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After six solid races over the first two rounds of the 2020 Toyota Racing Series, Igor Fraga has now taken his first win in the series.

After an impressive build-up, the Fast 9 official trailer has finally landed and it’s thrown up quite a few surprises. Flick the end to see the trailer yourself, or read on first.

British performance car manufacturer, and supplier to the world’s greatest spy, Aston Martin has become part of Lawrence Stroll’s increasing automotive empire. The Canadian businessman has, as part of a consortium, invested around $240m in the brand, picking up roughly 17% of the company in the process. Stroll will become Aston Martin Lagonda’s executive chairman as a result.

Japanese car brand Mazda celebrates its centenary this year, and today marks that exact anniversary.

The 2020 Nissan GT-R NISMO has set an all-time lap record at Tsukuba Circuit. Nissan’s new flagship version of the R35 set a blistering time of 59.3 seconds — not a bad way to celebrate its 13th birthday.

The first official trailer for Fast and Furious 9 — or possibly just Fast 9 — isn’t going to drop until this Friday, January 31. However lead actor Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto) has given us all a sneak peak with this teaser trailer for the trailer on his Facebook page. Be warned, there are some Fast and Furious spoilers in this article…

A pair of Mercedes-Benz Unimogs have set a new absolute world record for altitude for wheeled vehicle. The trucks, part of an expedition to install a radio system, climbed to almost 22,000 feet up the side of the world’s tallest active volcano.

While Bentley may be a name you associate with endurance racing, the brand has been turning its attentions to other forms of motorsport in recent years. It holds the production SUV record for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, for example. Now it has set its sights on a very unusual motorsport discipline indeed: ice racing.

The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has announced it will again hold the FIA Motorsport Games in 2020. It follows on from a successful 2019 event which saw Russia take the title in the Olympics-style motorsport event.

2018 GT Sport world champion Igor Fraga has continued his impressive start to 2020 with another pair of podium finishes in the Toyota Racing Series (TRS).

Netflix has confirmed the second season of the no-holds-barred documentary Formula 1: Drive to Survive will premiere on the streaming service on February 28.

Nobody loves safety quite like Volvo does. It’s a brand that’s been defined by safety ever since it invented the three-point seat belt and then gave away the patent to everyone.

There’s nothing quite so luxurious as exclusivity. Owning something that is literally one of a kind is the ultimate expression of status and wealth. When it comes to cars, there’s rarely anything in the modern world that’s truly a one-off, and that’s why the Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective exists.

Brazil’s GT Sport world champion Igor Fraga has enjoyed a successful weekend at the Highlands Motorsport Park to sit second in the title race after his debut race weekend.

2018 GT Sport Nations Cup champion Igor Fraga has started his 2020 racing campaign with an impressive podium finish in the Toyota Racing Series (TRS).

If the modern trend for downsized engines with turbochargers leaves you cold, we’ve got some good news for you from Stuttgart today.

After 40 and 60 years respectively, British luxury car manufacturer Bentley is to end production of both the Mulsanne limousine and the brand’s legendary V8. The send off will be a limited run of 30 cars that unite the two for one last time.

One thing you can’t accuse Lewis Hamilton of is being too narrowly focused. The six-time and reigning Formula One world champion likes to try his hand at just about anything. As well as his glittering career in motorsports, he delves into fashion and music — and even takes time to show how good he is at gaming during the off-season.

Toyota is bringing the World Rally Championship back to the public roads later this year, with a new model of its Yaris hatchback. The GR Yaris, revealed today at Tokyo Auto Salon, is a 257hp, all-wheel drive homologation special that will form the basis of the brand’s WRC challenger for next season.

It might be very early days in the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, but it looks like Sony has already stolen the event. Not with some fancy new camera, television, phone, or even PlayStation 5, rather a car.