• AN S13 FROM BUILT FROM PAPER

    Updated: 2012-07-31 05:00:51
    You have probably seen paper models of cars before, but somehow I doubt you have seen anything like this Russian-built paper S13. Watch the video and be amazed. -Mike

  • Fourth Outlaws sprint winner expected Tuesday

    Updated: 2012-07-31 02:32:24
    DONNIE SCHATZ, EN ROUTE TO OHSWEKEN (PHOTO BY GARY GRANT) The Canadian swing by the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series continues tonight at Ohsweken Speedway out near Brantford and if the first three races are any indication, there will be another new winner tonight. Three different drivers won the races Friday and Saturday at speedways in Quebec and Sunday night in Cornwall, Ont. On Friday night at Autodrome Granby, legendary sprint car star Sammy Swindell took the checkers with Joey Saldana second and Steve (King of the Outlaws) Kinser third while Saturday night at Autodrome Drummondville, Saldana arrived home...

  • 86 DAY IS COMING!

    Updated: 2012-07-31 02:00:16
    Auto Otaku オートオタク News Car Features Modified Time Attack Drift Stance VIP Retro Dub Scene Street Drag Performance Classic Supercar Grand Touring Super Saloon Hot Hatch Sport Compact Classic Race Hot Rodding Muscle Hot Rod Lead Sled Sleeper Lowrider Gasser Dragster Event Coverage Drift Formula D D1GP Gatebil BDC International Grass Roots Motorsports Formula One Rally-Rallycross Endurance-GTs Time Attack Land Speed Touring Cars Hill Climb Drag Oval Shows Festivals International Tokyo Auto Salon SEMA Meets Japanese Modifieds Rod Customs Dub Scene Historics Special Features Week in Pictures Weekly Poll Build Car Builder Collectables Dream Drive Museum Retrospective Speedhunting Temple of Speed The 101 Speedhunters Crew Drivers Fredric Aasbo Vaughn Gittin JR Darren McNamara Tommy Milner Matt

  • 2013 Toyota RAV4 Rendered: Smoother, More Carlike

    Updated: 2012-07-30 22:22:49
    What It Is: The next generation of Toyota’s RAV4 crossover. We’ve already spotted camouflaged prototypes during testing; this rendering incorporates many of the key changes expected for Toyota’s ubiquitous small SUV, including a more carlike look with smoother styling. (more…)

  • THE FUKUOKA SKYLINE DUO

    Updated: 2012-07-30 22:00:19
    Today's featured reader ride is actually a pair of cars owned by Junpei-san from Fukuoka, Japan. As you can see by the photo, Junpei has a thing for Nissan Skylines - particularly those of the shakotan variety.

  • Porsche Contemplating Offering Its Wagon-Like Panamera As a Station Wagon

    Updated: 2012-07-30 20:15:29
    Porsche is considering further expanding its portfolio. One of the sports-car maker’s ideas is a station wagon version of its Panamera sedan, which will be called a “shooting brake,” despite its excessive number of doors. Read full story »

  • GROUP B LEGENDS IN ACTION

    Updated: 2012-07-30 19:00:58
    As I write this here in California it's Monday morning. Yes, the dreaded Monday morning where the fun and excitement of the weekend is left behind in the start of a new work week. Never fear though, as we have some images here that may be able to help pull you out of the early week blues.

  • Lotus for Sale: Why Volkswagen Isn’t Interested

    Updated: 2012-07-30 18:32:15
    When youngster Dany Bahar jumped from Ferrari to Lotus in September 2009, he promised a booming future for the legendary English sports-car brand by launching five new models—a new Elise, a new Elan, a new Esprit, a new Elite, and the Eterne—by 2015. After almost three years, a change in ownership, and zero new cars, [...]

  • Suzuki Swift Sport Comes Up Trumps

    Updated: 2012-07-30 17:19:50
    Sign Up for exclusive updates Click Here Follow Us On : Facebook Twitter Google+ RSS Car Articles Car Blog Car News Home About Contact Privacy Policy Polls Archive Free Car Valuation Car Insurance in Detail Suzuki Swift Sport Comes Up Trumps by Mr Butterscotch 0 comments in Articles Elsewhere Awards Daily News Editorial The Suzuki Swift Sport has shown off some top quality credentials and been named the top sports car in a test of 30 cars at Carbuyer.co.uk The Swift Sport was the only car to score 5 out of a possible 5 overall , with the judges all agreeing that the latest model combines agile and entertaining handling , a low kerb weight and sparkling performance all at a very affordable . price Dale Wyatt , Sales and Marketing Director , Suzuki GB PLC , comments : We are of course really

  • Name That Shifter, No. 87

    Updated: 2012-07-30 15:00:46
    It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button and sticker.* Good luck! (* Offer [...]

  • Plastidip UK become sponsor of Riki Christodoulou

    Updated: 2012-07-30 12:26:44
    Plastidip UK announced as a sponsor to Riki Christodoulou and his remaining Avon Tyres British GT campaign with Team WFR. Plastidip UK will sponsor 24 year old, Sutton Coldfield based Riki Christodoulou in his last 3 rounds of the Avon Tyres British GT. Riki currently races a Ginetta G55 for Team WFR along with teammate [...]

  • RWB BROTHERHOOD: ROAD TO THE IDLERS 12H RACE

    Updated: 2012-07-30 06:00:59
    No matter how many times I go to Rauh Welt or spend time with Nakai-san I am always impressed and literally left in awe at what he has managed to create. And I am of course not only talking about the cars here. Over the last week I have spent quite a bit of time [...]

