Peugeot has unveiled the first images of the 208 T16 with which Sebastien Loeb will compete in this year’s Pikes Peak hillclimb.
As revealed by AUTOSPORT, the nine-time World Rally Champion will drive in the unlimited class of this year’s June 30 event.
208 is therefore still a ‘silhouette design’, with the livery likely to change. The rear wing borrows from the now-expired Le Mans 24 Hours-winning 908Â Â …Â Pictures and more
Athletes often get asked what they would do if they weren’t athletes or which athletes from other sports they wish they could emulate.
For Jeff Gordon these days, the athlete he wished he could be is Shaun White.
That’s a California kid for you  … More
SOON AFTER CO-PILOT Pierre-Henri Raphanel waved his hand signaling me to level off, no more speed, we were comfortably cruising between 210 and 212 miles per hour. It was a cold, bright afternoon and, like many convertible drivers in sun-starved Germany last week, we had the top down. The surrounding forest blew past in a tumult, and ahead, as far as I could see, was flat, perfect asphalt, about 60 feet wide, the 5-mile schnellstrasse of Volkswagen’s VOW3.XE -3.30%Ehra-Lessien test track.
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse—how’s that for a name?—barely trembled, the suede-wrapped steering wheel as still as an anvil. Mr. Raphanel and I engaged our seat heaters, got comfortable and took a look around  … More
And you thought your Prius was impressive.
A group of college students from Canada have set a new fuel economy record of 3,587 mpg at the 2013 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas in Houston. It was the highest mileage ever recorded at the event by over 1,300 mpg.
Built at Laval University in Quebec, the lightweight, super streamlined single-seat car isn’t exactly ready for showrooms, but it bested 131 other entrants including last year’s champ, a team from Mater Dei High School that came in second this time around with its 2,308 mpg creation  … More