| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  Thursday, January 14, 2010 |  | Some staffers craved the dual-clutch transmission in the Audi A4, instead of the six-speed manual.... | | SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: Audi is producing a lot of joy-inducing machines these days, and an A4 turbo with a six-speed stick is a perfect example of the company's attention to detail. Yes, a near-$50,000 sticker for a small Audi sedan may seem a little high, but compare it with the competition (BMW 3-series, Mercedes C-class, Lexus IS, among others) before complaining too... |
|  | | General Motors will stop production of Hummers at the end of this week as the automaker waits for Chinese regulators to approve the brand's sale to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Output of Hummer H3 and H3T models at GM's Shreveport, La., plant will resume once the pending...
|  | | American Le Mans Series regular Marino Franchitti is swapping from Dyson Racing to the Highcroft Acura squad for 2010. The Scottish driver, who parted company with Dyson after two seasons, will be Highcroft Racing's third driver for the three ALMS endurance races this season. He will contest the ...
|  | | When we greeted the 2009 Honda Fit as it arrived in our long-term fleet in October 2008, it had all of the elements required for a serious, long-lasting relationship. There was the voluminous interior (it swallowed a 32-inch TV without needing to drop the rear seats), a slick-shifting five-speed ...
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|  | | One NASCAR track has trimmed its race distance by 100 miles, while another extended its race by 67 miles, with both changes coming (according to the tracks) because fans called for them.Phoenix International Raceway lengthened its spring race from 312 miles (500 kilometers) to 375 miles (603...
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|  | | Nissan has found a new partner to run a pair of its V8-engined GT-Rs in this year's FIA GT1 World Championship.Nissan and its motorsports arm, NISMO, were faced with the task of replacing the British Gigawave Motorsport team--which closed its doors just before Christmas--before this Friday's...
|  | | Townsend Bell will return to the Indianapolis 500 this year. Bell will drive the No. 99 car co-entered by Sam Schmidt Motorsports and Chip Ganassi Racing. Unofficially, he will have Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon as teammates. Bell drove for KV Racing last year and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in...
|  | | AutoWeek editor Wes Raynal sits with Mazda North America CEO Jim O'Sullivan to chat about the Mazdaspeed 3, the potential for other Mazdaspeed products, and racing....
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