Friday, September 30, 2011

Next Subaru WRX and STI are Still a Couple of Years Away, Current Models to Remain in Production

We have been assured that Subaru?s next-generation WRX and STI models?based on the all-new 2012 Impreza, which goes on sale in November?will happen. While we couldn?t squeeze out an exact intro date for the performance versions, you?re going to have to wait a while if you want one: We?ve heard from people who ought to [...]

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JD Motorsports No. 01 team and Mike Wallace want race fans to hate Steven Singer

JD MotorsportsGAFFNEY, S.C. (September 29, 2011) ? JD Motorsports and the No. 01 Chevrolet team of Mike Wallace wants NASCAR fans all over the country to really hate Steven Singer for the rest of the 2011 season. Having just signed on as a primary partner for five of the remaining six races, and as an...more»

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Johnson believes 6th championship in reach (PA SportsTicker)

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer

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Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Takes Back N�rburgring Lap Record, Probably Won?t Keep it Long

Germany?s N�rburgring Nordschleife has turned into the rope in a figurative game of tug of war among automakers. The prize for pulling the other team over the line? The production-car lap record. But like the back-and-forth in a tug of war, the N�rburgring prize switches hands more times than we can keep track of. In [...]

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TTI: Mass Transit Saved Drivers 45.4 Million Hours Last Year

Last year, the D.C. region ran away with the dubious honor of Most Congested Metro Area. D.C. area drivers wasted 74 hours and 37 gallons of fuel�sitting in traffic last year, which would have cost about $100 over the course of the year. But the gasoline cost is just the tip of the iceberg.
According to [...]

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Germain Racing Serves Official Warning of Potential Layoffs

Germain RacingMooresville, NC (September 29, 2011) ? Due to the team?s extraordinary growth in 2011, Germain Racing finds itself in a unique situation looking toward 2012. As the 2010 season drew to a close, Germain Racing knew the team would operate the GEICO Camry and GEICO Tundra programs, and was in negotiations to sign some...more»

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Report: Lotus Ethos plug-in minicar headed to U.S. in 2013?

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Your dream of owning a $45,000 Lotus plug-in minicar could become a reality in 2013. If that's truly your dream, then you'll be thrilled to know that the extended-range Lotus Ethos will reportedly hit U.S. dealerships in late 2013 as a Model Year 2014 vehicle.

Unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, Lotus' minicar concept, now called the Ethos, will enter the production cycle in 2013. That's official. However, word of the Ethos coming to the U.S. has not been confirmed by the automaker.

In production form, the plug-in Ethos is expected to employ a range-extending 1.2-liter three-cylinder engine. Lotus claims the Ethos will have an electric-only range of 37 miles before that range extender swings into action, adding 270 miles of gas-burnin' action. Top speed checks in at a reported 76 miles per hour and the 0 to 62-mph dash takes nine ticks of the second hand.

So, it's time to start gearing up for the possible arrival of a $45,000 plug-in minicar with a Lotus badge. We'd be willing to bet that its steep price tag will be a bit of an issue when it comes to racking up sales here in the States.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Di Resta celebrates ?best race? of 2011

Paul di Resta celebrated what he labelled as his best race of the season so far in Singapore on Sunday.

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Name That Shifter, No. 42: 1985 Chrysler Laser XE

On Monday we presented this week?s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. Several of you recognized the shifter as a 1980s-era Chrysler unit. The first commenter to correctly identify it as a 1985 Chrysler Laser XE was J D., who will receive a Save [...]

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Pattie Petty battling Parkinson's disease

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Madison?s Pacific Solution

Week 8 of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series by Bigpond Sport turned Japanese, as the V8 sim racers faced off at Okayama International Circuit. The title has hotted up. NFinity Esports’ Mitchell McLeod’s lead had evaporated under the heat from Madison Down’s charge and, to make matters worse for McLeod, he was absent from this round. Down kept the pressure on with pole at Okayama. This time V8 Supercar star Shane Van Gisbergen took up the challenge of trying to spoil Down, lining up alongside him on the front row. The ever-present Rens Broekman was in third, from Joshua Muggleton, who can no longer be described as an impressive top-split up-and-comer, but an established front runner in the series. Graduating from the lower splits was Paul Larkin with fifth place [...]

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2011 NASCAR Race #28 Results, Chase Race #2: New Hampshire

1 20 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet 2 16 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 3 4 16 Greg Biffle Ford40MPG.com Ford 4 7 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 5 3 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 6 27 17 Matt Kenseth Affliction Clothing Ford 7 26 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 8 [...]

