| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |  | Sport is our favorite driving mode for the Honda CR-Z EX hybrid.... | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I used to love the CRX, and after that I thought the Insight was cool--the two-seat one, not the five-door out now. As for this, if you leave it out of eco mode, it's sort of an entertaining little scooter, like a throwback hot hatch: cool exhaust note and good steering and body control. Eco is one of three modes. It really whacks power but is OK for stop-and-go... |
|  | | The July 24 race in Edmonton could be back on the Izod IndyCar Series schedule as early as Friday, the Edmonton Journal reports. The event was canceled last month amid squabbles over the cost of moving the circuit from the west side of City Centre Airport to the east side to keep the only ...
|  | | Audi has big plans for its electric vehicle business. "By 2020, we want to be the leading premium seller of electric vehicles," Franciscus van Meel, Audi's manager for electric mobility strategy, said at a recent technical workshop at the company's headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany. "We...
|  | | The inaugural Formula Drift UAE Invitational Competition has been set for Feb. 25 at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. "The partnership with Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management is a perfect fit to introduce the Formula Drift UAE Invitational Competition," said Jim Liaw, president of Formula...
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