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Walter Röhrl, Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Nürburgring 24 Hour Race ... Walter Röhrl competes in standard Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Porsche ambassador and test driver Walter Röhrl (62) will contest the Nürburgring 24 hour race in May 2010. The double world rally champion pilots a standard Porsche 911 GT3 RS. This marks the first time since 1993 that Röhrl...

 
 
Raduno

Varato il Calendario delle Manifestazioni Auto 2010

Confermati i Trofei di regolarità e promosso un ulteriore incremento

dei contenuti culturali e turistici dei Raduni. Oltre 300 eventi a calendario

 

 
 
Patrick Pilet

Porsche squad with eight works drivers

Eight works drivers compete for Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, this motorsport season. The professional racers, all of whom held a Porsche contract last year, will support Porsche customer teams around the world.

 

 
 
Peter Sauber & Pedro de la Rosa

Pedro de la Rosa to race for BMW Sauber F1 Team

Pedro de la Rosa is the BMW Sauber F1 Team’s second driver for the 2010 season. The 38-year-old Spaniard has 71 Grands Prix under his belt and worked with McLaren as a test and reserve driver for seven years. In December the...

 
 
Der Sportwagen Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 auf der Bremen Classic Motorshow 2010 - eine Leihgabe des Museo Storico aus Mailand

Bremen Classic Motorshow starts with Alfa Romeo

More than 36,000 visitors came to the Bremen Classic Motorshow last year – the show that marks the start of the new season. “I am sure that the topics we have chosen for this year’s show will ensure plenty to talk about in the...

 
 
2010 Dakar Rally Champions ... Carlos Sainz & Lucas Cruz Celebrate Their Win, Along With Volkswagen's Overall 1-2-3 Finish

2010 Dakar Rally ... Volkswagen Defends “Dakar” Title With 1-2-3 Finish

Triumphant title defence in South America: Volkswagen has won the legendary Dakar Rally for the second time in succession and including 1980 for a third time.

 

 
 
BMW 3 Series Coupe and Convertible

The New 2011 BMW 3 Series Coupe and Convertible

BMW has announced substantial enhancements to the 2011 3 Series Coupe and Convertible, including outstanding style updates for 328i and 335i models and a new engine for 335i models. The 2011 3 Series Coupe and Convertible models...

 
 
Ferrari 575 s/n 131963

The Myth of Low Miles

Every switch and control felt like it had been mauled by a five–year–old with melted candy in his hands, and I was amazed our buyer still wanted the car

 
 
Ambience

24 Hour Race in Dubai ... Third Porsche win in succession

A successful start to the 2010 motorsport year for Porsche: With the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, works driver Patrick Pilet (France) and Porsche Junior Marco Holzer (Germany), supported by Raymond Narac (France), won the Dubai 24 hour...

 
 
1934 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Phantom II Continental Cabriolet, s/n 188PY, referred to as the 'Star of India'

Hans-Günther Zach's Rolls-Royce Collection set for RM's Inaugural Monaco Sale

RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, is thrilled to announce the consignment of an important series of 26 Rolls-Royce motor cars from the renowned private collection of German entrepreneur Hans-Günther...

 
 

The Henry Ford

The themed areas are truly diverse, as Henry Ford had eclectic tastes when he started collecting things privately for his own interest, which expanded to the Henry Ford complex as it is today. The exhibits an area entitled “With...

 
 
Peugeot 207 Super Stéphane Sarrazin

78th Rallye Monte Carlo ... PEUGEOT OUT IN FORCE TO DEFEND ITS TITLE

With a field of no fewer than ten 207 Super 2000s on the 63-strong entry list for the 2010 Rallye Monte-Carlo, Peugeot is particularly well armed in its bid to repeat the one-two-three result it secured on last year's event. The...

 
 
Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Giancarlo Fisichella and Bernie Ecclestone

Wrooom ... Challenge in the snow

This morning a snowy Madonna di Campiglio hosted a giant slalom race with numerous participants including Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella.

 
 
The 10,000th Porsche Panamera rolled off the production line at the Leipzig plant

10,000th Porsche Panamera left the Leipzig plant

Today, just three months after the new Panamera went on sale the 10,000th car rolled off the production line at the Leipzig plant of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart. The 500 HP platinum silver metallic Panamera Turbo will...

 
 
Porsche 911 GT3 R

Porsche 911 GT3 R ... World premiere in Birmingham

Porsche keeps the focus on customer racing during the 2010 motorsport season. The new Porsche 911 GT3 R, delivered to customers ready-to-race, replaces the 911 GT3 Cup S in Porsche Motorsports’ model range. The 911 GT3 R will be...