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Statement from Michigan International Speedway President Roger Curtis on Track Hosting Two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dates in 2012

MIS President Roger Curtis - Photo Credit: International Speedway Corp.NASCAR announced its 2012 Sprint Cup Series schedule today. Michigan International Speedway will once again host NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on Father?s Day, June 17 (Live on TNT) and August 19 (Live on ESPN). Below is a statement from MIS President Roger Curtis on the...more»

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Pattie Petty battling Parkinson's disease

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Five-Time Tops Saturday Morning Practice for Sunday's Sylvania 300

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Allison: Exhaust concept cost Renault

Renault technical director James Allison says Renault's radical forward-facing exhaust concept has hurt the squad in 2011, with the design proving troublesome on slow-speed circuits and also to develop. Allison said the concept had 'entombed' the Enstone-based team, as it had not proved as successful as first hoped at the start of the season

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Ford Builds a Special Explorer Destined for Legoland

It weighs 2654 pounds, is built on a flat aluminum undertray supporting an internal matrix of yellow bricks, blue bricks, and black bricks, and features the ever-popular gray-brick trim option on its red-brick (not brick-red, mind you) body. It’s a life-size Lego Ford Explorer. After its debut at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant, the eight-bit SUV [...]

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Statement from Michigan International Speedway President Roger Curtis on Track Hosting Two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dates in 2012

MIS President Roger Curtis - Photo Credit: International Speedway Corp.NASCAR announced its 2012 Sprint Cup Series schedule today. Michigan International Speedway will once again host NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on Father?s Day, June 17 (Live on TNT) and August 19 (Live on ESPN). Below is a statement from MIS President Roger Curtis on the...more»

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Clinton Hill Celebrates Putnam Plaza With Dance Party

Last Monday, DOT workers laid down gravel and epoxy on top of the asphalt on a block of Putnam Avenue, transforming the area between Fulton Street and Grand Avenue from through street to public space. On Sunday, Clinton Hill came out to celebrate. The opening weekend block party was captured by local documentary maker Adele [...]

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"Rowdy" Busch Earns 12th NCWTS Pole

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Singapore Sunday quotes: Pirelli

Paul Hembery: "We've seen a truly spectacular race under the lights of Singapore, where tyre strategy was key. The heat, humidity and length of the race made it a tough event for our tyres, but both the compounds performed faultlessly over two hours

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2012 Honda CR-V Concept ? Official Images and Info [UPDATED 9/22 with More Pics]

Honda calls it a concept, but this is the next CR-V. Honda has released pictures of the concept version of its next-generation CR-V, and it looks, well, pretty much like we expected based on�recent spy photos. The vehicle seen here is, as is typical with Honda?s concepts, a loosely disguised version of the production car. [...]

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Rain would be ?very tricky call? for FIA

Team Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen believes that FIA race director Charlie Whiting could face a difficult call on whether to start the race should rain strike today's Singapore Grand Prix.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

New Hampshire Cup Series Starting Lineup ? Newman on Pole

1 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevrolet 28.213 135.002 2 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 28.263 134.763 3 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 28.287 134.648 4 16 Greg Biffle Ford40MPG.com Ford 28.300 134.587 5 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 28.343 134.382 6 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 28.349 134.354 7 24 Jeff [...]

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Official: Ferrari 458 Spider priced from $257,000

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The top's already come off, but we're just now getting to the subject of price. Don't get too excited, most of you can't afford it anyway. We're talking about the Ferrari 458 Spider, and it'll cost you at least $257,000 to put one in your climate-controlled garage. Should you have the means, you can place your order starting in January of 2012.

What do you get when you replace $257,000 from your bank account with the Ferrari 458 Spider? A 4.5-liter V8-powered exotic sports car with a roof that disappears so your ears can get closer to aural nirvana. Sure, the fancy folding top covers up the visuals, but we'd take the soundtrack over the artwork any day. Besides, the body lines on the 458 Spider will keep your eyes busy enough as it is.

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Official: Caterham confirms development of new sports car range

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Caterham has announced that it has founded a separate engineering company that will focus on producing a new line of affordable sports cars. Caterham Technology and Innovation Limited intends to translate the lessons of lightweight performance gleaned from years of building the Caterham Seven into an accessible product for the masses. There's even talk of implementing lightweight materials and high-performance engine tech from the Team Lotus Formula One endeavor. Get excited. CTI even makes it clear that the company's shareholders can expect to see a global product line within the next ten years or so.

In addition to designing and manufacturing light-weight giggle machines, CTI will also make its engineering services available to other manufacturers. While it's likely that the majority of those clients will come from the automotive sector, CTI also intends to woo the aerospace industry as well. Hit the jump for the full press release.

