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2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Review

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Review

$27,270 buys you a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. ... Continue reading

2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid Review

2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid Review

On the one hand, everyone who knows anything about pickups knows what the Chevrolet Silverado is and what its competition is. ... Continue reading

RacersIMC Completes Logo Agreement With JAY Motorsports

RacersIMC Completes Logo Agreement With JAY Motorsports

Belleville, OH. June 3, 2009: logos will be carried on Jay Motorsports of S. Charleston, WV. will be supporting the RacersIMC logo on 4 of their 6 cars at the 2009 SCCA June Sprints at the famous Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI. on June 19th - 21st, 2009. The team will be competing with 4 cars in the (SRF)Spec Racer F ... Continue reading

2009 Ford Focus Coupe Review

2009 Ford Focus Coupe Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: Ford Focus Coupe SES Engine: 2.0-liter I4 Horsepower/Torque: 143 hp @ 6,000 rpm/136 lb.-ft. @ 4,250 rpm Transmission: 5-speed manual Wheelbase: 102.9 in. Length/Width/Height: 175.0 x 67.9 x 58.6 in. Tires: P215/45R17 Cargo volume: 13.8 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

2009 Buick Enclave Review

2009 Buick Enclave Review

The 2009 Buick Enclave is a sophisticated up to eight-passenger sport utility vehicle. ... Continue reading

2009 Infiniti G37 Review

2009 Infiniti G37 Review

According to Edmunds, the Infiniti G37 applies not only to the union of coupe and sedan models but also to the line's harmonious blending of performance and luxury. Last year's coupe model became the first to wear the G37 badge, owing to its larger and more powerful 3.7-liter V6 engine; the sedan model, however, retain ... Continue reading

2009 Acura TL Review

2009 Acura TL Review

The TL has been Acura's best selling model for quite some time. In recent years, however, sales have begun to dip for a number of reasons. In an effort to breathe some life into the model, they have decided on a substantial redesign for this year. ... Continue reading

2009 Audi A6 Review

2009 Audi A6 Review

Various design updates are included on the 2009 Audi A6. Featuring new lights, tweaked-out underpinnings and a brand new 3.0 liter 300hp 310 lb-ft V6 engine to name a few. The new 3.0T A6 is supercharged and comes stock with Audi Quatro AWD...<i>(to read the complete review click <a href="/link.html?http://www.carseek. ... Continue reading

2009 BMW Z4 Review

2009 BMW Z4 Review

The 2009 BMW Z4 is completely redesigned, now a roadster only, with a look that is lean, mean and sophisticatedly elegant at the same time. ... Continue reading

Toyota Says Hybrids Will Be The Best 'Green' Car for Some Time

Toyota Says Hybrids Will Be The Best 'Green' Car for Some Time

Toyota's Prius hybrid was the No. 1 selling vehicle in Japan for May, clinching the top spot for the first time — even though the latest model had been on sale for only half the month. Toyota Executive Vice President Masatami Takimoto said the hybrid system, like the one in the Prius, is the "most important of our ... Continue reading

2009 Audi A6 3.0T Quattro Review

2009 Audi A6 3.0T Quattro Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Audi A6 3.0T quattro Need an example of excellence in a mid-sized luxury sedan? Look no further than the Audi A6. And in particular, look at the 2009 Audi A6 3.0T quattro. The 3.0T quattro is a new addition to the A6 sedan lineup this year, fitting between the front-wheel driv ... Continue reading

Mini Celebrates 50th Birthday With Two New Models

Mini Celebrates 50th Birthday With Two New Models

By Henny Hemmes, Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel SILVERSTONE, England, May 25. On the occasion of the upcoming fiftieth birthday of the Mini, the BMW-division had a huge celebration last weekend at the Silverstone race track in England. The celebrations took off with the introduction of the new ... Continue reading

2010 Lexus RX450h Review

2010 Lexus RX450h Review

First drive: 2010 Lexus RX 450h By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Amsterdam Bureau It’s already a while ago, but I vividly remember my first ‘encounter’ with the Lexus RX 300. In 1998, our test route went through northern Michigan and we spent the night in a national park. The next ... Continue reading

Brawn GP Final Results - Istanbul - June 7, 2009

Brawn GP Final Results - Istanbul - June 7, 2009

Istanbul, June 7, 2009: Brawn GP's Jenson Button dominated the Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park Circuit today, taking the lead on the first lap and driving a superb race to bring his Brawn-Mercedes car home for his sixth victory of the 2009 Formula One season. Jenson had a good start to maintain second position ... Continue reading

SunTrust Moves into Rolex Series Point Lead

SunTrust Moves into Rolex Series Point Lead

Watkins, June 6, 2009: It wasn’t the ever-elusive victory in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen that they’ve been chasing for oh-so-long. But Wayne Taylor and the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Ford Dallara team, featuring the driving duo of Max Angelelli and Brian Frisselle, are more than happy to leave Watkins ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Post-Race Report from Watkins Glen

