Gautam Sen’s new book, The Automobile: An Indian Love Affair, traces the history of the automobile in India over 130 years. Read more Updated Jun 27, 2021 2:59 PM IST 9 photos / Gautam Sen’s book The Automobile: An Indian Love Affair (Penguin) describes how cars shaped the rapidly changing social structures of a young […]
A very successful weekend for BMW racing cars at Watkins Glen for the Michelin Endurance Cup. In the GTLM category, John Edwards (USA), Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Augusto Farfus (BRA) finished second in the MOTUL BMW M8 GTE # 24 at the “Six Hours of the Glen†at Watkins Glen (USA). They were followed to […]
GASTON COUNTY, North Carolina – A six-year-old boy died and his father was seriously injured when a racing driver crashed into his car in Gaston County late Saturday night, the North Carolina Highway Patrol reported. Soldiers said two cars, a Dodge Challenger driven by Gracie Eaves, 20, of Bessemer City, and an Audi coupe driven […]
John Ferden of Swisher started driving at Hawkeye Downs at 57 and is still learning at 61 Swisher’s John Ferden (9) prepares to hit the track in his Legend Series car for hot laps at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids on Friday June 18, 2021 (Cliff Jette / Freelance for The Gazette) CEDAR RAPIDS […]
The Philippines is no joke when it comes to car smuggling. So much so that he’s ready to destroy some very special vehicles to prove a point. The country’s Customs Office last Friday destroyed $ 1.2 million worth of luxury cars, including a McLaren 620R, according to an official Facebook post. The reason? Each of […]
Volkswagen’s luxury unit, Porsche AG, partners with battery expert Customcells to manufacture high-performance batteries with reduced charge times. Porsche will invest a double-digit $ 1 million in the new company, named Cellforce Group, in which it will have an 83.72% stake. Cellforce will become a new Porsche subsidiary. Its partner in the company is the […]
The Concours of Elegance is set to take place in September and one of the most beautiful racing cars will appear. The Concours of Elegance will welcome the Bugatti Type 59 this year. STRONG POINTS The Concours of Elegance is renowned for bringing together the rarest cars ever created. This year, the Bugatti Type 59 […]
On Friday, the BOC (Bureau of Customs) simultaneously destroyed seven luxury vehicles, including a McLaren 620R super car in Port Area, Manila, with a local value of 33 million pesos. The agency, in a statement, said the vehicles were shipped to the country from different consignees and were seized several times between 2018 and 2020. […]
On Friday, the BOC (Bureau of Customs) simultaneously destroyed seven luxury vehicles, including a McLaren 620R Supercar in Port Area, Manila, valued locally at P33 million. The agency, in a statement, said the vehicles had been shipped to the country by different recipients and had been seized on several occasions between 2018 and 2020. A […]
While much of the eVTOL industry is aimed at city air taxis or freight transportation, entrepreneur Matthew Pearson came up with another idea: electric flying racing cars. Thus, in 2019, he founded two companies, Alauda Aeronautics to manufacture the aircraft and Airspeeder, an international series to fly them. Today, Airspeeder says it has completed the […]
Luxury cars and expensive watches go hand in hand. Chances are, if you drive a Maserati or a Lamborghini, you are wearing a Rolex or a Tag Heuer on your wrist. But while we’ve seen car-inspired watch models (think Bentley X Breitling or TAG Heuer’s Grand Prix De Monaco), we’ve never seen a watch-inspired luxury […]
Want to know what the future of manned drone racing could look like? Get on board, because this video from a Filipino innovator shows real people, in real one-seater flying cars, racing against each other! All over the world, companies are investing a lot of money in testing passenger drones and air taxis. From Chinese […]
The Canon EOS R3 has taken one step closer to a full launch with the release of a few more official specs, including details on its early autofocus capabilities. The professional full-frame sports camera, which is actually a mirrorless version of the Canon EOS 1D X Mark III, received a “development announcement” in April. But […]