| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |  | Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. president Jim Lentz is to testify before a congressional panel on Tuesday. He's... | | Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. President James Lentz plans to stick to his guns and tell skeptical lawmakers Tuesday that the company's unwanted acceleration problems do not stem from electronic defects, a copy of his testimony shows. Lentz's reiteration of Toyota's longstanding position suggests that top company executives were unmoved by sharp criticism of that stance Monday by House Energy and... |
|  | | The Editor regularly threatens to kill, barbeque and feed to the staff at a cookout any employees who get press cars and don't write about them. I need this job and frankly, I probably don't taste very good. It just so happened that my backlog of unwritten-about press cars peaked just as I thought...
|  | | SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: This car is absolutely fabulous, in appearance and performance, but then at $102,000--with $5,000 worth of special wheels--it probably should be. But seriously folks, the Ian Callum styling job on this car is pure automotive art, as it should be with a...
|  | | Adrian Fernandez and Aston Martin Racing led the first day of the American Le Mans Series two-day winter test at Sebring International Raceway in Florida, as competitors gear up for the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 20. The Aston V12-powered Lola coupe turned a best lap of 1 minute, 47.826...
|  | | The finish line is in sight for development of the next McLaren supercar, the MP4-12C. The project has entered the final phase of testing with a new round of prototypes that feature significant advancements from last year. McLaren released film on Tuesday of two versions of the new testers,...
|  | | After selling out the 100-unit run of factory-built Dodge Challenger drag cars, Chrysler has opened the order process for the 2010 Challenger Drag Pak program. For $39,999, customers can order a Challenger that's prepped to compete in NHRA Stock, Super Stock and Comp Elimination classes. The...
|  | | The Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S Awards Edition will be revealed at the Geneva motor show. Maserati is celebrating six years of awards and raves for the sport sedan with its own special edition. The car is covered in a Quarzo fuso finishing, which is a striking metallic grayish gold color,...
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|  | | Audi's hot RS5 coupe gets its debut at the Geneva auto show in early March. But Audi still hasn't committed to bringing the car to the U.S. market.The RS5 will get Audi's high-revving 4.2-liter V8 engine, making 450 hp and 317 lb-ft of torque. Horsepower is up 30 from the last 4.2-liter, which made ...
|  | | BMW AG will produce its electric-car range at its plant in Leipzig, Germany, the automaker said on Monday. In addition, BMW factories in Wackersdorf and Landshut, Germany, will produce parts for the so-called Megacity Vehicle.“The BMW Group will build the car of the future in Leipzig with...
|  | | Two teams have announced their drivers for the upcoming Izod IndyCar Series season, and neither one is a surprise.Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing confirmed that Japanese driver Hideki Mutoh will join the team. Mutoh will drive the No. 06 car with sponsorship from Honda's Formula Dream and from Panasonic....
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