Goodwood Festival of Speed featuring 135-foot monument to Audi

Filed under: Audi , Lifestyle , UK Goodwood Festival of Speed Audi Sculpture - Click above for image gallery of more GFoS sculptures The Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place this weekend, and every year the Earl of March, who manages the 12,000-acre Goodwood estate that hosts the event, commissions a giant art piece honoring that year’s featured marque. Audi is the featured marque this year, which is timely since the Ingolstadt-based automaker is also celebrating its centennial

VIDEO: Norton Commando Transformer is more than meets the eye

Filed under: Time Warp , Videos , Lifestyle , Motorcycles Click above to watch video after the break We didn’t much care for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen when we went out and saw it on opening night, but we’re still smitten by the concept of robots that transform into all manner of vehicular machinery.

Quick Review: Raptor - Born in Baja is Rocky for pickup trucks

Filed under: Motorsports , Trucks/Pickups , Etc.

Spy Shots: New Honda V4 motorcycle caught testing

Filed under: Spy Photos , Honda , Motorcycles 2010 Honda VFR1200 leaked photos - Click above for high-res image gallery Late last year at the Intermot show in Germany, Honda pulled the covers off a radical concept motorcycle it promised would soon enter production powered by a powerful new V4 engine. The new bike’s introduction is obviously close at hand as a new series of spy photos clearly shows the bike testing on the street

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Better action, worse storyline

Filed under: GM , Lifestyle Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Click above for image gallery We played with Transformers as kids and have a considerable appetite for anything automotive, making the second installment of the Transformers film franchise a must watch in an otherwise uninspiring summer blockbuster season. While we didn’t dare hope for a compelling story line, we were pretty sure Director Michael Bay wouldn’t let us down with regards to special effects

Artist creates full scale F1 car from recycled styrofoam

Filed under: Etc. , Lifestyle We have no idea why Michael A. Salter wanted to create a race car out of polystyrene packing waste, and we guess it doesn’t matter — he did, and this is the result

Sneak Peek: Forza Motorsport 3

Filed under: Audi , Toys , Lifestyle Forza Motorsport 3 - Click above for new high-res image gallery Autoblog visited the official unveiling of Forza Motorsport 3, Microsoft’s latest racing title for the XBox, at the E3 expo. With graphics playing on numerous flat screens that, to borrow the phrase, moved the game on, and with the backing of an Audi partnership and a gleaming red R8 V10 on a plinth among the crowd, everyone involved was bullish enough on FM3 to make an actual bull think “Better watch out for those guys…” In fact, said Dan Greenwalt, the lead developer at Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios, said “We already made the best racing game the last time, with Forza Motorsport 2.” Forza Motorsport 3, he said, signaled that “We were out to make the best game.” Follow the jump for the story. Gallery: Sneak Peek: Forza Motorsport 3 Continue reading Sneak Peek: Forza Motorsport 3 Sneak Peek: Forza Motorsport 3 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:57:00 EST.

The Ride - BMW F 800 GS takes on the RawHyde Adventure Rider Challenge

Filed under: BMW , First Drive , Motorcycles BMW F 800 GS - Click above for high-res image gallery Since its introduction back in 2004, the R 1200 GS has been BMW’s best selling motorcycle, and for good reason. Time and again, the big bike has proven itself surprisingly capable of traversing the gnarliest of terrain in the hands of riders all around the world. The German motorcycle maker invented the adventure touring category when it introduced the R 80 G/S way back in 1980, and since then, almost all of BMW’s GS series of bikes have featured the brand’s signature twin-cylinder horizontally-opposed boxer engine

i reports 4,000 scrap car trades in UK, reveals some surprises

Filed under: Time Warp , Government/Legal , Green , Hyundai , Lifestyle , UK Governments all over the world have introduced Cash-For-Clunkers-style programs that are nothing if not controversial.

Chevy’s limited edition Bumblebee Camaro to launch

Filed under: Sports/GTs , Marketing/Advertising , Chevrolet , Lifestyle , Celebrities , Special/Limited Editions 2010 Chevrolet Camaro as Bumblebee - Click above for a high-res image gallery Diehard Transformers fans take note: Chevrolet is reportedly planning to launch a limited edition Bumblebee Camaro to capitalize on the upcoming flick, Revenge of the Fallen . We’re sure none of you saw that coming, right

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