  • Lewis Hamilton, Jimmie Johnson are class acts

    Updated: 2012-07-30 05:10:48
    WEEKEND HEADLINES: 1. Hamilton had F1 field covered from the start 2. Johnson and Knaus in a class by themselves 3. A.J. Allmendinger done like dinner It’s ironic that A.J. Allmendinger’s drug case was back in the public eye on a day when two of the finest examples of clean living, talent and determination won races in their respective disciplines: Jimmie Johnson in NASCAR stock cars and Lewis Hamilton in F1. Johnson won his third race of the Sprint Cup season and his fourth Brickyard 400 when he won the race at Indianapolis Sunday. And Hamilton won his second race...

  • 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE: 1 Less Excuse to Not Buy a Camaro

    Updated: 2012-07-30 05:01:53
    Note to Chevrolet: There are some things about the ’80s that aren’t worthy of nostalgia. The era’s pony cars, by and large, fall under this umbrella. It’s true that Ford has the five-point-oh—a designation fairly soaked in Aqua Net, yet perhaps the only thing about the decade’s Stangs worth revisiting—but when it named its latest [...]

  • 2013 Chevy Malibu 2.5L First Drive: The Mainstream ‘Bu Has Its Flaws

    Updated: 2012-07-30 05:01:04
    Ikea furniture is really great, right up until it’s not. You buy it because it’s affordable, looks good in most settings, and anyone who’s ever played with Lego can put it together. But then you open the box and realize Ikea has misplaced the final dowel needed to assemble your Förhöja, or your coffee table [...]

  • 2013 Ferrari F12berlinetta First Drive: Yes, It’s Another Masterpiece from Maranello

    Updated: 2012-07-30 01:01:49
    Within the coral-colored brick walls of Ferrari’s Maranello operations, a new supercar is starting to roll off the line. The replacement for the 599GTB Fiorano and its numerous offshoots, the new F12berlinetta will be Ferrari’s most expensive, quickest, and most powerful model when it goes on sale in the U.S. early next year at an [...]

  • 86,400 SECONDS LATER…

    Updated: 2012-07-29 17:00:12
    A whole day has been sacrificed to the racing gods. They seem pretty happy. Hours and minutes have passed, billions of safety cars have circulated, but the surviving GT cars have crossed the line, with Audi once again victors at the Spa 24 Hours. The Speedhunters team are in small pieces, what sense we had [...]

  • Lewis Hamilton wins Grand Prix of Hungary

    Updated: 2012-07-29 15:14:25
    It was only fitting that with the Olympic Games taking place in London that the British national anthem was played at the conclusion of the Grand Prix of Hungary today. Lewis Hamilton drove a McLaren-Mercedes (the engine being the only non-English part of the equation) to an easy victory at the Hungaroring, although Kimi Raikkonen in his Lotus-Renault was nipping at his heels in second and fellow Lotus driver Romain Grosjean was not far behind in third. Defending world champion Sebastien Vettel finished fourth in a Red Bull-Renault, current championship leader Fernando Alonso (who turned 31 Sunday) was fifth for...

  • STORMS & SAFETY CARS; DEAD WEBS & DEAD HEADS

    Updated: 2012-07-29 12:00:50
    The safety car is requiring as much mechanical attention as the race-cars at this years Spa 24 Hours – it’s been out on track almost as much as the GT cars. Those that survive that is: it’s been a race of attrition so far, with the weather and traffic mashing minds and cars. The rain [...]

  • Tesla model S assembly videos canada.com

    Updated: 2012-07-29 02:09:05
    Canada.com Blogs Tags Tesla model S assembly videos Tesla model S assembly videos RSS Watch Tesla Model S cars get built June 25, 2012. 12:12 pm Section : Driving Posted by : Derek McNaughton Tesla began delivering its Model S electric cars on Friday . With these three videos , you can get a peek inside the California factory of some Models S’s being assembled . The last video shows some reaction from the first customers to Continue reading Tags : model s tesla Tesla model S assembly videos tesla model s video Blog Sections Channels Last post Jul 26, 2012 Communities Last post Jul 26, 2012 Entertainment Last post Jul 19, 2012 Life Last post Jun 28, 2012 News Last post Jun 28, 2012 Politics and the Nation Last post Jun 29, 2012 Sports Last post Jun 29, 2012 Technology Last post Jun 26, 2012

  • 5 SNAPPERS, 4 MILES, 3 MINUTES, 2 LINES, 1 LAP OF SPA

    Updated: 2012-07-28 19:00:54
    The start of any race is always exciting; the rolling start of a race like the Spa 24 Hours, with the knowledge that the opening lap is just the first of many hundreds and that it’s the start of an epic day-long battle, just supercharges that feeling. The Circuit De Spa-Francorchamps provides some iconic view-points, [...]

  • Put The Magic Back With Turtle Wax UK

    Updated: 2012-07-28 14:55:37
    Turtle Wax UK are running a competition on Facebook in which you can win a road trip getaway for two to Paris, Bruges or Amsterdam!  Simply choose up to three friends, add them using the app, choose the soundtrack of your choice and the app will do the rest. Put the magic back and join [...]

  • POLL: THE CARS OF JULY

    Updated: 2012-07-28 02:00:36
    As we begin to close out another busy month of Speedhunting, we once again want to use our weekly poll to get some feedback from the Speedhunters audience on the month's car features. From historic race cars to the mental machines of Gatebil, we featured some incredible machinery this month. Now it's your turn to pick your favorite of the bunch.

  • STORM BEFORE THE CALM: SPA 24 QUALIFYING

    Updated: 2012-07-28 00:30:58
    The storm of activity on the track on Thursday was followed by a real storm on Friday that led to the cancellation of the planned Super Pole session. Rather than the one-by-one, driver-against-the-clock format, this meant that the combined result from the two main Qualifying sessions would be used to set the grid for Saturday’s [...]

