MOTORSPORTS

The Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa team has arrived safely on location in South America, and has been progressing well with preparations for Dakar 2016, according to a statement issued Wednesday in Campana, Argentina. The statement obtained by AUTO REPORT AFRICA added that the team also completed a shakedown of ...

Hyundai said on Wednesday that in continuation of its drive toward Super Bowl 50, it would offer 50 fans an opportunity to win the trip of a lifetime. Hyundai is an official NFL sponsor and is hosting a sweepstakes to give away 50 tickets to the biggest Super Bowl ever. ...

Kia Motors said it is getting ready to unveil a special, one-off X-Men-inspired Sportage CUV as part of its ongoing collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox and the X-Men movie franchise, a statement signed in Seoul, Korea has said. The 2nd generation Kia X-Car, according to the statement, has been created to ...

Hyundai Motorsport has kicked off the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) by unveiling its brand new car, the New Generation i20 WRC, at an event witnessed by more than 150 media personalities and guests at the team’s factory in Alzenau, Germany. According to a statement, the unveiling of the ...

Renault’s Duster appears ready to take on the Dakar, arguably the world’s toughest motorsport event , once again. The marathon off-road race kicks off from Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 3, 2016, and the line-up will include two SA-built Dusters entered by Renault Sport Argentina: a ‘facelifted’ one for Argentinian ...

Porsche has broken an all-time record as its November sales results marked an historic success with the German automaker delivering 209,894 cars worldwide from January to November 2015. This, according to a statement issued from its Middle East Africa (MEA) regional office in Dubai, weekend, corresponds to a 24 per ...

Hyundai said it is continuing its love of football and celebration of fan passion by building on its NFL sponsorship as it signed automotive sponsorship deals with two NFL teams – the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. In a statement issued in Fountain Valley, California on Wednesday, senior group manager, experiential ...

Two mid-engine sports cars from Porsche have been given new names. The 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman will be the names of the two-door mid-engine sports cars from Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, effective with the 2016 model changeover, according to a statement issued in Dubai Thursday. The 718 ...

Following successful extensive testing in Spain and Morocco, the 2012 Dakar race-winning De Rooy team has chosen Goodyear ORD off-the-road truck tyres. These are in the size of 375/90R22.5 and will be fitted on three Iveco trucks the team has entered in the 2016 Dakar race called “The Odyssey”. The ...

The first 100 per cent electrically powered Porsche is on its way. During its meeting last Friday, the supervisory board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG gave the green light for the Mission E project. Dr. Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Porsche Executive Board, referred to the decision as ...