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Would President Romney Build Roads or Rail?

All eyes are on Texas Gov. Rick Perry these days, the faraway frontrunner in the Republican race. But as the primary goes on (and on and on) more Republicans might take note of the fact that in a matchup with President Obama, only one candidate stands a chance of winning: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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Tony Stewart takes race, Chase lead

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NASCAR Eclipses One Million Competition Miles on Sunoco Green E15; Issues White Paper Documenting Performance On America?s Toughest Proving Ground

Report Issued During Environmental Protection Agency?s Pollution Prevention Week NASCAR LogoCONCORD, N.C. (September 21, 2011) ? In a detailed ?white paper? issued today, NASCAR announced it has accumulated more than a million miles of driving in 2011 on America?s toughest proving grounds: the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series?, NASCAR Nationwide Series? and NASCAR Camping World Truck...more»

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Monday, September 26, 2011

Report: Tesla asks for another loan from the Feds

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We haven't heard much from Tesla of late, but that may be because the upstart electric car maker is hard at work getting the Model S to market, as promised, before the end of 2012. The Model S itself is the product of a $465 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, but that's not the last round of loans Tesla has its sights set on.

SF Gate reports that Tesla has asked the DoE for another loan. Tesla spokeswoman Khobi Brooklyn reportedly confirmed that the loan application was completed, adding that the money would be used "in our continued mission to make more affordable electric vehicles." Tesla hasn't yet detailed the amount of money that has been requested, nor has it indicated if specific models would be built with the money.

The confirmation of a DoE loan request comes one week after Tesla defended the DoE's $25 billion clean energy loan program in the wake of the Solyndra solar panel bankruptcy scandal. Tesla points out that the Tesla loan resulted in 1,000 jobs and another 1,000 expected in the year ahead.

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Drivers: Two-car drafts will continue

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers still expect two-car tandems to prevail in next month's Chase race at Talladega, despite organisers announcing technical changes this week in an attempt to hinder them. More horsepower through bigger holes in the restrictor plates and lower pressure on the relief valve of the cooling system are the two steps NASCAR has taken towards trying to limit the new style of racing that has ruled at Daytona and Talladega this year. While marginally higher speeds are expected as a result, drivers seem to agree that there will not be a change in the way the race unfolds

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Jim Walden Gets In Sync With the Tea Party Transportation Platform

Gotta hand it to Gibson Dunn attorney Jim Walden. Somehow he’s managed to parlay his neighborhood-level “pro-bono” gig suing the city of New York over a popular protected bike lane into national status as a go-to source for anti-bike quotes. Somewhere along the way, Walden dropped the pretense that he’s fighting for “better bike lanes.”
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Johnson: Tyres making fuel critical

Jimmie Johnson believes more durable tyres are playing a big role in NASCAR Sprint Cup races coming down to fuel mileage, and expects the tendency to continue through this year's Chase.

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Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS SYLVANIA 300 Post-Race Recaps

Toyota Motorsports LogoBrian Vickers (fifth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Camry drivers Kyle Busch (11th), Joey Logano (14th), Kasey Kahne (15th), Martin Truex Jr. (16th) and Bobby Labonte (19th) also earned top-20 finishes in the 317-mile event. The Camrys of Vickers...more»

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Roush Fenway Places All Four Fords in Top 8 at New Hampshire

Edwards, Kenseth Take Chase Hopes to ?Monster Mile? of Dover Roush Fenway RacingLOUDON, N.H. (Sept. 25, 2011) ? Roush Fenway Racing placed all four of its Ford Fusions in the top eight in a strong performance in Sunday?s Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle led the organization with a third-place finish;...more»

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Teams seek calendar clarification

Formula 1 teams are to seek clarification from Bernie Ecclestone about the state of the 2012 calendar, because they insist that it was ratified without their support. As part of the Concorde Agreement, the document that binds F1 together, teams have to give approval to a calendar if there are more than 17 races and if more than half the races take place outside of Europe and the United States

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Renault fined for communication error

Renault's misery in the Singapore Grand Prix was compounded on Sunday when the team was fined 7,500 Euros for giving Bruno Senna wrong instructions at a safety car restart. The team endured its worst race weekend of the year, with Senna and Vitaly Petrov finishing in 15th and 17th position's respectively - and afterwards team principal Eric Boullier labelled its performance 'embarrassing'. To add to the disappointment, Renault was also fined for having failed to inform Senna of his correct race position at the safety car restart following Michael Schumacher's accident