  • Nissan Reveals Production 2013 Pathfinder Crossover on Facebook

    Updated: 2012-07-27 22:37:17
    Today, Nissan posted a few images of the production 2013 Pathfinder crossover to its Facebook page, and, surprise, it looks identical to the concept the company showed off in Detroit this year. The new Pathfinder makes the switch from a body-on-frame SUV to a unibody crossover, but until now it had only been previewed by [...]

  • 19 July 2012 canada.com

    Updated: 2012-07-27 22:31:17
    July 19, 2012 Life is beautiful July 19, 2012. 8:00 pm Section : Burnaby Sports Posted by : Tom Berridge There are moments in life that seem to make everything worthwhile . As a sports reporter I come across such memorable moments from time to time . They are always people-based , but seldom do I get to see , or hear , part of Continue reading You’ve come a long way , nbsp baby July 19, 2012. 5:38 pm Section : Entertainment Opinion Vancouver Courier Posted by : Kudos and Kvetches New Yahoo CEO says she†ll work through maternity leave . Why women can†t still have it all . Job stress takes toll on women†s hearts , too . Vulgar tweet from U.S . author targets MacKay†s Iranian-born wife . Pop that bubbly . Women are finally making Continue reading Tags : Angela Merkel Cristina

  • New Video Details 2013 Audi R8 and Its Turn Indicator in Action

    Updated: 2012-07-27 20:13:02
    The 2013 Audi R8 isn’t much different from the R8s that have been produced for the past five years, but that didn’t stop the Ingolstadt manufacturer from launching a video on its YouTube channel showing the ’13 iteration in action. One thing that is different is the car’s sequential LED turn indicators—see them in action [...]

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz C350 4MATIC Coupe Tested: All-Weather Traction, No Efficiency Penalty

    Updated: 2012-07-27 20:00:46
    We’ve previously compared Porsche’s model lineup to the Taco Bell menu in the way that the engine and chassis components are mixed and matched across the lineup. But Porsche is not alone in this approach. Mercedes-Benz—perhaps to an even greater extent—also drops a multitude of engine and powertrain fillings into its various chassis shells. The [...]

  • SPEEDHUNTING WEEKEND // TRACK BEASTS

    Updated: 2012-07-27 19:44:15
    And we’re back. The ninth instalment Speedhunting Weekend is about to begin. With half of the Speedhunters crew covering the 24 hours of madness currently about to ignite over at Spa Francorchamps and the Olympics now moments away from exploding out of half the world’s telly boxes, we would like to dedicate this week’s theme to performance. [...]

  • Why We’re Doubting the Next Ford F-150 Will Have a Fully Aluminum Body

    Updated: 2012-07-27 17:32:47
    You can call it an open secret—or the rumor that won’t die. “Ford Plans New Pickup With Aluminum Body to Boost Mileage,” the Wall Street Journal said last night. It echoed a January story from Ward’s Auto: “Ford Puts Pedal to Metal With Aluminum F-Series Body Panels.” Both had been beaten to the punch by [...]

  • Spied: 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-class, Including Interior

    Updated: 2012-07-27 17:32:21
    What It Is: A slightly covered-up 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-class prototype caught testing in California. The S-class is Benz’s standard bearer, and with the demise of the Maybach brand, it soon will be the mightiest luxo-cruiser in the Daimler portfolio. Even though this test mule is just as camouflaged as the last 2014 S-class we shot, [...]

  • Mechatronik Mercedes-Benz M-Coupé: 1970 280SE 3.5 Meets Modern AMG V8

    Updated: 2012-07-27 17:16:06
    The Mechatronik M-Coupé serves as transportation in the same sense that a Gothic cathedral shelters you from rain. Virtually unknown in America, Mechatronik is a German company founded in 1997. It might be a fraction of the age of the Benzes it rebuilds and restores, but the quality of Mechatronik’s work is such that its [...]

  • Schumi to Ferrari? Allmendinger rumours

    Updated: 2012-07-27 15:12:55
    Friday morning musings: 1. Ferrari has let the option to pick up Felipe Massa’s contract for 2013 lapse, which means he will not be in the team next year. By interviewing Mark Webber for the job, Ferrari tipped that it’s looking for a solid second banana rather than a young speedster who would make Fernando Alonso uncomfortable. There’s another veteran in F1 who doesn’t have a contract for next year. He’s fast — but not fast enough to really challenge Alonso — and he has strong ties to Ferrari. I don’t think it’s beyond the realm of possibility that Michael...

  • THURSDAY SHOUTOUT : ACROSS THE GLOBE

    Updated: 2012-07-27 02:00:46
    After two weeks of reader vehicles submitted from Japan, this week we return to a global selection of vehicles from Speedhunters readers across the planet. Here they are!

  • 2012 Toyota Prius C Tested: No Interest In Being Enjoyable

    Updated: 2012-07-26 22:54:45
    It’s not that we dislike fuel-sipping cars. Quite the opposite; in order to achieve high mpg numbers, economy cars generally possess properties we laud, such as a low curb weight and a manual transmission. Low grip and meager horsepower are part of the eco-friendly bargain, but they also mean the car’s limits can be fully [...]

  • Toyota Planning Touch-Sensitive Dashes and Inductive Charging, Trademark Docs Show

    Updated: 2012-07-26 22:28:32
    Toyota’s insistence on pursuing relevance will result in a bunch of new in-car gadgetry, based on descriptions in trademark applications the company filed this week. Here’s the breakdown. Read full story »

  • Chevrolet Reveals 2013 Camaro NASCAR Nationwide Race Car

    Updated: 2012-07-26 22:02:01
    Today, Chevrolet released the first photos of its 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series entry rendered in the Camaro’s likeness. The new Camaro race car is not to be confused with the yet-to-be-revealed SS sedan, which will be entered into service in next year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup series. The arrival of the Camaro and the SS marks [...]

