Monthly Archives: January 2013

Hennessey Venom GT Sets a New Guinness World Record


Hennessey Performance has announced that on January 10, 2013, the Venom GT supercar accelerated from 0-300 km/h (186mph) in just 13.63 seconds at the Ellington Airport (also used by NASA) located southeast of Houston, Texas, making it a new record holder according to Guinness World Records.

MINI All4 Racing Wins the Dakar Rally 2013


They have done it again!For the second year in a row, the French duo of Stéphane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret have won the Dakar Rally in a MINI ALL4 Racing.

Toyota Joins the Carbon Fiber movement video

Over the years, several manufacturers have justified spending vast sums of money on supercars and motorsports by using the high-stress environment provided by motorsport to accelerate development of new technologies.

Automakers are worried about driverless cars

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Automated vehicle technology is advancing rapidly. But some automakers fret the public and regulators aren’t ready yet. Technology that will allow cars to operate with minimal input from human drivers is being demonstrated more openly by a few automakers, notably Audi, Toyota’s Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. The technology will be available in a few years, they say.

Ford Atlas Concept Revealed, Previews the Future of Ford Lorries


Ford Atlas Concept is a very important debut at the Detroit Auto Show as it previews the styling direction for future lorries, especially Americas best selling F-150.