What you should know before anything else is that the B55 is not a regular Mercedes-Benz model. Nor is it being considered for sale--not now and not at any time in the future. That's unfortunate because this wild take on the German carmaker's wholesomely conservative B-class is an absolute riot. As its name suggests, the superbly constructed one-off prototype is well removed from the standard...
NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: There are a lot of healthy size sedans on the market, and this Maxima is one of the better ones. I really like the swoopy styling with the sharp headlights and a prominent grille. It looks like a flagship four-door. The inside is a clean execution, and the black...
General Motors, looking to accelerate its push into major markets worldwide, tapped U.S. marketing chief Joel Ewanick to become global chief marketing officer--a new post. "As we continue our rapid growth in major global markets, it is important that we take a more customer-focused view of...
Indy-car racing lost one of its good guys on Thursday when John Anderson, a longtime team leader, died of a heart attack in Indianapolis. He was playing racquetball prior to being stricken. The 65-year-old Australian seemingly worked for every team in the paddock since going to CART in 1983. His ...
Chip Ganassi Racing confirmed on Thursday that its Izod IndyCar Series team will have four cars next year, as young Americans Graham Rahal and Charlie Kimball join Ganassi incumbents Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon.A news conference was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to introduce Rahal and...
It's likely that you know by now that after last year's “Pothole-gate” at the Daytona 500, the track has been completely repaved and is as smooth as the proverbial baby's bottom.After the Goodyear tire test on Wednesday and Thursday, where 18 NASCAR Sprint Cup teams showed up to try out ...
WITH VIDEO -- Consumers buy heavy-duty pickups for the beefy payload and towing capacities. But the road to that payload isn't always paved. The GMC SIerra All Terrain HD explores what it takes to go off road and do the dirty work.The concept, which will first be displayed at the North American...
Longtime Corvette Racing driver Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing's American Le Mans Series team to the new Team Cadillac program in the Sports Car Club of America World Challenge--which will once again feature a tie-up with Speed channel—GT-class in 2011. But Corvette Racing...
Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick bought one of the first Chevrolet Volts, with the proceeds going to Detroit schools.The series-hybrid Volt sold for $225,000 in an online auction that closed on Dec. 14. The Detroit Public Schools Foundation will use the money for science, math, engineering...
The electric Nissan Leaf and the series-hybrid Chevrolet Volt will battle with the redesigned Hyundai Sonata sedan for honors as North American Car of the Year, it was announced on Thursday.In the race for North American Truck of the Year, the redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Dodge Durango--...
Graham Rahal had been looking for an Izod IndyCar Series ride this good. Charlie Kimball wasn't sure he'd ever have one this good.The result of Thursday's news conference at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is that both of them now have such a ride with Chip Ganassi's race team for the upcoming IndyCar...
Honda is recalling more than 143,000 Fit cars from the 2007-08 model years in the United States for defective headlights. Potential low-beam headlight failure stems from a wiring defect that could cause connectors to overheat and fail. Honda will start notifying U.S. owners about vehicle repairs...
A European seller of electric cars called Think has started U.S. production with a plant in Indiana. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, the company claims it will build 300 city cars at the new facility by the end of 2010. Fifteen cars rolled out of the Elkhart plant, which opened in October, on...
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