News Williams F1 Team Celebrated – in Topiary By Paul Lienert, Correspondent | Published May 23, 2012 Just the Facts: The winning entry in this year’s Chelsea Flower Show in England is titled The Williams F1 Story. The display features a full-scale topiary F1 car and pit crew. According to the BBC, the exhibit took [...]
Just the Facts: German tuner G-Power’s latest reworking of the BMW M5, dubbed Hurricane RRs, churns out 818 horsepower from its twin-supercharged V10. Based on the previous-generation M5, the Hurricane RRs has a claimed top speed in excess of 230 mph. G-Power says it has built 100 copies of the M5 Hurricane for customers. AUTENZELL, [...]
Just the Facts: Auctions America by RM has amassed the largest private collection of high-quality scale models, fine art paintings, neon signs and rare vintage mascots ever for its Auburn Spring auction June 1-3 in Auburn, Indiana. The star of the show is a Sapo Modelltechnik model of a 1913 Mercer 35J Raceabout comprising of [...]
Just the Facts: Multimillion-dollar sponsorships of sports activities by all branches of the U.S. military would be banned by a proposal in Congress. An amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill prohibits spending by the military on all professional and semiprofessional sports. Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s National Guard sponsorship is one of the highest-profile of the military [...]
News 2013 Acura RDX, 2012 BMW 3 Series Win Top Safety Pick Award By Anita Lienert, Correspondent | Published May 21, 2012 Just the Facts: The 2013 Acura RDX and the 2012 BMW 3 Series earned the Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, it was announced on Monday. The ratings [...]
News First Photo of Mitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution Racecar for Pikes Peak By Paul Lienert, Correspondent | Published May 18, 2012 Just the Facts: Mitsubishi has released the first official photo of its i-MiEV Evolution racecar. Team manager Hiroshi Masuoka will pilot the racer at Pikes Peak. Beccy Gordon will drive a production-based Mitsubishi i in [...]
News Steve Jobs Planned an iCar By Paul Lienert, Correspondent | Published May 18, 2012 Just the Facts: Apple CEO Steve Jobs dreamed of designing an iCar, according to board member Mickey Drexler. Drexler said Jobs never got around to designing the iCar before his death last October. Speaking at a Fast Company conference on [...]
News Feds Debut Hybrid Payback Web Site By Anita Lienert, Correspondent | Published May 18, 2012 Just the Facts: Consumers have a new tool in their car-shopping arsenal: A government fuel-economy Web site now calculates the payback for hybrids versus cheaper gasoline models. The Web site currently features 18 2012-’13 vehicles, including the 2012 Ford [...]
News 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, 2012 Hyundai Azera, Toyota Prius C Are Safety Winners By Anita Lienert, Correspondent | Published May 18, 2012 Just the Facts: The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, 2012 Hyundai Azera and 2012 Toyota Prius C are the latest cars to be named to the roll call of Top Safety Picks by [...]
News Guy Fieri To Drive 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Indy 500 Pace Car By Anita Lienert, Correspondent | Published May 17, 2012 Just the Facts: In what is widely being seen as a safe choice, celebrity chef Guy Fieri will drive the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Indianapolis 500 pace car. Last year’s initial pick — [...]
