The Isle of Man TT may be one of the oldest motorsports events that’s still being held (Motorcycles first raced against the clock along Manx roads in 1907.), but that doesn’t mean it has refused...
Tag Archives: Prototype
When automakers are quite far along in the design and engineering process of a new vehicle but aren’t ready to build a complete prototype of that new model, they often build what is known as...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Kzazvcc98[/youtube] The Nissan GT-R LM Nismo is the most outrageous mainstream racing car to come along in decades (other than the Delta Wing, which was, of course, designed by the same guy), but it’s just...
![Nissan GT-R LM NISMO is a Zagger in a World of Ziggers [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nissan_gt-r_lm_nismo_16-335x256.jpg)
Prior to the end of the 1950s, mid-engine racing cars were seldom-seen novelties that won only sparingly. But when the Cooper Car Company and driver Jack Brabham won back-to-back Formula 1 Constructor’s and Driver’s World...
Modern electric cars like the Tesla Model S and BMW i3 are built with all of the latest and greatest cutting-edge technology…right? Well, that’s not entirely true: The origins of lithium-ion batteries can be traced...
![Stillborn to Run: XCar Drives the Jaguar C-X75 Prototype [Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/video_still_214.jpg)
Back in 2010, Jaguar – then only two years removed from being cut loose by Ford – seemed to be in search of its mojo. However, the car it brought to that year’s Paris Motor...
When locked in a life-and-death struggle, you don’t act like it’s business as usual, do you? Or “phone-it-in” when wrestling the force or entity trying to kill you? Of course not. The same has often...
We bring you this story with a heavy heart and sad fingers on the keyboard. Toyota’s chief test-driver, Hiromu Naruse, died on June 23rd on the 410 Highway near the famous Nurburgring in Germany. He...
Once a year, the Goodwood Festival of Speed rolls around to showcase some of the most diverse cars in motorsports. The 2009 event, like all others, takes place just outside the Goodwood House in the...