Friday, December 2, 2011

From the VW People-Moving Dept.: Three-Row Crossover Moves Forward, Next Tiguan To Be More U.S.-Friendly

When we spoke with Volkswagen’s U.S. boss Jonathan Browning last April, he told us that the company was very seriously considering a three-row SUV. We can now confirm?though not by way of Mr. Browning?that the company is moving ahead with its Honda Pilot?fighter. The SUV almost definitely will be built in Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant [...]

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Barnhart out of IndyCar race control

Brian Barnhart, IndyCar's embattled competition president, has been asked to leave his position according to reports in the US media.

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Tokyo: Suzuki Q Concept is long on cute, short on range

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If this year's Tokyo Motor Show is going to live up to its reputation for wacky, it's because of the Suzuki Q Concept. Looking like an oversized portable CD player rolling around on two sets of Apple earbuds, the electric Q is nothing if not cute.

It's also different, with seating that's configurable for two adults in tandem fashion, or an adult up front with two kids in the back. Or you can ditch the backseat altogether and use the space for cargo. Suzuki says the Q is part car and part motorcycle, but we think a more apt description of the 98-inch-long oddity would be part moped, part Segway.

With a range of just over six miles, the Q isn't much of a car, but it could make a nice runabout for city-dwellers. Or a stylish way to get down your driveway to get the mail when it's raining for the average American. Read the press release after the jump.

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Rankings: Button steals past Hamilton

Jenson Button made good on his outstanding end to the 2011 season by ousting McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton from third in the Castrol EDGE Rankings - the first time since the Rankings began that Hamilton has finished behind his team-mate. Eight podiums in the final nine races for Button meant that Hamilton's advantage in the Rankings had been coming under increasing threat as the season drew to a close

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Mark Martin & Michael Waltrip to drive 55 in 2012

MARTIN AND WALTRIP CAR NUMBER SWITCHES FROM 00 TO 55 Number Commemorates Aaron?s Founding in 1955 CORNELIUS, N.C. ? Michael Waltrip Racing announced today that Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip?s Toyota Camrys will carry the number 55 during the 2012 and 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series seasons. The number commemorates Charlie Loudermilk?s founding of Aaron?s, [...]

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Volkswagen Cross Coup� Concept Debuts, Previews Future VW Styling

This squat crossover previews future VW styling?and maybe even future hybrid tech. Following a rich automaker tradition of building concept cars targeting the millionaire entrepreneur/weekend decathlete market, Volkswagen has unveiled the Cross Coup� concept at the Tokyo auto show. Keep Reading: Volkswagen Cross Coup� Concept – Auto Shows

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A year in NASCAR quotes

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