Drag Reduction System Remains

Autosport today has reported that it has learned that the FIA has decided to leave the Drag Reduction System the same in 2012 as it was in 2011. The DRS was one of things that contributed to more exciting racing in 2011 as it permitted cars to overtake more easily,...

89,000 Mini Coopers recalled for fire risk

The recall involves turbocharged 2007 through 2011 Mini cars and SUVs, including the Mini Cooper S.NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — BMW is recalling 89,000 Mini Coopers in the United States for the same sort of problem that led to earlier recalls of BMW and Rolls-Royce...

Name That Shifter, No. 59

January 16, 2012 at 11:16am by Car and Driver It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly...

Tesla Stock Plunges as Top Executives Leave

Stock values for the Palo Alto, California based Tesla Motors took a nose dive after the official announcement of two executives would be leaving the company. A couple of months before Tesla plans to launch its all electric Model S sedan, Ricardo Reyes, a spokesman...

Toyota GT 86 by Modellista

The 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon is just chock full of tuning packages for the Toyota GT 86, or any of its sibling iterations. Next to the GT86 by TRD featured earlier, Toyota has also brought the GT 86 Modellista version to Japan. While both versions mostly focused on...