Just over a year ago, Volkswagen unveiled the I.D. R Pikes Peak. An all-electric racecar built specifically to set a new record at the Pikes Peak hill climb. 250 days since the project began, Volkswagen bagged the all-time record at Pikes Peak with the first ever sub-8 minute time with Romain Dumas at the wheel. […]
Most innovations and revolutions in the automotive industry are accepted on the back of motorsport achievements and the era of all-electric cars is being ushered in a similar fashion. We have Formula-E, the Tesla Model S that can do 0-100kph in just 2.5 seconds, Nio EP9, Rimac and now this – VW’s all-electric prototype racecar […]
The Gran Turismo game series is one of the most iconic racing games on the PlayStation consoles and many, many manufacturers have been part of their lineup for players to enjoy on all kinds of race tracks. Among the cars from the past and the present, many carmakers add their designs for the future, ones […]
Electric cars, electric racecars and even driverless electric racecars. It’s the unavoidable future of the automotive industry. But they are not the replacement. Yes, the battle against pollution and CO2 will have the law probably force it upon us all as the norm, but they still cannot erase the beauty that is the naturally aspirated […]
The automotive space is going through a tumble-dry phase of changes and technological evolutions. Hybrids, electric-only and autonomous seem to be the only chants for change. The last one taking away all possible human participation behind the wheel of a car. Governments announcing timelines on banning the internal combustion engines, the focus shifting from the […]
Infiniti as a brand turned 30 this year and amongst their usual line up of SUVs and crossovers, the company has shown a concept car that reveals that their engineers are very much in tune with their inner car nut – the Prototype 9. You see, Infiniti may have come into existence within Nissan just […]
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