Krohn Racing Post-Race Report from Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen, June 6, 2009: Krohn Racing got a fast start to the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen weekend at Watkins Glen International, but the fifth event of the 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series season didn’t deliver the results the team was hoping for after contact from a competitor derailed a likely top-five ou ... Continue reading

Gurney, Fogarty and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing suffer rare DNF

Gurney, Fogarty and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing suffer rare DNF

WATKINS GLEN, June 6, 2009: A seldom seen DNF (Did Not Finish) and an even rarer reason for it capped a frustrating day for GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty in Saturday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen where the team was classified 16th after retiring just past the four hou ... Continue reading

Castroneves Climbs Fence After Winning Again

Castroneves Climbs Fence After Winning Again

FORT WORTH, June 6, 2009: Helio Castroneves won for the third time at Texas Motor Speedway, grabbing the lead off a Lap 175 pit stop and going on to a 0.3904 of a second victory over Team Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe. "It was an incredible day for Team Penske," the 2009 Indianapolis 500 winner said. "All the credit als ... Continue reading

AGR Notes - Texas - June 6, 2009

AGR Notes - Texas - June 6, 2009

FORT WORTH, June 6, 2009: Andretti Green Racing drivers Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti and Hideki Mutoh completed the six race of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, the Bombardier Learjet 550, at the Texas Motor Speedway. Driver: Danica Patrick Car: #7 Boost Mobile/Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone Danica Patr ... Continue reading

American Traffic Solutions Announces Opening of Regional Facility in Tampa Metro Area

American Traffic Solutions Announces Opening of Regional Facility in Tampa Metro Area

TAMPA, Fla.--American Traffic Solutions (ATS), the largest provider of red-light camera programs in Florida and provider of red-light and speed camera programs in more than 150 communities across the U.S., announced it will open its first Southeast regional office in Tampa, Florida this summer. By opening a local offic ... Continue reading

Investors Ask Supreme Court to Delay Chrysler Sale

Investors Ask Supreme Court to Delay Chrysler Sale

WASHINGTON June 7, 2009; James Vicini writing for Reuters reported that Indiana pension funds asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday to immediately delay the sale of bankrupt automaker Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat SpA while they challenge the deal. The request, which moves the legal battle to th ... Continue reading

Coughlin keeping it straight at Route 66 Raceway

Coughlin keeping it straight at Route 66 Raceway

CHICAGO, June 6, 2009: It seems elementary to say the shortest distance between two points is a straight line but when you're in command of a 1,350-horsepower Pro Stock car that covers the quarter-mile in 6.6 seconds at 208 mph while the driver bangs through five gears, lots of things can get you off track. Point leade ... Continue reading

Vettel On Pole For Turkish Grand Prix

Vettel On Pole For Turkish Grand Prix

Istanbul, June 6, 2009: Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel took pole for the Turkish Grand Prix in a close qualifying session Saturday. Having already gone quickest of all in both Q1 and Q2, the German timed his final lap perfectly take pole ahead of Brawn GP’s Jenson Button by a large margin. It is the third pole o ... Continue reading

Voices Of Le Mans: Wold Henzler

Voices Of Le Mans: Wold Henzler

<B>Wolf Henzler: "I went last year for the first time and it was amazing. ... I felt like a superstar. There are so many people."</b> Braselton, June 6, 2009: For the second consecutive year, Porsche factory driver Wolf Henzler will compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Team Felbermayr-Proton in a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. ... Continue reading

JEGS Automotive Inc. Extends Title Sponsorship Of JEGS Allstars Event

JEGS Automotive Inc. Extends Title Sponsorship Of JEGS Allstars Event

JOLIET, June 6, 2009: JEGS Automotive, Inc., has extended its agreement with the NHRA as title sponsor of the NHRA JEGS Allstars event, it was announced today. The extension will keep the JEGS name on the race-within-a-race bonus program for the best of the best NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors through 201 ... Continue reading

IndyCar Series Results - Texas - June 6, 2009

IndyCar Series Results - Texas - June 6, 2009

FORT WORTH, Texas - Results Saturday of the Bombardier Learjet 550 IndyCar Series event June 6 at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any): 1. (4) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 228, Running 2. (2) Ryan B ... Continue reading

Pruett, Rojas Earn Share Of Rolex Series Championship Lead

Pruett, Rojas Earn Share Of Rolex Series Championship Lead

WATKINS GLEN, June 6, 2009: Defending Daytona Prototype champions Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas were still vying for their first victory of 2009 entering Saturday's Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen, running fourth, 14 points behind in the standings. But that changed in the second-longest race on the Grand-Am Rolex Sports C ... Continue reading

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