Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Videos, Audi, Toys/Games, UK, Celebrities, Racing The producers of Iron Man 3 undoubtedly have the No. 24 Audi RS5 DTM car driven by Adrien Tambay at last week’s Hockenheim round to thank for the movie’s record-breaking global opening. Not only was Tambay’s car wrapped to be Read more
The supercar concept unveiled by Lamborghini at their 50th birthday party tonight has an official name: the Lamborghini Egoista, which literally means "selfish" in Italian. Seriously. I am not joking. Read more…
More news tonight from Lamborghini’s big 50th anniversary shindig in Italy besides the insane Ecosta concept: the Lamborghini Urus SUV has apparently been confirmed for production. Exciting news for people everywhere with more money than taste. Read more…
Filed under: Classics, Wagon, Europe, BMW It’s hard to imagine, but once upon a time, there were only two BMW 3 Series variants: the coupe and sedan. Back before gran coupes, convertibles and yes, even touring models were available, buyers could only get their 3 Series fix if it came Read more
Filed under: Ethanol, Legislation and Policy If it can go in your gas tank, it’s potentially controversial up in Maine. A few years ago, out-of-spec gas pumps were a problem. Today, the issue is the corn-based biofuel ethanol, which the state legislature is taking a strong stand against. Citing potential Read more
Filed under: Etc., Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Ford Ford Motor Company has a dual-class stock structure of Class A and Class B shares. The roughly three billion Class A shares are for the general public like you and me, while the roughly 71 million Class B shares are all owned by the Ford Read more
Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we’ve got reports from Hooniverse, Hemmings, Petrolicious, and The Wall Street Journal. Read more…
It’s another MotorWeek group test, and this time we’ve got sports sedans. Like yesterday, it’s a tough job! Read more…
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Nissan Proving that speed is fun in any language, Nissan’s German arm recently pitted a GT-R up against an ex-Swiss Air Force fighter jet, called the Hawker Hunter. Now the idea of a car-versus-plane drag race is nothing new, but this is the first Read more
The fact that the Volkswagen Beetle was the idea of Adolf Hitler and designed by the same guy who came up with a bunch of Nazi tanks didn’t make the car too popular in post-war Britain. In fact, they gave it "two to three years at most" in the early Read more