Posts Tagged ‘contenders’
Click image for high-res galleryThe now-famous powder-blue and orange Gulf Oil racing livery was on a 24 Hours of Le Mans winner for the first time in 1968 when Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi piloted the #9 Ford GT40 to overall victory at the Circuit de la Sarthe. It has subsequently been worn b......
CX-9 wins again: SEAMO Family Car of the Year
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
While Autoblog was busy checking out the new Rogue, Grand Caravan, SRT4 and C30, everybody else at the recent South East Automotive Media Organization ride and drive was apparently loving on Mazda's CX-9. Out of a possible 100 points, journalists at the event gave the SUV a score of 91, putting it w......
MIT entering driverless Land Rover LR3 in DARPA Urban Challenge
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
The 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge is mere weeks away, and the top tier teams are readying to do battle on a yet-to-be-disclosed course in Victorville, CA. The event will take place November 3rd at the former George Air Force Base, and we'll have our own celebrity blogger, John McElroy, on hand to take ......
What GT5 Prologue has in store for you
Saturday, August 11th, 2007
As previously reported, the demo of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be available to download October 20th through November 11th for those of you lucky enough to be PS3-equipped. Now, we've got the details about what vehicles you'll be able to virtually flog while battling out with 16 other contenders a......
C6R with Bad Boy Vettes Livery Revealed
Friday, August 10th, 2007
We have been tracking the progress of Bad Boy Vette's new livery for the C6R in its final race of the ALMS season with great anticipation. The finished product was finally revealed last night at a pre-race party in Monterey hosted by BBV. The new graphics look downright menacing, with the "Take No ......
European Car of the Year: the journalists narrow it down
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
The European car market is filled with all sorts of interesting models that we only wish we had Stateside, and every year our counterparts across the pond pick the best with the European Car of the Year awards. Last year Ford's S-Max, the minivan that makes grocery runs exciting, won the citation, p......
24 Hours of LeMons: The Contenders
Friday, May 4th, 2007
Click the image above for a 110 image-strong gallery of the contendersThe 24 Hours of LeMons is set to begin in less than a half an hour, and we thought it would be a good idea to introduce you to some of the vehicles about to partake in the this motoring madness. We've compiled a gallery showing s......
Motor Trend pitches Hyundai’s Veracruz vs. Lexus RX
Saturday, April 21st, 2007
"We want to take on the Lexus, straight up." Those were the words of a confident Hyundai PR man when offered the challenge of pitting the 2007 Hyundai Veracruz up against the 2008 Lexus RX350 in an extensive road test conducted by Motor Trend.In recent years, Hyundai has gone from strength to streng......
One Lap of America winner crowned
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
This past Saturday marked the closing of the 2007 One Lap of America and after the scores were totaled, the duo of Mark DaVia and Drew Wikstrom walked away with the trophy for the fourth consecutive year. Manning their championship Porsche 996 Turbo, they beat out the second place contenders Brian S......
Mustang FR500GT and Matech Ford GT debut at FIA GT Silverstone race
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
A while back we posted on the impending debut of two Fords in FIA GT3 class racing – the Ford FR500GT and Ford GT. Last weekend both cars debuted simultaneously at Silverstone in the GT3 class and raced alongside other contenders like the Jaguar XKR GT3, which also debuted that weekend, the Ferrar......