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Reading Time: < 1 minute The time has come for another famous Volkswagen Group engine to bow out of the public eye. Audi’s naturally-aspirated V10 is nearing the end of its life in production cars and is getting sent out […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Polestar may have only been established as a standalone brand for electric vehicles in 2017 (it was previously Volvo’s performance brand), but it is not keen on taking the slow road to success. To that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Will Power is clinging to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES points lead with three races remaining, and Scott Dixon is charging toward a record-tying seventh series championship. Josef Newgarden remains a threat to score his third […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Forbes recently reported that Toyota, it’s subsidiary Daihatsu, and manufacturing ally Suzuki are teaming up to build a new mid-engined sports car. It will reportedly be based on Toyota’s GA-B platform (used in the GR […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes On Lap 29 of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, Scott Dixon was running last after a penalty for emergency service of his wounded car in a closed pit. Fast-forward 51 laps and Dixon […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are still a few months to go in the current GT3 racing season, but Ferrari’s already getting ready for next year and Ferrari has officially taken the wraps off its new-for-2023 contender. The new […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 R is here and it’s not surprisingly more powerful and track-competent than ever, a well-executed chess move of fortuitous timing, given that GT3 cars are about to take over from […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Lexus unveiled the production version LFA supercar back in 2010, after three concept versions were unveiled in 2005 and in 2007, and then again in 2008 in roadster form. Even if the car stayed in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes We have spied the next-generation Porsche 911 GT3 RS several times already and we know the development work is nearing its completion. A new official teaser image coming from Stuttgart confirms the new range-topping 911 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was way back in 2012 when the Toyota 86 (Scion FR-S) and Subaru BRZ first came on the import scene, and now some ten years later the two Japanese performance marques are celebrating their […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Buoyed by stronger than expected demand for its electric vehicles, Ford has set ambitious global production targets of 600,000 EVs annually by late 2023 and over two million by 2026. To put that into perspective, […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes We praised the Type R for its excellent handling and gutsy 2.0-liter turbocharged engine. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Type R badge after it was first seen on the NSX Type R […]
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