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BMW and Pininfarina have fully unveiled their Gran Lusso Coupe for the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2013, which takes a 6 Series and adds Italian flair. As with the Zagato Coupe last year, the Gran Lusso Coupe is a pure one-off with no intention of putting the car into production. The car's concept harkens back to Pininfarina of the 60s that supplied luxury and the ...

It is a surprisingly light weekend for racing, partially because of the holiday weekend in the US. However, two of the races are ranked as some of the most famous in the world but both have their flaws. Formula 1 The Grand Prix of Monaco is one of the most famous and important races on the Formula 1 calendar. Unfortunately, it is often not a great race because the course is so tight; ...

Four 70-year-old men from the UK are circumnavigating the world in two Suzuki Jimnys. The drive is meant to raise money for Save the Children and Oakhaven Hospice in Lymington, Hampshire. The journey began on Easter Sunday, and they have already driven through Mongolia into Russia and down to Vladivostock. The next step is a 30-day crossing on a container ship to Vancouver, ...

Historics at Brooklands is auctioning a well-restored Series One Jaguar E-Type Roadster on June 1. The car started its life in California but will make its return to the UK. The numbers-matching car just completed a full restoration. The car was one of the last left-hand drive Series I roadsters built when it left the factory on December 7, 1966. It was imported back to England in 2010 for ...

As if there was not enough controversy about tires in Formula 1 already, now there is a contract dispute for next season to add to the list of grievances.  Pirelli says that the teams are running out of time to make a deal for the tires for 2014.  "Apparently on September 1, we are meant to tell them everything that they need to know with the tires for next season, but ...

Seat will introduce the Leon to Mexico in June. Mexico is a market of growing importance for Seat. It is the brand's sixth highest sales market, and it has the ninth highest sales of any brand in Mexico. It has grown 60% in the last two years there.  The five-door will be offered initially in June, and the SC three-door will be introduced in the last quarter of the year. Both will ...

Renault has revealed its 320hp Twin'Run concept publicly by driving it around the Monaco F1 course. The car takes inspiration from the classic Renault 5 and suggests the look of the next generation Twingo. In Renault's mind, the Twin'Run picks up where the R5 Turbo and Clio V6 left off. It is a tube-frame racecar with the body similar to the future Twingo. "Twin’Run ...

McLaren has been celebrating its 50th anniversary all year, but its latest act is finally something customers can enjoy. McLaren is building limited editions of 50 each of anniversary edition 12C and 12C Spiders. The cars will be specially modified by McLaren Special Operations, which is generally responsible for upkeeps of customer's F1s and creating modified cars for customers. The ...

Qoros has announced that the standard 8in infotainment system in its cars will be powered by the Windows Azure cloud service, and Qoros will call its suite of services QorosQloud. The system incorporates navigation, vehicle monitoring and information sharing either from the car, owners' mobile devices or computer. “QorosQloud demonstrates the reliability, flexibility and ...

Weight is the enemy of motorsports. While the cars in nearly every series have weight minimums that they must meet, every bit that a team can get under that amount allows the team to distribute weight wherever it would like. Audi says that since 1999, it has reduced the weight of the monocoques used in its cars at Le Mans has been reduced by half.  Audi has developed the R18 E-tron ...