  • WELCOME TO SPA

    Updated: 2012-07-26 19:00:35
    Aging is a an unavoidable, albeit occasionally depressing, part of life. With age comes many great things, wisdom for starters, but somewhere along the way we often seem to forget how to have fun. Every passing year marks further separation from our former selves. But try as it might, there are some things that our [...]

  • Sky-Diver Drag Race: What’s Quicker, Gravity or a Lamborghini Aventador?

    Updated: 2012-07-26 17:15:29
    Anyone familiar with rudimentary physics knows that acceleration due to gravity is 32.2 ft/s2 (9.8 m/s2). Just a handful of cars can match that in longitudinal acceleration, and even then only for a moment or two. But 32.2 ft/s2 is a lab number; in the real world, aerodynamic drag slows a falling body significantly. To [...]

  • The Physics Of: Monster Trucks

    Updated: 2012-07-26 17:06:29
    Since the moment when Missourian Bob Chandler jacked up his 1975 Ford F-250 and bolted on oversize tires to create Bigfoot, trial and error has refined monster trucks into true racing and freestyle-exhibition machines. Today’s monsters are built around tube-frame chassis and propelled by 1500-hp, alcohol-burning, supercharged V-8s. Their bodies are flimsy  fiberglass that may [...]

  • 200-Proof LeMons Photo: Southern-Fried Volvo Engine Swap Frenzy

    Updated: 2012-07-26 16:17:43
    After 77 races since the beginning of the 24 Hours of LeMons series in 2006, we’ve captured quite a few photographs that perfectly embody the LeMons way of life in a single frame. These are pure, undiluted, 200-proof LeMons photos, and we’ll be sharing them on a regular basis. Read full story »

  • A.J. Allmendinger has to come clean - today

    Updated: 2012-07-26 15:30:03
    A.J. Allmendinger, when he was caught driving under the influence of alcohol a few years ago, did exactly the right thing when — within hours — he owned up to his mistake and told reporters it would never happen again. It saved his career. Now he’s in another mess and the clock is ticking. It is Thursday, and it’s been public knowledge since Tuesday that he’d officially flunked NASCAR’s drug test and the only person doing any talking is his business manager, who’s been sugar coating everything. The question that must be answered is this: What was in his system?...

  • Nissan Leaf Limousine: Body Extended, Range Not So Much

    Updated: 2012-07-26 15:20:30
    So many vehicles have been turned into limousines, some more sensibly than others. These stretched examples, in our opinion, were a bit over the top. It’s probably no surprise, then, that electric vehicles now are getting in on the act. Nissan, in conjunction with the Embassy Suites hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, commissioned the limo-fication of [...]

  • EAU ROUGE HEAD ON, 24 TIMES AN HOUR FOR 24 HOURS

    Updated: 2012-07-26 12:00:37
    Getting to drive through Eau Rouge, Spa’s legendary mountain-come-corner, once in a lifetime is a dream for most people. 250-odd GT drivers are about to get the chance to tackle Eau Rouge over 500 times through the day, night and day again this coming weekend during the Spa 24 Hours. The extra challenge is that [...]

  • VIDEO : SIX ROTORS OF AMAZING

    Updated: 2012-07-26 05:00:03
    We have Boost News Car Features Modified Time Attack Drift Stance VIP Retro Dub Scene Street Drag Performance Classic Supercar Grand Touring Super Saloon Hot Hatch Sport Compact Classic Race Hot Rodding Muscle Hot Rod Lead Sled Sleeper Lowrider Gasser Dragster Event Coverage Drift Formula D D1GP Gatebil BDC International Grass Roots Motorsports Formula One Rally-Rallycross Endurance-GTs Time Attack Land Speed Touring Cars Hill Climb Drag Oval Shows Festivals International Tokyo Auto Salon SEMA Meets Japanese Modifieds Rod Customs Dub Scene Historics Special Features Week in Pictures Weekly Poll Build Car Builder Collectables Dream Drive Museum Retrospective Speedhunting Temple of Speed The 101 Speedhunters Crew Drivers Fredric Aasbo Vaughn Gittin JR Darren McNamara Tommy Milner Matt Powers

  • A CELICA WITH THE WORKS

    Updated: 2012-07-26 03:00:04
    Today's reader ride submission comes to us by way of Tenn Xoomsai of Bangkok, Thailand. Tenn has built himself a 1976 Celica 2000GT street car with a distinct race car feel to it, and based on what I've seen online is a fine representative of Thailand's rich vintage car scene.

  • Motoring Classics Magazine Is Available For Free From The App Store

    Updated: 2012-07-26 01:42:25
    Motoring Classics, British Motor Heritage’s popular classic car magazine that’s given away free every quarter with Octane, Classic & Sports Car, Motor Sport etc, is now also available from the App store, and therefore accessible via PC browser, iPad and iPhone as well. The App of the current and future editions can be downloaded from [...]

  • 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 First Drive: Refined, But a Four-Cylinder System Would Make More Sense

    Updated: 2012-07-25 23:38:02
    Like all of the German carmakers, BMW has a preference for diesel power over hybrids in the search for improved fuel efficiency. But America—a pretty huge market, as you may have noticed—is crazy for gas-electrics, as are parts of Asia, so the Bavarians have spun off hybrid versions of their mainstream sedans. (more…)

  • 2013 Audi Q5 First Drive: Gas, Diesel, Hybrid, Good

    Updated: 2012-07-25 23:30:15
    Audi may have been a little late to the small-luxo-SUV segment, what with the Acura RDX, BMW X3, and Lexus RX arriving before the Q5 landed for 2009. But as a five-ute comparison test from that year showed, the wait was worth it—the Audi won. For 2013, the Q5 gets a mid-cycle refresh that comprises [...]

