Jaguar won its first ever European Car of the Year (EC0TY) title this year with its I-PACE. However, it was also the first time since the event started in 1964 that the jury’s voting produced a tie. The Jaguar all-electric model scored 250 points, the same number as the Renault […]
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Keeping engines cool so that drivers, too, can keep their cool
PETRONAS Lubricants International (PLI), based in Italy, recently unveiled a new range of PETRONAS Syntium with CoolTech, bringing the latest ‘track-to-road technology’ in the most advanced engine lubricants to-date. The series includes the first engine oil for hybrid cars, marking PLI’s entry into the hybrid car market. Aside from 5 […]
New range of hybrid powertrains for Volvos
As it continues towards its electrification goals, Volvo Cars has upgraded and as well as developed new electrified powertrain options which will be made available across its entire model range in coming years. Besides upgrading its existing T8 and T6 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid powertrains, Volvo Cars will introduce a […]
The global auto market in 2018 and which models were bestsellers
With the global nature of the automobile industry and unlike the early years when factories were only in a few places, production now takes place in many countries and collecting data is not easy. But JATO Dynamics, with headquarters in the UK, has managed to collect together data which gives […]
Alfa Romeo’s F1 car starts pre-race tests
Yesterday, exactly 30 minutes before F1 cars officially took to the track for the first time in 2019, Alfa Romeo Racing presented its new Alfa Romeo Racing C38, the final racing car for the new season to be unveiled. New name, new drivers The team changes in many ways for […]
Bringing back memories of the Woodstock era with the VW Light Bus
After more than 50 years, the iconic ‘Light’ bus—a Volkswagen Type 2 van made famous after its appearance at the legendary 1969 Woodstock Art and Music Fair—will ride again, thanks to help from Volkswagen of America and the greater Volkswagen community. Replica of an icon The replica of the Woodstock […]
Lexus UX gets white tyres inspired by Nike sneakers
Whitewall tyres – tyres which had their sidewalls white in colour – were trendy in the 1930s up to around the 1970s. They added a ‘classy touch’ to luxury models and an extra-cost option for other models. Tyremakers also tried coloured tyres and even illuminated tyres but these were largely […]
Ferrari’s 2019 F1 car for Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc unveiled
The SF90 is the 65th single-seater built by the Italian carmaker for Formula 1, and the sixth developed for the sport’s current hybrid era which began in 2014. Many changes have had to be made, among the most obvious being the front and rear wings, the former being wider while […]
REVEALED: Mercedes-AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+ for 2019 F1 championship
With a little over 4 weeks to go until the start of the 2019 FIA Formula 1 season, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Motorsport has completed the first laps with its 2019 challenger. Designated the Mercedes-AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+, the 2019 racing car was run on the 2.98-km Silverstone International Circuit by […]
First ‘FIA Girls on Track – Dare to be Different’ event will debut at the Mexico City E-Prix
The FIA Women in Motorsport Commission has teamed up with Susie Wolff and Dare to be Different to pilot a new educational programme for females aged between 8 and 18 years old. The first ‘FIA Girls on Track – Dare to be Different’ event, which will be run at the […]