Volkswagen took the wraps off an epic Baja 1000 racer called the Atlas Cross Sport R today at the L.A. Auto Show. It's a concept meant to race in the 2020 Baja.
It's called the Atlas Cross Sport R, and it's packing a 2.0-liter inline-four capable of 600 horsepower. Tanner Foust will be driving.
In an effort to buoy the SUV credentials of its new Atlas Cross Sport, Volkswagen announced Wednesday that it has built a prototype race truck dubbed the Cross Sport R, with the intention of competing with it in the 2020 running of the Baja 1000. The prototype was developed with help from both VW's own rallycross driver, Tanner Foust, and Baja veteran Rhys...
Despite having the word sport in its name, the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport isn't a very sporty vehicle. But VW slapped its name on a Baja 1000 off-road racer anyway. The Atlas Cross Sport race truck was unveiled at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, and will race in the 2020 Baja 1000.
Volkswagen's electric ID.4 completed the NORRA Mexican Baja 1000 rally. It was the only EV entered in the race, and it finished in 61st place.
Before Steve Millen, winner of the 1994 24 Hours of Daytona, could compete in this weekend's Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, he had to attend a beginner's driving school. Here's a first-hand account he wrote exclusively for us. —Ed.
The Baja 1000 Class 7 racing version of VW’s new Atlas Cross Sport shares almost nothing with the Chattanooga-built street version .
Tanner Foust might've been the lead driver, but I, too, got to race VW's electric ID 4 through the sand and dirt of Baja.
Tanner Foust might've been the lead driver, but I, too, got to race VW's electric ID 4 through the sand and dirt of Baja.
Former WBZ NewsRadio 1030 traffic reporter Joe Morgan died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 67.
Racer Tanner Foust has competed in countless long-distance off-road races, but after bringing the all-electric Volkswagen ID.4 home after the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) Mexican 1000 off-road event on the Baja Peninsula, he was surprised. This was the first time he and co-driver Emme Hall contested a 1,000-mile race without a single mechanical problem.
If you want Civic Type R power for your next Honda race car, HPD will sell you a 2.0-liter turbo crate engine for $6,519.87 plus shipping.
Honda has long had a penchant for motorsports, and it has translated into an iconic nameplate for the brand's road cars: Type R. Except, the United States has mostly been left out of the Type R party. That changes this year and Honda is sounding the news off loud and clear in the 2017 Civic Type R's first advertisement. The ad spot, titled "Racing at...
VWs ID.4 racer survived Baja, and the Rhys Millen Racing-prepared racer ran a stock powertrain and had no mechanical issues.
Keyes swept both ARX2 races for Buhl Sport Detroit at Circuit of the Americas
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Nestled between two mountain ranges and in the high desert, Miller Motorsports Park provides one of the most striking and beautiful backdrops to any race course I’ve ever attended. The fact that both World Superbike and AMA Pro Racing race during the same weekend makes the BigM weekend, as the …
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Believe it or not but a BMW X6 could capture the overall win in SCOREs 2011 Baja 1000 off-road race this Friday. Looks can be deceiving though, as underneath this carbon-fiber X6 SUV body lurks a Trophy Truck, which are among
While the SSV category has only been running for four years in the Dakar Rally, it has quickly become a favorite, attracting competitors from all over the world to compete for the win in their favored brand of UTV. While a privateer runner in a Polaris won the class in its first year, 2017, the victory has gone to Can Am ever since. This year Polaris hopes to bring the cup back to Minnesota with a factory-backed three-RZR team. Polaris RZR Factory Racing has taken numerous victories in races her
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Just two weeks after resigning as head of Crocker Bank's downtown office, Louis F. Cumming on Wednesday was named executive vice president and chief lending officer at BSD Bancorp's Bank of San Diego unit. Cumming will take over in the midst of a realignment of the bank's lending operation, begun...
Jim Glickenhaus has challenged Elon Musk to enter the Tesla Cybertruck in the 2023 Baja 1000. SCG will compete in a hydrogen-powered Boot.
Snow and ice baja is one of the most difficult event types in motorsports world.
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Hit the deserts of Baja in California, Mexico or Dubai for an off-roading adventure that will leave the competition eating your dust. Off-road rallies with SUVs are among the most popular annual events around the world. These three destinations are among the best to experience this unique, adrenaline-charged...
The film Dust To Glory captures the fierce competition of the high-stakes Baja 1000 desert race. But there’s another amazing event that runs down the peninsula every year: the NORRA Mexican 1000. We tagged along to shoot this video and show you why it’s called “a high-horsepower conga line to the finish.”
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It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right parts. But they’re working for Bill Caswell, and he wasn’t about to be discouraged by such trivialities. <meta property=
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Ford has revealed the ultimate model for the global-market Ranger pickup. The Ford Ranger Wildtrak features bolder styling and new smart technologies.
Honda’s CBR1000RR-powered Mean Mower set a Guinness World Record after reaching 100 mph in 6.29 seconds.
The 2019 Nissan Pathfinder is now on sale and it costs $190 more than its predecessor.
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It's a running joke to criticise how little the Porsche 911 changes stylistically, but the new 992 model's back end is surprisingly different... and it shows you should be careful what you wish for
The McLaren 650S Can-Am commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first Can-Am race. McLaren became a dominant force in the racing series.
Yes, it's even faster than a Tesla P100D.
MOTOR TREND today announced the Ford Fusion has been named MOTOR TREND's 2010 Car of the Year®. This year marks the 60th anniversary for the MOTOR TREND award - the longest standing editorial automotive award of its kind.
When Volvo S60 hit 20,000 fairly trouble-free miles, we decided to give it a little present: more power. Read on to learn more about the 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD in this long term update brought to you by the automotive experts at Motor Trend.
