Ott Tänak is on course for a much-needed victory at Rally Italia Sardegna after leaving his rivals for dust on Saturday’s penultimate leg. The Estonian driver will start Sunday’s final leg with a hefty 46.0sec advantage over M-Sport Ford’s Craig Breen after pulling clear on what was a disastrous day for Friday leader Esapekka Lappi. … Read more
Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) fended off the close attention of Jean-Éric Vergne (DS TECHEETAH) and Edoardo Mortara (ROKiT Venturi Racing) to take his third win of Season 8 at the inaugural Jakarta E-Prix. The Kiwi made a late-race lunge that caught then-leader Vergne off-guard at Turn 7 on Lap 31 in an opportunistic move … Read more
Ott Tänak moved into the lead of Rally Italia Sardegna after overnight leader Esapekka Lappi swiped a rock on Saturday morning’s opening test. Lappi held a slender advantage over the Estonian driver following Friday’s punishing leg, and entered the first pass of Tempio Pausania 0.7sec in front. However, the Finn’s Yaris got out of line … Read more
This Article is Updated… Esapekka Lappi delivered a near-perfect drive to round out Friday’s punishing opening leg with a slender lead at Rally Italia Sardegna. The Finn, making his gravel debut in a Toyota GR Yaris, won two of the six rock-strewn speed tests to open up a tiny 0.7sec advantage over Ott Tänak on … Read more
Buick opened a significant new chapter in its development in China today with the local introduction of its all-new brand identity, signifying its accelerated transformation toward an electric future and long-term commitment to China. The reveal of the new Buick badge at a virtual livestreamed event in China was accompanied by the debut of the … Read more
With a sleek, dynamic and expressive appearance, the Buick Electra-X concept SUV unveiled in China brings Buick’s all-new design language to life and projects the brand’s vision for an electric and intelligent future. Developed by GM’s PATAC engineering and design team in Shanghai, backed by the global resources of General Motors, the Electra-X previews the … Read more
Manhart latest project starts today! This is the new MANHART RS3 500, a model based upon the new current Audi RS3 (8Y) Sportback and Sedan versions. The tuning program for the new pocket rocket will include a range of upgrades including a MHtronik Powerbox bringing the power from 400 hp to 500 hp. The new … Read more
Will self-driving cars soon be a reality? And how will people’s attitude have to change to ensure autonomous driving meets with broad acceptance? The &Audi study “SocAIty”, compiled with the help of renowned experts, looks into these questions, among others. It also clears up some of the widespread myths surrounding the topic. What is true? … Read more
Polestar is expanding its tuning-based Polestar Engineered product offering with the introduction of the Polestar 2 BST edition 270. The new version leverages decades of tuning experience to deliver Polestar’s most dynamic electric driver’s car yet. As implied in the name, only 270 units will be built, exclusively for Europe, North America and China. “We … Read more
At the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) brand’s main plant in Hannover, where production of the ID. Buzz Cargo1 has already begun, serial production of the ID. Buzz Pro1 is now starting. Josef Baumert, Member of the VWCV Brand Management Board for Production and Logistics, and Stavros Christidis, Chairman of the VWCV Works Council, celebrated the … Read more