Dakar 2024 – Stage 2 Highlights

DAY 3: Stage 2 – January 7, 2024 – Route: AL HENAKIYAH > AL DUWADIMI: Liaison 192km and Special 463km – After a bruising opening stage there were already sizeable time gaps in the Ultimate class ahead of Stage 2, but turning that around was Stéphane Peterhansel. The Audi RS Q e-tron driver powered to his … Read more

Dakar 2024 – Stage 1 Highlights

DAY 2: Stage 1 – January 6, 2024 – Route: AlUla > Al Henakiyah: Liaison 127km and Special 414km Car class rookie Guillaume de Mévius made the dream start to the race proper, as he charged over a rocky Stage 1 to set the day’s fastest time. The young Belgian powered through one of the toughest … Read more

2005 Pagani Zonda F

The Pagani Zonda F is a car, but not in the usual sense. Let’s say it’s more of an object. It’s not made by hundreds of people, hundreds of computers, hundreds of things that can’t be touched, seen or understood. The Pagani Zonda F is made by hand, by Maurizio, Pirta, Tiziana, Gnacca, Fazio and … Read more

Donald J. Trump’s 1997 Lamborghini Diablo Vt Roadster

Source: barrett-jackson.com Built to succeed the fabled Lamborghini Countach, this 1997 Lamborghini Diablo VT roadster is one of 132 produced for the U.S. market between 1997-99. The Diablo carried on Lamborghini’s tradition of naming cars for fighting bulls; it was named for a legendary bull that battled famed matador “El Chicorro” in the 19th century. … Read more

Prologue / Dakar Rally 2024 – Highlights

DAY 1: Prologue – Friday, January 5 – Route: AlUla > AlUla: Liaison 130km and Special 27km Sweden’s Mattias Ekström came out hard and fast at the beginning of the 46th Dakar Rally with the Audi RS Q e-tron star and co-driver Emil Bergkvist winning the Ultimate car prologue by an impressive 23 seconds from American … Read more

Volkswagen tops UK sales for third year running

Volkswagen is the UK’s best-selling new-car brand for the third year running, as confirmed by figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 162,087 new Volkswagen passenger vehicles were registered in the UK in 2023 – over 30,000 more than in 2022. This equated to a leading market … Read more