  • WEEK IN PICTURES : THE CAR AS ART

    Updated: 2012-07-25 23:00:07
    The 2012 Olympics are kicking off this week in London and the chance to see the greatest athletes on the planet might be a reason for many to visit, but if you are like us you'd be just as excited to see the BMW Art Car display which is being hosted by London's Institute of Contemporary Arts.

  • Audi Freshens Beautiful R8 Coupe and Spyder for 2013

    Updated: 2012-07-25 21:40:34
    Audi has revealed the refreshed 2013 R8 and the changes, though minor, nicely update what is one of our favorite sports cars. It may not be readily apparent, but the R8 recently celebrated its fifth birthday—its aggressive-yet-spare styling has aged well. To that end, Audi didn’t mess much with the mid-engine, all-wheel-drive R8’s basic cosmetic [...]

  • 2013 Chevrolet Spark EPA Ratings Released, Top Out at 38 mpg Highway

    Updated: 2012-07-25 20:44:30
    The EPA has revealed fuel-economy data for the 2013 Chevrolet Spark, and the tiniest car to wear a bow-tie badge in the U.S. just misses the critical—to the marketing folks, at least—40-mpg mark.  The subcompact, sub-Sonic-sized Spark hatchback has been sold in global markets for a few years now, where it is available with either [...]

  • Name That Shifter, No. 86: 1991 Hyundai Scoupe LS

    Updated: 2012-07-25 20:12:18
    On Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. We admit that the shifter this week was a bit anonymous—guesses spanned from Honda Civics to Mazda MX-3s. The first commenter to correctly identify it as a 1991 Hyundai Scoupe’s was Renato [...]

  • C/D Video: 48 Hours with the Wicked Lamborghini Aventador

    Updated: 2012-07-25 20:09:47
    Ever since Audi took control of Lamborghini, there’s been a constant murmur that the German brand’s stewardship might dilute the products from Sant’Agata, resulting in supercars that trade on comfort and approachability rather than brashness and bravado. Could that really happen? Has it already? Read full story »

  • THE WORLD’S WILDEST NSX?

    Updated: 2012-07-25 19:00:00
    After we posted a short video clip yesterday of the the LoveFab NSX undergoing some testing last year, our friends from HRE Wheels contacted us with some more images of the Pikes Peak special. Needless to say, we felt you guys might enjoy seeing some more photos of this wild creation.

  • 2014 Mazda 6 Revealed in Photos, Will Debut in Moscow Next Month

    Updated: 2012-07-25 17:28:33
    When a photo of the 2014 Mazda 6 leaked on a Russian car-enthusiast website, it raised a few eyebrows. Not because the car looked any different from what we expected, but rather because it came from a Russian site. That all makes a little more sense now, because Mazda has announced that the 6 will [...]

  • 2014 Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra Spy Photos: GM’s Next Full-Size Truck, Inside and Out

    Updated: 2012-07-25 17:00:16
    What It Is: A garbage-bag-wrapped 2014 Chevrolet Silverado pickup testing in sandy environs. We spotted test mules for the next-gen GM full-size trucks last January, but this time our spy shooters were able to capture a glimpse of the interior. We suspect this prototype is specifically a Silverado because its wheels look more Chevy-ish—their design [...]

  • Elvis Stojko reveals plans to race cars

    Updated: 2012-07-25 14:07:50
    FLASH: Canada may soon have a new racing hero to cheer for. As Paul Tracy, Patrick Carpentier and Jacques Villeneuve walk off into the sunset, leaving James Hinchcliffe, Robert Wickens and Alex Tagliani to carry the Canadian flag into battle, champion figure skater Elvis Stojko revealed today that he's about to launch a car racing career. During an interview on the Fan 590 radio station in Toronto, Stojko - who'd been contacted to talk about the upcoming Summer Olympics in London (he's a three-time Olympic silver medalist in figure skating) - let it be known that he was in serious...

  • VIDEO: AN NSX FOR THE MOUNTAIN

    Updated: 2012-07-25 05:00:33
    The 2012 Pikes Peak Hillclimb may have been delayed to next month following massive wildfires in Colorado, but that hasn't stopped the excitement over the big event. Among the cars that will be running up the mountain this year is an incredible Acura NSX built by LoveFab out of Michigan. The clip shows the car undergoing some testing last fall, and since then the NSX has become even more extreme. You can find out more about the car over on LoveFab's website. -Mike

  • GRAND PRIX MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE

    Updated: 2012-07-25 02:00:59
    There was a time when Formula 1 was about more about power than politics, and playboy drivers showed their Playboy affiliations overtly on the side of their cars rather than the gossip pages of newspapers. There was an honesty involved, of both the cars and the championship: a period where the cars and tracks had [...]

  • McLaren Makes Presence Known On GT3 Circuit With 9 Cars At Blancpain

    Updated: 2012-07-25 01:30:20
    Surely this is one of the best images that Car Articles has ever featured! This picture highlights the nine McLaren 12C GT3 cars that will line up on the grid of the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps next weekend, 27-29 July 2012 to contest the Total 24 Hours of Spa. There’s a high quality Youtube video [...]

  • Love Trains: A Guide to Automaker Partnerships

    Updated: 2012-07-25 00:00:14
    As safety requirements and fuel-economy concerns loom ever larger in automotive development, the company that effectively deploys the most useful, accessible, and innovative technology  wins. So cutthroat is the car business that Volkswagen—currently No. 3 in global sales but with stronger financial reserves than many competitors—says it will invest $86 billion in research and development [...]

