Juan Manuel Fangio's 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 is set to go under the hammer this July, and industry experts are expecting the Benz to potentially set new auction records. The example that will be sold by Bonhams at an auction being held at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of only nine surviving W196 […]
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Wealthy businessman and huge Ferrari officianado Jim Glickenhaus has confirmed a successor to to his one-off P4/5 supercar (the car shown in the picture below) is in the pipelines. Set to be built by Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (the racing team which campaigned the P4/5 Competizione), the new car has been christened the P 33, which […]
NewsSimBin has announced two new cars for its free-to-play PC sim racer, RaceRoom Racing Experience: the Group 5 Zakspeed Ford Capri and the BMW E30 M3. Both have been seen in other racing games before, but their respective racing pedigrees do make the two cars worthy of mention: the Zakspeed Capri competed in the German […]
NewsHaving missed out on the oppurtunity to be on the starting grid for the 2013 Formula One season, former Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi has now been signed on by Ferrari. Quite possibly in part to his connections with the legendary Italian brand during his days as a Sauber driver (the Swiss team has, for some […]
NewsAn Italian engineering firm has revealed Polyphony Digital is at least in the process of scanning one of the high-end cars it maintains for future use in the Gran Turismo series. The Turin-based company L.m Gianetti recently posted photos onto its Facebook page, clearly showing PD employees taking extensive images of the exterior and interiors […]
NewsWhilst the first Alpine road car won't be seen until 2016 at the very earliest, the recently-revived French sports car brand has confirmed it will return to motor racing in 2013. Mostly intended to build up the company's name before the sports car it's co-developing with Caterham goes on sale, Alpine has confirmed it will […]
NewsThe crew at Kunos Simulazioni may be busy finishing off Assetto Corsa and updating the title's Technology Preview Demo, but that doesn't mean they can't agree on a few licence deals every now and again. The latest car maker that's been confirmed for an appearance in the upcoming PC sim title is McLaren, with the […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios has released the first build of the month for its Project CARS beta, which allows every member to try out two all-new cars that have been added in Build 417. Though both automobiles originate from the motoring heartlands of Germany, the duo couldn't be more different if they tried: the BMW M3 […]
NewsTo celebrate the outfit's second consecutive win at the Dakar Rally, MINI has revealed a special-edition version of it's Countryman John Cooper Works model. Officially branded the 'MINI John Cooper Works Countryman ALL4 Dakar', MINI has limited the production run to a mere 11 units (a reference to the 11th Dakar win for Stephane Peterhansel, […]
NewsWith more and more content set to be added to RaceRoom Racing Experience in the forseeable future, SimBin has released more car reveal previews for it's 'freemium' PC sim. The new previews depict the Pagani Zonda R, a car that's perhaps most famous for setting the fastest time around the Nurburgring Nordschliefe for a non-race […]
NewsWith the stream of Forza Horizon-related announcements regarding DLC packs for the open-world racer nowadays, it perhaps isn't too shocking to find out the latest Horizon news item focuses on March's Meguiar Car Pack. At least the contents of the DLC pack, which is set to go live on the Xbox Live Marketplace for the usual 400 […]
NewsAhead of it's debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week, McLaren Automotive has revealed the full tech specs of it's new flagship hypercar, the P1. With the exterior having changed very little from the concept that previewed it at the Paris Motor Show in September last year – the only major addition to the […]
NewsA recent report has revealed that Polyphony Digital, the creators of the highly-acclaimed Gran Turismo franchise, has been involved in the development of Sony's most recent games consoles. In an interview with the Japanese gaming website 4gamer.net, Shuhei Yoshida (the President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios) stated that Polyphony Digital's connections with Sony go […]
NewsIt's been a while in the making, but Assetto Corsa developers Kunos Simulazioni has finally released the PC title's Technology Preview Demo. Featuring the Lotus Elise SC and the Autodromo di Magione, the demo gives us our first look at what the highly anticipated Assetto Corsa title is capable of from a graphical and a […]
NewsWith the opening race of this year's World Endurance Championship just around the corner, Toyota Motorsport Gmbh has officially revealed the heavily-revised TS030 LMP1 prototype it will be fielding in 2013. Though based mostly on last year's car, Toyota claims it hasn't cut back on improvements: according to them, major changes have been made to the […]