 
 

Ferrari Classiche for your Classic Ferrari

Almost two years ago there was a new milestone in the Ferrari story, with the official opening of the new Ferrari Classiche workshop and offices on the 25th of July 2006, although it had ben operational in a lower key format for...

 
 

Unprecedented Nine Aston Martins for 24 Hours of Dubai

Now in its fifth year, the gruelling endurance race will take place at the Dubai Autodrome on the FIA sanctioned 5.39 km GP circuit. The race which has attracted over 80 teams from around the world will start at 1400 (local time)...

 
 
Valentino Rossi

Additional Ferrari Formula 1 to be run by a small team ?

Rossi in Red on 20 and 21 January in Barcelona

 
 
Audi e-tron Detroit Showcar

The Detroit showcar Audi e-tron shows another variant of an electric vehicle developed by Audi

Audi is showing an uncompromising purist compact sports car with all-electric drive at the first major auto show of 2010. The Detroit showcar Audi e-tron is the name of this 3.93 meter (154.72 in) long and 1.78 meter (70.08 in)...

 
 
1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B Mille Miglia 815092

The Monterey Auctions – Another View

The mad week of Monterey is now long gone, but we thought that we would reflect on the major auction action that is an integral part of the motoring events that make up the bustling week on and around the Montery Peninsular each...

 
 
1969 Dodge Daytona Racer (Lot S135.1)

1969 Dodge Daytona Bobby Allison Racer to Cross Block at Mecum Kissimmee Auction

Former NASCAR driver Bobby Allison will be appearing to sign autographs and watch his 1969 Dodge Daytona Racer go up for bid during the Mecum Kissimmee Auction on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee,...

 
 
Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, at the press conference of the Detroit Motor Show 2010

Exciting premieres in Detroit ... The E-Class Cabriolet, SLS AMG and automobile design as an art form

Mercedes-Benz is celebrating the world premiere of the new E-Class Cabriolet at the North American International Autoshow 2010. It not only completes the successful E-Class family, but also features a world first: the AIRCAP®...

 
 
Alfa Romeo 1750 G.S.

Automobilismo Storica Alfa Romeo

In the words of their publicity material “The future goes back a long way”, and a visit to Alfa Romeo’s Museo Storico certainly bears this out, as they have a great current range of cars, with exciting new projects coming along,...

 
 
Ferrari 599XX

Ferrari 599XX on Chrysler's Detroit stand

The official track debut of the Ferrari 599XX for the client test-drivers is at Homestead in Florida in March.

 

 
 
The Series 51 Continental

Bentley Motors Showcases new Flagship Mulsanne and Series 51 Continental GTC at Detroit Motor Show

Americas’ motor show debut for new Bentley Mulsanne and Series 51 Continental GTC convertible ... All-new Mulsanne to start at $285,000 in the United States with first deliveries to begin this Fall ... Series 51 specification...

 
 
Ferrari 365 California s/n 9615

Ferrari 365 California

updated 11th January 2010

March 1966 Ferrari presented one of the rarest Spyders at the Geneva Motor Show, the 365 California

 
 
Volkswagen Compact Coupe - from left to right - Klaus Bischoff, Leiter Volkswagen Design; Walter de?Silva, Leiter Konzern Design; Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Mitglied des Markenvorstands Volkswagen, Geschaeftsbereich Entwicklung; Stefan Jacoby, President und CEO Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Volkswagen World Premiere in Detroit - New Compact Coupe unites 4.2 l/100 km (45 mpg) with top dynamics

For Volkswagen this marks the beginning of an action-packed year, in which more new models will be introduced than ever before in the company’s history. Number 1 on the spectacular list of new products for calendar year 2010 is a...

 
 
1972 Ferrari 246 GTS s/n 03998, finished in Fly Yellow with black leather

Death by Storage

The half–life of a Ferrari restoration that is not maintained is about ten years, and at 20 years it is usually “start–over” time

 
 
Mercedes-Benz SL Night Edition and SLK Grand Edition

Two new Roadster editions from Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is now offering special editions of the SL and SLK, both of which feature a stylish interior with numerous sophisticated highlights. The optional designo magno night black matt paint finish accentuates the...

 
 
The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet with the now complete E-Class family (E-Class saloon, estate and coupé) at its exclusive launch in Abu Dhabi

Sales start of the E-Class Cabriolet

With the introduction of the new Cabriolet, the current Mercedes E-Class family is now complete. Sales of the model are scheduled to start in Europe on 11 January 2010. The open-top four-seater Cabriolet is expected to be on...