ferrari F2004 in the flesh, now is your chance. Driven by seven-times Formula Champion, Michael Schumacher, this version is...
View ArticleMichael Schumacher laps Mugello in a Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Michael Schumacher laps Mugello in a Ferrari 430 Scuderia
View ArticleKERS – recovering energy when braking
Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) have been introduced into Formula One as part of the sport’s major regulation change for 2009.
View ArticleAtari Pole Position commercial from 1982
Has any other video game commercial ever come close? Has any other video game commercial ever come close?
View ArticleJay Leno looks at the new McLaren MP4-12C
Comedian and consummate car guy visits McLaren’s Woking, England headquarters to get a behind-the-scenes look at the all-new McLaren MP4-12C
View ArticleRon Dennis on the McLaren MP4-12C
McLaren’s Ron Dennis touts the environmental credentials of the new MP4-12C
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