Arguably, Southern California is the mecca of car culture, with a diversity beyond one’s comprehension, from low-riders cruising famed Whittier Boulevard to multi-million dollar supercars blasting down Pacific Coast Highway and meeting up on weekends at Cars & Coffee locations throughout the southland.The same can be said about the diversity...

The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has acquired a “significant minority stake” in Sauber Holding AG, the future Audi Formula 1 team.QIA is already a stakeholder in the Volkswagen Group – Audi’s parent company – and will provide a substantial capital injection that Audi said will allow the team to increase...

Abt Cupra will not be returning to Extreme E next season.The decision, which had been anticipated for several months, brings an end to a three-year spell in the all-electric off-road series, which yielded five podiums, including an overall victory at the 2022 Energy X Prix. The team debuted in 2021...

Formula 1’s plans for the 2026 power unit changes will coincide with updates to the aerodynamic regulations that will aim to reduce drag and create smaller and lighter cars.The current power units will be used until the end of the 2025 season, when a major change in regulations is set...

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler has revealed the Volkswagen Group's first fully-electric racecar, the Audi e-tron FE04. At the press conference for the reveal, the team announced that Daniel Abt has become an Audi factory driver and will continue to partner 2016/17 FIA Formula E champion, Lucas di Grassi for season...

Audi will pull out of the World Endurance Championship and end its 18-year involvement in the Le Mans 24 Hours at the conclusion of 2016.INSIGHT: What Audi meant to Le MansANALYSIS: What does Audi withdrawal mean for WEC?WEC: ACO takes veiled swipe at AudiGALLERY: 18 Years of Audi at Le...

Audi believes it has the technology to build a hydrogen-powered car to race at the Le Mans 24 Hours. The German manufacturer's head of road car technical development, Stefan Knirsch, has revealed that an LMP1 car powered by hydrogen fuel-cell technology "could be possible.""If we wanted to demonstrate our capabilities...

Formula E championship leader Lucas di Grassi says his Abt Audi Sport Formula E team needs factory support from the Volkswagen Group "as soon as we can".Abt has represented Audi in the DTM for more than a decade and brought the manufacturer into Formula E as an affiliate of its...

One of the architects of Porsche's successes at the Le Mans 24 Hours and in the World Endurance Championship last season has left the company.Wolfgang Hatz, who oversaw Porsche's return to top-flight sportscar racing in 2014 as research and development director, has departed at his own request, according to a...

Volkswagen's future in the World Rally Championship has been reconfirmed until the end of 2019 despite recent upheaval at the company.The Volkswagen Group board signed off on the German firm's long-term agreement to stay in the WRC last year, but the company's recent emissions scandal – and subsequent departure of...