Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Racing Ayrton Senna biopic trailer – Click above to watch video after the jump Ayrton Senna da Silva was born on March 21, 1960. To our knowledge, he won his first competition when he cut his umbilical cord before his doctor could.
Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Sedan , Performance , Bugatti , Lamborghini , Mercedes-Benz , Rolls-Royce , Ferrari , Middle East , Luxury , Koenigsegg When we were 21, we were happy to ditch the fake ID and score cheaper insurance rates. Life’s a little different for Dhiaa Al-Essa, a 21-year-old Saudi who owns a fleet of exotics that’d turn the average enthusiast’s knees into Jell-O.
Filed under: Sedan , Technology , Hatchback , Electric Ford Focus EV – Click above for high-res image gallery When the 2112 Ford Focus Electric debuts in late 2011, it and the Chevrolet Volt will have a common feature in addition to their LG Chem lithium polymer cells . Ford confirms that the Focus EV will employ a liquid-cooled battery pack with automatic thermal management, just like the Chevy
Filed under: Etc. , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Humor Is the Stig about to get a sex change?
Filed under: Car Buying , Hybrid , Toyota 2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery One month of dreary sales figures doesn’t signal the end of the hybrid, but the numbers reported for August hint that without a rise in gas prices, hybrid vehicle sales will likely continue to suffer. Overall hybrid sales dropped 40.4 percent in August compared to a year ago. Not even the mighty Toyota Prius could avoid the plunge.
Filed under: Aftermarket , SUV , Etc. , Videos , Nissan , Middle East , Design/Style , Off-Road Sheik, hydro and roll – Click above to watch video after the jump Well, this is certainly different.
Filed under: Spy Photos , Budget , Sedan , Honda 2012 Honda Civic spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery After seeing a handful of spy shots of the next-generation Euro-spec Honda Civic , the North American car is finally starting to show up out roaming the heat-soaked roads of Death Valley. When the new Civic arrives next year, it won’t be that much larger than the current car, and the overall shape looks to have stayed the same, though substantial changes to the front and rear fascias are definitely on deck.
Officially Official: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor gains SuperCrew, loses 5.4L V8 for 2011 Ford’s off-road beast, the F-150 SVT Raptor, has only been on sale for a year, but it’s already getting a few upgrades for the 2011 model year. Many reports and a few spy shots indicated that Ford had been prepping a four-door SuperCrew version of the Raptor (you know, for when the family wants to do the Baja run with you), and the automaker has officially confirmed the details (again)
Filed under: Safety , Canada Safety organizations and the District of West Vancouver, Canada are joining forces to build awareness about careful driving during the start of the school year. Thanks the work of the BCAA Traffic Safety Association, drivers motoring down 22nd Street in West Vancouver will be met with a 3D image of a girl chasing a ball across the street. No one is saying exactly how the tech works, but it’s meant to be a wakeup call for drivers who may be distracted or otherwise not paying enough attention to their surroundings while driving near school zones
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Specialty , South America Mexican sports car intender Mastretta has officially announced that it will reveal the production version of its MXT at this month’s Paris Motor Show.