| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  |  | Powertrain and brake upgrades are some of the significant changes to the Ford Edge.... | | What is it? The 2011 Edge is Ford's substantially updated midsize crossover with a revamped engine lineup, suspension tuning and styling both inside and out. At launch, two new V6 engine options will be offered. For SE, SEL and Limited versions, a new 3.5-liter V6 with twin independent variable cam timing with 285 hp (up from 265 hp) provides power. While previous Sport models worked ... |
|  | | It began as a cryptic sculpture bathed in blue and silver light at the Detroit auto show. It continued this spring at the China show with the reveal of the striking “Shooting Break” concept. Now, it all comes together. After months of teasing, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS will...
|  | | Fiat S.p.A. is refusing a new round of Volkswagen AG overtures to buy its troubled sporty Alfa Romeo brand, company sources told Automotive News Europe. VW is on an acquisition spree to help its bid to topple Toyota Motor Corp. as the world's No. 1 automaker. Asking not be named, two VW...
|  | | Once we figured out how to put the trunk separator in place, the G37 power-folding hardtop stowed quietly and efficiently, and provided the perfect top-down, head-clearing drive home in the summer air. Unlike some of these convertible hardtops that suffer in the styling department, the G37 looks...
|  | | AutoWeek editor-in-chief Keith Crain recently received the Star Driver award from Mercedes-Benz, an honor that recognizes an individual who has made great contributions to motorsports and the automobile industry. Crain, shown at left with Geoff Day, director of communications at Mercedes-...
|  | | Hyundai Motor America is shifting production of its Santa Fe crossover to the Georgia plant of its corporate cousin, Kia Motors America, to free up production for more high-demand Hyundai Sonatas in Alabama. New workers have been hired at Kia's plant in West Point, Ga., to build the Santa Fe on ...
|  | | In a move certain to divide consumers into love-it/hate-it groups, Nissan Motor Co. will introduce a convertible version of its Murano crossover next year. The crossover, which already has a polarizing bulky rear-end design, will be offered as a two-door with a droptop, company officials...
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|  | | Will Power has done just about everything he could up to this point in the Izod IndyCar Series championship chase.He won his season-high fifth race of the season on Sunday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., extending his series points lead to 59 over Dario Franchitti as the path to the title...
|  | | Frenchman Sébastien Loeb took a giant step toward claiming his seventh World Rally Championship title by winning the Rallye Deutschland in Germany. His victory, by 51.3 seconds over Citroën teammate Dani Sordo, takes his tally of wins on the Trier-based event to eight, a WRC record. For Loeb, it is ...
|  | | Four times before, Kyle Busch had tried to win in each of NASCAR's top three series on the same weekend. He'd come close, most recently when he won in Camping World and Sprint Cup at Dover in May. His bid for history ended when he ran out of gas leading in the final laps of the Nationwide Series...
|  | | Here's some harsh reality for NASCAR fans who still hate the 12-driver, 10-race Chase for the Championship: Under the old points system, this year's championship would essentially be decided by now. Kevin Harvick's 279-point lead following the Aug. 21 race at Bristol Motor Speedway would easily be...
|  | | Jonny Cocker went from fourth to first during a thrilling final four laps on Sunday as Drayson Racing won its first race in the American Le Mans Series.Cocker passed Muscle Milk Team CytoSport's Klaus Graf with two turns left at Road America and won the American Le Mans Series powered by eStar by 1....
|  | | The American Le Mans Series announced on Sunday its 2011 race calendar, with two new events to be named soon. The schedule will include 10 events--one more than this year--thanks to the new races and the deletion of the race at Miller Motorsports Park near Salt Lake City. Several venues on next...
|  | | Volkswagen launched its latest Dakar car, the Race Touareg 3, in Trier, Germany, recently. And the Wolfsburg-based team confirmed last year's top three Dakar crews--Carlos Sainz, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mark Miller--will drive the cars along with Giniel de Villiers, who delivered VW's first Dakar...
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