NewsThe last of the F1 teams io unveil the car it'll be fielding in the 2013 season, Williams has finally pulled the wraps off the FW35. As with every other car that'll be on the grid, the FW35 isn't hugely different from the car it replaces, with most of the changes being detail-based rather than […]
NewsDino Zamparelli, the former Ginetta Junior and Formula Renault champion who we interviewed last year, has been signed on as a driver for Marussia Manor Racing. With the Formula 2 series now dissolved, the 20-year-old Bristolian racing driver has now moved to the GP3 series, though Marussia Manor has yet to announce who'll the other […]
NewsIn commemoration of the iconic Peugeot 205's 30th anniversary this year, Peugeot has renamed it's 208 rally car for 2013. Previously known until now as the 208 Type R5, and set to make it's competition debut towards the latter stages of this year's European Rally Championship, Peugeot has decided to rename the rally car the […]
NewsHot on the heels of last week's major Grid 2 media day, the folk at Codemasters Racing have confirmed a new car for the upcoming title: the Caterham SP/300.R. Co-developed by the legendary engineering firm Lola, the SP/300.R is a through-and-through track day machine, being heavily inspired by the Le Mans Prototypes it bares an […]
NewsIf you’ve been checking up on our YouTube channel in the last few days or so, you will have undoubtedly noticed that our five-part preview series on Grid 2 has been rendered and uploaded. Overall, I’m fairly impressed with what we’ve seen and experienced so far, if perhaps a bit miffed about the AI at this early […]
FeaturesAs far as breaking news stories go, this week's been quite a busy one for the legendary German car maker Ruf. After all, not only has it announced a new partnership with Lotus F1 team owner Genii Capital, but new Project CARS renders of the Ruf RGT-8 have been released by Slightly Mad Studios. And […]
PreviewsIn a shock announcement, the investment firm Genii Capital has announced it's become a shareholder and 'strategic partner' to the German car company Ruf. Whilst the full extent of this partnership with Ruf is yet to be known, given Gerard Lopez – the chairman of Genii and the Lotus F1 team – is now a […]
NewsHaving acquired the Ruf licence for Project CARS all the way back in November last year, Slightly Mad Studios has revealed the first batch of Ruf render images. Sourced from the title's verified Facebook page, the set of screengrabs show a Ruf RGT-8, the firm's modified, V8-powered version of the current '991' generation Porsche 911. […]
NewsA vintage Lola race car – and one of the starring cars in Steve McQueen's cult-classic blockbuster 'Le Mans' – is set to go under the hammer at the Silverstone Auctions later this month. Though currently in it's original 'Volvoline' livery, most who saw the 1970's film perhaps remember this T70 (a T70 Mk III […]
NewsIt's been a long time coming, but the highly anticipated, mid-engined Alfa Romeo 4C sports car will finally be shown in production-ready guise at this year's Geneva Motor Show. First hinted by the 4C Concept from two years ago, the finished car appears to have – bar the special red paint that adorned the show car […]
NewsSimBin has confirmed it's now sourced the licence needed to add Ford cars to it's free-to-play racing sim, RaceRoom Racing Experience. Whilst the full details of what the licence deal entails remains a mystery, SimBin has declared it's been able to source one car for use in R3E: the Ford GT racer that used to […]
NewsAs part of the beta's latest weekly build, the Renaultsport Megane hot hatch has been added to Project CARS. Build 402's main highlight is, indeed, quite an exciting one, and not only for fans of powerful, front-wheel drive hot hatchbacks. Not only does the Ford Focus RS that was added last week now have a […]
NewsIn a shock announcement, Nissan has stated it is no longer a part of the DeltaWing race car project, Despite the DeltaWing's impressive debut in it's inaugural outings in various races around the world – with the cherry on the cake being a 5th place finish at the last year's 1,000 mile 'Petit Le Mans' race […]
NewsDespite his departure from the German firm's Formula One team, it's understood that Michael Schumacher's assistance is to be retained by Mercedes-Benz. According to Mercedes-AMG F1 team principal Ross Brawn, the seven-time World Champion will take on an "ambassadorial" role at the car maker, which will involve development work of the Mercedes-Benz road car range. […]
NewsIn a surprise announcement, Kunos Simulazioni has revealed it will offer "direct support" to external mod developers for it's upcoming PC title, Assetto Corsa. In a Race Department forum post, Kunos' physics creator "Aristotelis" revealed that the one of the Italian developer's 3D artists 'Luca' will offer direct support for any would-be modders for the […]
NewsMarussia has unveiled it's new F1 competitor, the MR02, at the Andalucia track in Jerez, where the first round of the pre-season test sessions is being held. Despite finishing last out of the eleven teams that have progressed from the 2012 to the 2013 season, Marussia is confident that it has the package that can […]
