Nissan Motor announced that it has completed its 2.3 hectare extreme off-road track. Located at Nissan’s Motegi test facility in Japan, the new off-road test track will help the development of its four-wheel drive technology by allowing engineers to conduct repeated off-road performance and endurance tests in a safe and controlled environment.
The new facility includes […]

One of two remaining original Auto Union Type D race cars from did not sell during a closed-bid auction held by Christie’s Auction House. The ultra-rare 1939 German race car is expected to be the most valuable car in the world. The Auto Union Type D is expected to go for around $12 million U.S.
The […]

Jeremy Clarkson has hinted that the famous British automotive TV show Top Gear may be finished. Over the weekend, Clarkson closed the season’s final episode saying that, “We don’t know when we’ll be back.”
“After last week’s Top Gear, the TV announcer said it would be back in the summer,” Clarkson wrote in his column in […]

Lotus Sport, the racing and performance arm of Lotus Cars, will unveil the Lotus 2-Eleven at the Geneva Motor Show. The 2-Eleven is a 1,477 lb track special based on a modified version of the aluminum chassis from the Elise. With a 252-hp supercharged and intercooled 1.8L engine, the Lotus 2-Eleven boasts a power to […]

In the saga that is the potential sale of the Chrysler Group, another automaker is said that it is not interested in acquiring the troubled American arm of DaimlerChrysler. Last week, China’s SAIC said it does not have any current plans for any overseas acquisitions. This announcement came in response to a Hong Kong newspaper […]

It was inevitable. It was only a question of when someone would be the first to crash their Bugatti Veyron. That is has taken this long is a testament to the supercar’s capabilities.
Their name is unknown, but you can bet that the individual behind the wheel, will live in infamy as the first private owner […]

Ford has announced that Mike Rowe, creator and star of Discovery Channel’s highly rated show “Dirty Jobs” will join the automaker’s ‘Built Ford Tough’ team. For those of you that don’t know, ‘Dirty Jobs’ puts Mike Rowe in grueling, dirty jobs and celebrates those that do the jobs that make civilized life possible, including jobs […]

Consumer Reports has released its automotive Top Picks for 2007. The list was announced yesterday and is published in the magazine’s April issue. The Top Picks for 2007 sees an overall domination by Japanese automakers, with all of the picks coming from Japanese nameplates for the second time in 10 years. The 2007 list includes […]

If a Mercedes BLUETEC diesel isn’t green enough, Mercedes-Benz has another option with its 2007 line of bikes. Coming from Mercedes-Benz Accessories, th2 2007 Mercedes Bike Collection features “Fitness” and “Trekking” models and an ultra lightweight high-end racing bike with a carbon frame
Both Fitness and Trekking models come in mens and womens models, and feature […]

The Mercedes-Benz Unimog was named cross-country vehicle of the year in the “Special vehicles” category by the readers of “Off Road” magazine. For a third time, the Unimog was voted “2007 cross-country vehicle of the year - Special vehicles category” by the Munich-based all-wheel-drive magazine.
Mercedes-Benz was winners in two of the eight categories: the Unimog […]