Talk of a third model for Lamborghini's minimalist lineup has been brewing for years now, with the 2008 Estoque concept bringing the headiest anticipation--except, possibly for a rumored return of a Lamborghini SUV. According to Car and Driver, sources within Lamborghini say both the SUV and the Estoque are in testing this summer in a battle to...
The boys are back for another season of hilarity and mishaps involving cars in a variety of location, with episode one of season 17 of the original--and still the best--Top Gear airing last night in the UK. This is season 17 of the ever popular show and as this gallery reveals, we can expect some interesting highlights such as a dual between the...
Late last week it was revealed that Saab couldn’t afford to pay its workers’ salaries and without any hope of a sudden inflow of cash would be forced into bankruptcy. Now, just several days on since that grim report it has been revealed that yet another Chinese party, this time undisclosed, has put in an order for 582 Saab cars and...
BMW used a special M Night event in Germany to reveal its new M3 Carbon Racing Technology (CRT) sedan just days before the 2011 Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race, which took place this past weekend and in which BMW’s own M3 GT race car managed to finish in second place overall. We’ve already reported on most of the M3 CRT’s...
Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima has broken his own record for the arduous Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado, and at the same time come under the near-mythical sub-10-minute barrier of the 12.42-mile ‘Race to the Clouds’. To achieve this feat Tajima drove a highly modified Suzuki SX4 rated at 910 horsepower, competing in the...
Bentley has come out with a new range of accessories for the latest 2011 Continental GT grouped under its prestigious Mulliner branding. The Mulliner name comes from the original British coachbuilding firm H. J. Mulliner & Co but in more recent years has been used for Bentley’s own personalization program. In the case of the Continental...
Porsche has done it again, managing to win its fifth Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race in six years. This past weekend’s race, in particular, was one of the most exciting and dramatic 24 hour races at the Nurburgring, but in the end there could be only one clear winner: Porsche together with Porsche Team Manthey. In front of 220,000...
Sebastian Vettel is on track for the second Formula 1 Championship of his very short career, securing victory yet again at this past weekend’s 2011 Formula 1 European Grand Prix. Additionally, the German youngster has set a new record for the first ever F1 driver to take out one of the top two podium spots for the first eight races of a...
Believe it or not, this isn’t just some blinged-out supercar that a rap star or Arab Sheik became tired of. It is in fact an official Audi creation, two of which were auctioned off at the annual White Tie and Tiara Ball that took place last Thursday at the home of Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish. The event was hosted by the...
It’s hard to believe that the second generation Audi TT Coupe and Roadster have been on sale since 2006, and during that time we’ve seen several different variants launched, here and overseas, including diesel and high-performance RS models. For the 2011 model year the stylish Audi TT (European model pictured) has undergone a mid-cycle...
Jeff Zwart, who made his name in photography and has been racing cars for nearly as long as he's been photographing them, drove a Porsche 911 GT2 RS racer to the Pikes Peak Hillclimb from Porsche Motorsport North America's headquarters in Southern California and has qualified the same machine to race, sitting second in the Time Attack 2WD class...
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