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Aston Martin Unveils ‘CC100 Speedster’ Concept

Aston Martin is celebrating its centenary with the unveiling of the CC100 Speedster Concept. Created as a celebration of the British brand’s 100 years of sports car design the one-off CC100 looks both to the past and the DBR1 – Aston Martin’s greatest sporting triumph on the track – and to the future with its ...
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New BMW M5 to Launch in July, 5-Series Gets a Facelift

BMW’s new M5 will officially launch in July. In parallel with the unveiling of the new 5 Series Sedan, Touring and Gran Turismo, BMW M GmbH’s most successful model is also undergoing a carefully devised revision. The new M5 is driven by a 4.4-litre V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology and peak output of ...
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Annual Sales of Electric Motorcycles and Scooters in North America to Multiply Nearly Ten-Fold by 2018

The vast majority of electric motorcycles and scooters sold worldwide are sold in China. To date, little demand for these vehicles has existed outside Asia Pacific, with the exception of a few Western European countries such as Germany and Spain. According to a recent report from Navigant Research, that will begin to change in the ...
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The Future of Porsche Sports Cars: The 918 Spyder Hybrid

When designing the 918 Spyder, the task faced by the Porsche development team was to create a sports car for the next decade with a highly efficient and powerful hybrid drive. Indeed, the entire car was designed around the hybrid drive and the German car maker has gone so far as saying that the 918 Spyder ...
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Green Automotive Acquires Stake in British Electric Bike Company

California-based Green Automotive Company (GAC) has acquired a 30% stake in Powabyke EV Ltd, a UK based electric bike business, from Metroelectric PLC. With the electric bike market forecasted to grow globally from 31 million in 2013 to 38 million e-bicycles to be sold in 2020, GAC decided it was a sector in which they ...
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Zero Motorcycles’ S Model Voted “European e-Motorbike Of The Year 2013”

Electric motorcycle maker Zero Motorcycles has announced that for the third consecutive year, the 2013 Zero S design has been named as “European e-Motorbike of the Year 2013″ at Europe’s Clean Week 2020 elections, followed in second place by the 2013 Zero DS (pictured below). Hosted at the Zolder circuit in Belgium, Clean Week 2020 ...
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Aerodynamic Efficiency: How Audi Racing Cars Adapted to Le Mans Legislation

Five more weeks until the Le Mans 24 Hours celebrates its 90th anniversary. Over the period of 14 years, Audi has won this classic race a total of eleven times. A look at Audi’s first sports prototype is quite revealing, as the concept of the Audi R8R from 1999 clearly differed from the current R18 ...
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