Michael Schumacher’s German compatriot  Timo Glock reckons the Schumacher household is ablaze with candles bearing the Mercedes Benz logo. Apparently they accompany a lovingly arranged set of Ross Brawn portraits. Speaking at the launch of the Virgin Racing Glock said, “The flame is still there, it’s still burning and it will be great if he [...]

MINI will be hitting the Detroit auto show (16-24 January) doorless Moke stylez with this new Beachcomber Concept. Based on the R60 Crossover platform (due for release late next year) the Beachcomber opens itself for action with “spontaneous and active” open air attitude. The Beachcomber also features the Crossover’s ALL4 all-wheel-drive system. You can’t ever [...]

BMW will be returning Audi’s TT RS serve with their own 250kW Roadster to debut at January’s Detroit auto show. The awkwardly named Z4 sDrive35is lines up against the TT RS with alarming similarities. Power, 250kW; check. Torque, 450Nm; check. Ride height, 10mm lower than standard car; check. Wing mirrors, matte aluminium finish; check. Zero [...]

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has perhaps thrown the most potent log on the Schumacher to Mercedes GP fire by giving the seven time world champion a green light to reunite with Ross Brawn. Schumacher recently stood down from his advisory role with Ferrari’s F1 team, but still had a three year agreement in place [...]

Audi have sprung a very nice surprise for fans of the TT RS. Originally due here early next year, they’ve managed to unwrap a few examples in time for Christmas. Nice work! If you dig this car you’ll know all about it, so you don’t need me to remind you about the angry sound produced [...]

Sometimes when a car manufacturer is ready to launch a new car they try to keep things as quiet as possible leading up to a surprise reveal. Other times manufacturers sing from the roof tops telling anyone who’ll listen, and plenty who won’t, all about their upcoming model. The latter approach is the one being [...]

This is the new Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta, and it’s the only one in the world. The car was built for Edward Walson, son of the man who gave the world cable television. Clearly, Ed isn’t struggling for a buck and this fact didn’t escape Ferrari’s Portfolio program who were only too happy to assist [...]

Lotus F1 announced today that Italy’s Jarno Trulli and Finland’s Heikki Kovalainen will form their main driving team in 2010. Malaysia’s Fairuz Fauzy will fill the test driver’s role. Team Principal, Tony Fernandes, said in a statement released by Lotus F1, “The appointment of Jarno, Heikki and Fairuz as our race drivers is a testament [...]

If you’re not familiar with the work of Japanese magazine crew Best Motoring you’re about to see the hi jinx they get up to. They set to the track with a hero of hot hatches for a three lap shootout. In starting order, the cars appearing are, MINI Cooper S, Mazda3 MPS, Renaultsport Megane 225, [...]

Volkswagen are not new to complementing their activities with iPhone apps, and now we can add another to the list with the launch of ‘Volkswagen Rally mobile – 2010 Dakar’. It’s a free application and is available for download now via iTunes. ‘Rally mobile’ will allow users to follow the progress of Volkswagen’s Race Touareg [...]

Straight from the WTF file is this serious documentary about the phallic relationship man enjoys with high powered motor vehicles. Or maybe its just a viral clip for an LA car rental company. I’ll let you decide.

With all the talk about a new ‘M1′/baby M-car, call it what you will, let’s take a look back at the concept car that started it all. This is the BMW Concept 1 Series tii as revealed at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. Of course, this modern tii badged machine, was inspired by the iconic [...]

More super slow mo YouTubery from the same creator featured in the first Snail’s pace post. This one goes for longer and fits in more cars, more bikes and more overall goodness. Enjoy.

German language news reports from Focus and Bild, along with countless Twitter posts, are abuzz with rumours that Michael Schumacher and Mercedes GP have verbally agreed to a one year deal that will see the seven time world champ to return to Formula One in 2010. Apparently the only hurdles remaining are the results of [...]

Lexus is making some noise about the sound of its $600K supercar, the LFA. You can hear audio of the 4.8 litre V10 in the YouTube clip after the jump, or you can play with the sound animation (shown above) in the gallery section of the LFA website. The LFA’s titanium silencer has a valve [...]