Report: Lamborghini drops plans for Estoque four-door coupe

Lamborghini has reportedly shelved plans to build a new four-door coupe based on its stunning Estoque concept car from last year’s Paris Motor Show. The company’s R&D boss Maurizio Reggiani revealed last November that the car could be released as early as 2011 but stressed that that the business case was still being made [...]

Force India VJM02 makes official debut

Force India has given the first look at of its revised car livery for 2009, revealing a much greener theme for the latest race car. On hand for the unveiling was team owner Vijay Mallya and main drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil, who were also joined by several test drivers and team officials.
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Nissan GT-R with gearbox update still posting quick ETs

Nissan confirmed earlier this month that it was installing a new software update for the gearbox in the GT-R that is designed to minimize stress levels placed on the dual-clutch unit during hard launches. The software update affects the way the vehicle launches from a standstill in two main ways. It increases the allowable rpm [...]

Australian firm working on beefed-up Nissan GT-R gearbox

Rumors, reports and even the odd video of its slick dual-clutch AWD gearbox grenading itself into oblivion have plagued the Nissan GT-R since shortly after its release into the wild. A short while later we learned that using the undocumented AWD launch control feature could void the relevant sections powertrain warranty, Nissan followed that up [...]