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Pit-stops during Formula One or NASCAR races are one the most time crucial situations in any field. A matter of seconds can determine whether a team succeeds or fails, and is similar to the stressful climate of a hospital’s emergency room. Doctors realized that time is vital for both ER staff...

The guys over at Forbes have put together a list of some of the most enjoyable driving roads across the US with the help of motoring personalities, Danica Patrick, Chrysler boss Tom LaSorda, Aston Martin’s John Walton and GM’s Bob Lutz. Not surprisingly the majority of top sites are...

The next 12 months are shaping up to be the most successful period ever, in terms of sales, for legendary British marque Aston Martin. Analysts expect sales to top 6,500 units this year following from a previous high of 5,000 vehicles for the past year. With figures like these it’s hard to...

Seatbelts have remained almost the same three-point style for over 30 years, even though almost every other type of car safety technology has improved since. Despite the raft of high-tech features such as ESP, air-bags, and pre-crash systems installed on high-end cars, “the single most...

We’re not quite sure why Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg doesn’t just come out and call this car the Koenigsegg Sex, because as far as we’re concerned the title is totally justified. Socal Exotics has photos of the first Koenigsegg in the United States. The photos were...

Magneti Marelli, in partnership with Fiat’s Brazil division, has developed a Fiat Siena that’s capable of consuming four different types of fuel. On top of regular gasoline the small 1.4-litre engine can run on ethanol, compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasohol, a combination of gasoline...

Mercedes tuning arm, AMG, is preparing special race inspired performance packages for three of its regular models. The cars include the AMG versions of the CLS, SLK and SL and enhancements focus mainly on chassis and brake upgrades. The performance packs were developed by AMG’s new design...

Not content with the supercars from the likes of Pagani, Ferrari, Lamborghini, or McLaren, Belgian based Edran has decided to produce a 2-seater Supercar with mid-engine layout (mmm) developing 800hp from a 7.2L engine. Weight will be kept down thanks to the use of carbon fibre and Kevlar, and...

DaimlerChrysler’s Smart brand is yet to prove a success, but we’ve taken a liking to their small roadsters. The idea was right, but they just didn’t have the right combination of style and performance. Now meet the Michalak Design C7, a fiberglass hotrod that’s built around...

Our favourite motoring journo from across the pond, Jeremy Clarkson, has written his latest rant on American drivers, and it’s sure to create some controversy. To begin with, he claims that the heart of American drivers used to beat “approximately once every 15 minutes,” and that...

After-market satellite navigation devices are the new favourite of smash-and-grab thieves in the UK, who can easily net over £300 (US$550) from the sale of just one unit. This new trend has prompted police to set traps in cars where trackers are installed to try and locate where the GPS devices...

Motorsport Development UK in conjunction with Oaktec partners, Paul Andrews and Bill Meeson, has entered the first-ever E85 bio-ethanol fuelled Hybrid car into the Formula 1000 Rally Championship. The rally version of the Honda Insight runs the regular 1-litre 3 cylinder engine with VTEC, which...

China has passed Japan to become the world’s second largest automotive market with combined sales including imports totalling 3.6 million vehicles for the first half of 2006. This increase in growth is in stark contrast to Japan’s declining car market, where sales fell to just over 3...

Though we can't confirm its legitimacy, below you'll find a list of just some of the vehicles registered by the Sultan of Brunei. We suspect that the list is several years old now because it doesn’t include some of the more recent supercars we know would be on the Sultan’s wish list...

Falling asleep behind the wheel is still an all too common occurrence. We’ve all been near the edge - cruising along an empty stretch of highway in the middle of the night when all of a sudden your head starts to feel heavy. Now there is a small device you can wear that gives off a loud beep...

One of the world’s most elegant brands may be bought out by a company that specialises in building agricultural and earth moving equipment. The chairman of JCB, Sir Anthony Bamford, has expressed his interest in buying the ailing cat from Ford if they agree to separate it from Land Rover. In...

Here is a leaked rendering of the IROC, which will be officially revealed in concept form by Volkswagen later today. The car will make a public outing at the Paris Motor Show next month, but due to the amount of leaked content circulating the web VW has decided to release its own images. The new...

This STS-V with unique LED tail-lights and an Escalade-style grille was caught while in preparation for a European auto show for modified cars. Inside, the car is said to feature labels and instrumentation in full Arabic and is powered by a 600hp supercharged V8. The big news is that this car...

Up for sale is this rare Pagani Zonda, which is the only one of its kind in the world. As far as supercars go, the Pagani Zonda Monza edition is about as rare as they get. Debuting back at the 2004 Paris Motor Show, the Zonda C12 S Monza is a full ready-to-race version of the already hard-edged...

Mazda plans to recall all 2004, 2005, and most of its 2006 model RX-8s due to an issue in the design of its rotary engine. Problems due to excessive heat have been prevalent amongst many RX-8 buyers, and this latest recall will only add insult to injury. According to the source, many owners may be...