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Season openers from IndyCar Series and WTCC

While last week was the real beginning of the international racing season with the 12 Hours of Sebring and Formula 1 opening race, the Indycar Series in the US and World Touring Car Championship in Europe both have their season openers this weeken...

Discover symbolisms of the logos of some of the most famous brands of the car industry

Many people may have already asked about the meanings that some of the badges of the most famous car brands in the world hide. But although these doubts exist many may have never bothered to find out why Ferrari's has a black prancing horse, o...

America's voters might have re-elected President Obama, but investors appear not to be as happy. As of this writing the DOW is down about 2%, and the NASDAQ is down roughly the same. But what does the re-election mean for the American auto ind...

Fellow Autoviva writer, Tom Mallett, wrote a fantastic post on October 2nd speculating about the future of electric race cars, especially in Formula 1 and sports cars. His post talks about what is actually being done to further electric and hybrid...

We talk a lot about European automakers struggling to survive given the hard economic climate, but none of them has had as bad of a year as Lotus. The company imploded this year.  It started early in the year with rumors that eventually p...

We have been covering what is coming from the Geneva Motor Show for the last month or more. The press days for the show are March 6 and 7. Here is what we have seen and what we expect from the show. From the amount that we have already reported, t...

2005 IndyCar series champion Dan Wheldon has died at the IndyCar series finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 33 year old enjoyed a successful career that included two victories at the Indy 500. Wheldon, who was close to securing a drive in ...

In the latest Auto Shows around the world the Green technologies have taken the command in the concept cars presented by the main automotive brands. As the need of less pollutant and more efficient cars is increasing the brands are consistently prese...

The car bucks current standards and gets three-star Euro NCAP score

Should car buyers have the right to sacrifice safety to get a cheaper car if they choose to? That is the question raised by the Euro NCAP results for the latest Dacia Lodgy. The car sits up to seven people but prices start in most of Europe under ...

The UK's Evo Magazine has just published its 2011 Car of the Year nominees.  We know there is a very small elite who could ever drive all of these cars. But anyone can look at them, and thanks to Youtube anyone can listen to them. Sin...