| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  | ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: The 2013 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 is a nice counterpoint to the Ford Focus ST we had in our fleet a few weeks ago. They're both around $28k, have similar outputs and accoutrements, etc. But where the Focus ST felt pretty refined, considering its capabilities, the Mazda, by contrast, felt... |
|  | | TVR's new owner, Les Edgar, has dated 2015 as the company's comeback, as they plan to have a two-car range costing 50,000-80,000 pounds ($76,155-$121,848). Having produced cars such as the Griffith, the Grantura, the Cerbera, the Chimaera, the Tuscan and the Sagaris, TVR hopes to continue and...
|  | | Kyle Petty isn't a huge fan of Danica Patrick, the race car driver. In fact, according to a recent interview on Speed Channel, Petty doesn't even think Patrick can be considered a race car driver. "She's just a marketing machine," Petty told Speed's Matt Clark. "In a market where everybody...
|  | | Fernando Alonso says there is still plenty of time to close the gap with championship leader Sebastian Vettel , but concedes that he cannot afford to lose any more points to ...
|  | | Peugeot-Citroën's founders have offered to give up control of the automaker, trying to revive a deal with General Motors. The company is looking to GM after courting several other investors including Dongfeng Motor Group. The problem with combining Peugeot with GM's Opel group, according to Reuters,...
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|  | | Last week, we found ourselves lured in by (and simultaneously reeled back in horror from) a couple of ill-advised engine swaps in classic British cars. Engine swaps! We love 'em! We especially love...
|  | | The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Motor Sport Council has completed some housekeeping related to the 2014 Formula One Sporting and Technical regulations. Key among them is the ratification of a return to in-season testing, as...
|  | | A cursory look at Brad Keselowski's position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings might give the impression that the driver of the No. 2 Penske Racing Ford is on a precarious perch. But Keselowski doesn't feel that way --...
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|  | | As they get ready for the British Grand Prix this weekend at Silverstone, a sense of urgency seems to be creeping into the Ferrari, Lotus and Mercedes paddocks.The talk Thursday was dominated by the abrupt announcement that Red Bull's Mark Webber is leaving Formula One after the season. But for the ...
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|  | | Lotus Formula One star Kimi Räikkönen says that deciding what he wants to do next year in Grand Prix racing won't be an easy one to make. Räikkönen is widely regarded as Mark Webber's most likely replacement at Red Bull Racing, though Lotus is still trying to hang on to the 2007 Formula One world...
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