Jaguar officially announces XKR Goodwood Special… in lime green

Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Jaguar, Misc. Auto Shows, Special/Limited Editions

2010 Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special — Click above to enlarge
In a press release announcing the cars it would be taking to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jaguar’s own Mike Cross has officially confirmed the coming of the Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special. We noted before that [...]

BREAKING: Indy chief Tony George resigns

Filed under: Motorsports, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs

It’s the end of an era for open-wheel racing in America as Indy chief Tony George has stepped down from his post. The long-time president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, George was widely seen as the impetus for the 1996 split in Indy racing that created the Indy Racing League (IRL) and [...]

VIDEO: Triumph Daytona motorcycle assembled from Lego bricks

Filed under: Toys, Motorcycles, UK

Lego Triumph Daytona motorcycle – Click above to watch the video after the break
Further proof that you can literally fashion anything if given access to enough interconnecting Lego bricks is this Triumph Daytona 1200 motorcycle. The machine has apparently been on display for quite some time at Legoland Windsor in Berkshire, [...]

Officially Official: 2010 Citroen C3 is here

Filed under: Economy, Euro, Hatchbacks, Citroen

2010 Citroen C3 – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Citroen C3 is old enough in car years that it’s getting a re-do before it undergoes a mid-life crisis. The new version is certainly a more mature design, receding hairline and all. Citroen has come up with its [...]

EPA reverses decision, approves California’s greenhouse gas emissions waiver

Filed under: Government/Legal, Green

The saga of California’s greenhouse gas waiver has come to an end with the EPA deciding that the state can indeed enforce its own GHG emissions standards for new motor vehicles. This means that, at least between now (with current model year vehicles) and when the 2012 MY vehicles arrive, California and [...]