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Mike Wallace notches another top-20 finish in Chicagoland race

JD MotorsportsGAFFNEY, S.C. (September 18, 2011) ? Mike Wallace and the No. 01 G&K Services Chevrolet team of JD Motorsports had a consistent weekend of racing at Chicagoland Speedway en route to a 20th place finish in Saturday?s NASCAR Nationwide Series race.For the two practice sessions on Friday, Wallace was 23rd on the speed chart...more»

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MIS repave project to include internal road course

Updates to old road course will give speedway more R&D testing opportunities; Repave of MIS oval and road course to begin in next few days; Fans can now view repave project live on MISpeedway.com/repavecam� Michigan International SpeedwayBROOKLYN, Mich. (Sept. 23, 2011) ? Repaving the Michigan International Speedway oval is the biggest part of the $7...more»

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Mica, GOP Leadership Looking to Raise Transportation Spending Levels in Bill

According to yet another great report from Jeff Davis at Transportation Weekly, House Republican leadership has given House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica permission to seek additional revenues to fund the transportation reauthorization at levels $15 billion higher than initially proposed.
John Mica is conspiring with top GOP leadership to lift transportation funding levels above those [...]

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Video: eBay Motors launches World's Fastest Car Show with Justin Bell

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Justin Bell and eBay Motors have teamed up for a new web-based car show called, fittingly enough, "The World's Fastest Car Show." The premise is pretty straight-forward, with Bell taking to the wheel of some piece of drool-worthy metal in the first half of the show before heading off to an event in the latter half. The inaugural episode features a stint in the delicious Ford Mustang Boss 302 on Mulholland Drive as well as a stop in at Pebble Beach for a peak at the concept lawn.

Bell spends some time with a variety of concepts before deciding that the electrified Porsche 918 RSR is the belle of that particular ball. Race fans will likely recognize Bell as the same champion race driver who has campaigned at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA GT series. "The World's Fastest Car Show" will debut a new episode each week. Hit the jump to check out the first episode for yourself.

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Whitmarsh sure RRA can be a success

FOTA chairman Martin Whitmarsh is confident that teams can make Formula 1's Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA) a success, despite fresh controversy over the deal. In Singapore, Red Bull Racing was forced to once again deny that it breached the RRA spending limit last year en route to the world championship on the back of an investigation by Dutch consultancy firm Capgemini. And while there remains issues in the RRA that teams are working to overcome, Whitmarsh said on Saturday that he remained confident that the document can be made to work

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AUTOS: Cobra Sale For Flood Relief

Actor Josh Duhamel helps raise funds for storm victims from his home town of Minot, N.D., in Barrett-Jackson charity sale.

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Waltrip: 3 teams no sweat

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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Ford Chase Drivers Kenseth and Edwards Speak With Reporters

FORD Racing Loudon Fri, Sep 23, 2011 Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Affliction Clothing Ford Fusion, comes into this weekend 10th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings after finishing 21st last weekend at Chicagoland. Kenseth, who...

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Schumacher laments interruptions

Michael Schumacher lamented the track time lost during practice in Singapore, after organisers were forced to delay the start to carry out track repairs. The opening practice session was reduced to just 60 minutes after problems emerged with the kerbs at Turns 3 and 13.

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2012 Jaguar XKR-S: Top Cat Driven

Jaguar?s new top cat. The ?S? stands for ?sweet.? Jaguar calls the XKR-S the company?s ?most responsive, powerful, agile, and driver-focused production car.? It?s also the quickest ever. Yes, it?s quicker and more potent than even the 1992?94 ?XJ220 supercar. Keep Reading: 2012 Jaguar XKR-S – First Drive Review

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. unveils his new car

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Nasr tops Donington qualifying

British Formula 3 champion elect Felipe Nasr emerged fastest in a Carlin 1-2-3-4-5 in qualifying for the penultimate round of the championship at Donington Park this weekend. The Brazilian pipped his impressive rookie Carlin team-mate Jack Harvey by just 0.064 seconds to take pole position for tomorrow's 40-minute feature race.

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Mica, GOP Leadership Looking to Raise Transportation Spending Levels in Bill

According to yet another great report from Jeff Davis at Transportation Weekly, House Republican leadership has given House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica permission to seek additional revenues to fund the transportation reauthorization at levels $15 billion higher than initially proposed.
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Friday, September 23, 2011

Kevin Harvick The Closer Nabs Points Lead

Clicking off position-after-position at the end of Monday?s Chicagoland race, Harvick reiterated his standing as the series? top closer. It also padded what is the second points lead of his Chase career. Harvick now leads the points standings by seven points over Tony Stewart. Only once has Harvick ever led the points during the Chase [...]

