HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE | Wednesday, January 13, 2010 | | The 2010 Acura TSX V6... | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I was really impressed with this car's interior. There's plenty of room, all the materials look and feel great, it's well laid out (except for, perhaps, the abundance of buttons on the center console), and the seats are comfortable and supportive. The six-cylinder is smooth, though I wonder why there's no six-speed auto. Is Honda working on a DSG-type transmission? I... |
|  | | The IndyCar Series will have a variety of new looks as the 2010 season begins March 14 in, appropriately, a new location and on a new street circuit--in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Among the items detailed to participants on Tuesday during the series' annual winter meeting at Indianapolis Motor...
|  | | Enthusiasts have taken a quick shine to the Tesla Roadster, but the nifty two-seater is not truly a harbinger of things to come from the California electric carmaker. Tesla's goal is to make more mainstream cars, though it admits that's far from reality. The company's future product plans...
|  | | Dutch niche carmaker Spyker Cars NV hopes to reach an agreement with General Motors Co. to purchase Saab in “days, not weeks,” Spyker's CEO said today. If that doesn't happen, CEO Victor Muller said, Spyker may have to give up. “There is a point in time where we...
|  | | You will likely recall that 11 female drivers either took laps at the ARCA Series test at Daytona International Speedway in December or were on the testing list. But a glance at the entry list for the Feb. 6 race suggests that with less than a month remaining before the green flag falls, not many...
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|  | | Disgraced Formula One driver Nelson Piquet Jr. claims that he will race in NASCAR in 2010.The 24-year-old Brazilian was central to the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix crash scandal, which he revealed last year after losing his Renault seat and which caused the FIA to subsequently ban former team boss...
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|  | | The iconic Ford Mustang has caught the eye of a slew of famous car guys, and another one surfaced on Tuesday at the Detroit auto show--hip-hop artist Nelly.The Grammy-winning superstar has teamed with the Blue Oval, and a 5.0-liter Mustang customized by Dub will be featured as part of Nelly's...
|  | | As general manager of Cadillac, Bryan Nesbitt is driving the luxury brand to increase its sales. Nesbitt spoke with senior editor for news Bob Gritzinger and AutoWeek Radio host Thomas Michael Berg....
|  | | Audi design chief Wolfgang Egger talks with senior editor for news Bob Gritzinger....
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