Rowing the gears in a manual-transmission car used to be so simple. Back in the old four-speed days, your forward gears formed an “H” pattern. Then came the five-speed gearbox, which put fifth gear to the right of third in an “H and a half pattern.” Next came the six-speed manual, which was really just a double...
The Alfa Romeo 4C stunned us at its original debut back at March’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and now it’s set to do it all over again at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in just two weeks’ time. [MotorAuthority] We drive the 2012 Ford Focus Titanium in New York. [GreenCarReports] Houston has followed the lead of L.A. and removed all...
BMW is the latest to announce that it is working on self-driving or ‘autonomous’ cars, revealing today a new prototype based on the 5-Series and packed with the automaker’s new “Highly Automated Driving” technology. Eventually, BMW hopes that its cars will be able to brake, accelerate and pass other vehicles all on...
Will Power celebrates his fifth 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series victory Photo courtesy INDYCAR We always say we're looking for a "good, clean" race before a contest starts. It's one of those things you wish on your friends who are driving or crewing. In Sunday's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma on the 2.303-mile, 12-turn Infineon Raceway Sears Point in Sonoma...
Bellissimo! Alfa Romeo has unveiled what’s destined to be one of the most popular attractions at next month’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, a new version of the stunning 4C mid-engine sport car concept first unveiled in March. The original concept took the 2011 Geneva Motor Show by storm earlier this year, then really got us going with...
McLaren chose the recent 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to announce plans for a new vehicle personalization program dubbed McLaren Special Operations. Designed for the new MP4-12C, and two other supercars in the pipeline, McLaren Special Operations caters to owners looking to add unique touches to their cars, something that can be...
Lotus has announced today that famed McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray will join its advisory board, joining a who’s who of auto industry icons including Bob Lutz, formerly of GM, Tom Purves and Prof. Dr. Burkhard Göschel from BMW, and Frank Tuch, a former VW exec. The purpose of the advisory board is to give advice and guidance on...
Even the most efficient internal combustion engine can only convert about one-third of the energy derived from fossil fuels into the mechanical kinetic energy needed to power a car. The rest of the energy is mostly wasted, either through exhaust heat, through the engine’s cooling system, or noise. Finding ways of recovering this lost heat...
Toyota set a new lap record at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife for an electric car of just 7:47.79 yesterday, smashing the previous record of 9:01.3 as set by the Peugeot EX1 Concept back in May. The quick time around the 13-odd miles of the Green Hell was set by Toyota Motorsports GmbH (TMG) in its prototype electric race car you see here. And to...
Porsche is going to great length to break as much new ground as possible with its latest 2012 911, or 991 to the diehards. The automaker has already confirmed that a new seven-speed manual, a world first for a production car, will feature, but now it looks like the convertible version will get an intricate folding roof composed of both metal...
When you heard that Bentley was considering adding hybrid powertrains to its line, you might have been left thinking: small electric motor adding a couple mpgs to a callous, CO2-spitting W-12 or V-8 engine. Maybe they'll actually break 20 mpg highway. Maybe. Turns out, though, Bentley is planning to go full-on plug-in hybrid and may make a more...
It's a story often put on replay for NASCAR's most popular racer this season, but it's one that's perhaps most important to both driver and team: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 Chevy crew must make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Rewind to this past June following the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway when he scored a runner-up, propelling...
We know Mercedes-Benz is likely to launch four new models based around its latest generation small car platform, otherwise known as MFA (Mercedes Frontwheel Architecture). The first of these new models has already been revealed in the form of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class, and will be followed shortly by the 2013 A-Class. But beyond that we...
If you love diesel-electric hybrids, let's hope you don't reside in the U.S. For residents of the Continent, however, Peugeot is now offering a second diesel-electric hybrid. Peugeot had the world's first diesel-electric hybrid with its 3008 HYbrid4, and now the brand has another one on the way, the 508 RXH. It will be the new top-of-the-line...
NASCAR driver’s aren’t known for being overly conservative off the racetrack. Just last week, Kyle Busch lost his North Carolina driver's license for a 128 mph jaunt in a Lexus LFA, and the entire series was built by men who made a living running from police with a car full of moonshine. While many NASCAR drivers favor fast cars off...
