| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  Wednesday, November 17, 2010 |  | The Subaru Impreza Design Concept reflects the automaker's new global theme, "Confidence in Motion."... | | A mellower, more aerodynamic Impreza sedan with a coupelike roofline could be in store for Subaru, if the cues on the Impreza design concept unveiled on Wednesday at the Los Angeles auto show are adopted. Subaru says the concept is an expression of its new global theme, "Confidence in Motion." The angular concept previews the automaker's future design language and brand strategy. Subaru... |
|  | | WITH VIDEO -- Porsche made waves on the opening morning of the Los Angeles auto show on Wednesday with the unveiling of the lightweight Cayman R. Set to go on sale in North America in February, the new two-seater is based on a pared-down and powered-up version of the Cayman S that harks back to one ...
|  | | ASSOCIATE EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: Holy smokes! This is a nice small car, which is something I haven't been able to say in my lifetime about a Chevrolet compact vehicle. Of course, I've only had Cobalts and Cavaliers to speak about, but those never were able to mount much of an offensive...
|  | | When preparing your vehicle for winter, most people think about getting the battery tested, installing new wiper blades and having plenty of windshield-washer fluid on hand. Those are all good habits. But if you live in a cold-weather part of the country, installing a dedicated set of winter tires...
|  | | WITH VIDEO -- Newly crowned Formula One constructors’ champion Red Bull Racing and 2010 drivers’ champion Sebastian Vettel on Monday returned to Salzburg, Austria, from Abu Dhabi and arrived at Red Bull’s Hangar-7 complex. They were met there by a traditional Austrian band and a...
|  | | A video crew has been roaming the halls at Tesla Motors Inc. interviewing executives and documenting how the electric car startup does business. Don't look for the production on the Discovery Channel. It's for internal use only--at Toyota. At President Akio Toyoda's bequest, the video will be ...
|  | | Canadian-Austrian parts supplier Magna International Inc. is weighing a proposal to buy Italian design specialist Pininfarina S.p.A., three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Automotive News Europe. Earlier this month, Pininfarina's quarterly earnings report disclosed that...
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|  | | Red Bull Racing topped yet another on-track session at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, as 21-year-old Daniel Ricciardo topped the Formula One young-drivers' test at the scene of last weekend's season-ending Grand Prix.Ricciardo, who won the British Formula Three championship in 2009 ...
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|  | | Izod IndyCar Series boss Randy Bernard's message apparently is getting through to people. At least it did to General Motors and Chevrolet.In announcing last week its return to the Izod IndyCar Series in 2012, Chevy executives listed two statistics that Bernard's sales team provided as major...
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|  | | New Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will give his German countrymen another chance to see his Red Bull Racing Grand Prix car in action this year when he travels to Düsseldorf for the 2010 Race of Champions, Nov. 27-28. There will be several exhibitions in conjunction with the Race...
|  | | The Izod IndyCar Series is officially on the road to having another race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Tuesday’s tire test.Series tire-supplier Firestone is using members of the Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske teams in a compatibility test on the 1.5-mile oval. IndyCar last...
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