Last Thursday Carroll Shelby, arguably the father of the modern muscle car passed. Though he is no longer with us his impact on the auto industry and sports cars and even the performance after market will be going strong just like his engines.
Carroll is best known for making the 1960′s era Shelby Cobra which was small like the European supercars but with the big block muscle of American ingenuity (427) and created an era of powerful street cars with the sensibility to be competitive on the track.
Carroll was first aligned …

Skoda Citigo, the small car variant based onVolkswagen Up! will soon get a Rally variant to compete in motorsport, Skoda Auto revealed at the 31st Volkswagen GTI meeting at Worthersee. The exhibition area of 600 sq meters will see Skoda Citigo Rally and Skoda Citigo DJ Car as they make their premier appearance. Seven teams will be heading to Lake Worthersee, Austria for the main event.
This is the 31st such meeting ground for an event that has been held every year in May making auto companies bring in their special offerings …

While Peugeot has decided to put ice on its India plans, Renault has forged ahead despite the unpleasant baggage of the Logan. Its secret weapon? A partnership with Nissan
The French are famously passionate about India. Film-maker Jean Renoir made The River as a loving—albeit exotified—homage to the country, employing then unknown Satyajit Ray as an assistant director. Louis Dumont was a famous anthropologist whose seminal work ‘Homo Hierarchicus’ on the Indian caste system was highly influential in his field. You would imagine that considering this sort of lineage, French car …

A Chinese farmer has invented a wind-powered electric car that he says could save his country from the pollution caused by its rapidly growing car market.
An hour from downtown Beijing, the dusty village of Banjiehe looks an unlikely place to produce scientific innovation.
Its rows of brick, utilitarian houses are surrounded by cornfields and fruit trees.
But in a small tractor workshop, 55-year-old farmer Tang Zhenping has invented the prototype of a car that he believes could revolutionise China’s auto industry.
Mr Tang’s model – built in just three months for around £1,000 …

In the world of performance cars, the brand ‘M’ commands a special respect. Tested and tuned to perfection at the world famous Nurburgring race circuit, these are models that are picked out from BMW’s regular road cars and reworked to also become track ready.
These are cars with ‘Jeckyll and Hyde’ style split personalities – being extremely capable on the race track, while also offering the comfort and luxury that are part of a relaxed driving experience. BMW M GmbH, the subsidiary which manufactures these fiery clones has by now picked …