UHP car tires and high performance. Vredestein presents Ultrac Vorti, new summer tires designed for powerful and fast car

Michelin Primacy 3: The new tire that integrates an in-depth understanding of accidents, Performance balance and innovative technologies

Intended for motorists who want the ultimate driving experience and exceptional safety – whether for day-to-day use or sporty driving – the MICHELIN Pilot Super Sport is designed for series-produced super sport models and street-legal cars that have been tuned and modified for ultra high-performance

Designed for the sportiest series-produced cars as well as for vehicles specially tuned for ultra-high performance, this new Michelin tire integrates the full range of expertise and know-how developed by Michelin in the leading international endurance races, and in particular the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Bridgestone has started supplying B250 Ecopia tyres as standard equipment for the Aston Martin Cygnet, launched in Europe in September 2011. The new luxury city car will be fitted 100% with Bridgestone B250 Ecopia tyres in size 175/60

In 2012, Michelin will bring to market three new motorcycle tire ranges for track use: the MICHELIN Power Cup will replace the MICHELIN Power One Competition, and the MICHELIN Power Slick and MICHELIN Power Rain, to replace the current slick and rain tire line-ups. With this new tire range, Michelin has leveraged the extensive knowledge gained through its many years of participation in international races to respond to user expectations

Since the 1970s the history of high performance motorcycle sport tyres produced by Pirelli has been marked by evocative names such as Mandrake, Phantom, and Gordon, all inspired by the world of comics, and there were also Demon and Dragon instead derived from the fantasy world.

The BMW Group concluded 2011 with its best sales result ever. Worldwide sales of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce automobiles rose 14.2% last year to reach a total of 1,668,982 vehicles (prev. yr. 1,461,166). The company therefore strengthened its position as the leading provider of premium vehicles. In December, sales were 11.9% higher than in the same month last year with 158,125 vehicles (prev. yr. 141,358)

Mansory Renovatio, the ultimate makeover for the Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren. Since 2004 McLaren has been producing the Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren in Woking in almost unaltered form. MANSORY, the specialist in upgrading super sports cars and luxury limousines has presented the gull wing racer in a new design

Named after the historic race track on Sicily, this hot blooded Italian rolls onto the fairground stage of the Geneva Motor Show – manufactured in the German city of Brand, the MANSORY Design and Holding GmbH headquarters. The MANSORY Siracusa is based on the Ferrari 458 Italia. Apart from more performance and a boosted appearance, mainly the weight of the automobile was diminished

1985 everything started with our fascination about cars. The reason? The Urquattro. Audi' s sudden Image changed into sport cars. MTM' s founder Roland Mayer used to be part of the Evolution of this legendary five cylinder.

BRABUS has been building the world’s fastest street-legal sedans for many years. This tradition started in 1996 with the BRABUS E V12 that had a top speed of 330 km/h (205 mph), and continued in 2003 with the E V12 Biturbo that reached 350.2 km/h (217.6 mph). In 2006 the BRABUS ROCKET, built in small- series production based on the first edition of the Mercedes CLS, improved the world record to 365.7 km/h (222.7 mph)

Starting in Lisbon and ending in the Algarve, day one of Rally de Portugal witnessed plenty of drama and incident, the most significant of which was the crash that spelled the end of Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena’s rally. The Citroën Total World Rally Team’s chances of victory now lie with Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen, who ended the first day third overall, just five seconds behind the leader

Two runs, two wins in the S2000 class of the FIA World Rally Championship – the start into the season was very successful for the Volkswagen Motorsport squad. An extreme challenge is now awaiting the team at Rally Mexico, the third WRC round held from 08 to 11 March. At an altitude of over 2,000 metres the special stages are the geographically highest ones of the whole season. The first gravel event of the year will see the Volkswagen factory team run with the Dutchman Kevin Abbring and his new co-driver Frédéric Miclotte from Belgium alongside Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F)

Pirelli is changing all the slick tyres for the 2012 Formula One World Championship, and introducing a modified version of the wet tyre. Only the intermediate tyre – the Cinturato Green – remains unaltered

Michelin has developed a new range of tyres which comply with the regulations enforced in the WRC and which have been engineered to meet the demands of the latest-generation cars. The MICHELIN Pilot Sport, MICHELIN Latitude Cross and MICHELIN X-Ice North were all developed with three priorities in mind: versatility, durability and competitive performance

The sixth stage of the 2012 Dakar was cancelled because of poor weather high in the Andes Mountains. Competitors showed up in Copiapo, Chile, at around midday