NewsThe Caterham F1 team has revealed it's new CT-03 F1 car, with hopes that it will be able to close the gap to the mid-field teams even further. Described by the Caterham officials at the launch as an "evolution" of the CT-01, the new car is still expected to build on the progress the team […]
NewsRBR's already unveiled it's new offering, the RB9, so now it's the turn of Toro Rosso to reveal to the world the "Baby Bull": the STR8. On face value, there's very little to differentiate the new car with the one it replaces: much like it's sister team Red Bull, Toro Rosso appears to have taken […]
NewsAfter a calamitous online reveal ceremony, Mercedes-AMG F1 has finally pulled the covers off it's 2013 entry, the W04. Heralded by chief engineer Ross Brawn as the start of a "second era for the Silver Arrows', the W04 certainly has high expectations for this year: not only has the car been developed by an almost-completely […]
NewsThe last of the top three teams to unveil their expected title challenger, Red Bull Racing has pulled the covers off it's highly anticipated 2013 entry, the RB9. However, with a lack of regulation changes between the two seasons, the RB9 doesn't seem to be quite as radical or as adventurous as some onlookers might […]
NewsIn the latest build for the Project CARS development beta, Slightly Mad Studios has included two all-new cars for all of its members to try out. The first of the duo is the critically-acclaimed Ford Focus RS Mk II; the same Focus RS that comes with one of the lairiest bodykits and – courtesy of […]
NewsThe Mercedes F1 team has been forced to re-schedule the launch of its 2013 title challenger after original plans were thwarted by server issues. The Brackley-based outift had originally planned to unveil it's W04 F1 car online on the team's website via a pretty novel use of social media – everytime the hastag "#F1W04Reveal" was […]
News2012 was one of the Sauber F1 team's most succesful in the Swiss outfit's twenty-year history as a competitor in the sport. As a result, the team has high hopes for it's new car – the C32 – to build on the success of last year's car. Monisha Kaltenborn, the Sauber team principal, declared that […]
NewsForce India has unveiled it's all-new VJM06 for the championship, which the team has high expectations for over the course of the season. Though mostly an evolutionary improvement over the VJM05 chassis it replaces, the team's key officials who were at the launch say they still spent a lot of time adjusting the new car. […]
NewsThe full details of the upcoming Forza Horizon DLC bundle – this February's Jalopnik Car Pack – have just been announced. Set to go live on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace on February 5th, the Jalopnik DLC will retail for the usual 400 Microsoft Points for non-Season Pass owners, with those who bought the Pass getting […]
NewsThe second of the three major teams in the sport to unveil their 2013 title challenger, the Scuderia Ferrari F1 squad has pulled the wraps off the car it'll be fielding this year; the F138. And, considering the car's predecessor wasn't exactly the finest platform on which to develop and push towards the hope of […]
NewsAccording to a report by British motoring magazine Autocar, it seems that Jenson Button and Sergio Perez might have an extra car to develop bar their recently revealed MP4-28 F1 title challenger. An alleged insider source at McLaren has said to the weekly motoring title that Button and Perez are to play a part in […]
NewsWhilst Lotus may have beat everyone else to it when it comes to unveiling the car it'll be fielding this year, it's the McLaren launch of the MP4-28 that most of the press were looking forward to. After all, McLaren is one of the top three teams in the sport right now and the car's […]
NewsCodemasters Racing has just revealed a whole plethora of information regarding its highly anticipated upcoming title, Grid 2. Amongst other details that were listed in the official statement, the game's release dates, box art covers and pre-order bonuses have now all be revealed and confirmed. And, as a fair bit of info was revealed in […]
NewsA short while ago, Assetto Corsa developers Kunos Simulazioni revealed that they'd secured the necesssary licence to include BMWs in their upcoming PC sim. However, unlike the similar announcement from Slightly Mad Studios about their title, Project CARS, it wasn't said exactly what was actually included in the licence. Now, though, Kunos has revealed the […]
NewsUs here at Team VVV do have a penchant for car films, in particular the 'Need For Speeds of yore on celluloid' that make up the The Fast and The Furious franchise. Long term readers of our site will know that we've been covering the sporadic news stories related to the upcoming sixth installment in the […]
NewsThe Lotus F1 team has officially revealed its E21 race car for the 2013 season, at a launch ceremony set at the team factory in Enstone. Unveiled by team drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean, with all the key features of the car explained by Lotus technical director James Allison, the E21 promises to build […]
