Friday, 10 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 6
By
Dr. Iain Corness
While Italy teeters on the brink of insolvency, it has taken an Italian to get Chrysler back on its feet again. Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat, and now also…
Friday, 10 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 6
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Dr. Iain Corness
Despite producing a very popular range of passenger vehicles and the new BT50 pick-up, Mazda (Japan) has posted almost one billion dollar loss in the three months up to December…
Friday, 10 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 6
By
Dr. Iain Corness
First race of the year is in Australia. March 18. All the pre-season testing means absolutely nothing until the GP. At the test sessions, you have no idea as to…
Friday, 10 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 6
By
Dr. Iain Corness
Last week I asked what car is this? 2,594 V8, Italian via Canada, 1970-1977. Too easy! It was the Alfa Montreal. First correct was Ivar Høyem, who sent the answer…
Friday, 10 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 6
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Dr. Iain Corness
It appears that every manufacturer is touting just how ‘green’ they are, with Hybrids on the lot today and EV’s just around the corner tomorrow. But is that concept one…
Friday, 10 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 6
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Dr. Iain Corness
A couple of years back, Ferrari selected an 11 year old Canadian karter to join their driver academy. The program, which was set up at the end of 2009, was…
Friday, 03 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 5
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Dr. Iain Corness
The Round the Houses races at Bangsaen are on again. Normally these are held in November, but with the floods in Bangkok, the event was postponed till this February.
Friday, 03 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 5
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Dr. Iain Corness
Sometime F1 driver Liuzzi, who has been going steadily backwards, feels that his driving is first class, it is just that he cannot bring money to a team. “At the…
Friday, 03 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 5
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Dr. Iain Corness
Toyota wants you to be ready for a PIH, as at the North American International Auto Show Toyota revealed the NS4 - an advanced plug-in hybrid (PIH) concept vehicle. The…
Friday, 03 February 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 5
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Dr. Iain Corness
Volkswagen has unveiled its two-seater E-Bugster concept also at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Being an “e” (electric vehicle), it has an 85 kW electric motor…
In an enterprising move, local race driver Thomas Raldorf put together a team to compete in the Dunlop Dubai 24 Hour race a couple of weeks ago. This was a…
Honda has revived the NSX nameplate for their latest ‘supercar’, though like the first NSX, there will be people who say this new NSX, a hybrid, does not have the…