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2017 Honda Civic Type R Claims Title as World's Fastest Front-Wheel-Drive Production Car with Record Nürburgring Lap Time

2017 Honda Civic Type R Claims Title as World's Fastest Front-Wheel-Drive Production Car with Record Nürburgring Lap Time

TORRANCE, Calif. April 24, 2017; Less than two months before its U.S. launch, the 2017 Honda Civic Type R has claimed the title of world's fastest production front-wheel-drive (FWD) production car, setting a new benchmark lap time at Germany's legendary Nürburgring. ... Continue reading

Lotus Evora Sport 410 GP Edition salutes US launch

Lotus Evora Sport 410 GP Edition salutes US launch

the runaway success of Lotus’ return to North America, the legendary British Sportscar maker has unveiled a unique Evora Sport 410 in one of the company’s most famous liveries, as order books open for the sensational sports car in the US and Canada. Available in the new GP Edition colour scheme, as well a ... Continue reading

Bernie Has Gone. Long live Bernie! 2017 And All That!

Bernie Has Gone. Long live Bernie! 2017 And All That!

F-1 Desk The Auto Channel Auto Central March 23, 2017; With Mr. E shuffled off into an honorary / advisory retirement role after the buyout of the commercial rights of the sport by John Malone, and the appointment of new CEO Carey, with Ross Brawn and Sean Bratches as support team, it’s worth a little reflection on t ... Continue reading

Formula 1® launches F1 Experiences™ ahead of 2017 season opener

Formula 1® launches F1 Experiences™ ahead of 2017 season opener

LONDON, March 22, 2017 -- Formula 1 today announces the launch of F1 Experiences™, the organisation's Official Ticket and Travel Package Programme. F1 Experiences™ will provide fans with benefits and access not available anywhere else. ... Continue reading

A Close-up Look at Classic Alfa Romeo +VIDEO

A Close-up Look at Classic Alfa Romeo +VIDEO

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel From the late 1920s through the 1930s, Alfa Romeo was the preeminent sports car in the world. Alfas won Le Mans four consecutive years from 1931-34 and the Mille Miglia an astounding ten times in eleven years from 1928-38! At the Simeone Automotive Museum ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Jan 23-29, 2017; Trump Meets Big Three, Wal-Mart A Birddog, F-1, NASCAR, Green, Auction i

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Jan 23-29, 2017; Trump Meets Big Three, Wal-Mart A Birddog, F-1, NASCAR, Green, Auction i

*The CEOs of Ford, GM and FCA, Mark Fields met with the new President Trump, Wal-Mart becomes Birddog, F-1, NASCAR, speed limit raised, ... Continue reading

Rauno Aaltonen Lines Up Classic At Mini Monte Carlo Rally Historique 2017

Rauno Aaltonen Lines Up Classic At Mini Monte Carlo Rally Historique 2017

Munich/Monte Carlo. The winning car seemed to be absolutely minute, but the cheering was epic. ... Continue reading

Mazda Prototypes to Race Distinct Liveries in 2017

Mazda Prototypes to Race Distinct Liveries in 2017

Mazda Prototypes to Race Distinct Liveries in 2017 ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - December 5-11, 2016; Trump's Oil-Man EPA Chief; FCA: CES YES, NAIAS NO; Toyota Lexus NAIAS YES; 450 HP 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor; VW Diesel Cheating (of Course)

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - December 5-11, 2016; Trump's Oil-Man EPA Chief; FCA: CES YES, NAIAS NO; Toyota Lexus NAIAS YES; 450 HP 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor; VW Diesel Cheating (of Course)

* President-elect Donald Trump will pick an ardent opponent of President Barack Obama's measures to stem climate change to head the Environmental Protection Agency, according to media reports. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, has enraged environmental activists, but he fits with the Republican president-elect's ... Continue reading

Motorsport Network acquires Autosport & the Haymarket Media Group’s motor racing portfolio

Motorsport Network acquires Autosport & the Haymarket Media Group’s motor racing portfolio

MIAMI—Motorsport Network, the Miami-headquartered publisher of Motorsport.com and Motor1.com, today announced the acquisition of six business operations that make up the Haymarket Media Group’s interests in motorsport publishing, photography and events. The acquired businesses in the Autosport portfolio include Aut ... Continue reading

F-1 Notes: The Summer’s Over – Back To Work Boys!

F-1 Notes: The Summer’s Over – Back To Work Boys!

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent. The drivers and teams are all back from the enforced summer break, when the teams shut off their emails and send staff packing! It’s a great way to recharge the batteries when ‘you don’t have homework’ as Alonso commented upon arriving at SPA, where t ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - July 25-31 2016: Nissan Out West, Lux Models Boffo, Detroit Sans Porsche, MB Auto Drive Exaggerated? Auto Ownership Costs Vary

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - July 25-31 2016: Nissan Out West, Lux Models Boffo, Detroit Sans Porsche, MB Auto Drive Exaggerated? Auto Ownership Costs Vary

* It's the #NissanYearoftheTruck. We spent a couple days this week out west driving the all-new 390HP #2017Armada, the new 284HP refreshed #2017Pathfinder and the new #2017Titan full size Crew Cab and saw Nissan's new entry, the Titan single-cab pickup. We'll have full drive reports on these in August. * Luxury brands ... Continue reading

Opel Promotes Italian Rally Talent Tamara Molinaro

Opel Promotes Italian Rally Talent Tamara Molinaro

◾18-year-old to take the wheel of the Opel ADAM R2 as opening car for rallies in Austria and Germany ◾Joint effort to provide effective, lasting promotion of young talent in rallying Rüsselsheim 2016-07-22; Tamara Molinaro will quite literally be at the front of the field in her first rally season, guided by exper ... Continue reading

2016 British Grand Prix - Sunday

2016 British Grand Prix - Sunday

Home race heroics from Hamilton with Nico Rosberg completing a Silver Arrows 1-2 Lewis today took his 47th career victory – his fourth at Silverstone and fourth of the 2016 season so far Nico completed a third Silver Arrows 1-2 of the season in P2 Nico (171) leads the Drivers’ Championship by four points from Lewis ... Continue reading

Lewis Strikes Back & Parties With Justin Bieber in Monaco.

Lewis Strikes Back & Parties With Justin Bieber in Monaco.

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motor racing correspondent. Monaco; It’s been a good few weeks for the triple world champion. It’s no surprise that Rosberg’s luck ran out, that’s what happens in motor racing. Sometimes you have the wind behind you and propelling you to no end of glory into the hor ... Continue reading

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