Heartbreaking news out of the south of France this weekend when the Aston Martin of Allan Simonsen crashed heavily at the Tertre Rouge. Soon after the crash Simonson succumbed to the injuries he sustained. He was 34-years-old. The Dane was a veteran driver, having raced in the previous 24 hours of LeMans. He also had […] More »
By: Brett Blaske | June 23, 2013
Talk of Toyota spoiling the race at LeMans for Audi was prevalent in the months and weeks leading up to this year’s race. The talk never came to fruition as Audi dominated the field to take the win at the Circuit La Sarthe. Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Loic Duval were the three men who […] More »
By: Brett Blaske | June 23, 2013
The ‘Ring’s section called Flugplatz (which means airport) is well known for sending cars flying, and this Porsche GT2 driver was clearly in over his head. Luckily the driver and passenger escaped with their lives–just bumps on the head and a broken arm for the passenger. Video of the wreck after the jump and you […] More »
By: RatFink | June 21, 2013
Last night, Tesla held a press conference/love-fest at its design studio in Hawthorne, CA in order to demonstrate its battery swap technology. The event began late, as attendance overwhelmed the valet’s capacity but finally started with Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen introducing CEO Elon Musk. Musk quickly outlined his vision for the nascent technology […] More »
By: Yoav Gilad | June 21, 2013
Lamborghini Murcielago (and a really strong kid) via Reddit
By: Marcus Slater | June 21, 2013
Aston Martin seems to have adopted a fairly straightforward strategy when it comes to selling vehicles: build the most beautiful cars on the road. The new Vanquish Volante droptop is no exception. Sorry, but just look at this thing. It’s perfect. Power comes from a 5.9-liter V12 pushing 565 horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque. […] More »
By: RatFink | June 19, 2013
Although it’s only been a few years since the current Porsche Cayenne was introduced, Porsche seems to be working on a midcycle update for its big SUV possibly in time to welcome the smaller Macan. As seen in these recent spy-shots, it looks like the Cayenne will be getting a minor facelift, but it’s hard […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | June 19, 2013