  • THE FUTURE OF THE RING IS IN JEOPARDY

    Updated: 2012-07-24 23:00:06
    Machine Joy News Car Features Modified Time Attack Drift Stance VIP Retro Dub Scene Street Drag Performance Classic Supercar Grand Touring Super Saloon Hot Hatch Sport Compact Classic Race Hot Rodding Muscle Hot Rod Lead Sled Sleeper Lowrider Gasser Dragster Event Coverage Drift Formula D D1GP Gatebil BDC International Grass Roots Motorsports Formula One Rally-Rallycross Endurance-GTs Time Attack Land Speed Touring Cars Hill Climb Drag Oval Shows Festivals International Tokyo Auto Salon SEMA Meets Japanese Modifieds Rod Customs Dub Scene Historics Special Features Week in Pictures Weekly Poll Build Car Builder Collectables Dream Drive Museum Retrospective Speedhunting Temple of Speed The 101 Speedhunters Crew Drivers Fredric Aasbo Vaughn Gittin JR Darren McNamara Tommy Milner Matt Powers

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL-class Driven: The Grandiose Lifestyle’s Great Enabler

    Updated: 2012-07-24 21:32:07
    The steering in the all-new 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL three-row, seven-seat SUV feels light to the touch and loose on center. This shortcoming is not attributable to any flaw in the electrically assisted rack-and-pinion gear or lapse on the part of the engineers who fret over chassis tuning. Instead, blame 50 clinic participants—Southern Californians owning either [...]

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz F-Cell Instrumented Test: Fully Hydrogenated, Partially Usable

    Updated: 2012-07-24 21:15:37
    If you want a hydrogen fuel-cell car in this country, your options are limited and limiting. Honda was first to market with its FCX Clarity, and Mercedes-Benz has now followed with the B-class-based F-Cell. To take either one home, that home has to be located in Southern California, because that’s essentially the only place a [...]

  • SpeedhuntingWKND 08 // Winners

    Updated: 2012-07-24 21:02:42
    Welcome to you all back from another fine weekend of Speedhunting. Officially Monday marks the beginning of the week but as I am sure a lot of you will agree, there is nothing much to like about Mondays so I propose Tuesday be the official start of the week henceforth. Following this dramatic reshuffle of the [...]

  • 2013 Lotus Evora S to Get Automatic-Transmission Option

    Updated: 2012-07-24 19:44:17
    For the first time since the introduction of the supercharged Evora S, buyers will have the option of choosing between the standard six-speed manual transmission and Lotus’s Intelligent Precision Shift six-speed automatic. Read full story »

  • SPA 24 HOURS LEGENDS IN VIDEO

    Updated: 2012-07-24 18:00:29
    Motorsport is Dangerous News Car Features Modified Time Attack Drift Stance VIP Retro Dub Scene Street Drag Performance Classic Supercar Grand Touring Super Saloon Hot Hatch Sport Compact Classic Race Hot Rodding Muscle Hot Rod Lead Sled Sleeper Lowrider Gasser Dragster Event Coverage Drift Formula D D1GP Gatebil BDC International Grass Roots Motorsports Formula One Rally-Rallycross Endurance-GTs Time Attack Land Speed Touring Cars Hill Climb Drag Oval Shows Festivals International Tokyo Auto Salon SEMA Meets Japanese Modifieds Rod Customs Dub Scene Historics Special Features Week in Pictures Weekly Poll Build Car Builder Collectables Dream Drive Museum Retrospective Speedhunting Temple of Speed The 101 Speedhunters Crew Drivers Fredric Aasbo Vaughn Gittin JR Darren McNamara Tommy Milner

  • Forget Zipcar: BMW to Rent 328i by the Hour—M3, M5 Up Next

    Updated: 2012-07-24 17:34:04
    It’s a shame that Facebook has made high-school reunions more obsolete than fax machines, because in the next year or so, you’ll be able to drive away from a BMW dealer in an M5 you don’t own—but rent by the hour. The company’s BMW on Demand program, already in place in Europe, launches in the U.S. [...]

  • Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends [Video Game Review]

    Updated: 2012-07-24 17:14:39
    With titles like Forza 4 and Gran Turismo 5 dominating the landscape of automotive video gaming, other games are being pushed into niche segments—like what the Dirt series has done with rally racing—in order to survive. The Test Drive series, which has been a part of the gaming industry for 25 years, has excelled in [...]

  • There are some bad drivers out there, too

    Updated: 2012-07-24 12:57:13
    Periodically in the print edition of Toronto Star Wheels, I publish excerpts from this auto racing blog. Ergo, on occasion, I plan to reverse the process and publish some items from my Wheels section Editor's Notebook here. This appeared on Page 2 of Wheels last Saturday: A couple of days after our first summer Bicycle Issue appeared in the Saturday Star on June 30, I received a letter from a fellow who is obviously not a two-wheel fan. “Why don’t you write something about how cyclists break the law all the time,” he asked? “About how they always ride the...

  • SIX OF THE BEST: THE TYRRELL P34

    Updated: 2012-07-24 12:00:18
    Sharing top billing alongside the Group C sportscars, Super Tourers and GTs at this year’s incredible Silverstone Classic festival were the cars of the Grand Prix Masters Series: predominantly Cosworth-powered Formula 1 racers from the ’70s and ’80s that included a number of rarities in its grid, like this unmistakeable Tyrrell P34. The Project 34 [...]

  • SPEED ON SHOW

    Updated: 2012-07-24 07:30:15
    It might be the middle of winter here in New Zealand, but there’s no shortage of Speedhunting to do in the ‘Land of the Long White (and sometimes blue and green!) Cloud’. The CRC Speedshow is annual event on the Kiwi calendar and combines a wide variety of speed, performance and custom automotive interests all [...]

  • Saab Parts Can Still Be Purchased…

    Updated: 2012-07-24 01:14:55
    I was recently having a discussion with a friend on the merits of Saab ownership and the possible pitfalls that may be apparent. The most obvious is that Saab is no longer making cars. This means that many believe parts will be extremely hard to come by making servicing and maintenance a huge hassle. Luckily, [...]

