Remy and MotoCzysz announce D1g1tal Dr1ve EV powertrain

Filed under: Technology , Motorcycle , Electric MotoCzysz E1pc – Click above for high-res image gallery Remy International, a company known mainly for its work with electric motors , has teamed up with MotoCzysz to develop an integrated electric drive system that will feature Remy’s High Voltage Hairpin (HVH) electric motor technology paired with MotoCzysz’s patent-pending cooling and integration technology. MotoCzysz head Michael Czysz used a Remy motor to good effect in his E1pc electric motorcycle, which won both the TT Zero at the Isle of Man and the FIM e-Power race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca . Clearly, MotoCzysz knows how to extract performance from Remy’s electric motors.

GM to show Cruze hatchback at Paris Motor Show?

Filed under: Concept Cars , Budget , Europe , Paris Motor Show , Hatchback , GM , Holden , Australia The internets are aflame with word that General Motors will unveil a new Cruze hatchback at this year’s Paris Motor Show . According to Go Auto, the concept was worked up by none other than The General’s Down Under contingent at Holden. Now, before you start hoping for a more functional version of the Chevrolet Cruze to show up in a showroom near you, know that the production version of the car will be built in Australia and sold to, you guessed it, Australians.

Back to His Roots: The Kentucky Kid returns to the Indy Mile, but not to race

Filed under: Motorsports , Motorcycle , Celebrities , Racing Before Nicky Hayden was an international superstar making use of some of the best front brakes in the world on his MotoGP bike, he was just a kid from Kentucky who made a name for himself forgoing the front binder altogether and winning a ton of AMA flat track races. Back then he was known as the rookie, or the Kentucky Kid… On August 28th, that same kid from Kentucky will have officially come full circle (pun-intended) by returning to the track that helped launch his career.

Video: KTM teases new 125cc heathen

Filed under: Performance , Etc. , Videos , Motorcycle KTM 125cc teaser – Click above to watch video after the jump The poor little 125cc bikes of the universe rarely get the love of their larger-displacement siblings. Typically banished to the rider education programs of the world, the one-and-a-quarters are quickly forgotten in favor of bikes with more serious muscle.

Izaro GT-E eco-minded supercar takes shape

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Europe , Electric Izaro GT-E – Click above for high-res image gallery With the generous and quixotic assistance of Google Translate we’ve been able to cobble together random bits about the Izaro Motors GT-E.

Jay Leno to serve as Grand Marshall at Indianapolis MotoGP

Filed under: Motorsports , Motorcycle , Celebrities Take note, MotoGP fans. The series’ next stop will be right her in America at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Video: Jay Leno gets private time with Porsche 918 Spyder

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Performance , Videos , Porsche Jay Leno’s Garage gets private time with Porsche 918 Spyder – Click above to view video after the jump One of the things we like most about Jay Leno , aside from being a hugely knowledgeable car guy, of course, is his access. Who else would Porsche pick for some private time in a hangar with its forthcoming hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder , during last week’s festivities in Pebble Beach ? Certainly not us

We obsessively covered Pebble Beach Week

Filed under: Concept Cars , Motorsports , Classics , Performance , Auctions , Specialty , Design/Style , Luxury , Racing As always, we made the annual trek to Monterey, California for Pebble Beach Week with laptops in tow and digital SLR cameras in hand to capture everything worthy of your time. As you can see by our assemblage of posts below, 2010 was another spectacular year for new and old

Monterey 2010: Pebble Beach honors Alfa Romeo on its 100th birthday

Filed under: Car Buying , Concept Cars , Motorsports , Classics , Misc. Auto Shows , Alfa Romeo A Century of Alfa Romeos at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance – Click above for our high-res image gallery It might be hard to believe, but Alfa Romeo is a century old. Check that – A.L.F.A

MotoGP 2010: Getting back on track in the Czech Republic [Spoilers]

Filed under: Motorsports , Europe , Motorcycle , Racing For us, the mid-season break in GP action seemed reminiscent of the Monday night following the Superbowl, something is just missing. As the hot tires penciled in the fast lines around the Brno circuit, we remembered just what it was: lightning fast motorcycles of course! High winds and poor weather conditions slowed the race pace – the fastest lap of the actual race was over a second slower than Dani Pedrosa’s fastest qualifying run.

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