Paris Preview: GM unveils Chevrolet Cruze hatchback for Europe

Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Budget, Europe, Paris Motor Show, Hatchback, Chevrolet

General Motors will be expanding Chevrolet of Europe’s lineup by adding a five-door Cruze, and while we won’t get our first look at this new hatchback for a few weeks, GM has decided to preview it early with a few pictures on the web… Continue reading

Video: Bad Habits’ monster truck world record practice session doesn’t go as planned

Filed under: Motorsports, Truck, Videos, Off-Road, Racing

Few realms of motorsport live the “Go large or go home” mantra to the fullest quite as well as the monster truck world. Aside from one of the largest voiceovers in the industry (”Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!!“), the guys who wrangle the epic horsepower, rear-wheel steering beasts of… Continue reading

Paris Preview: Hyundai ix20 MPV sketched

Filed under: Concept Cars, Minivan/Van, Paris Motor Show, Hyundai

When it comes to designing an MPV, it’s difficult to move beyond the standard two-box form. That’s where Hyundai’s “fluidic sculpture” design language comes into play. Penned by the automaker’s European R&D studio in R… Continue reading

Ferrari to release Virtual Academy online driving simulator [w/video]

Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Ferrari, Toys/Games

There are a handful of F1 driving simulators out in the market this day, ranging from Codemaster’s F1 2010 to the $191,000 Cruden Hexatech simulator. Ferrari has decided to try their hand at their own version called Ferrari Virtual Academy 2010. The simulation racing game will benefit from much of…… Continue reading

Quick Spin: FireBreather Camaro

Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet, Specialty, Design/Style, Quick Spin

Hollywood movies are chock full of kick-ass superhero vehicles. There are radical vehicles, like the Batmobile and Mach 5, and then there are the gussied-up street automobiles like Eleanor, Greased Lightning and Austin Powers’ Shaguar. Aside from the extreme…… Continue reading

Tanner Foust wins first RallyCar Rallycross event in U.S. [w/video]

Filed under: Motorsports, Ford, Racing

Tanner Foust took the top spot in the first-ever Rallycross competition in the United States this past weekend, piloting an all-wheel-drive Rockstar Engergy/Etnies Ford Fiesta. Rallycross has existed around the world for years, but the sport officially debuted in America at the 2010 X Games, where it was called Super Rally. Foust… Continue reading

Was a Ferrari 599 Roadster present at Pebble?

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Misc. Auto Shows, Ferrari

We might have obsessively covered the vehicles of Pebble Beach Week out in Monterey, California, but it appears that we - and everyone else in the media - may have missed one.

If a letter sent to a Ferrari owner is to be believed (and we’re not convinced it should be), the automaker held a special gathering for a select group of owners to view a 599 Roadster… Continue reading

Mazda Shinari Concept debuts new face of the brand in style

Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Performance, Mazda, Design/Style

When Mazda invited us to Milan to see its new concept automobile, we knew it must be something important. Normally concept vehicles get their 15 minutes of fame at an auto show, and then it’s off to the next press conference to see what the following automaker will introduce. Not so with Mazda’s latest styling endeavor. The Japanese automaker wanted… Continue reading

Stillborn USF1 team fined, banned from F1 forever?

Filed under: Motorsports

The World Motor Sport Council is just catching up to USF1’s premature disappearance from Formula 1. The WSMC has reportedly banned the American ex-team forever - which we’re guessing means the troika of Ken Anderson, Peter Windsor and Chad Hurley - from competing in F1, and fined it $382,000 as well as legal costs.

USF1 has seven days to appeal, but we wonder how much this really means. If the WSMC couldn’t ban Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds for cheating in… Continue reading

Report: Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet (convertible) joining Ellure concept in LA

Filed under: Concept Cars, LA Auto Show, Convertible, Crossover, Nissan

Yes, the Nissan Murano convertible is going to happen, and not only is it coming to the LA Auto Show, but now it has a name: The Murano CrossCabriolet.

Billed as the world’s first four-seat, all-wheel drive convertible crossover, the chop-top CUV will only sport two doors and - contrary to the renderings floating around - it won’t come with… Continue reading