NewsAs part of the recent announcement regarding Grid 2's new handling consultant, the first entry of a new three-part video series was released. This, along with a few other things, showcased in-game footage of two McLaren MP4-12C supercars being driven at speed around Brands Hatch. It shouldn't surprise most, then, that a batch of accompanying […]
NewsHot on the heels of SimBin's announcement regarding the open beta launch, it's now been officially confirmed that the license has been acquired for the Audi R8 LMS Ultra for RaceRoom Racing Experience. Though not officially 100% breaking news – those who have been able to experience the closed beta have had the oppurtunity to […]
NewsThe launch of its new supercar is still a few months away, so – to tide us over for now – McLaren has released some new photos of the P1 development car in action. As with all prototype cars, the P1 "XP" prototype is heavily disquised in a camouflage vinyl scheme, though it is possible […]
NewsRenowned UK motoring writer Chris Harris has announced he's assisting Codemasters Racing in its development of the upcoming Grid 2 game. Chris Harris – who's provided content for Autocar, Evo, Pistonheads and, most recently, the DRIVE channel on Youtube – revealed on Twitter that he's playing the part of a handling consultant on at least […]
NewsThe Lotus F1 team has announced it will be revealing its 2013 Formula One car via the Internet on January 28th. The new machine – which will be branded by its makers as the "E21" – will be unveiled live on its official YouTube page, with the procedure starting at 7.15 GMT. It's also been […]
NewsThe latest in the very long line of Project CARS builds has gone live, and – as with the 385 that have come before it – there seems to be quite a few noteworthy additional features. The main focal point of Build 387 is the inclusion of two new cars to the Project CARS beta: […]
Newsin a shock announcement, the Marussia F1 team has confirmed that Timo Glock won't be one of their two drivers in the upcoming 2013 Formula One season. in the official statement from the Banbury-based outfit, Marussia and Glock have both agreed to "part company with immediate effect". Though no official reason for Glock's departure was […]
NewsThe original Batmobile from the Batman TV series from the Sixties – and arguably one of the most iconic cars ever to appear on television- has been sold at auction for $4.2 million (£2.6 million at current exchange rates) at a Barrett-Jackson auction in Arizona, USA. The automotive superstar appeared in the original televised serial alongside […]
NewsIt's been a while since we last heard of anything associated with the upcoming PC sim Assetto Corsa. Now, though, developers Kunos have provided a little situation report on the upcoming Technology Preview Demo for the title. In the status update, Kunos Simulazioni has announced that work on the first 1.0 build of the Assetto Corsa […]
NewsEven though some experts in the field and nearly every team in the sport reckon it's a lost cause, Ferrari has confirmed it's remaining faithful to the pull-rod suspension setup it used on last year's F2012 F1 car. Speaking to Germany's Auto Motor Und Sport magazine, chief technical officer announced that there were enough benefits to […]
NewsWhilst the Project CARS beta in its current state is already a pretty impressive gathering of iconic race tracks, fabulous road and race cars and stunningly accurate visuals and detailing, it seems they're not the only focal points of Slightly Mad Studios' highly anticipated racer. In announcements that were issued to all the registered members […]
NewsFanatec, the renowned manufacturer of some pretty impressive racing game peripherals, has just announced a pair of new service options for its ClubSport Wheel (CSW) range of products. The first of these new deals is the "Premium Service", which gives those who select it priority service from Fanatec. The Premium Service also gives buyers the […]
NewsWhilst the new Corvette Stingray is stealing all the automotive and sim racing headlines as of late, it's not the only Detroit Auto Show star that's been given the Gran Turismo treatment. Polyohony Digital – as we're sure you know, the developers of the Gran Turismo games – has released a new promo trailer of […]
NewsFor the best part of six weeks, Milestone's once enigmatic "MXMProject" was the source of much head-scratching: whilst, in the last few days, it became increasingly obvious that the teased title involved motorbikes, what the clues were previewing was still up for speculation. As of today, though, the suspense is finally over: Milestone's new racing […]
NewsYesterday, Polyphony Digital announced a period of online maintenance for Gran Turismo 5, which – inevitably – lead to C7 Corvette Stingray-related speculation. Now, though, it's been officially confirmed that the new Chevrolet halo car will be making its undisguised gaming debut on the Playstation-exclusive racing sim on January 15th. According to the accompanying press […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios has released the latest build for its racing sim beta Project CARs and – if you're a fan of vintage auto and motorcyle racing venues – you might be quite pleased with the headline stealer in Build 382. Amongst other changes and fixes, the cherry on top of this build's cake is […]
