Dakar: Defending champion Carlos Sainz extends his lead on Day 2
Carlos Sainz (Volkswagen) took his second stage win in the second day of the 2011 edition of the Rally-RAID Dakar, on Tuesday, and extended his lead to 3'05 over Stephane Peterhansel's BMW.
F1: Jarno Trulli admits no career under current money-driven F1
Jarno Trulli believes wealth is becoming too important as the remaining spaces on the F1 grid fill up for 2011.
F1: Force India lineup could take two more weeks
It may be two more weeks before an announcement about Nico Hulkenberg's role for the 2011 season is made, his manager Willi Weber has clarified.
NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson to start a new stock car team for his son
Junior Johnson, one of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees, is back in the racing business according to a report on NASCAR.com.
F1: Vitaly Petrov keeps Russian government's support
With a new two-year Renault contract in his pocket, Vitaly Petrov can continue to rely on the financial support of Russia.
Grand-Am: Repaved Daytona Internation Speedway promises great spectacle
The Daytona International Speedway was repaved recently with a first test on the surface held less than a month ago. The results of that test were impressive and promise a great spectacle on January 29-30.
F1: After Ferrari, 2011 Mercedes passes FIA crash tests
Mercedes has become the second team to have reportedly passed the mandatory FIA crash tests with its 2011 car.
DTM: Champion Paul di Resta officially leaves for F1 2011 debut
Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil will race Force India's 2011 cars, with Nico Hulkenberg moving into the third cockpit role.
F1: In vacation, Fernando Alonso not always patient with paparazzi
Fernando Alonso has landed himself in a controversy within the Spanish-language media. After arriving in a private jet for a holiday on the small Portuguese island of Porto Santo, the Ferrari driver lost his temper with a group of paparazzi photographers as he walked through the airport.
F1: Jos Verstappen backs Ferrari's third car proposal
Jos Verstappen has backed Ferrari's push to allow top teams to enter third cars in formula one.
Dakar: Carlos Sainz is the quickest after day 1
Carlos Sainz (Volkswagen) was quickest of the first leg of the 2011 Dakar Rally-RAID, held between Victoria and Cordoba, in Argentina.
F1: Williams insists Pastor Maldonado is no 'pay-driver'
Williams boss Adam Parr has hit out at claims Pastor Maldonado is little more than a "pay driver".
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Design of car possesses several features that tap into the role of safety, sustainability and practicality. The exhaust of the car has built-in sensors whose purpose is to track the level of CO2 emissions, alerting the driver when they exceed the normal limit. The wheel rims work through magnetic levitation, like train wheels, making the car lighter and faster. The car's side mirrors retract within its body when parked, and they roll out as soon as the engine starts. They each have a build-in camera system, allowing driver to clearly see outside from inside the vehicle with ease.
New concept sport car from German car producer E-Wolf. E-Wolf unveils an EV supercar that’s so sporty. With a top speed of 155 miles per hour and a 0-60 acceleration that clocks in under four seconds, it has the performance to match its Italian playboy good looks, and its all-wheel drive, where each wheel is powered by an independent electric motor, should be able to keep all 2,000 pounds of it on the road. The Ford F650 is a super truck, appeared in 2000. The F650 is designed as a heavy hauler and is often used for towing or as a small dump truck. It is humongous! Its weight is about 160 tons, height is 3.5 meters – like a one-floor house! But then again, with a price tag of $60,000 up to infinity, it’s not like the standard home owner will possess one anyway.
Spyker Cars adopts new 'Swedish' name
Dutch automaker will rename itself Swedish Automobile NV as part of its deal with a Chinese investor
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Car News Test DrivesBefore you and me see new models of cars or modifications of old one, they pass through the stricked control in laboratories, garages, on streets and platforms. Everything thing is called test drives. There cars are tested on a great number of points – power, safety, control, easiness of driving, protect from damages and other features. Tests can be made not only for the whole car, but for its separate parts also – wheels, air bags, hardness of base, suitiness of wheels to the type of road, protect from temperature and many others. For each, even smallest detail, scientists have couple of test.
In special laboratories techniques create situations and observe how car will show itself. How will these situations will influence passengers and driver.
It helps producers to identify all problems and disadvantages due to correct them before mass production. In case of low quality test drives, innocent people can be harmed.
While cars are tested instead of passengers, soft manikins are used. Numerous appliances are based on them, and at the moment of artificial crash it will memorize the force of hit, speed, possible damage on other characteristics, needed to be clarified.
When parts are tested they may be separated from the car structure or be on their place. These test also show what material is better to be used on this or those detail, how long will it serve and how it should be treated.
Kia Rio B-Spec First Drive
As I came up fast over the crest just before the sharp right-hander, I felt the race car begin to understeer away from me. "No worries," I thought, forgetting what exactly I was driving, "I'll just get on the power and get it straightened out." A tank-slapper later I was facing the other direction on the edge of the grass. I had just spun out on my first lap ever in a race car. A front-drive Kia Rio B-Spec race car, at that.
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