Group B. An era which undoubtedly conjours up memories of a time where fire breathing cars would dominate the world rally stages. It was also a time of huge danger in the sport, drivers being forced to tackle stages at maximum attack whilst navigating a sea of people, all eager to catch a glimpse of …
Smaller and lighter C7 Corvette to also sports new crossed-flags logo.
Looks like we officially have a trend on our hands: Retro-Electric? We saw both Volkswagen and Jaguar reinvigorating classic automotive designs with electric powerplants, and now Honda's dipping their foot in the pool as well. Their compact Urban EV, unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, bears a striking resemblance to
The next generation of Mazda's 6 sedan is coming soon. Find a rendering of the new Mazda 6 as well as some info at Car and Driver.
The 1969 Dodge Charger was out of this world, but it didn't fare too well in NASCAR.
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The electric runabout inspired by the Meyers Manx buggy is a retro-future dream come true.
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Yes, a stick shift in an EV. Opel, you have to build this.
Nice Price or No Dice: At $6,500, Is This 1999 VW Eurovan VR6 A Craigslist Low-Price Luminary?
Another week means another entry in the sweet cars found online that I wish I could drive. I like finding cheap used cars that can either be daily driven right away or daily driven after minor work. Over the past couple of years, Ive turned it into a bit of a skill to purchase many cars and motorcycles. <meta property=
We have recently told you about a Finnish Tesla owner that exploded his car with 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of dynamite. This protest was due to receiving a €20,000 ($22,635 at the current exchange rate) bill for replacing the battery pack in his 2013 Model S. Rich Benoit found another way to call attention to this problem: creating a diesel Tesla, the Model D.
Just a few days ago a beautiful 1964 ATS 2500 GTS took home the prestigious Rolex Best of Show The Quail during the famous Monterey Classic Car Week in California the annual series of events
Styled like a baby Grand Cherokee, the compact Jeep Compass should sell like hotcakes
As part of a new end-of -year recognition, and hopefully the start of a TorqueNews tradition, two recognition awards will be given under the automotive technology category based on a set of criteria. The first is the Best of the Best Production Automotive Technology 2011 which goes to the Buick eAssist.
2011 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG First Test: Our C63 has AMG's P31 Development Package, a $6,050 option that delivers all kinds of goodies. Most important are the forged and lightweight pistons, connecting rods and crankshaft that come straight out of the SLS. Find out more about the 2011 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG in this first test by the automotive experts at Motor Trend.
Phillips longs for real gears and steel ladder frames—basically, a proper SUV—in this month's column at Car and Driver.
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Sonoma usually isn't the most exciting of stops on the FD calendar, but this year it proved that it can, indeed, bring it. Let's go straight into looking at the top 16. Once again, Rod and Larry are commenting in addition to myself. Linhbergh: Top 16 started off with quite a bit of pomp and …
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Lewis Hamiltons X44 team continued its unbeaten Extreme E qualifying run by topping the qualifying heats at the Desert X Prix, as the second season got underway in Saudi Arabia.
Tanner Foust and Scott Speed put their Volkswagen Andretti Global Rallycross Polo race cars on the first and second steps of the podium at the Red Bull GRC New York event this weekend, though a penalty ultimately stripped Speed of his second place finish. The result marks a massive outcome for the new rallycross car, and helps Foust move up in the 2014...
Supercars boss Sean Seamer says the series will work to encourage more one-off Wildcard entries next season.
It was a warm, October Saturday night in Southern California. The kind of weary calm that typically follows a day of triple-digit heat blanketing the Los Angele
"John Wick: Chapter 4" stunt coordinator and 2nd unit director Scott Rogers on creating a car chase that ranks with "The French Connection."
The iconic Subaru WR Blue livery and Gold wheels return to the brand’s motorsports division. Why should the Subaru customer care?
Having finished only seventh at the end of day one at Estering, Petter Solberg put a pair of fastest times in Q3 and Q4 on Sunday morning, lifting the double World RX Champion to top spot in the Intermediate Classification.
Toomas Heikkinen and Timmy Hansen took a win apiece at Essay in the opening two rounds of the new TitansRX Europe rallycross series
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Age is the most important risk factor of breast cancer but current study suggests that the use of hormonal intrauterine device increases the breast cancer risk significantly.
While the majority of the high performance cars at the SEMA Show each year are rear wheel drive muscle cars, Ford helped to bring attention to the launch of the new Ford Focus ST with a quintet of tricked out front drive 5-doors that worked to show the aftermarket potential of this American hot hatch.
This Week in Motoring: Lamborghini confirms an SUV, Jorge Lorenzo dominates at Mugello, the Nissan GT-R LM starts off slow and more.
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Formula E's first London foray ended in acrimony as local residents helped end any chance of a Battersea return. Not to be deterred, FE worked quietly to get a much-desire London homecoming
The Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Season is officially over. This season has been hard fought, but in the end, there can only be one champion. All of the drivers di
Subaru would be eligible to enter to the World Rallycross Championship next season following changes to the series' engine regulations
Silverstone will replace Lydden Hill as the host of Britain's round of the World Rallycross Championship from 2018 onwards
Check out Darren Papworth's rally machine, a 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti driven by no other than Tanner Foust in Import Tuner Magazine.
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The Global Rallycross series is currently on its way to Loudon, New Hampshire after spending a few weeks overseas. The series has several races to take care of stateside before jetting back to Europe for a battle in Germany, but apparently there's a U.S. city feeling a bit left out, and it would...
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A brief ride reveals Subaru's rally-bred favorite is more polished, still edgy.
Cleantech Invest recently announced that we signed our first ever brand ambassador to communicate our mission and impact to the world. This ambassador was none other than Finnish world champion cross…
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