18 May 2009, 04:55 PM
The Cinema Against AIDS Gala in favour of AmFAR (the American Foundation for AIDS Research), the association in charge of fund-raising for the fight against AIDS, is to be held on 21st May 2009, during the 62nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The charity auction, now in its seventeenth edition, will be taking place at Hotel du Cap in Antibes this year.
Bill Clinton will be the most eagerly awaited guest of this edition and will be hosting
18 May 2009, 03:18 PM
RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby's made history in Maranello as a 1957 Ferrari 250 TR, chassis no. 0714TR sold for €9,020,000 at the third annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event to set a new world record for the most expensive motor car ever to be sold at auction.
Returning to its Maranello birthplace for its auction debut, the €9,020,000 sale price represents €1,980,000 more than the previous auction world record which was set at t
18 May 2009, 01:26 PM
Volkswagen is revising its Passat saloon and Estate ranges, adding a new R Line model to give customers more equipment and value for money.
The familiar Passat range line-up of S, Highline, Sport and SEL is replaced with a new streamlined selection of S, R Line and Highline. BlueMotion remains the choice for efficiency while R36 continues as the range-topping performance model.
The R Line trim is based on the entry-level S model and is ava
18 May 2009, 01:03 PM
Aston Martin have today confirmed they will use the 2009 London Motorexpo as the platform for the UK debut of both their V12 Vantage and DBS Volante - following the world premieres of both vehicles earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show.
For the V12 Vantage, every component has been honed with pure driving enjoyment in mind and the result of this is the most potent production sports car in the marque's 95-year history.
In addition and b
18 May 2009, 11:06 AM
With a combined C02 rating of just 105g/km, the latest Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX shaves a remarkable 14g/km off the outgoing model's emissions figure, and now achieves 85.6mpg on the Government's extra urban fuel cycle - an improvement of over 13 per cent.
Now officially Vauxhall's most economical production vehicle in its 106-year history, the 3-door only Corsa ecoFLEX will pave the way for even more efficient vehicles, such as the groundbreakin
18 May 2009, 10:56 AM
The new seat "Abarth Corse by Sabelt" is born: a technologically evolved product which is the result of the cooperation between two Italian brands, sharing the same sportsmanship and technological values. In fact, Abarth once more found the ideal partner in Sabelt in order to develop this new product, which confirms the goal of the Scorpion brand to transfer to all its customers the functionality, in terms of performance and safety, of the racing world.
Designed by Sabelt Style Center, under
15 May 2009, 12:41 PM
It was back at the 1984 Paris Motor Show that the world caught its first glimpse of a Spanish supermini that would shake up the small car class for good, bringing much-needed style and excitement to the sector and establishing SEAT as a key component of the Volkswagen Group.
The public unveiling 25 years ago of the Ibiza Mk I signalled the start of a motoring success story that has taken the car to worldwide sales of more than four million and, in the process, the title of SEAT's best-selling model of the modern
15 May 2009, 09:09 AM
MINI has come up with a fresh interpretation of George Harrison's extravagant original Mini to coincide with the brand's 50th birthday. The one-off model will be handed over to Olivia Harrison at the MINI United event. Olivia will accept the MINI on behalf of the Material World Charitable Foundation, a charity set up by George Harrison in 1973. The car will be auctioned in aid of the Foundation later in the year.
MINI United - the world's biggest fan event - will take place at Silverstone in
14 May 2009, 04:28 PM
Individualisation on the highest level - this is the motto under which HAMANN presents its refining programme for the new BMW 7-series of the model range F01 and F02. Already since 1986, the Laupheim-based company develops and produces products for the individualisation of BMW automobiles. Thereby, the HAMANN technicia
14 May 2009, 03:24 PM
With Father's Day just weeks away (Sunday 21 June), Goodwood is encouraging all good sons and daughters to show just how much they appreciate their dad, by treating him to a visit for this year's Festival of Speed, being held at Goodwood House from 3-5 July.
The Festival of Speed is firmly established as the world's biggest celebration of the history of motor sport. Your hero (your dad) will be able to see a huge number of his favourite motor
14 May 2009, 10:42 AM
Following its crowning glory as 2009 European Car of the Year and the recent launch of the all-new Sports Tourer, it may seem there's no getting away from the Vauxhall Insignia.
And now, there really isn't! GM UK Special Vehicles has pulled the wraps off the all-new Police specification version of the car, which can be supplied to order to Police fleets throughout the UK.
Three versions are available. A high-speed pursuit car featuring either 2.0-litre 220PS turbo or a 2.8-litre 260PS petrol engine and all-wh
14 May 2009, 10:35 AM
The NISSAN GT-R, winner of the 2009 World Performance Car of the Year, has improved its lap time at the renowned Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany to 7min 26 seconds 70 on April 23.This new time underlines Nissan engineering team's commitment to constantly challenge the GT-R's performance. Previous recorded lap times at the 'Ring' were:
7 minutes 27 seconds 56 on April 15, 2009
7 minutes 29 in April 2008
7 minutes 38
