Pebble Beach/Sant’Agata Bolognese, 15 August 2021 – At the 70th Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, the Lamborghini Countach, a model this year celebrating its first half century, was honored with its very own dedicated class. Eight Countachs were present at the event: six were brought by international collectors, while the other two, brought by… Continue reading @VW Group: A celebration of the Lamborghini Countach at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (CA, USA). A special Countach class and the presentation of the brand new Countach LPI 800-4 — a very special way to celebrate 50 years of one of Lamborghini’s most iconic models003672
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@VW Group: The Porsche 917 KH: a Le Mans legend visits Monterey Car Week003674
16/08/2021 Visitors to this year’s Monterey Car Week were able to see the original Le Mans-winning 917 KH up-close, as well as twelve other 917 models. Seventy years ago, its first class victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans laid the foundation for what would become a long and rich success story for Porsche… Continue reading @VW Group: The Porsche 917 KH: a Le Mans legend visits Monterey Car Week003674
@VW Group: Porsche concludes Le Mans preparations with best times in both GTE classes003673
Test day With a lap time of 3:52.901 minutes, the 911 RSR driven by Kévin Estre (France), Neel Jani (Switzerland) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) set the best time in the GTE-Pro class during this morning’s session. The No. 91 sister car shared by the works driver trio Gianmaria Bruni (Italy), Richard Lietz (Austria) and Fréderic… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche concludes Le Mans preparations with best times in both GTE classes003673
@VW Group: When fate and two racing hearts meet003672
It’s a peaceful morning in the Swiss village of Bellmund near Lake Biel. Birds are chirping and the 1,500 inhabitants in the pretty little town in the Canton of Bern are getting ready to start the day. Porsche works driver Neel Jani steps out of the front door of his partially restored farmhouse and shatters… Continue reading @VW Group: When fate and two racing hearts meet003672
MOTORTREND’S legendary annual HOT ROD POWER TOUR rolls through the Midwest August 23-27
HOT ROD Power Tour is widely considered to be the finest high-end hot rod–based automotive tour in the world, bringing together more than 5,000 vehicles. Classic cars, hot rods and trucks travel city to city while performance car lovers, HOT ROD editors and photographers follow alongside the tour, cruising through small town America like one… Continue reading MOTORTREND’S legendary annual HOT ROD POWER TOUR rolls through the Midwest August 23-27
Weekly Treasure: 2010 Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 Coupe – CarBuzz
The ultimate first-generation C8. Spyker Cars, the Dutch sports car company that’s become more known for its history of financial upheavals rather than its gloriously unusual and beautiful sports cars, has not sold any of those cars since 2012, despite listing eight dealers in the US still currently active. Just two were sold that year.… Continue reading Weekly Treasure: 2010 Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 Coupe – CarBuzz
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Leads Le Mans Test Day – RoadandTrack.com
James Moy PhotographyGetty Images In a major surprise, the No. 708 Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG007 led today’s Le Mans test day after an exceptional lap late in the day by Olivier Pla. The two heavily favored Toyota GR010s both set a best time within 2/10ths of a second of the leader, while Alpine’s lone grandfathered-in… Continue reading Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Leads Le Mans Test Day – RoadandTrack.com
German Manager Magazin: Electric car: Joe Biden sets 50 percent quota for emission-free cars001038
US President Joe Biden (78) wants to make his country’s auto industry greener – also with a view to the competition in Europe and China. By 2030, half of all new vehicles sold in the US are expected to have an alternative drive system, according to an executive order signed by Biden on Thursday (local… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Electric car: Joe Biden sets 50 percent quota for emission-free cars001038
German Manager Magazin: BMW, Mercedes, Audi: German love for SUVs and off-road vehicles unbroken001037
Off-road vehicles and SUVs are still very popular with car buyers. One of the two segments accounted for a good third of new registrations in July, according to figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority emerge. Overall, however, the recovery on the German car market has come to an end again. After four months of… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: BMW, Mercedes, Audi: German love for SUVs and off-road vehicles unbroken001037
German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Shareholders are suing Porsche SE in the USA001036
The VW main owner Porsche SE is in connection with the diesel scandal with a shareholder action in the USA faced. The lawsuit filed with the Supreme Court of New York State is directed against Porsche SE and former members of the executive and supervisory boards of Volkswagen as well as other people, according to… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Shareholders are suing Porsche SE in the USA001036