Audi aluminum-bodied A5 prototype sheds over 240 pounds

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Audi, Luxury

Audi is continuing the aluminum architecture tradition employed on the A8, R8 and TT with a new prototype of the A5 that sheds 242 pounds from the standard 2.0-liter model. The Aluminum A5 Prototype uses the steel-bodied production vehicle as its base, then incorporates the Audi Space Frame (ASF) technology and a… Continue reading

Grassroots Motorsports’ Tim Suddard picks ten future Japanese collector cars

Filed under: Classics, Japan

“Everybody wants to go to the dance, no one wants to stay and clean up.” So says Robert De Niro’s Sam in John Frankenheimer’s spy thriller/car porno Ronin. We mention the line, because it’s not only well written, but nicely sums up most people’s attitudes towards classic, collector vehicles. Yes, we’d all love a Boss 302 Mustang or a Maserati Bora, but no one… Continue reading

Tokyo Preview: Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV comes with a plug, extra cocochi

Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, Crossover, Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi is previewing its next generation CUV in the Land of the Rising Sun next month, and like nearly every other concept bound for the Tokyo Motor Show, the Mitsubishi PX-MiEV is packing a number of hybrid technologies to maximize fuel efficiency, decrease emissions and keep performance… Continue reading

VIDEO: Audi posts more than two dozen clips from Petit Le Mans

Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Audi

Over the past weekend, while the Joest Racing crew was working away preparing the two Audi R15 TDIs for the extra-Petit Le Mans, reserve driver Mike Rockenfeller and a camera crew were out and about shooting a series of videos. Audi has now posted more than two dozen videos on its YouTube page that include driver… Continue reading

e-Wolf channels inner Italian with planned e2 electric car

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Substitute Fuel

Shortly after debuting its Lotus Seven-esque e1 electric sportscar at the Frankfurt Motor Show, e-Wolf has just released images and details of its next model, the e2. Unlike the open-topped e1, the German firm’s e2 followup will feature a shape clearly inspired by any number of supercars from Italy, particularly the Lamborghini Revent

Autoblog gets schooled at the Jacques Villeneuve Academy

Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Canada, Specialty

There’s nothing like a Montreal summer. Once the sun starts to shine on the island metropolis after a long winter, the city transforms into a burgeoning oasis of festivals, street cafes and exotic sports automobiles. And grand prix or no grand prix, the world’s second largest francophone city stands as one of the greatest motor sport destinations in…… Continue reading

Audi and Porsche win Michelin GreenX Challenge at Petit Le Mans

Filed under: Motorsports, Audi, Porsche, Diesel

The American Le Mans Series ran half of its annual flagship race this past weekend at a rain-saturated Road Atlanta track in Georgia. The race marked the first anniversary of the inauguration of the ALMS Green Challenge, and in spite of the truncated race length, organizers announced winners in both the prototype and GT categories and the winners all came… Continue reading

AFVTech working on CNG-powered, 600-hp 1933 Ford Roadster

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Ford, Specialty, Substitute Fuel

Take something old - in this case, a 1933 Ford Roadster body - and make it into something new - a CNG-powered, 600-horsepower beast, perhaps. That’s what’s happening over at AFVTech, which is prepping the fenderless hot rod for the upcoming Substitute Fuels and Automobiles Institute expo that’s coming in May. AFVTech is using what President Kevin Fern calls…… Continue reading

Dyson Racing debuts ethanol-biobutanol blend at Petit Le Mans

Filed under: Motorsports, Technology, Mazda, Alternative Fuel

When we spoke with American Le Mans Series CEO Scott Atherton at the Detroit Auto Show last January, he revealed that discussions were being held between the series and parties interested in racing with a new fuel. At the time, he declined to reveal the nature of the fuel but expected to announce something during… Continue reading

REPORT: Bernie wants F1 in NYC, 0-60 already has the plans

Filed under: Motorsports, Rumormill

Formula One impresario Bernie Ecclestone has made no secret of his desire to see his series make a stop in the Large Apple - Manhattan, in point of fact. To that end, our friends at 0-60 thought they’d help him out by drawing up a recommended courses - in fact, in an oddly prescient move, they had already done so, publishing the fantasy circuits in the pages of their Winter 2008 issue. In any case, with Ecclestone reportedly…… Continue reading

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