After driving wingless sprint cars this season, Woodcreek High School senior Angelique Bell, 17, participated in NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity combine two weeks ago in Virginia.
A concept built to show the performance side of the Sonic, the Super 4 is built with a 2″ turbo back exhaust and free flow intake system. 225/40ZR18 BFGoodrich racing tires (treadwear 40!) sit on Forgeline alloy wheels. A Brembo brake package, with two piece drilled rotors up front, slow the stripped and cage chassis [...]
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Q. I own a 2008 Camry, and this past summer the drain hose from the moonroof and air conditioner condenser both clogged up with debris. Have any thoughts to rid the car of mold?
This car is one of thirty-plus XP-1 through XP6s built by Bob Carnes in Denver over a two-year period. There appears to be only eight or nine running today. The car weighs 1,890 pounds and started life as a 283-FI Chevy V8 with around 365 horsepower. T…
The new Ford Explorer wants to keep you caffeinated, or at least alert when behind the wheel. Early next year, the Ford Explorer will offer a Lane Keeping System and Driver Alert System that detects when a driver is becoming inattentive and drowsy. The systems monitor whether the vehicle is drifting into another lane. If [...]
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The former Supercross, current NASCAR Truck driver Ricky Carmichael lent his experience name and tastes for this SEMA concept. Wrapped in a matte blue-ish black color, the car is highlighted with fluorescent green accents. Brembo brakes and BFG KDW’s are on all four corners. The 1.4 liter turbo remains stock, as does the 6 speed [...]
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Filed under: LA Auto Show, Spy Photos, Crossover, Honda, Design/Style
The North American-spec 2012 Honda CR-V won’t officially debut until the Los Angeles Auto Show in just a couple of weeks, but thanks to the automaker’s own Japanese website, we’re n…
2012 Honda Civic 5-door Euro-spec in detail [video]WorldCarFans.comThe designers of the new Civic wanted to keep the sporty and futuristic aspects of the car's character but tailor them to express the new model's even more elegant yet futuristi…
The market for French supercars packing more than 1000-bhp is about to double, thanks to the introduction of the Genty Akylone. Equipped with a twin-turbocharged V-8 engine, coupled to a 7-speed sequential shift transmission, the Akylone’s is intended to take on its Gallic rival, the Bugatti Veyron. However, an estimated top speed of 220 mph [...]
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Honda will take the wraps off an electric-powered version of its Fit sub-compact, along with the brand new 2012 CR-V sport-utility, during next month’s 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. When it goes on sale next year, the 2013 Fit EV will join a rapidly growing electric vehicle market that includes vehicles like the Nissan Leaf, [...]
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Next year marks the 60th anniversary of the first association between Karl Abarth and Fiat in Italy, so it is fitting that we’ll see the return of the much anticipated Fiat 500 Abarth as a 2012 model.
The U.S. version of the car will be premiered at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show in a few [...]
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Menzer: Did Smoke make the Chase a two-man race?
MARTINSVILLE, Va.-Jimmie Johnson nicknamed Brian Vickers ‘The Sheriff’ when his friend showed up for a shooting party in Texas with a magnum revolver Dirty Harry Callahan would have admired.
McLaren ‘top dog’ relishes beating British team-mate and expects the pair to battle for the title next year.
Telegraph.co.ukMINI launches new Roadster modelContract hire and leasing news (press release) (blog)Hot on the wheels of the Coupé, MINI has launched the sixth model in its line-up, the new Roadster. The first open-topped two-seater in the company'…
Gas prices in Massachusetts have dropped another two cents in the past week and are now down a nickel in the past month.
Group Lotus has received funding from the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund ensuring that its car production remains in the UK as well as creating a number of additional jobs at Hethel.
There had been rumors, as recently as at the launch of the revised Evora in early September, that some of Lotus car production could [...]
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David Coulthard: F1 stewards must ensure they interpret the rules consistently after giving Briton benefit of the doubt.
Filed under: Aftermarket, Classics, SUV, Ford, Specialty, Design/Style, Off-Road, Quick SpinsResurrecting Ford’s Iconic 4×4 With Style
“The watch industry is a very interesting parallel in that none of us need watches anymore,” Jonathon Ward, founde…
General Motors says it will invest $385 million at an engine plant near Detroit, creating or keeping 320 jobs.
2012 Honda Civic EU-Version
Parts shortages from three months of catastrophic flooding in Thailand have forced Honda to cut U.S. and Canadian factory production by 50 percent for the second time this year, the automaker said Monday.
TV star Mario Lopez has been named Honorary Chairman for next months Ford 400 championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
MINI is pushing ahead w?th the rigorous expansion of its model family. The latest addition to the range is the MINI Roadster, the sixth model in the brand’s current line-up and the first open-top two-seater in its history. Cutting-edge, typically MINI …
