Celebrities

Last month we told you that Aerosmith front man and American Idol judge Steven Tyler had ordered himself a Hennessey Venom GT Spyder, the roofless version of Hennessey’s Venom GT supercar. Said to come with variable output of 800, 1,000 or 1,200 horsepower, Tyler’s car should be fast...

There’s no denying that Carroll Shelby permanently etched his mark on the American landscape with big, bold strokes. Over the course of his career, Shelby worked as everything from a farmer through a Formula One driver, but he was perhaps best known as the mad genius who shoehorned a Ford V-8...

If you want to learn how to race cars, having NASCAR’s Tony Stewart or Formula One’s Lewis Hamilton as a coach is a pretty solid way to start. If you could actually hire either superstar driver, you’d pay a staggering amount to be told that your lines are sloppy, you’re...

If you don't know who Carroll Shelby is, you might as well hang up your car enthusiast credentials right now, because they're no longer valid. Though his role in the American automotive industry has changed over the last several decades, he was an icon, a one-man brand. He died last night at Baylor...

Sebastian Vettel is a “brand ambassador” for Infiniti, so you can expect to see him in various ad campaigns for the luxury auto brand. The latest kicks off Infiniti’s Inspired Performance series of viral videos, and it pits Vettel against a gang of thieves in a classic martial...

Buick is trying really hard to portray itself as a manufacturer of stylish and hip vehicles. To do so, they’ve enlisted the help of an odd cast of characters: first came former NBA great Shaquille O’Neal, talking about the “oh effect” that Buicks can potentially have on...

We’re not sure this comes as news to many racing fans, but here it is: seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is the world’s second-richest athlete, racking up some $823 million in career earnings. As World Car Fans points out, the only professional athlete to best...

With a resume that includes stints in the army and motorsports, plus the role of the Stig on the popular television show Top Gear, there are probably few others more suited to be a stunt driver for the latest James Bond movie Skyfall than Ben Collins. It should come as no surprise to hear then that...

Are you in the market for a vintage drop-top Aston Martin Virage? Do you want one with a bit of history and perhaps a former celebrity owner? In that case, be prepared to bid on lot number 223 at the upcoming Bonhams Aston Martin sale. The car in question, sprayed in non-metallic Special British...

Patrick Dempsey has competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Rolex 24 at Daytona and even the SCORE Baja 1000 off-road endurance race. These days, the owner of Dempsey Racing splits his time between driving a Mazda RX-8 and an Aston Martin Vantage GT4 in the Grand Am road racing series. That's when...

Steven Tyler may well be the hardest working man in show business. When the 64-year-old singer isn’t fronting Aerosmith (which is gearing up for another tour this summer), he’s one of the judges on American Idol. In between is the occasional solo project, new Aerosmith recording or...

When Land Rover began showing off the new Range Rover Evoque back in 2010, it used celebrities like Victoria Beckham and Juliette Lewis to pitch the uber-chic crossover. Land Rover even announced that Victoria Beckham, Posh Spice herself, would consult on Evoque design. No one knew how to take that...

In March we brought you details about a new advertising campaign being run by Infiniti, which was to feature the automaker’s two-time Formula 1 World Championship winning brand ambassador Sebastian Vettel. Combining television advertising with digital media, viral content videos and even...

Canadian teen pop idol Justin Bieber is ludicrously popular. He's sold millions of records, and has almost 20 million followers on Twitter. This would normally be great news for any carmaker whose car he drove, hopefully leading to a few extra sales by association. Unfortunately for Fisker, all...

Fiat brings a 2012 500 Abarth to Jay Leno's Garage for a test drive.

Conjure up an image of Pamela Anderson, and chances are good she’s wearing spandex, not Nomex. While Anderson already had an impressive resume as an actress and model, she can now add “racing team founder, principal and owner” to her curriculum vitae. Anderson has either started...

Gifted guitarist and avid Ferrari fan Eric Clapton was reported last year to have requested Ferrari build him a one-off 458 Italia powered by a V-12 engine. However, unlike previous custom Ferraris like the Superamerica 45 and P540 Superfast Aperta, which Ferrari were more than happy to confirm...

Volvo believes that social media is the key to selling cars around the world, and it's enlisted the help of NBA star and Twitter sensation Jeremy Lin.

It seems even those with a taste for contemporary art couldn't open their wallets very far--even in the name of the Save the Children charity--for the monstrosity that is the Jay-Z/Kanye West 'Otis' Maybach. It sold for just $60,000 at the New York Contemporary Art Evening auction held by Phillips...

As former superstar Ron Jeremy has shown, not all adult film actors live in mansions and drive Porsches.