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VW Golf Bluemotion

25 March, 2020
Volkswagen will be showing at the IAA 2007 in Frankfurt the Golf BlueMotion for the first time. For the most economical version of the popular hatchback, VW boasts an average fuel consumption of 4.5 liters/100 km and only 119 g/km…

WSBK Donington: Jonathan Rea leads in FP2

25 March, 2020
This afternoon’s World Superbike second free practice at Donington Park saw Jonathan Rea pip Carlos Checa by just 0.049s to take the top of the timesheets in his last flying lap and the two were the only ones to dip…

Mika Kallio to miss Laguna Seca

25 March, 2020
Mika Kallio will miss this weekend’s U.S. GP at Laguna Seca following a serious finger injury he suffered after crashing during the final lap at Assen.The Finnish rider elected not to ride the spectacular American circuit in these conditions:“I was…

NCR M4 and NCR M4 One Shot (w/video)

25 March, 2020
If you’re into very expensive and very exlusive Italian made motorcycles, and who wouldn’t be if you had a lot of greenbacks or euros just laying around, then NCR’s latest models, the NCR M4 and NCR M4 One Shot are…

Two Italian icons meet: Valentino Rossi in Ducati

25 March, 2020
The news that Italy’s biggest sports star and multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will ride for Ducati for the next two years is the achievement of a dream for many Italians (forgetting that fellow Italian rider Max Biaggi rides for…

Valentino Rossi to retire at the end of the season?

25 March, 2020
While rumors regarding Casey Stoner retiring at the end of the season came from the Spanish and Italian press - and was shot down by the 2011 World Champion, this new rumor regarding Valentino Rossi comes from the English media.According…

Gardner and Moriwaki team up again

25 March, 2020
In 1981 Wayne Gardner launched his international career with Moriwaki Engineering. Now, thirty years later the famous Gardner/Moriwaki pairing are set to further cement their historical partnership.Team Gardner prepares to relocate to Barcelona Spain to advance the road racing careers…

Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400 Roadster

25 March, 2020
Aston Martin will build a Roadster variant of the V8 Vantage N400, a special limited-edition based on the V8 Vantage shown at the latest Frankfurt auto show and dedicated to the legendary Nürburgringer Nordschleife. Only 240 units will be produced,…

Day trip from Milan: Tignale, lake Garda

25 March, 2020
During the hot months of summer, Lake Garda is usually assaulted by thousands of people looking for fresh air and in the mood for swimming in the lake , but if you, like me, don’t like overcrowded beaches and just…

Italian recipes: tortellini with speck and onion

25 March, 2020
Here we are with another easy and quick recipe for you! Write down the math and give it a try!Ingredients: 200 g tortellini; 100 g speck; 12 onion; rosemary; oil; butter and salt and pepper.Preparation: in a non-stick frying pan…

WSBK Misano QP1 – Fabrizio comes out on top

25 March, 2020
It was Michel Fabrizio with his Xerox Ducati that took today’s provisional pole at the Misano Adriatico circuit clocking in at 1.037”016 in the last seconds of qualifying. While it was Ben Spies showing again that he just has to…

Five-star hotels in Florence: Palazzo della Gherardesca

25 March, 2020
A new grand hotel has just been established in Florence. The old palazzo della Gherardesca , once belonging to one of the noblest families in Tuscany, has now been converted into a posh hotel featuring 79 bedrooms and an amazing…

Randy de Puniet confirms talks with Suzuki

25 March, 2020
When PTR’s Simon Buckmaster said “the new Suzuki MotoGP test rider Randy de Puniet” we were left scratching our heads and wondering how much truth was behind the statement, but apparently Buckmaster was close, but not exactly right, as De…

Sylvain Guintoli takes maiden Superpole at damp Monza

25 March, 2020
Althea Ducati boss Genesio Bevilacqua had been doing a rain dance at Monzaso the Ducati’s could recover something against the top speed of the four cylinder machines and the Gods listened to him as today’s Superpole was declared wet -…

Valentino Rossi to drive Ferrari in F1 competition?

25 March, 2020
It looks as though Valentino Rossi’s test drive of a Ferrari with the excuse that it was a present to himself for winning the MotoGP 2008 championship could be an exercise in smoke and mirrors, according to Rossi’s friend and…

BMW 1 Series M Coupé teaser videos

25 March, 2020
This teaser video of the BMW 1 Series Coupé gives us another glimpse of the pocket rocket that BMW will officially present at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. We get the feeling it will be a busy event! The new…

Snow chains for scooters (video)

25 March, 2020
Our colleagues from twin-site Motoblog.it alerted us about a video that shows how an ingenious scooter owner from Italy - which was recently hit by quite some heavy snowfalls - has built himself a set of clever snow chains for…

The new 2012 MV Agusta Brutale R 1090

25 March, 2020
Here are the first pictures of the new MV Agusta Brutale R1090 2012. The new naked bike from the Italian manufacturer will be powered by a 1078cc in-line four cylinder engine with radial valves, which is claimed to deliver a…

Casey Stoner becomes poster boy for a tractor company

25 March, 2020
When we read that Casey Stoner has recently signed a two year deal with an Italian tractor company to become their testimonial, we couldn’t imagine someone better than the two time World MotoGP Champion as their poster boy.As Stoner is…

Special bikes: BMW R 100RT by Cafe Racer Dreams

25 March, 2020
Since it opened its doors a little over two years ago, Spanish workshop Café Racer Dreams has released 18 bikes, plus another four or five models that are still in the works. A while ago we talked about their classy…