Rowing the gears in a manual-transmission car used to be so simple. Back in the old four-speed days, your forward gears formed an “H” pattern. Then came the five-speed gearbox, which put fifth gear to the right of third in an “H and a half pattern.” Next came the six-speed manual, which was really just a double...
The Alfa Romeo 4C stunned us at its original debut back at March’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and now it’s set to do it all over again at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in just two weeks’ time. [MotorAuthority] We drive the 2012 Ford Focus Titanium in New York. [GreenCarReports] Houston has followed the lead of L.A. and removed all...
BMW is the latest to announce that it is working on self-driving or ‘autonomous’ cars, revealing today a new prototype based on the 5-Series and packed with the automaker’s new “Highly Automated Driving” technology. Eventually, BMW hopes that its cars will be able to brake, accelerate and pass other vehicles all on...
Will Power celebrates his fifth 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series victory Photo courtesy INDYCAR We always say we're looking for a "good, clean" race before a contest starts. It's one of those things you wish on your friends who are driving or crewing. In Sunday's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma on the 2.303-mile, 12-turn Infineon Raceway Sears Point in Sonoma...
Bellissimo! Alfa Romeo has unveiled what’s destined to be one of the most popular attractions at next month’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, a new version of the stunning 4C mid-engine sport car concept first unveiled in March. The original concept took the 2011 Geneva Motor Show by storm earlier this year, then really got us going with...
McLaren chose the recent 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to announce plans for a new vehicle personalization program dubbed McLaren Special Operations. Designed for the new MP4-12C, and two other supercars in the pipeline, McLaren Special Operations caters to owners looking to add unique touches to their cars, something that can be...
Lotus has announced today that famed McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray will join its advisory board, joining a who’s who of auto industry icons including Bob Lutz, formerly of GM, Tom Purves and Prof. Dr. Burkhard Göschel from BMW, and Frank Tuch, a former VW exec. The purpose of the advisory board is to give advice and guidance on...
Even the most efficient internal combustion engine can only convert about one-third of the energy derived from fossil fuels into the mechanical kinetic energy needed to power a car. The rest of the energy is mostly wasted, either through exhaust heat, through the engine’s cooling system, or noise. Finding ways of recovering this lost heat...
Toyota set a new lap record at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife for an electric car of just 7:47.79 yesterday, smashing the previous record of 9:01.3 as set by the Peugeot EX1 Concept back in May. The quick time around the 13-odd miles of the Green Hell was set by Toyota Motorsports GmbH (TMG) in its prototype electric race car you see here. And to...
Porsche is going to great length to break as much new ground as possible with its latest 2012 911, or 991 to the diehards. The automaker has already confirmed that a new seven-speed manual, a world first for a production car, will feature, but now it looks like the convertible version will get an intricate folding roof composed of both metal...
When you heard that Bentley was considering adding hybrid powertrains to its line, you might have been left thinking: small electric motor adding a couple mpgs to a callous, CO2-spitting W-12 or V-8 engine. Maybe they'll actually break 20 mpg highway. Maybe. Turns out, though, Bentley is planning to go full-on plug-in hybrid and may make a more...
It's a story often put on replay for NASCAR's most popular racer this season, but it's one that's perhaps most important to both driver and team: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 Chevy crew must make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Rewind to this past June following the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway when he scored a runner-up, propelling...
We know Mercedes-Benz is likely to launch four new models based around its latest generation small car platform, otherwise known as MFA (Mercedes Frontwheel Architecture). The first of these new models has already been revealed in the form of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class, and will be followed shortly by the 2013 A-Class. But beyond that we...
If you love diesel-electric hybrids, let's hope you don't reside in the U.S. For residents of the Continent, however, Peugeot is now offering a second diesel-electric hybrid. Peugeot had the world's first diesel-electric hybrid with its 3008 HYbrid4, and now the brand has another one on the way, the 508 RXH. It will be the new top-of-the-line...
NASCAR driver’s aren’t known for being overly conservative off the racetrack. Just last week, Kyle Busch lost his North Carolina driver's license for a 128 mph jaunt in a Lexus LFA, and the entire series was built by men who made a living running from police with a car full of moonshine. While many NASCAR drivers favor fast cars off...
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