| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Friday, September 14, 2012 |  | The 2012 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring 4-Door.... | | ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: The mildly redone 2012 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring sedan is a handsome car from the outside. The deep blue color matched well with the beige leather interior. The wheel package looks about right for the car. I like the styling on the front, even though it's a bit smiley. At the rear, ... |
|  | | Detroit's sporty front-drive compacts of the early 1980s meet many of the qualifications for serious Hell Garage inmates, but where's the racing heritage? Oh, sure, the Citaion X-11 competed in SCCA...
|  | | Ford touted the addition of its 3.7-liter V6 engine to its Police Interceptor sedan, and Dodge boasted about the new
|  | | This season was long ago earmarked as the pivotal year for IndyCar to begin the long climb back into relevance. The series succeeded in some ways, overcoming the death of Dan Wheldon in last year's finale and making the adjustments needed to produce an on-track product some believe is the...
|  | | The International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen is honoring the historic first public appearance of the Mustang brand 50 years ago at Watkins Glen by featuring a 2013 Boss 302 as its fund-raising raffle car. Each year the Center staff selects a car emblematic of the...
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