We know what you’re thinking, and we agree – if there’s one thing that we just can’t seem to accept in modern Formula One racing, it’s the distinct lack of edible race cars. Fortunately, that minor niggle is currently being remedied by the Culinary Executive Chef from the... 

31-08-2009

  “How fast can you take it?” I ask Craig Spuhler, Rossion’s technical engineer and my passenger at this particular moment in time. “About 75 mph with an 85 mph exit speed.” I was behind the wheel of a Rossion Q1 winding my way up a 270-degree decreasing radius on-ramp... 

31-08-2009

The Lotus Elise/Exige twins are quickly becoming the Porsche 911s of Britain. Or are they British Mustangs? In other words, totally fantastic sports cars with so many special variations that only the idiot savants among us can keep up and keep track. Case in point: meet the new for 2010 Lotus Exige... 

30-08-2009

The last time we heard about gouging on the Toyota Prius was, oh, just last summer when gas prices put the frugal flyer at the top of shopping lists. Things were so bad then that used Priuses were going for more than new models because dealers couldn’t keep the fresh stuff in stock. Cash-for-Clunkers... 

30-08-2009

Land Rover is set to celebrate the first 40 years of its eminently capable Range Rover line next June. What better birthday present to itself than to unleash a new model that’s set to bring its wares up to date with the modern realities of fuel efficiency and a reduced environmental impact? The... 

29-08-2009

It was eleven in the morning on a typical Thursday when my phone rang. “How’d you like to drive the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni in Beverly Hills at 3:00 pm… with Valentino Balboni?” Aside from screaming “YES!!!” at the top of my lungs, all sorts... 

29-08-2009

With the Fiat 500 set to come Stateside under the Italian automaker’s partnership with Chrysler, our interest already is piqued by any opportunity to further enhance the retro mini’s performance. Echoing founder Karl Abarth’s Germanic roots, German tuning house Karl Schnorr has answered... 

29-08-2009

The Audi vs. Peugeot endurance racing battle will continue next month at Road Atlanta as the German team finally confirmed it will bring the R15 TDI back to America. Peugeot announced several weeks ago that it would run its Le Mans-winning 908 HDI at both the Petit Le Mans and Laguna Seca. So far Audi... 

28-08-2009

The 2.0T is the low man on Hyundai’s Genesis Coupe totem pole, disappointing the power addled and whooping it up too much for pinkie-waving tea drinkers. However, raw power isn’t what this turbo model is all about, and once that’s made clear, the coupe becomes a delightful flavor in... 

28-08-2009

Last we knew, the fate of the Cadillac Converj vehicle was unknown and remained “a concept vehicle undergoing a review that has not yet concluded.” Resistance to putting the Voltec plug-in powertrain into a Cadillac apparently came not only from the Treasury Department (when General Motors... 

28-08-2009

While we patiently await the release of Volkswagen’s Robust pickup truck on this side of the equator, our upside-down neighbors to the south have received a VW pickup of their own. Called the Saveiro, the truck seen above is made in Brazil exclusively for the South American market to compete with... 

27-08-2009

Just a few months back, Manager Magazin in Germany reported Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech was interested in procuring a small stake in Suzuki. Those rumors were subsequently denied by Osamu Suzuki, chief executive of the automaker that bears his name. Now, news from the same source that there... 

27-08-2009