Officially Official: USF1 signs Jose Maria Lopez to drive in 2010

Filed under: Motorsports, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, South America

Left to right: USF1 chief Peter Windsor, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Jose Maria “Pechito” Lopez

The USF1 team has ended months of speculation by announcing the first of two drivers for its debut in the upcoming 2010 Formula One season. Actually, it was the President of Argentina, [...]

Video: 2011 Audi R8 Spyder. Y’all ready fo’ this?

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Videos, Audi, Luxury

2011 Audi R8 Spyder promo film – Click above to watch video

In case you haven’t already, Audi wants you to give this angry little mongrel, the 2011 R8 Spyder, a chance. To encourage you to lean in its favor, Audi has put together 91 seconds of rather dramatic footage [...]

Autoline going LIVE at 12:30PM EST from Washington Auto Show, now accepting questions

Filed under: Government/Legal, Videos, Misc. Auto Shows

Click above to watch the webcast live at 12:30 PM EST

Today at 12:30PM EST, our friends at Autoline will be hosting a live webcast from the 2010 Washington Auto Show. Special guests include Ford CEO Alan Mulally, President of Audi America Johan de Nysschen and President of BMW North [...]

DDMworks twincharges the Ariel Atom

Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance

DDMWorks Ariel Atom – Click above for image gallery

Because the Ariel Atom simply isn’t mental enough and there simply isn’t enough crazy in the world, South Carolina-based tuners DDMWorks had to go and twin-charge it: a Borg-Warner turbo mated to a Harrop supercharger. An Atom weighs 1,375 from the factory, and [...]

Jaguar-Land Rover CEO David Smith stepping down

Filed under: Jaguar, Land Rover, UK, Tata

The man installed by Tata to guide the Jaguar/Land Rover ship, David Smith, has left the company. Smith was the head of finance for Ford Europe, and had helped sell Aston Martin to Dave Richards’ group before he assisted in the sale of Jaguar to Tata. He has been [...]