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First Drive: 2012 Chevrolet Sonic

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2012 Chevrolet Sonic

We've met the 2012 Chevy Sonic before. Zach Bowman spent some time in a pre-production model earlier this year and his first impressions were favorable, at least on the autocross course. Now that the Sonic is starting to roll into dealers, it's time to find out if Chevy can deliver what neuvo compact buyers are after: high MPGs, a modicum of utility and a cabin that's more inviting than a GitMo cell.

But naturally, we want more.

Nearly everything new in the B-segment excels at each of those marks and some even provide an entertaining steer in the process. And even though Chevy's marketeers are hoping to offload the Sonic on teens and twenty-somethings - offering the connectivity they crave with the safety and price point their parents demand - the Sonic has to appeal to a broader swath of buyers looking for a budget runabout.

And for the first time ever, Chevy has succeeded. We're just as shocked as you.

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Webber: Strong start key to 2012 hopes

Mark Webber believes he must hit the ground running at the start of 2012 if he is going to be able to take the fight to Sebastian Vettel next year. The Australian believes his title hopes this season faltered on the back of a poor opening part to the campaign, whereas Vettel won five of the opening six races. Webber thinks it vital that the situation is not repeated next year - which is why he is targeting a better winter testing programme so he can build momentum ahead of the first race "He [Vettel] had a great run at the start of the year and I wasn't really on top of everything at the start," said Webber.

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New European Honda Civic Debuts at Frankfurt Auto Show

European Honda lovers are singing in unison with Americans now that their Civic, like our new 2012 car, has been toned down. Each market received its own positively radical single-box shape in 2006. In redesigning both this year, Honda opted for slight evolutions rather than second helpings of futurism. On the Euro car, the continuous [...]

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Power: Oval decider holds no fear

IndyCar points leader Will Power says he is looking forward to the title fight being decided over two oval races despite speedways having not always been his strong point. Power has less oval racing experience than his championship rival Dario Franchitti and is often regarded as a street and road course specialist. While Power wrapped up IndyCar's road course title at Motegi last weekend, he is only third in the oval standings - 19 points behind Franchitti and 36 down on leader Scott Dixon.

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Hornaday holds no grudges

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RaceTimeRadio.com ? Your Network Choice for Canadian Auto Racing News

This week Joe from RaceTimeRadio contacted me to see if we could let each of our audiences know about each other. Seeing as The Final Lap radio show also airs on a bunch of stations in Canada, it seemed like a natural fit. �Check out our weekly podcast show on their website, and the latest [...]

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Video: Real electric Tron Lifecycle rolls up to suburbia

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Tron: Legacy Light Cycle Replica

It was only a matter of time before someone bent the full brunt of their mechanical might toward creating a full-scale, operational version of the light cycle from Tron: Legacy. That someone just happened to be the crew from Parker Brothers Choppers. Using lithium-ion batteries and a 96-volt electric motor, the guys built a real-life version of the bikes made famous by the first Tron. If that's not enough to pique your interest, they're also giving one of the bikes away to one very lucky fan.

If you want to claim a light cycle as your very own, all you have to do is craft a brief, three-minute video describing why you deserve to take the cycle home as your very own, don't do anything illegal or dangerous while filming it and get chosen out of the hordes of other sci-fi fans itching to get their paws on the machine. It's that simple. Hit the jump to check out a video of the light cycle whirring around a mall parking lot, and head over to the Parker Brothers site for more information on the giveaway.

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Mike Wallace notches another top-20 finish in Chicagoland race

JD MotorsportsGAFFNEY, S.C. (September 18, 2011) ? Mike Wallace and the No. 01 G&K Services Chevrolet team of JD Motorsports had a consistent weekend of racing at Chicagoland Speedway en route to a 20th place finish in Saturday?s NASCAR Nationwide Series race.For the two practice sessions on Friday, Wallace was 23rd on the speed chart...more»

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Cleveland?s Slow But Steady Evolution Toward Complete Streets

Monday night was a big moment for sustainable transportation in Cleveland.
With a small group of helmet-toting onlookers in the wings, the City Council finally gave their nod to a complete streets ordinance — the culmination of more than five years’ struggle.
This photo shows one of the few streets in Cleveland with bike lanes. But if [...]

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Roofless Land Rover Defender DC100 Sport Concept Unveiled Alongside Hardtop DC100 at Frankfurt

The roofless Defender DC100 Sport concept that Land Rover debuted alongside the DC100 next-gen Defender study at the Frankfurt auto show probably isn?t what comes to mind when you daydream of roaming the Sahara in a classic off-roader. Instead, the DC100 Sport looks more like the result of a Mini Roadster and an old Ford [...]