NewsPolyphony Digital – the developers of the Gran Turismo games – has announced that the online functionality of the game will be disabled, as part of a maintenance period lasting approximately two hours. In the notice, Polyphony states that the maintenance period – which is scheduled on January 15th – should commence from 8.00PM GMT, […]
NewsWith less than four weeks to go until all the pre-season test session at Jerez kicks off, the latest announcement by Paul Di Resta may come as a bit of a surprise to those who avidly follow Formula One. In a recent statement to the press, the Scottish driver confirmed that he still has no […]
NewsIt may be a year to go until they'll be used in a Formula One grand prix, but that hasn't stopped Mercedes-Benz from revealing their new, in-house engine for the 2014 season. Though noticeably smaller in capacity than the current units (today's F1 cars are fitted with 2.4 V8s), the 1.6 turbocharged V6 engine – […]
NewsWhilst we don't usually cover business ventures and non-motorsport related contract extensions here on Team VVV, when we heard that Bugatti had extended its contract with British engineering firm Ricardo until 2014, we felt it was worthy of a mention on our news page. The new contract in question regards the supply of the seven-speed […]
NewsYesterday, the world's media and the McLaren employees working at the noteworthy Technology Centre greeted the Woking-based outfit's newest recruit on his first day of work as a Macca driver: Sergio Perez. One of the rising stars in Formula One, having stunned many F1 fans around the world with his impressive drives at Sepang, Montreal […]
NewsFerrari has announced it'll be revealing its 2013 F1 in February, prior to the start of pre-season testing in Jerez. Whilst the team haven't (at time of writing) declared an exact date, the team did say the car would be revealed before the testing in southern Spain began on February 5th, and the most common […]
NewsConsidering it's one of the most highly anticipated cars of the year, and that it'll allegedly be making its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, it's perhaps a tad surprising that hardly anything about the upcoming Ferrari flagship has been revealed. However, a vague hint has given us at least a mental […]
NewsThe road that leads to Assetto Corsa's eventual launch has been a relatively long and bumpy one for the sim racer's developer, Kunos Simulazioni. With both the title itself and the 'Technology Preview" demo being delayed last year, the only positive bit of news regarding Assetto Corsa in the last few months was the announcement of the […]
NewsWith only eight or so days to go until this year's Tokyo Auto Salon opens its doors, it's perhaps natural for the natives to start announcing or teasing what they'll be showcasing at the home event. One such firm is the Japanese racing team Gazoo Racing (the same Gazoo Racing that's competed and scored some […]
NewsJust days before the arduous Dakar rally raid event begins, Sebastien Loeb has suggested that, with his WRC career set to end next year, he'd like to compete in the event. However, if the Frenchman is to enter the Dakar rally at some point in the future, it'll purely be a private venture, having stated […]
NewsAnother month passes, and another car pack bundle for Forza Horizon has been announced. This time, it's January's Recaro Pack, and it's certainly a quirky start for the Horizon DLC's push into the New Year! Set to go on sale on the Xbox Live Marketplace on New Years Day for 400 Microsoft Points, the Recaro Pack […]
NewsWe reported all the way back in June that the team at Slightly Mad Studios had acquired the Ford licence, but die-hard fans of the Blue Oval might have been a tad upset that none of the GT40 variants were referenced in the announcement, Now, though, that isn't the case: as part of Build 374, […]
NewsWhilst it's still one of only a handful of teams left that hasn't confirmed its full driver line-up for the 2013 F1 season, Force India has at least become the first team to announce the date it'll reveal the car it'll be fielding next year. With the team being based a stones throw away from […]
NewsEven though it's owned by Volkswagen – one of the largest and most profitable car companies in the world – it seems that the people who work at and run Bentley prefer to do things their own way, and with as little assistance from its foster parent as possible. However, it seems the Bentley board […]
NewsThe recently announced Rally Expansion Pack for Forza Horizon may be stealing most of the gaming headlines as of late, but it's not the only new feature for the open world racer – a new car pack will be available to download on January 15th 2013. The pack in question is the 'Honda Car Pack' […]
NewsIt's been a long time coming, but the details of the much anticipated Rally Expansion Pack for Forza Horizon are finally here. And it seems that, on first impressions at least, the wait was certainly worth it. As part of the Pack, a whole host of different, new features to the game (and, in some […]
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