  • Ford Creates Tuskegee Airmen–inspired Red Tails Edition Mustang GT

    Updated: 2012-07-23 23:47:34
    For horsepower enthusiasts, one of the neat things about the Ford Mustang is that its name was inspired by the 1490-hp, 437-mph P-51 World War II–era fighter. What’s really neat for both sets of Mustang enthusiasts is that Ford Engineering and Design has pieced together the Red Tails Edition Mustang GT. Read full story »

  • BARELY LEGAL : MARK’S MONSTER COROLLA

    Updated: 2012-07-23 23:00:30
    Looking like it comes straight from the world of Mad Max is this 1975 Corolla submitted by Mark from Southern California. This is a car I’ve actually seen in person on a couple of occasions at events, and it’s definitley not a car you forget. In fact my only complaint would be that there’s usually [...]

  • Kia Previews Next Forte with Cerato Renderings

    Updated: 2012-07-23 21:26:18
    Kia has revealed a couple of drawings of its 2014 Forte. The sketches detail the next generation of Cerato and K3, which are the international badges of the U.S.-market compact. This third-gen Forte looks to have taken styling cues from higher-end Kia models such as the Optima and the not-yet-confirmed-for-the-U.S. Quoris. Read full story »

  • Toyota Dropping Base 4.6-Liter V8 from 2013 Sequoia Lineup; 5.7-Liter V8 Remains

    Updated: 2012-07-23 21:22:50
    Toyota revealed to us that it is paring the 2013 Sequoia’s engine options from two to one by eliminating the SUV’s base 310-hp, 4.6-liter V-8. The move leaves the previously optional 381-hp, 5.7-liter V-8 as the 2013 Sequoia’s sole engine choice, which is fine by us. In our most recent test of a 5.7-liter-equipped, four-wheel-drive [...]

  • 3.3 Sec to 60, 101-mph Top Speed, 27 Inches Long: Traxxas XO-1 RC Car Tested

    Updated: 2012-07-23 20:48:16
    While only a few lucky bastards will ever get to experience a Bugatti Veyron, the radio-controlled (RC), Traxxas XO-1 offers a taste of its high-speed insanity for about half the price of the Veyron’s ignition key. (more…)

  • VIDEO: A BARREL ROLL AT D1GP

    Updated: 2012-07-23 19:00:30
    : Car Culture at Large News Car Features Modified Time Attack Drift Stance VIP Retro Dub Scene Street Drag Performance Classic Supercar Grand Touring Super Saloon Hot Hatch Sport Compact Classic Race Hot Rodding Muscle Hot Rod Lead Sled Sleeper Lowrider Gasser Dragster Event Coverage Drift Formula D D1GP Gatebil BDC International Grass Roots Motorsports Formula One Rally-Rallycross Endurance-GTs Time Attack Land Speed Touring Cars Hill Climb Drag Oval Shows Festivals International Tokyo Auto Salon SEMA Meets Japanese Modifieds Rod Customs Dub Scene Historics Special Features Week in Pictures Weekly Poll Build Car Builder Collectables Dream Drive Museum Retrospective Speedhunting Temple of Speed The 101 Speedhunters Crew Drivers Fredric Aasbo Vaughn Gittin JR Darren McNamara Tommy Milner

  • F40 TIMES SIXTY EQUALS SCARLET FEVER

    Updated: 2012-07-23 17:00:29
    Seeing a Ferrari F40 is pretty much a dream come true for most car fans. You might catch a glimpse of one driving through a big city, or perhaps at a race weekend. The F40 is such an epic car that it’s hard for your heart not to race at the sight of one. I’ve [...]

  • On racing DQs, podiums and NASCAR at Mosport

    Updated: 2012-07-23 02:56:42
    Corvette Racing, westbound on the 407 at 6:15 p.m. July 22, its work done. Fernando Alonso won the German Grand Prix (details here), Helio Castroneves won the IZOD IndyCar race in Edmonton (details here) and Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr won the American Le Mans Series Grand Prix of Mosport (details and rolling blog here). I was at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park all weekend for the ALMS, so didn’t see the F1 or IndyCar races, other than watching the highlights on TV. So here are just some meanderings on a Monday morning about what took place over the weekend. 1....

  • Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish video canada.com

    Updated: 2012-07-22 21:17:59
    Canada.com Blogs Tags Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish video Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish video RSS See , and hear , the new Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish June 20, 2012. 11:24 am Section : Driving Posted by : Derek McNaughton The sound of a V12 engine , especially that in an Aston Martin , is more pure and enriching than anything any composer has ever ensembled . Case in point , the new Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish , featuring a 6.0-litre , 565 horsepower V12 Continue reading Tags : AM 310 Aston Martin Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish sound Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish video Vanquish Blog Sections Channels Last post Jul 5, 2012 Communities Last post Jul 20, 2012 Entertainment Last post Jul 19, 2012 Life Last post Jun 28, 2012 News Last post Jun 28, 2012 Politics and the

  • The Mail Online Reports That Diesel Cars Do Not Save You Money

    Updated: 2012-07-22 12:16:37
    This is another report on the efficacy or not of diesel engines. I would have thought that, by now, it was common knowledge that you need to run a car for at least 10,000 miles in a given year in order to recoup the cost of a more expensive diesel engined car purchase. Not to [...]

