| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  Thursday, September 02, 2010 |  | Jaguar's concept car for the Paris motor show is said to be about the same size as the XK coupe, shown here.... | | Jaguar will preview a new styling direction at the Paris motor show later this month with a sports-car concept that also celebrates the company's 75th anniversary. About the size of the XK coupe, the concept is a two-seater with sculpted, classically beautiful bodywork of the style that historically has been Jaguar's hallmark. This look will celebrate Jaguar's reputation as a sports-car maker.... |
|  | | Ferrari is recalling 1,248 copies of the 458 Italia to replace an adhesive prone to catching fire. The adhesive is used in the wheel-arch assemblies. If it overheats, it can ignite. Ferrari says it has received five reports of 458s catching fire; some of those burning cars have become...
|  | | What is it? This is the latest version of Aston's DB9 drop-top, and it's the best yet. The changes are minimal but highly significant--new infinitely variable Bilstein dampers, plus some minor cosmetic changes to signify the new model year. The car will run from 0 to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds ...
|  | | Dodge has taken the cloak off the redesigned 2011 Durango SUV, which shares its platform with the redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Here are some of the highlights: -- The Durango has three rows of seats, compared with two rows in the Grand Cherokee. -- Engine choices are the 3.6-liter...
|  | | If you think that every little nut, bolt, switch, gear or widget in your new car wasn't scrutinized by a team of highly educated, overworked car geeks (read: engineers), think again. A couple of recent conversations with automotive engineers confirmed that virtually nothing that goes into a car...
|  | | RM Auctions may be best associated with high-end sales that feature fewer than 200 vehicles, but don't let its reputation fool you. Since being established in July, Auctions America by RM Auctions has secured more than 1,000 vehicles for its inaugural Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction, Sept. 2-5....
|  | | Spyker Cars inherited an extensive product plan when it acquired Saab from General Motors Co. in February. The redesigned 2010 9-5 sedan went on sale last month. Production of the 9-4X, Saab's first crossover, will begin in April. The 9-5 wagon will debut next summer. Meanwhile, a lot is riding ...
|  | | New owner Tata Motors promises that Land Rover will add smaller vehicles and hybrid powerplants, but it hasn't said much about the timing. Land Rover will continue to share components with Jaguar, which is also under Tata ownership. Land Rover already uses Jaguar's 5.0-liter V8 engine in all...
|  | | ASSOCIATE EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: Nothing like an automatic transmission to put a damper on the party. All of my Cadillac CTS-V experiences up until a month ago were with the automatic transmissions. I could only imagine how much better the car would be with the manual--until saddling up in a...
|  | | Will Power wants to know what all the Chicagoland Speedway fuss was about. "It was the most fun I've ever had on an oval," he said. "But that was the first time I heard Dario [Franchitti], [Scott] Dixon, Helio [Castroneves] and [Ryan] Briscoe saying, 'This is insane [racing]'." "I said, 'No,...
|  | | Hyundai will debut a small van called the ix20 at this year's Paris auto show. The company says the van has a dynamic, sporty profile that is a striking departure from the more boxy-looking models typically found in the segment. Designed and developed at Hyundai's European r&d center in...
|  | | Shelby American Inc. opened the Shelby American Motorsports Speed Shop in Las Vegas on Aug. 31. The state-of-the art facility is located on the grounds of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Speed Shop is open to the public and will focus on enhancing the performance of all muscle cars, be it...
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|  | | Editor's Note: The 2010 SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Road America are almost upon us, and we spent some time recently with Cooper MacNeil, who leads the national points in the Touring 2 class driving a BMW M3. The Hindsale, Ill., high school senior turns 18 on Sept. 7 and has come a long...
|  | | NASCAR has been spared the embarrassment of its Sprint Cup rookie of the year not running the full season now that Kevin Conway has landed a ride with Robby Gordon Motorsports for the year's last 12 races.Despite leading in rookie points all season--made rather easy, since he's Cup's only rookie in ...
|  | | Dyson Racing will return to the Grand-Am Rolex Series field for the final race of the 2010 season. The team will partner with Godstone Ranch Motorsports for the Utah 250 at Miller Motorsports Park on Sept. 11. Dyson--which competes full time in the American Le Mans Series with a Mazda-powered Lola...
|  | | Even though the Oklahoma City council on Tuesday rejected a proposal to bring the American Le Mans Series to town in 2011, professional racing could still hit its streets in 2012. That's the view of OKC Motorsports CEO Mike McAuliffe, who told www.newsok.com on Tuesday night that his group is...
|  | | Izod IndyCar Series driver Graham Rahal will once again drive for Sarah Fisher Racing. Rahal will take the wheel of the team's No. 66 car this weekend at Kentucky Speedway, as regular driver Jay Howard was not slated to participate in the race.Rahal drove for Fisher's team three times early in the...
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