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New Fiat 500 – press release and hi-res images

24 March, 2020
Update: the Fiat 500 has been officially launched on the 4th of July. You can find the full text of the press release, a huge photo gallery of the exterior of the 500 (55 photos) and of the “>interior and…

Subaru presents the Advanced Tourer Concept

24 March, 2020
Subaru introduces the Advanced Tourer Concept at the 2011 Tokyo motor Show. The model is basically an evolution of the previous Hybrid Tourer Concept, presented in 2009, which laid the foundations for the design style currently adopted by the Japanese…

Video BMW K 1300 S and 175 hp of pure power

24 March, 2020
We give you this video of the BMW K 1300 S, the fastest BMW around. Technical details include a 1300cc engine at 175hp, 140Nm of torque at 8,500 rpm and only 228 kg. For more technical specs on the K…

Energy T.I. to sponsor Andrea Iannone in Pramac

24 March, 2020
Energy T.I (Trading International) yesterday announced that they will be sponsoring the Juventus Football club this season, but the Italian energy company that has been on the market since 2008, has also decided to make a foray into the world…

Aprilia RSV4 Tuono V4 preview

24 March, 2020
More spy shots from Misano reveal this Aprilia RSV4 Tuono V4 on the track. By the time it reaches production, a few changes to the look will possibly have been made, but otherwise the new Aprilia naked is similar to…

Suzuki Bandit 650 and 650S my 2009

24 March, 2020
The Suzuki Bandit 650/S has been updated, thanks to some new interventions. For 2009 a new tail light, front headlight, mirrors and exhaust will be introduced.The chassis and chain covers from the S version, with the convenient object pockets, have…

MotoGP Estoril Images – Part 1

24 March, 2020
This is the first part of our picture gallery from the MotoGP weekend at Estoril, where Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo dominated the race.MotoGP Estoril 2009 Images Part 1

Special: Desmo Tracker by RSD

24 March, 2020
The idea in itself was just crazy: taking Ducati Desmosedici RR’s frightening 197 hp engine and build a dirt track bike around it. Come on, just tearing it off from where it is supposed to stay sounds like blasphemy to…

Scott Redding and Johann Zarco Shark S700S replica helmets

24 March, 2020
Shark Helmets has spruced up their 2012 line-up with an updated version of their S700S with Moto2 riders Johann Zarco and Scott Redding replicas.The ‘new’ Shark S700s has been upgraded and based on the popular S900C, while keeping very competitive…

Santa Carlos Checa (w/video)

24 March, 2020
Last year Carlos Checa made up an original sonnet to share with fans for the Christmas season, but this year the 2011 World Superbike champion has become a modern day Santa Claus for Ducati.No reindeers or sled for Santa Checa,…

Max Biaggi's girlfriend Eleonora Pedron defends her man

24 March, 2020
The Biaggi vs Melandri squabble has become a national affair in Italy, just like when the Italian parliment (hey, we’ve got a PM who still in office after making out with underage girls) discussed why Biaggi could no longer race…

Voztec Helmet – A new idea in safety (w/video)

24 March, 2020
Voztec is an Australian company who is developing this revolutionary idea for a full face motorcyle helmet that has a quick release feature that could save lives in case of head and suspected spinal injuries.This particular helmet doesn’t slid down…

2013 WSBK Istanbul: Sylvain Guintoli fastest in FP1

24 March, 2020
The World Superbike riders rode for the first time the impressive Istanbul Park circuit this morning. Since it was the first time the opening practice as extended to a full 90 minutes, so the riders could have time to learn…

Jonathan Rea to sub for injured Casey Stoner (w/video)

24 March, 2020
When Casey Stoner had to pull out of the Brno GP weekend to return to Australia and undergo ankle surgery, the big question was who would Honda get to replace the injured rider. Several names popped up like Stefan Bradl…

Ferrari: 'The door is always open for Rossi'

24 March, 2020
Let’s face it it’s off season and Italian sports journalists and fans are bored, so when they get Ferrari’s Stefano Domenicali in a Q&A interview at the Bologna Motor Show, one of the questions naturally has to be that old…

Valentino Rossi and Ferrari, a never ending story

24 March, 2020
This has to be the umpteenth story coming out of Italy about Valentino Rossi and Ferrari getting together ever since Rossi tested the red car in a number of occasions.Rossi confessed the other week that he and Stefano Domenicali of…

2013 Skoda Octavia: new details on engines

24 March, 2020
Skoda releases official details on the new engine line-up of the newly presented Octavia MY 2013. The saloon, built by the VW group, is offered with a choice of five engines, three petrol and two diesel units, all turbocharged and…

Arie Vos, Dutch Champion at Doha

24 March, 2020
Today we give a brief profile of Arie Vos, the friendly Dutchman, who won Dutch Open Superbike Championship (ONK) for this year with his Ducati. He also went together with Kari Vehniainen from Finland and the German Matti Seidel, to…

Italian gossip: Casey Stoner to retire at the end of season?

24 March, 2020
Following Italian MotoGP gossip is better than any reality show, this latest rumor comes from Sportmediaset.com (yes, always them) who is upsetting Casey Stoner fans with the idea that their champion is thinking of retiring at the end of this…

Team Marco Simoncelli in the making?

24 March, 2020
Last December, Aligi Deganello who was the late Marco Simoncelli’s crewchief and now is Max Biaggi’s crewchief in World Superbikes suggested that with all the experience that Paolo Simoncelli has, he should work with a racing team in one form…

Top Gear – Porsche Boxster S vs BMW Z4M

24 March, 2020
Top Gear tests the BMW Z4 M and compares it with the Porsche Boxster S. The Z4M costs 5.000 € more than the Boxster S and it has 63 ps more. The Z4 M is a car that doesn’t coddle…

Randy de Puniet's ankle: the x-ray

24 March, 2020
For our motorcycle pic of the day, today we give you this x-ray photo of Randy de Puniet’s ankle from our friends at Motosblog. Despite his injury, he is still racing for Lucio Cecchinello’s LCR Honda team, which hopes to…