| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  Thursday, February 11, 2010 |  | The gasoline-electric powertrain in the new Volkswagen Touareg is rated at 380 hp.... | | Volkswagen is banking on the fuel-saving properties of a new gasoline-electric hybrid drivetrain and what it describes as a wholesale improvement in quality levels to bolster North American sales of its second-generation Touareg. This new Touareg represents VW's first foray into the premium-hybrid-SUV market, which includes gasoline-electric entries from BMW, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac, ... |
|  | | EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: The first question that pops into my head after looking at a spec sheet for the X6 M is: Who was asking for something like this? I was asking that question when the regular X6 came out, but the M version is just unreal. You've got 555 hp and 501 lb-ft of...
|  | | With the biggest storm of the winter having battered the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, most enthusiasts have packed away the Pilotis, garaged the GTO, and hung up the helmet. But what most people don't realize is that winter brings almost as many opportunities for spirited driving as the warm...
|  | | Come along for a ride in the 2010 Cadillac SRX, a completely redesigned crossover that combines style, comfort and performance....
|  | | Virgin Racing's Timo Glock lost his front wing on Thursday morning during the second day of Formula One testing at the Jerez track in Spain, forcing the new team to sit out the rest of the day while it examined the problem and waited for new parts to arrive from Britain. The VR-01 car has...
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|  | | Formula One testing resumed on Wednesday at the Jerez circuit in Spain, where 10 teams each ran one car on the first day of the four-day session.Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg topped the times with a lap of 1 minute, 20.927 seconds around the 2.751-mile circuit that last hosted an F1 race in 1997, ...
|  | | World Rally Championship drivers will score points this season in the same manner as their counterparts in Formula One. The FIA World Motor Sport Council said Wednesday that the top 10 finishers in each of this year's rallies will score on a scale of 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, the same points system ...
|  | | Danica Patrick will face a far more difficult challenge in Saturday afternoon's 300-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway than she faced in her stock-car debut in last weekend's ARCA 200. In that one, she was in the four-wheel equivalent of Secretariat. Most of the...
|  | | Danica Patrick learned how the other half lives during NASCAR Nationwide Series practice on Wednesday at Daytona International Speedway.Patrick was only 26th fastest among 51 drivers in the largely uneventful two-hour practice, one of two leading into Friday-afternoon qualifying for Saturday's...
|  | | Kevin Buckler's single-car TRG team has established a “strategic alliance” with Richard Childress Racing and Stewart Haas Racing. It's the latest in a series of mergers among NASCAR's “have” and “have not” teams.Under the latest agreement, RCR will provide cars,...
|  | | The Nissan Juke small crossover will make its auto-show debut in March at Geneva and reach U.S. showrooms this fall.Drawing cues from the Qazana concept, the Juke will complement Nissan's crossover lineup. The European car is the star of the Geneva show. The U.S. version will bow at the New York...
|  | | If history holds true, the Odyssey concept that Honda debuted at the Chicago auto show is basically the new fourth-generation model of the popular minivan. Expect the lighting treatments and wheels to be toned down a little on the production car, but the lower and wider stance and "lighting bolt"...
|  | | Formula One's governing body, the FIA, said on Wednesday that any teams that fail to show up at a Grand Prix this season will be in violation of FIA rules, as well as in breach of the Concorde Agreement, F1's governing document.The statement came on the heels of F1 commercial boss Bernie...
|  | | With all of the positive press Hyundai has received for its rear-wheel-drive Genesis sedan, it's easy to overlook the Korean company's other luxury-sedan offering, the Azera. To help its forgotten child gain a little spotlight, Hyundai revealed an updated 2011 Azera at the Chicago auto show.The...
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