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Shedden triumphant in race two

Gordon Shedden strengthened his British Touring Car title challenge by winning the second race at Rockingham this afternoon. Shedden's Honda ran third early on, once the fast-starting WSR BMW of Nick Foster had fallen back from the place after being blocked by a wall of Chevrolets at the first corner. Whereas the Cruzes of Jason Plato and Paul O'Neill had driven away in race one, this time they struggled with the extra success ballast of 45kg and 36kg respectively.

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2013 Fisker Surf: Karma Station Wagon Heads for Production

Wetsuit optional, production promised. The Surf name on this Frankfurt auto show debut may be a little misleading. It ain?t a woody, and it?s not the kind of ride surfer dudes?who usually operate on very modest budgets?are likely to embrace. According to Henrik Fisker, however, the Surf is an ?eco-friendly lifestyle vehicle that offers space, [...]

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New England Native Rondeau Returns to Roots as Crew Chief for Smith, Furniture Row Racing

Furniture Row crew chief Pete Rondeau (L) and driver Regan SmithDENVER, Colo. (Sept. 21, 2011) – For Pete Rondeau, crew chief of the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet driven by Regan Smith, this weekend’s Sprint Cup race — the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway — carries a special significance. Rondeau is a New...more»

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Albuquerque stays on top in practice

Filipe Albuquerque continued his excellent practice form at Oschersleben by setting the pace in the second session for this weekend's DTM race at the circuit.

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Jeep Wrangler AEV Hemi Conversion Driven: Unstoppable Until It Runs Out of Fuel

Unstoppable until it runs out of fuel. Which might be often. ?In California, I was standing in line at the DMV, and I was, you know, sort of beginning to lose it,? recalls Dave Harriton. ?That?s when I resolved to move where people weren?t and to build cars that would take me places people weren?t.? [...]

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Stewart's turnaround happening at the right time

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Volvo Caps Future Engines at Four Cylinders

Four, according to Volvo president and CEO Stefan Jacoby, is enough. During the unveiling of the brand?s Concept You in Frankfurt, Jacoby announced that V-8s and six-cylinders are out, to be replaced in the Volvo lineup by efficient and assisted four-cylinders. Fours in place of sixes and sixes traded for eights are becoming more commonplace, [...]

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Bad breaks hound Hamlin all season long

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Stoner dominates Aragon qualifying

Casey Stoner stormed to his ninth pole of the MotoGP season with a blistering performance in Aragon qualifying. The championship leader was never headed after producing a sub-lap-record 1m49.165s on an early run - but would go much faster than that before the session was over.

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Not all drivers fume over fuel

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Iowa Speedway president Jerry Jauron resigns

Iowa Speedway president Jerry Jauron is resigning after 3 1/2 years. Jauron told The Associated Press on Monday he is leaving to become a general manager at Urbandale, Iowa-based C & L Companies, a motorsports manufacturing company. Jauron oversaw the Iowa Speedway during a period of significant growth with addition of NASCAR Nationwide and Trucks series races.

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Rossi set to take engine penalty

Valentino Rossi expects to start the Aragon Grand Prix from the pitlane with a 10-second penalty after exceeding his six-engine limit for 2011. The change to the latest version of the Ducati, with a part aluminium frame, required modifications to the way the engine was fitted, and with Rossi having already used five engines prior to the new bike being introduced, to convert both his race and spare bikes to the new specification was always going to mean incurring a penalty at some stage

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Davison and Whincup take poles

Will Davison and Jamie Whincup took the pole positions for the two sprint races that will decide the grid for the Phillip Island 500k race this weekend.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Lorenzo hopes Aragon is low point

Jorge Lorenzo hopes Aragon will be the worst track for Yamaha this year after struggling to get anywhere near the Hondas at the Motorland circuit. The world champion finished 14 seconds behind winner Casey Stoner in third place today, and said he had to celebrate that result as it was the absolute maximum he could have achieved with Yamaha's package.

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Aragon practice cancelled after all

Further power problems at the Aragon circuit have forced the cancellation of the second MotoGP and Moto2 Friday practice sessions - just minutes after the go ahead was given for action to resume. Electricity issues had caused disruption all afternoon, with second 125cc practice delayed by 20 minutes initially.

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USA takes 7th Motocross of Nations title at Saint Jean d'Angely France

KTM Motocross of Nations Sun, Sep 18, 2011 Team USA pulled out all the stops in the final race of the three-race series to finish 1-2 and steal the Chamberlain Trophy in their seventh consecutive win in the Motocross of...