  • Deer Corvette crash canada.com

    Updated: 2012-07-21 16:49:38
    Canada.com Blogs Tags Deer Corvette crash Deer Corvette crash RSS Watch a deer jump in front of a Corvette race car June 18, 2012. 12:40 pm Section : Driving photo credit , James W . Greenwood Posted by : Derek McNaughton Give this club racer high marks bringing his car to a stop and for not swerving after hitting a deer that scampered across the racetrack . The driver , who appears to be James W Greenwood , even has the split-second reaction Continue reading Tags : corvett crash deer collision Deer Corvette crash deer crash deer vs . corvette Blog Sections Channels Last post Jul 5, 2012 Communities Last post Jul 20, 2012 Entertainment Last post Jul 19, 2012 Life Last post Jun 28, 2012 News Last post Jun 28, 2012 Politics and the Nation Last post Jun 29, 2012 Sports Last post Jun 29, 2012

  • 18 July 2012 canada.com

    Updated: 2012-07-21 16:49:16
    July 18, 2012 New Westminster firefighters play laser tag and help send kids to Burn Camp July 18, 2012. 2:11 pm Section : New Westminster News Posted by : Theresa McManus New Westminster firefighters were thrilled to be able to host the kickoff events for the 2012 Burn Camp . The B.C . Professional Fire Fighters†Burn Fund runs the burn camp , which sends young burn survivors to a weeklong camp where they Continue reading Tags : Burn Camp Burn Fund New Westminster firefighters New Westminster Firefighters Charitable Society Recent Contributors Jennifer Moreau 544 total . posts Last Post : Jul 20, 2012 Tom Berridge 517 total . posts Last Post : Jul 19, 2012 Kudos and Kvetches 812 total . posts Last Post : Jul 19, 2012 Alfie Lau 381 total . posts Last Post : Jul 19, 2012 Theresa McManus

  • Fourth Generation Clio Unveiled

    Updated: 2012-07-21 14:12:31
    This is the all new fourth generation Renault Clio. It is due to go on sale early 2013 here in the UK and the top end models come with an R-Link integrated and internet connected touchscreen tablet (plus R-Link Store – the automotive industry’s first-ever Application Store), rear parking camera and R-Sound Effect app. Cool [...]

  • 13 July 2012 canada.com

    Updated: 2012-07-21 08:40:58
    July 13, 2012 The cost of winning July 13, 2012. 1:00 pm Section : Opinion Posted by : Kudos and Kvetches War , disease , poverty , starvation . There†s no shortage of atrocities afflicting the human race , no limit on the pain and suffering felt by so many . For members of K K , that unrelenting anguish comes in the form of B.C . Lottery Corporation commercials . hellip Continue reading Tags : ad campaign advertisements anguish b.c . lottery corporation bclc chuck currie commercials disease human race K K kudos and kvetches lottery winners lotto max pain poverty starvation suffering the cost of winning vancouver courier war we won white spot Recent Contributors Jennifer Moreau 544 total . posts Last Post : Jul 20, 2012 Tom Berridge 517 total . posts Last Post : Jul 19, 2012 Kudos and

  • Norris' racing blog: F1, ALMS, IndyCar

    Updated: 2012-07-21 03:01:22
    At Edmonton, Helio Castroneves won the IZOD IndyCar Series race, with Takuma Sato second and Will Power third. Graham Rahal finished fourth and Alex Tagliani was fifth. At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park: Klaus Graf, who turned 43 on Saturday, and Lucas Luhr, who turned 33 Sunday, celebrated their birthdays at Canadian Park Motorsport Park by decimating the competition in winning their fourth consecutive American Le Mans Series race of the 2012 season and, for Graf and his Muscle Milk Pickett Racing team, their third straight at the Bowmanville-area track. Chris Dyson of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Guy Smith of England finished...

  • POLL : FORMULA D CHAMPIONSHIP PREDICTIONS

    Updated: 2012-07-21 00:00:49
    With four of seven rounds complete, we are now past the halfway point of the 2012 Formula Drift season. With round five kicking off today in Monroe, Washington we want to ask the Speedhunters readers for their predictions on the tight 2012 championship race.

  • UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH A ‘GROUP A’ GREAT

    Updated: 2012-07-20 22:00:37
    The 1980s are remembered for some of the wildest years in motorsport. It was a golden era in which turbo technology took Formula 1 to never before seen (nor ever since seen) heights of horsepower, and that four-wheel-drive Group B rallying arrived, proved too fast and too dangerous, and was just as quickly outlawed. Then [...]

  • AN M3 SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE

    Updated: 2012-07-20 19:30:48
    Earlier in the week fellow Speedhunter Jeroen Willemsen passed me an email with a link showing some photos of a rather mean looking E46 M3 out of the UK. Jeroen had actually been tipped off the car by Mike from Fluid Motor Union, and we figured this aggressive looking BMW was worth a share.

  • GEM Offer Some Top Tips For Olympic Travel

    Updated: 2012-07-20 14:10:41
    Here’s some useful tips from GEM Motoring Assist with regard to olympic travel: With thousands of people descending upon the capital, planned road closures, public transport delays, and overcrowding; the majority of journeys in and around London will be affected throughout July and August. So, for an easy way into the Games take GEM’s useful [...]

  • Grosjean snubs Sir Jackie Stewart

    Updated: 2012-07-20 00:10:19
    Jackie Stewart says he has advice he thinks would be beneficial for Romain Grosjean, so he invited the young Lotus-Renault driver to lunch. Grosjean turned him down, saying he has all the help he needs and doesn’t think Stewart could add anything. Kids today . . . If you’re out to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this weekend for the American Le Mans Series race, you’ll find some major league talent on display. The list got longer Thursday when Marino Franchitti and Andy Lally were added to the list. Franchitti is the brother of Guess Who? and speaks with the same...

  • Auto Express Reveals Best New Car List

    Updated: 2012-07-18 19:15:11
    Auto Express has now revealed their list of the best new cars for 2012 – head over to their site and see if you agree with the official top picks. As always, the Car Articles awards will appear toward the end of the year but it’s always interesting to see if you agree with the [...]

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