| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  |  | The 2011 Ford Explorer is a little wider, a bit lower and will be available with the 2.0-liter EcoBoost four... | | Ford wants you to forget everything you know, or think you know, about its Explorer. The company has high hopes for its all-new SUV, and rightfully so. It's one of the most recognizable nameplates in the auto industry with, according to Ford, a 95 percent name-recognition rate. The 2011 Explorer is a huge departure from the outgoing model and takes more than a couple of risks. Ford says... |
|  | | Following on the heels of the spectacular 918 Spyder revealed at the Geneva motor show, Porsche is upping its green-car efforts and will test three all-electric Boxsters in early 2011. The move is part of a test program in Stuttgart, Germany, to analyze electric drive components, batteries and...
|  | | The perfect summer for car enthusiasts begins early, when local car shows start popping up, and ends in August at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. This year's show on Aug. 15 will celebrate classic Alfa Romeos, cars from Pierce-Arrow and Jaguar and Ghia designs. The show will also highlight...
|  | | Chrysler Group's product renaissance is a drama in two acts. First, the company is breathing new life into its existing lineup. Highlights include the redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which the automaker started shipping to dealerships in early July, and the re-engineered and restyled...
|  | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: For all that's going on underneath the car--the electric motors whirring, the regenerative brakes regenerating, the engine shutting off and turning back on--this sure is a boring car to drive. I mean, 187 net hp? The car is so pokey in Eco mode, it feels like less than...
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|  | | After speaking to Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, the FIA race stewards in Hockenheim have found Ferrari guilty of breaching Article 151C, which refers to bringing the sport into disrepute, in addition to breaking Article 39.1, the team-orders rule. It says, "Team orders which interfere with a...
|  | | Fernando Alonso had to field a barrage of questions from the media about the team-orders controversy at Sunday's German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. But he refused to concede that Ferrari had done anything wrong or that his Formula One win was in anyway devalued by the way it was achieved."I think we...
|  | | This is the official FIA transcript of the postrace press conference at the German Grand Prix on Sunday with winner Fernando Alonso, Ferrari; second-place Felipe Massa, Ferrari, and third-place Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull.Fernando, as the team told you at the end you have indeed been very quick this ...
|  | | Felipe Massa resisted any attempts on Sunday to suggest that team orders were behind what he termed his decision to cede the lead at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim.The media grilled both Ferrari drivers--Massa and race winner Fernando Alonso--on what was behind the controversial reversal of...
|  | | Michael Schumacher defended Ferrari's use of team orders on Sunday at Hockenheim, while admitting that the Formula One team might sometimes have got it wrong in his era.Schumacher said he totally understands Ferrari's quest to win the title with Alonso, but in effect conceded that the Austrian...
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