Fast Art: Jeff Koons’ BMW M3 GT2 Art Car Revealed

lundi 18 avril 2011

We’ve seen previews of BMW’s latest Art Car, but we hadn’t seen the finished product -- a M3 GT2 racer decorated by artist Jeff Koons -- until its official unveiling in Paris this morning. With its 17th Art Car, BMW is returning to its roots, and actually...
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Turbo Time: IndyCar Unveils 2012 Engine Regulations, Calls for Turbochargers

dimanche 17 avril 2011

Looking for some technical diversity in the Izod IndyCar series? Wait until the 2012 season. Officials announced new engine rules that not only focus on improving fuel economy, but may also allow an array of manufacturers to become involved with the...
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Rent A Racer: Audi Race Experience Program Puts You in Race-Spec R8

vendredi 15 avril 2011

Forget the fantasy baseball camp -- if you've got a good chunk of change at hand, we'd recommend signing up for Audi's Race Experience program, which will ultimately put you behind the wheel of a race-prepped R8 LMS on the famed Nürburgring. The program,...
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Spyker Set to Sell its Cars in Select Saab Showrooms

mardi 12 avril 2011

Spyker had promised to keep its chocolate discrete from Saab's peanut butter, but it appears Saab's new corporate parent may soon sell its high-end sports cars in Saab showrooms. "We are signing up Spyker dealerships left, right, and center," Spyker...
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Ad Watch: Lexus LFA Breaks Champagne Glass Without Moving

mardi 5 avril 2011

In Lexus' latest advertisement for the already sold-out LFA, the 552-horse exotic remains stationary. It's strapped to a dyno, next to a champagne flute. As it races towards redline, the 4.8-liter V-10's exhaust note, channeled through a microphone and...
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Return of tii? BMW Executive Confirms Hotter 1 Series

vendredi 25 mars 2011

BMW’s high-performance 1 Series has been spied undergoing development, but no one at the company had actually confirmed the car -- until today. Dr. Kay Segler, president of BMW’s M Division, confirmed BMW’s plans for the car and that it won’t share...
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samedi 19 mars 2011

Two tuners have worked their magic to turn out their own versions of the latest BMW M3 that are, respectively, faster and more carbon-fibery Ultimate Driving Machines. On the speed side, wheel tuner Emotion Wheels has expanded its business to include...
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Chevrolet Volt Headed to China as a Buick in 2011

mardi 15 mars 2011

Buick's Chinese division will be adding another member to its lineup next year: a rebadged Chevrolet Volt. Destined to share sheetmetal with the European-market Opel Ampera, according to GM-filed Chinese patent images, going the Buick route in China...
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