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Only Two Weeks Left To Vote Online For Ford's NASCAR Sprint Cup Car Design Contest

Only Two Weeks Left To Vote Online For Ford's NASCAR Sprint Cup Car Design Contest

DEARBORN, Mich., August 24, 2010 – For the last 60 days, JDRF children have entered their own designs in a unique race – a race to be featured on the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion at the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Charlotte this October. All of these children with Type 1 diabetes submitted their des ... Continue reading

2010 Cadillac CTS-V Impresses on the 2010 Bullrun Rally

2010 Cadillac CTS-V Impresses on the 2010 Bullrun Rally

By Annabelle Frankl (with a bit of help from her twin, Nicholas) Photos by the authors unless noted Now in its seventh year the Bullrun Rally brings together a unique mix of cars and personalities and takes them on annually-changing routes that criss-cross the USA, in a rolling cavalcade of horsepower, testosterone and ... Continue reading

Citroen: Podium For Sebastien, Fastest Time For Kimi

Citroen: Podium For Sebastien, Fastest Time For Kimi

At the end of a perfectly-controlled Rallye Deutschland, the Citroen Junior Team scores a podium for the first time on an asphalt FIA World Rally Championship event. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia finished third behind the two factory Citroen C4 WRCs. Kimi Räikkönen and Kaj Lindström finished seventh, having ... Continue reading

Motive Unveils the Kestrel, Canada's First Bio-Composite Electric Vehicle Design

Motive Unveils the Kestrel, Canada's First Bio-Composite Electric Vehicle Design

Calgary, August 22, 2010: Motive has announced the development of Canada’s first bio-composite bodied electric car. The car, called the Kestrel, will make its full marketing debut during the September EV 2010 VÉ Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver. The Kestrel is an electric 4 passenger compact vehicle, desi ... Continue reading

Citroen DS3 Racing: The Race is on

Citroen DS3 Racing: The Race is on

Citron has released full details and pricing for the hotly anticipated DS3 Racing, and has announced that customer orders can be placed from 1st September, 2010. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet: Spark Of Creativity!

Chevrolet: Spark Of Creativity!

Young British car artist Ian Cook wowed the crowds at this week's Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship meeting at Silverstone, Northants, by unveiling the biggest remote control car in his paint-splattered collection. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Announces Sponsorship of Coventry Rugby Football Club

Jaguar Land Rover Announces Sponsorship of Coventry Rugby Football Club

Jaguar Land Rover is today revealed as the official club sponsor of Coventry Rugby Football Club for the 2010/2011 season. The announcement came during a ceremony at the Butts Park Arena, home to the club since 2004. ... Continue reading

Three Generations of Camaro to Star at Silverstone

Three Generations of Camaro to Star at Silverstone

Visitors to the Chevrolet stand at this weekend's Silverstone meeting of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship will get to witness three generations of iconic Camaro side-by-side - clearly showing how the latest incarnation of the legendary model bears the influences of its heritage. ... Continue reading

Suzuki Kizashi Breaks Land Speed Record

Suzuki Kizashi Breaks Land Speed Record

Suzuki has rewritten the record books with a modified Kizashi setting a new land speed record at Bonneville. ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation's New AVID ENVigor Ties for First Place at Tire Rack Testing Event

Yokohama Tire Corporation's New AVID ENVigor Ties for First Place at Tire Rack Testing Event

FULLERTON, Aug. 17, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation’s all-new AVID® ENVigor™, tied for first place in Tire Rack’s recent high-performance tire testing event. During the rigorous session, Tire Rack pitted the ENVigor against three of its main competitors. The results: the ENVigor ranked first in fuel c ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation Adds Two More NFL Teams To Its Sports Marketing Roster

Yokohama Tire Corporation Adds Two More NFL Teams To Its Sports Marketing Roster

FULLERTON, Aug. 16, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation, which recently signed a sponsorship program with the Dallas Cowboys, added two more National Football League teams to its roster: the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens. As with the Cowboys’ program, the sponsorship of the Broncos and Ravens is designed to gene ... Continue reading

Yokohama Tire Corporation to Display Award-Winning, Sustainable Living Wall at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Yokohama Tire Corporation to Display Award-Winning, Sustainable Living Wall at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

FULLERTON, Aug. 13, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation is going green again, this time at the famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Yokohama will feature a “living wall,” a natural, biodegradable display at the annual classic car celebration set for Sunday, August 15 along the famed 18th fairway of Pebble ... Continue reading

2010 National Jeep Jamboree Is Getting Closer

2010 National Jeep Jamboree Is Getting Closer

With only weeks left before National Jeep Jamboree 2010 registrations close, all Jeep owners should ensure this iconic biannual event does not pass them by. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Back The Bid

Jaguar Land Rover Back The Bid

Jaguar Land Rover has signed up as an 'Official Supporter' of England's 2018 Football World Cup bid. The agreement sees two iconic British brands, Jaguar and Land Rover, provide vehicles to help England's bid to host the World Cup. ... Continue reading

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