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Rolls Royce RR4: official drawings

19 April, 2020
Rolls Royce has released the first official drafts of the RR4, the new model designed to become the access point for the world to the “spirit of ecstacy”, and expected to generate important sales internationally. Until now we had glimpsed…

Eicma 2008: video interview with Marco Simoncelli

19 April, 2020
This brief interview with Marco Simoncelli was conducted by Italy’s MotoTV at the Eicma show. The new 250 class world champion Simoncelli signed autographs and spent some time at Milan’s motorcycle event. The interview is in Italian, but you get…

FB Corse Launch Video

19 April, 2020
You saw the pics of the FB Corse team launch last week that took place at the Virgin Radio station (who is also one of the team’s sponsors) and here’s a video that shows us a little more close-up detail…

Peugeot 308 RC Z Concept

19 April, 2020
Peugeot has announced the 308 RC Z concept car, a novel 2+2 coupè 2+2 with with sporting aspirations.The front is strongly reminescent of the current Peugeot family feeling, with the “big mouth” of the radiator grille. The belt-line has a…

Jorge Lorenzo out of Assen GP with fractured collarbone

19 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo’s run for the championship title was dealt a cruel blow this afternoon when the Yamaha rider was pitched off of his M1 during a wet second free practice at the Dutch circuit at Assen, suffering a left collarbone…

Motorcycle cameras: Bobbycam!

19 April, 2020
Did you see them walking on the street asking for your passport or identity card? You might have wondered about the new contraption on their uniform. Some time ago the British government asked Dutch company “x-sportscam” to develop a connection…

Marco Melandri apologizes to Loris Capirossi for his comments

19 April, 2020
We’ve already described what happened between Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi at the 4th edition of DediKato event at Misano. Melandri who’ll be riding in WSBK next season with Yamaha Sterilgarda, has decided to apologize saying that it was a…

Ducati Electric Bicycle by Italwin

19 April, 2020
Ducati Motor Holding and the Italwin Group have gotten together to produce an electric bicycle with the Ducati logo.The new Ducati electric bicycle produced by Italwin named City Pearl was unveiled at a worldwide launch at Eurobike, the top bicycle…

30 years of the Volkswagen Jetta

19 April, 2020
In honour of the 30th birthday of the Volkswagen Jetta, here’s a historic Jetta gallery which shows the model that was originally designed back in 1979 by Italian Giorgetto Giugiaro. While the smaller car has never been particularly successful in…

MotoGP Mugello weekend gallery

19 April, 2020
While we are waiting to see how the post-race test at Mugello is going to pan out - yesterday’s winner Jorge Lorenzo is still the fastest rider at 3pm (with Colin Edwards testing different CRTs, Honda debuting a new RC213V,…

Yamaha MotoGP Riders Moonlighting

19 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi and teammate Jorge Lorenzo, Monster Tech 3 Yamaha riders Colin Edwards and James Toseland dropped in at Yamaha Motor Corporation’s U.S. headquarters in Cypress, California the other day, but they didn’t just go to shake hands and have…

Suzuki (GB) announces a limited edition GSX-R 1000

19 April, 2020
The English over on MotorCycleNews have reported that the British branch of Suzuki will be producing a limited edition GSX-R 1000 in pearl white and silver.We’re not sure what sense there is in producing a limited version motorbike just to…

MotoGP Qualifying: Rider Quotes

19 April, 2020
After today’s exciting qualifying session at Mugello, here are some rider quotes picked up from the MotoGP teams various websites.Jorge Lorenzo 1st:“I’m really happy about this because it’s a great pole position and I’m really excited to be starting from…

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden talk about Stefan Bradl

19 April, 2020
During last week’s Ducati & Ferrari Wrooom event, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden has time to comment on the 2011 Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl who will be debuting in MotoGP this season.Bradl who tested the LCR Honda 800cc at Valencia,…

Aprilia Pokes Fun at BMW (w/video)

19 April, 2020
The Aprilia RSV4 and BMW S1000RR broke cover on the motorcycle market at the same time, while BMW’s marketing and product placement has been over the top, Aprilia has kept a slightly lower and serious profile, trusting more in the…

2010 Ducati Monster 796: new engine and colours

19 April, 2020
We’re not really keen on the Ducati Monster 796 in lilac, but we’re definitely sold on the idea of a Monster that sits between the 696 and 1100. The new Monster 796 is equipped with Ducati’s 803 cc engine from…

MotoGP Jerez: the paddock girls gallery

19 April, 2020
The third round of the 2013 MotoGP season surely didn’t let us down, especially because of the furious duel between reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) and the ‘new kid’ Marc Marquez (Honda), which ended with a collision between the two…

Update on Dani Pedrosa's shoulder condition

19 April, 2020
When Dani Pedrosa started to fade during last weekend’s Qatar GP to be overtaken first by Casey Stoner and then by Jorge Lorenzo, we thought that his Honda RC212V was having problems (talk of excessive fuel consumption had been bandied…

Buick live @ the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

19 April, 2020
The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is also an excellent opportunity to take a look at the stands of those brands which are not being marketed in Europe (though quite a few of them actually do with just a different…