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The Continental: Driving an Audi S8 Prototype, VW?s Up! Plans, Ford Design and ST Tidbits

Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. A couple weeks back, I was allowed to drive a prototype of the�Audi S8 with the [...]

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2012 BMW M5: Downsizing for More Power

The �ber-sedan fights back with 560 horsepower and a brace of turbochargers. It?s probably fair to say that the previous BMW M5 (E60) crawled a bit too far up its own posterior. That fourth generation of the archetypal sports sedan was a complicated and abstruse car, with a clumsy automated manual gearbox, a V-10 that [...]

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Rossi: Loss of practice hurts Ducati

Valentino Rossi believes the cancellation of second practice at Aragon will prove particularly painful to Ducati because it is trying to fine-tune the latest version of its 2011 bike this weekend.

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2011 NASCAR Race #27, Chase Race #1 Results: Chicago

1 26 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet 2 30 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 3 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet 4 5 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 5 6 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 6 3 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 7 21 [...]

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Stoner back on top in final practice

Casey Stoner was fastest in an extended Saturday morning practice session at Motorland Aragon as the MotoGP riders resumed work following Friday's power failure.

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Monday, September 19, 2011

HRT hopes for progress with updates

HRT team boss Colin Kolles is optimistic that his squad could be more of a threat to nearest rivals Virgin and Lotus in Singapore as it introduces upgrades. The team had hoped it might gain on the cars ahead in Italy after promising times in Friday practice, but ended up qualifying on the back row and then enduring a troubled race that saw Daniel Ricciardo join late after mechanical problems at the start and Tonio Liuzzi cause a first-corner pile-up.

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EcoBoost Goes Racing: New 2012 Formula Ford Powered by Turbocharged 1.6-Liter

Ford touts its turbocharged EcoBoost engines as downsized efficiency boosters�?motors with small-displacement fuel economy but with size-up power?but the company wants to make them synonymous with performance, too. What better way is there to prove EcoBoost?s mettle than to send it racing? On its stand at the Frankfurt auto show, Ford is revealing a new [...]

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A British School for Automotive Journalists

School of Engine Knocks: A university in England churns out the next generation of automotive journalists. For those who love cars, a career in automotive journalism promises access to the latest and greatest vehicles on the market, the opportunity to meet the people who design and engineer them, and heaping mounds of chilled shrimp. Who [...]

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iRacer Profile ? Trent Brown

There’s more to Trent Brown than Sprint Cars.� After all, he owns a fair number of iRacing vehicles and holds-down P26 in Division Three of the iRacing.com GRAND-AM Online Sports Car Series in Daytona Prototypes.� He’s currently finishing his mechanical engineering degree at the University of Michigan and, as an alumni of legendary Ilmor Engineering, not surprisingly he loves race cars with big time horsepower.� Oh and, as you’ll see, he’s married to a very supportive wife, Kelly. But when it comes down to it, at least in terms of iRacing, this Wolverine is first and foremost a sprint car racer.� After finishing behind Vinnie Sansone, PJ Stergios and Kayne Hills in the 2011 Season 2 iRacing.com Sprint Car Cup, he is solidly ensconced in second place in the Season [...]

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No chance of victory, says Lorenzo

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has resigned himself to fighting for a podium finish at best in tomorrow's Aragon Grand Prix after struggling to fourth on the grid. Yamaha has been unable to match the Hondas' pace at the Spanish track, and although Lorenzo and team-mate Ben Spies managed fourth and third respectively in qualifying, they were left breathless by first and second-place starters Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa's Hondas. Lorenzo had got his title challenge back on track by winning at Misano a fortnight ago, but was downcast about Yamaha's chances in tomorrow's race.

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WatchESPN to have 9 of 10 Chase Races online and apps

Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup To Be Seen Like Never Before NASCAR, Turner Sports and ESPN to Make RaceBuddy and WatchESPN Available to Fans for the First Time Ever During the Chase Heading into the start of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR, ESPN and Turner Sports, which manages NASCAR.COM, announced today [...]

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Castroneves gets post-race penalty

Helio Castroneves has lost his seventh place at Motegi for passing JR Hildebrand under yellow on the final lap of the race. The Brazilian drops to 22nd as a result, but more significantly the penalty elevates Dario Franchitti to eighth - which brings the champion's deficit to new series leader Will Power down to 11 points with two races to go. Franchitti lost the IndyCar championship lead to Power today when the Australian finished second behind Scott Dixon, while Franchitti was delayed when he triggered a multi-car collision at a mid-race restart.

