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Porsche unveils line-up for Frankfurt

September 10, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under Car News, Frankfurt, Motor Shows, Porsche

Porsche has prepared perhaps its most ambitious showcase yet, with one European and four world premieres planned for next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

Demonstrating its strength in innovation, Porsche will present the 911 Turbo, the 911 Sport Classic (limited to 250 examples), the 911 GT3 RS – and its motor sport twin the 911 GT3 Cup [...]

Fastest Subarus in the UK

August 18, 2009 by Anthony Crawford  
Filed under Car News, Motorsport, Subaru

If you happen to own a Subaru WRX or an STi and reside in the United Kingdom, Sunday September 23 is your lucky day.

This is round four of the Scooby Sprint Championship at Northamptonshire’s Santa Pod raceway.

Schumacher returns to Formula One

July 30, 2009 by David Twomey  
Filed under Car News, Ferrari, Fiat, Motorsport

It has inevitable written all over it and the Ferrari Formula One Team has confirmed that seven-times World Champion, Michael Schumacher, will return to the cockpit of a race car as a temporary replacement for injured driver Felipe Massa.

In an official announcement this morning Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro said it intends to put Schumacher, who retired [...]

Stirling Moss starts a new job

July 30, 2009 by Anthony Crawford  
Filed under Car News, Mercedes-Benz, Motorsport

Sir Stirling Moss starts his first desk job at the youthful age of 79 (he will be 80 later this year) as the editor of Motor Sport, a magazine that dates back to 1924 when it was founded.

Actually, he will sit in the editor’s chair for just one day as the guest editor for the [...]

Mitsubishi Evo X takes Bathurst 12 Hour

February 23, 2009 by David Twomey  
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Car News, Lancer, Mitsubishi, Motorsport, New South Wales

We don’t usually report on a lot of motor sport here at CarAdvice but a win in a genuine showroom production car race is worth a mention, especially as the outright victor was one of our favourite sports sedans, the Mitsubishi Evolution X.

Even more so when it is a back-to-back win and the first in [...]