Posts Tagged ‘rumor mill’
Way back in nineties, this particular blogger had to get rid of his PlayStation because he was spending far too many nights on GranTurismo. Something about knocking a tenth of a second off our best time in the Mazda Demio was as addictive as air. Last Friday we spent an hour in front of the pre-prod......
Schumacher shuts the door on MotoGP rumors
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Rumors of Michael Schumacher racing on two wheels in the MotoGP series have been bouncing around like a Ferrari-red rubber ball. First came the initial speculation, coupled with denials from both MotoGP and Ducati, the team for whom the retired F1 champ was rumored to ride. The rumor-mill was set a-......
Rendered Speculation: Alfa Romeo Duetto
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
The rumor-mill is churning away again over the anticipated return of the Alfa Romeo Duetto. It could be a couple more years before the Duetto hits the road, but when it does, the new convertible is anticipated to target the Mazda MX-5 and form an integral part of Alfa Romeo's return to the American ......
Rumormill: Subaru to build new Toyota Celica
Monday, November 26th, 2007
click above for more high-res images of the Toyota FT-HS Concept
The rumor mill is up and running again this week, churning out reports of a new Toyota Celica. While the Toyota line-up once included a variety of sports-coupes, since the cancellation of the Supra, MR2 and Celica, it's had nothing but......
Rumormill: Hyundai headed into Formula D?
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
A factory-backed Hyundai drift team? It doesn't sound so fanciful after last week's introduction of the Genesis Coupe. Everyone who looks at the Concept Genesis has the same reaction, whether the powerplant referenced is a turbocharged four or a torquey V6 - "what a perfect drift car that would be."......
Ferrari F1 guru Ross Brawn defects to Honda
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
When Ross Brawn took a sabbatical last year from Scuderia Ferrari, the rumors started flying. Would he return to Ferrari? Would he sign with another team? Or would he retire from racing altogether? The rumor mill can stop churning now, as the mastermind behind Ferrari's dominance of the Formula One ......
Officially Official: KTM RC8 Superbike introduced
Monday, September 3rd, 2007
click above image for more high-res pics of the KTM RC8Gasp! The Superbike races are heating up fast, with Ducati's new 1098, Buell's new 1125 and now KTM's new RC8 all sporting V-Twin engines of around 150 horsepower. The KTM is what we are looking at above, and it is not likely to be mistaken for......
Rumor Mill: Corvette C6RS might go into limited production
Monday, August 27th, 2007
click above image for live shots of the C6RS from its debut at the SEMA ShowWe just got a tip from a knowledgeable source that Pratt & Miller have all but acknowledged that Jay Leno's wild Corvette C6RS will go into limited production. We hear that 25 will be built at a cost of $185,000 plus a ......
Rumor Mill Refuted: Shelby Automobiles not going out of business
Sunday, August 5th, 2007
Autoblog listens to every rumor that comes our way, and there sure are a lot of them. But when we hear something twice and it then pops up online, we begin to take it more seriously. Reports that Shelby Automobiles, the company the Carroll built, was going out business began landing on our desk toda......
Update from the Rumor Mill: Where are you going, Fernando?
Friday, July 27th, 2007
Earlier reports that reigning Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso has signed with Ferrari for next season seem to be mere speculation, although the prospect of the Spanish driver leaving McLaren at the fast-approaching end of the season is looking likely.
The back-to-back title holder has had a......