 | Cadillac's future flagship sedan is expected to take styling cues from the Ciel concept, shown.... | | General Motors has green-lighted the development of a large flagship sedan for Cadillac, sources say, part of its plan to position its luxury brand's lineup to take on the German luxury stalwarts in every key sedan segment. The flagship sedan is to be built on a new rear-wheel-drive platform and arrive by 2015. The long-... |
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 | | NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: I've been anticipating driving the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, and I give this latest slice of American pie high marks for its interior quality, drivability and presence. The cabin looks and...
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 | | Turning a Nash Ambassador or Willys Interlagos Alpine into a Pikes Peak racer makes for a fine combination of plunging-into-boiling
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 | | While Greece deals with financial woes, at least one person was lucky enough to pick up one of the 15 replicas of the 1967 Shelby GT500 “Eleanor” commissioned for the remake of H.B. “Toby” Halicki's masterpiece Gone in 60 Seconds in 2000. While the painful remake...
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 | | For the third weekend in a row, Formula One drivers had a chance to test their wet-weather skills as rain hit the Hungaroring circuit, but that was only after
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 | | NASCAR qualifying could have a very different look next season. Series officials are mulling the elimination of the top-35 rule to put the focus back on speed. Vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said Thursday he's already discussed the possibility with some teams and that fans want ...
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 | | Having crashed on a wet Friday afternoon in Germany a week ago, Michael Schumacher did exactly the same in Hungary on Friday in
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 | | Crossovers will take center stage for Buick in the 2013 model year.The compact Buick Encore crossover debuts in the first quarter as a 2013 model. Buick is hoping to get a jump on what looks to be a budding segment: luxury small crossovers. Competition will come from the BMW X1, set to be launched...
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 | | What is it?When Volvo introduced the redesigned S60 for 2011, it relegated the availability of the Haldex AWD system to the higher-spec T6 model, leaving the five-cylinder T5 to make do with front-wheel drive. In an attempt to sell more cars in climes where premium customers won't bite unless all-...
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 | | Fernando Alonso is not taking anything for granted about his Formula One World Championship prospects.Alonso will head into the August break leading the championship regardless of what happens in Hungary this weekend. He also has the chance of scoring his 31st win on his 31st birthday on Sunday, at ...
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 | | Sebastian Vettel was in an unrepentant mood on Thursday, discussing his controversial passing move on Jenson Button in the Formula One German Grand Prix last week.Vettel was deemed to have gained an advantage by going off track and was consequently demoted to fifth by a postrace penalty.“I...
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 | | Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing driver Charlie Kimball was treated for a fracture of the fifth metacarpal of his right hand at MedCentral Hospital in Mansfield, Ohio, after being involved in an incident during a team test July 26 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Kimball will be re-evaluated by an...
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 | | Sebastian Vettel says that he’s not concerned by the FIA’s clampdown on engine mapping, which is expected to handicap the Red Bull RB8.Last weekend in Germany, FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer declared that the cars were contravening the restrictions on off-throttle blowing of the...
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 | | On Thursday morning Formula One drivers Narain Karthikeyan, Kamui Kobayashi, Heikki Kovalainen, Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso and Pastor Maldonado all talked to the media prior to this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.Narain, tell us how HRT has changed in the last six months. How much has it...
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