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Porsche extends electric sports car model range with Taycan 4S

  Porsche has stepped up its game following last month’s high-profile premiere of the new electric sports car, Taycan, on three continents. Now, the company is presenting the third version of its sports saloon with the introduction of the Taycan 4S. The new model is available with two battery sizes ...

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Toyota Gazoo Racing SA opens strong in Morocco

  It was a strong opening stage for Toyota Gazoo Racing SA, weekend in Morocco, as the team covered three of the Top 5 positions, despite treacherous track conditions encountered in Stage 1 of the 2019 Rally of Morocco. Nasser Al Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel topped the standings, with Giniel ...

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Bridgestone to supply solar tyres to 32 teams at World Solar Car Race

Bridgestone has announced that it would supply solar car tyres using its fuel-efficient tyre technology to 32 teams participating in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC), for which it is the naming rights sponsors. Held in Australia once every two years, the BWSC is the world’s foremost solar car ...

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Volkswagen looks to the future with brand-new logo, design

  Volkswagen has unveiled its new logo and brand design to reinvigorate the brand in time for a new era of mobility,  under the motto, ‘New Volkswagen’. The new logo and design were unveiled at the 2019 Frankfurt International Motor Show. “The new brand design marks the start of the ...

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Automobili Pininfarina, Bosch Engineering, BENTELER seal deal on high-performance electric vehicle (EV) platform

A strategic collaboration has been formed with mobility specialists Bosch Engineering and BENTELER just before the kick-off of the ongoing Frankfurt International Auto Show on a high-performance EV platform to support future Automobili Pininfarina vehicles. The innovative new platform underpins PURA Vision design model from Automobili Pininfarina. At a media ...

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Porsche Taycan premieres in North America, China, Europe

Porsche on Wednesday presented its first fully-electric sports car to the public with a spectacular world premiere held simultaneously on three continents. “The Taycan links our heritage to the future. It carries forward the success story of our brand – a brand that has fascinated and thrilled people the world ...

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Falken Polo Cup: Action, drama in East London as reigning champion, Kruger, dominates

  Round six of the Extreme Festival at the East London Grand Prix circuit in South Africa was full of action for the enthusiastic local spectators – particularly as far as the highly competitive Falken Polo Cup was concerned. While reigning champion Jeffrey Kruger and current points leader Bradley Liebenberg ...

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Renault Sport Racing top talent, Athoine Hubert, dies in Formula 2 Championship multiple accident

Renault Sport Racing has expressed shock at the loss of one of its brightest young talents, Anthoine Hubert, who died in  an accident involving several cars at the Circuit Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, saying it was devastated by his death. The 22-year-old Frenchman was racing for BWT-Arden in the FIA Formula 2 Championship which held ...

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Volkswagen team heads to fast, spectacular East London circuit

  In less than 24 hours from now, Volkswagen Motorsport would be heading for a thrilling weekend of racing and solid points haul at the fast and spectacular East London circuit in South Africa. This is as the round six of the Global Touring Car (GTC) series promises lots of ...

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Enter the new 911 Carrera Coupe, Cabriolet

Porsche has expanded its  range with the addition of the 911 Carrera.  The new sports car is being launched as a Coupé and Cabriolet, and generates 385 hp (283 kW) from its 3.0-litre, six-cylinder boxer engine with biturbo charging. The Carrera is the entry-level 911 model and offers 15 hp ...

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