 | McLaren, which is currently partnered with Mercedes, will soon partner with Honda. The partnership will begin ... | | Honda on Thursday confirmed at a press conference in Tokyo that it is reuniting with McLaren for Formula One's new turbo era. McLaren will use the Japanese company's engines and associated energy-recovery systems from 2015, and the team will be known once again as McLaren-Honda. In the interim, McLaren will face an awkward ... |
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 | | DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: What a difference some interior upgrades make. The Enclave has been a nice enough seven-passenger utility since it launched, but this 2013 Buick Enclave Premium Group adds loads of...
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 | | Ford Motor Co. is being sued by three vehicle owners in Ohio because of alleged defects in the automaker's six-cylinder EcoBoost engine. According to the lawsuit, the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine "contained serious latent design, manufacturing, or assembly defects" that cause vehicles to shake,...
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 | | Sometimes the only way to high art is through deep pockets. Perhaps this occurred to Andy Warhol when BMW asked him to paint its M1 Group 4 race car in 1977. Warhol, already a superstar, was constantly fascinated with the melding of the commercial and the artistic. BMW was happily molding...
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 | | The McLaren-Honda Formula One partnership will also see the Japanese company renew its relationship with Jenson...
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 | | Honda is on the verge of formally confirming its long-awaited return to Formula One with McLaren, according to sources in Japan.Leading Japanese business newspaper Nikkei said today that Honda's move will be confirmed by the company president Takanobu Ito “sometime soon,” while other...
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 | | The biggest overhaul in World Rally Championship history will be debated at the end of this month, with the way events are won a key points for discussion.WRC promoters have been discussing plans for the future of the sport with the manufacturers and individual rally organizers, and that debate was ...
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