Articles By Marc Carter : Discovery News

Porsche Begins Testing the 918 Spyder Hybrid Supercar

Posted 7 HOURS AGO | 0

Prototypes of the upcoming Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid have already hit the road and now Porsche has confirmed that the first delivers of its new super sports car will take place by the end of 2013. The prototypes ... Read more

Mini John Cooper Works GP Debuts as the Fastest Mini Ever Built

Posted Mon May 14, 2012 06:42 AM ET | 0

Mini has unveiled the Mini John Cooper Works GP, which Mini claims will be the fastest Mini ever produced with its extreme performance on both the race track and the road. Mini is currently testing the Mini John Cooper ... Read more

Fahrradi Farfalla FFX Looks Like a Ferrari, but is Pedal-Powered

Posted Thu May 10, 2012 08:03 AM ET | 0

Here’s a Ferrari replica that may look like the Ferrari FXX track car, but there is one big difference. The Fahrradi Farfalla FFX is not powered by a powerful engine, but instead is pedal powered. Yup that means you ... Read more

2012 VW Passat TDI Travels 1,600 Miles on a Single Tank of Diesel Fuel

Posted Wed May 9, 2012 01:42 PM ET | 0

A couple recently set a world record in a 2012 VW Passat TDI by traveling 1,626 miles on a single tank of diesel fuel. John and Helen Taylor, who have made a career out of driving efficiently and conducting ... Read more

2013 Chevy Corvette ZR1 to Pace the 96th Indianapolis 500

Posted Wed May 9, 2012 07:17 AM ET | 0

GM has announced that a 2013 Chevy Corvette ZR1 will lead the starting field of the 96th Indianapolis 500 to the green flag Sunday, May 27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Corvette ZR1 packs a supercharged 6.2L V8 ... Read more

2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Packs a Tesla Electric Motor and Starts at $49,800

Posted Mon May 7, 2012 09:50 PM ET | 0

Toyota has unveiled the production version of the Toyota RAV4 EV that looks a lot like the standard RAV4 models. The 2012 RAV4 EV may look almost identical to the conventional RAV4, but the exciting part of the package ... Read more

2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 Officially Joins the 11 Second Club

Posted Fri May 4, 2012 02:45 PM ET | 0

GM recently took two 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1′s to the drag strip in which GM’s engineers turned an 11.93 seconds at 116-mph quarter-mile elapsed time run in a showroom-stock Camaro ZL1 automatic. A Camaro ZL1 manual ran the same ... Read more

Nissan to Build the 545-HP Juke-R in Limited Numbers

Posted Thu May 3, 2012 10:07 AM ET | 0

Fans of the Nissan Juke-R concept that was unveiled last year will like today’s news! Nissan has decided to put the Nissan Juke-R into production. In case you forgot, the Juke-R concept is the perfect model for Nissan Juke ... Read more

The ZecOO Electric Bike is a Retro-Futuristic Bike for a Cool $70K

Posted Tue May 1, 2012 04:27 PM ET | 0

The ZecOO electric bike you see here combines the in your face styling of a gasoline powered street bike with a “green” electric powertrain to create a bike that the press can’t stop talking about. For the most part ... Read more

2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Packs 662 HP, The World’s Most Powerful V8

Posted Fri Apr 27, 2012 09:59 AM ET | 0

The 5.8L supercharged V8 in the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 has been officially SAE-certified as the most powerful production V8 in the world with its 662 horsepower and 631 lb-ft. of torque. In addition to holding onto the title ... Read more

Jeep Unveils the Limited-Edition 2012 Wrangler Unlimited Altitude

Posted Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:48 AM ET | 0

Following the release of the Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: MW3 and Arctic models, Jeep is introducing another limited-edition Jeep Wrangler: the 2012 Wrangler Unlimited Altitude. The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Altitude is the latest Altitude model in the... Read more

Honda Concept C and Concept S Models Debut in China

Posted Tue Apr 24, 2012 08:30 AM ET | 0

Honda has unveiled two new concept cars at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show “that show the direction of mass-production models Honda will introduce to the market next year.” The Concept C midsize sedan and Concept S passenger mover are ... Read more

Lamborghini Unveils its 600-HP Urus SUV Concept in China

Posted Sun Apr 22, 2012 02:46 PM ET | 0

Lamborghini has taken the wraps off its newest concept, the Urus SUV concept. The Urus SUV concept is debuting this week at the Beijing Motor Show. The Urus name is also known as Aurochs, which is derived from the ... Read more

Cadillac is Developing Self-Driving Car Technology

Posted Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:10 AM ET | 0

Cadillac is currently road testing a new semi-autonomous technology that it calls “Super Cruise,” which is capable of fully automatic steering, braking and lane-centering in highway driving. The Super Cruise technology uses radar,... Read more

Mercedes-Benz Previews a New Concept Style Four-Door Coupe

Posted Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:01 AM ET | 0

Mercedes-Benz is previewing its upcoming new four-door coupe that will be smaller than the Mercedes-Benz CLS. The Concept Style Coupe is debuting next week at this year’s Auto China in Beijing. According to Mercedes-benz, the four-door coupe... Read more