The legendary Aston Martin Vantage V600 has been reborn in the form of a customer commissioned limited run of all-new breathtakingly beautiful Aston Martin V12 Vantage V600s, inspired and influenced by the original V8 Vantage V600. In 1998, Aston Martin offered its customers the most extreme iteration of its Vantage sportscar, the supercharged V8 Vantage […]
Archives for May 2018
CRAIG CONCLUDES AMA SUPERCROSS SEASON WITH FOURTH-PLACE FINISH IN LAS VEGAS
The 2018 AMA Supercross series came to an exciting close for Team Honda HRC at Las Vegas’s Sam Boyd Stadium, as replacement rider Christian Craig rode to another strong fourth-place finish. In the final main event of the year, Craig launched his CRF450R down the start straight from the far inside gate, coming around the […]
AMERICAN HONDA CELEBRATES ITS RACING SPIRIT WITH #MAYMOTORSPORTS MONTH
May is a magical month for motorsports, headlined by iconic events including the Indianapolis 500 and Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix. To celebrate the racing world’s biggest month and Honda’s own storied racing legacy, American Honda is launching a month-long social media campaign touting its past, present and future in motorsports through #MayMotorsports. The campaign will feature […]
HOW FORD IS TESTING THE 2019 RANGER TO ENSURE IT’S BUILT FORD TOUGH AND READY FOR ADVENTURE
From grueling lab tests to robotic testing too harsh for humans to endure, from jagged trails in the Australian Outback to the Arizona desert, Ford is torturing its 2019 Ranger to make sure the all-new truck is up to Built Ford Tough durability standards and ready for adventure. Ranger testing is based on the same […]
VOLKSWAGEN SET TO UNVEIL GOLF GTI TCR PROTOTYPE AT WÖRTHERSEE ENTHUSIAST FESTIVAL
On Wednesday, May 9th, around 7,300 cars and 125,000 people are expected to turn the town of Reifnitz am Wörthersee in Austria into the Mecca of the Golf GTI world. A special highlight of the world’s largest GTI gathering this year will be the debut of the near-production-ready Golf GTI TCR. This top model in […]
TWO EXHIBITS ON JAPANESE MANUFACTURING AND CAR CULTURE TO OPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY AT THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM
The Petersen Automotive Museum announced plans for its upcoming exhibits set to debut on May 26, 2018. The first part of the exhibit, titled “The Roots of Monozukuri: Creative Spirit in Japanese Automaking” will illuminate key elements of Japanese design philosophy in the years preceding its climb to market dominance in the 1970s. In contrast, […]
MECUM AUCTIONS RETURNS AS FOUNDATION PARTNER WITH DREYER & REINBOLD RACING IN 102ND INDIANAPOLIS 500
Mecum Auctions, the world’s largest collector-car auction company, announced today that it will return with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing as a Foundation Partner for the No. 24 and No. 66 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet cars driven by young Sage Karam and veteran J.R. Hildebrand in the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 scheduled for Sunday, […]
SUBARU ASCENT PRODUCTION BEGINS AT SUBARU OF INDIANA AUTOMOTIVE
Official production of the Subaru Ascent, a new three-row SUV that will seat up to eight passengers, began at Subaru’s Lafayette, Indiana plant yesterday. The addition of the vehicle to the production mix signifies the addition of approximately 200 jobs and $140 million in equipment and expansion investments. Ascent joins three other Subaru models produced […]
NEW CHART COMPARES GMC’S ICONIC SYCLONE WITH A 2017 CAMARO SS 1LE
A new infographic from GMPartsOnline.net reveals how a 1991 GMC Syclone matches up to a 2017 Camaro SS 1LE. The state-of-the-art Camaro just edges the old truck by two tenths of a second in a 0-60 run. The graphic represents the Syclone’s feat of acceleration and compares a variety of specs between the muscle truck and muscle car. “The Syclone was […]
2019 MAZDA CX-3: COMPACT DIMENSIONS, BIG AMBITIONS
No adventure is too big or too small for Mazda CX-3, Mazda’s award-winning subcompact crossover SUV. Mazda CX-3 has exceeded expectations by providing class-above and segment-above features in a package that makes it ideal for cityscapes. Introduced at the 2018 New York International Auto Show, the updated 2019 Mazda CX-3 continues to impress. For the new model […]