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Lorenzo Takes his First Aragon Grand Prix Podium

Yamaha Factory Racing 2011 MotoGP Spain Motorland Aragon Sun, Sep 18, 2011 Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo made the weekend's hard work count today, taking his first ever Aragon Grand Prix podium with third place. Having dropped from fourth...

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Plato on Rockingham pole

Reigning British Touring Car champion Jason Plato took pole position for this weekend's first race at Rockingham after a hard-fought session. A brief downpour just before the start made the track greasy, but most runners opted for slicks and the track was soon dry. Honda's Gordon Shedden was the first into the 1m24s, despite the championship leader carrying the maximum 45kg of success ballast and the extra 20kg that all turbo cars have to run this weekend

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NASCAR: 'Nothing conclusive' on Menard spin

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Lamborghini Gallardo Replacement Will Not Offer Manual Gearbox

The replacement for the Lamborghini Gallardo, which should arrive in the next two years, will not offer a traditional manual transmission, the company’s CEO Stephan Winkelmann told us at the Frankfurt auto show. The company’s recently launched Aventador supercar is sold only with a seven-speed single-clutch automated manual and the Gallardo’s successor will feature a [...]

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Costa loses Paul Ricard podium

Epic Racing's Albert Costa has been disqualified from his second place in Saturday afternoon's opening Formula Renault 3.5 race at Paul Ricard after the Spaniard's car was found to be 2kg underweight. "The car is still in parc ferme at the moment so we don't know exactly why it shouldn't meet the weight or be different to my car," said Costa's team-mate Sten Pentus

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Pirelli wants to revamp colour coding

Pirelli wants to revamp the colour coding of its tyres for next season in a bid to make it clearer for fans exactly which compounds drivers are using.

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Kenseth starts Chase from pole

Matt Kenseth claimed his second pole position of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season in qualifying for Sunday's opening Chase round at Chicagoland Speedway. The Roush Fenway Racing driver confirmed the recent upturn in his qualifying form by posting a fastest lap of 29.469 seconds at an average speed of 183.243 mph, which bumped his team-mate Greg Biffle from pole and then held up as the benchmark for the rest of the session. Kenseth, who starts the Chase from fourth place as the top ranked Ford driver, has now qualified among the top 10 nine times this season but most encouragingly, his last six top-10 starts have resulted in equally solid finishes

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Red Bull Rundown: Red Bull Racing Team Gets Run Down by Ambrose

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Webber: Schumacher pushing limits

Mark Webber believes Michael Schumacher was "pushing the boundaries" during his fight with Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix. The seven-time champion was involved in an intense battle with the McLaren driver in the early parts of the Monza race while they battled for third position. Schumacher's driving was labelled as "pretty harsh" by McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh after the German changed lines more than once to defend his position

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Patrick says concerns about Japan understandable

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2012 Ford Focus ST-R Debuts in Frankfurt: A Harder-Core Focus ST, Ready to Race

Ford complements its upcoming Focus ST with a turn-key race car. While the majority of hot-hatch fans will be most excited about the debut of the production Ford Focus ST at the 2011 Frankfurt show, the engineers back in Dearborn would like to make sure the car also finds love from those who spend just [...]

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Vettel: Still a long way to go

Sebastian Vettel says there is still "a long way to go" in the championship despite his huge gap in the standings. The Red Bull driver scored his eighth win of the season at Monza last weekend to increase his lead in the standings to 112 points over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso

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Neff standing on it now, standing out as a driver

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Friday, September 16, 2011

2013 Lexus GS450h Hybrid Debuts in Frankfurt: Both Sportier and More Fuel-Efficient

The new hybrid Lexus GS looks to be both sportier and more fuel-efficient. Lexus recently debuted the all-new 2013 GS350 at the Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance, but waited until the Frankfurt auto show to reveal the new GS450h hybrid variant. As we found out driving a prototype of the new GS350, Lexus?s new GS platform [...]

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Fast Facts: The Chase

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Tsunami victims invited to Suzuka

Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi has invited 60 people from disaster-affected area in Japan to his home grand prix next month. The initiative will see a group of children and their parents - 60 people in total -attend the Japanese Grand Prix weekend at Suzuka.

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Unscientific Survey Says: 100 Percent of New Yorkers Support Bike-Share

At today’s big bike-share press conference, most reporters seemed enthralled by the prospect of thousands of new cyclists hitting the streets and, of course, failing to follow the rules of the road (whether they were scared of that scenario or salivating over it is not clear). One reporter also told us she was “just scouting [...]

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