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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Promising Day for A1 Team USA Cut Short by Incident in Portugal Feature

Promising Day for A1 Team USA Cut Short by Incident in Portugal Feature

ALGARVE, April 12, 2009: The Vodafone A1GP Algarve ended early for A1 Team USA driver Marco Andretti after being spun on lap 19. Andretti's car was not able to be restarted and A1 Team USA was forced to retire from the day's Feature race. Prior to the incident, the 22-year old Andretti was challenging A1 Team Italy for ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels : Recommended 2009 3-Row SUVs and SUVs

Heels on Wheels : Recommended 2009 3-Row SUVs and SUVs

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE 3-ROW VEHICLE Three-row seating offers an added benefit to families needing SUV or CUV (crossover utility vehicles) space: More room. But not all three-row vehicles are created alike. First, the exterior shape is of the vehicles that o ... Continue reading

2009 AutoRAI Netherlands Auto Show - A Different Set-up

2009 AutoRAI Netherlands Auto Show - A Different Set-up

Auto show Amsterdam in different set up AMSTERDAM, April 7, 2009. The AutoRAI, the auto show in The Netherlands that is organized every other year, opened its doors last week to close them again on Saturday night of April 11. While in the past, the show got some 500,000 visitors, there are doubts that it might not get ... Continue reading

2009 Toyota RAV4 Sport 4x4 Review

2009 Toyota RAV4 Sport 4x4 Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Toyota RAV4 Sport 4x4 Back in 1996, when the Toyota RAV4 debuted as one of the earliest crossover SUVs, it was nicknamed "sport-cute". As opposed to a towering, imposing sport-ute. And with its small size, winsome looks in two- and four-door body styles, single-range 4-wheel d ... Continue reading

Factcheck.Org: Hot Air on Wind Energy

Factcheck.Org: Hot Air on Wind Energy

Hot Air on Wind EnergyApril 10, 2009Don't expect wind power to replace coal as the nation's main source of electric power, whatever Obama's interior secretary said.SummaryInterior Secretary Salazar said that the amount of "developable" wind power off the East Coast could produce more energy than all the coal-fired elec ... Continue reading

2009 Infiniti G37 Journey Review

2009 Infiniti G37 Journey Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Infiniti G37s Journey Sedan If Nissan's upscale Infiniti division had previously been in search of direction, it found that direction with the debut of the G35 in 2002. It was aimed squarely, and accurately, at the best from Germany, with a sport-oriented front-engine, rear-wh ... Continue reading

2010 Nissan 370Z Review

2010 Nissan 370Z Review

NISSAN 370Z A True New Sports Car By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau This Nissan 370Z is a true sports car, in my view. We’ve heard many arguments over the years about just exactly what constitutes a sports car. After all, the early ones didn’t necessarily have a lot of power and newer ones perh ... Continue reading

Easter Egg Hunters Swarm the Talladega Superspeedway Infield

Easter Egg Hunters Swarm the Talladega Superspeedway Infield

TALLADEGA, Ala. April 11, 2009: Talladega Superspeedway hosted approximately 2,500 happy Easter Egg hunters today during the Fifth Annual Talladega Superspeedway Easter Egg Hunt. Kids age 1 -10 searched out 15,000 candy and prize-filled eggs hidden throughout the track’s infield. Talladega Superspeedway sponsors P ... Continue reading

Doornbos Takes Sprint Race Victory in Portugal

Doornbos Takes Sprint Race Victory in Portugal

Algarve, Portugal April 12, 2009: Robert Doornbos took his maiden victory for A1 Team Netherlands this morning after a red flag prematurely ended the Sprint race of Vodafone A1GP Algarve, Portugal. Doornbos took the lead from Italian pole-sitter Vitantonio Liuzzi into the first corner and had built up a healthy lead be ... Continue reading

Toyota Motorsports Notes - Nashville - April 11, 2009

Toyota Motorsports Notes - Nashville - April 11, 2009

Joey Logano won Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, leading 95 of 225 laps. Today's win by Logano is the 25th NASCAR Nationwide Series win for Toyota since entering the series in 2007. Logano's win marks the first win by a Camry at the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway. Logano also becomes the ... Continue reading

Decision Information: Vincentric 2009 Best Value Cars and Trucks in America Awards

Decision Information: Vincentric 2009 Best Value Cars and Trucks in America Awards

BINGHAM FARMS, Mich.--With today’s announcement of the 5th annual Vincentric Best Value in America™ awards, General Motors showed product strength across the board as ten of its vehicles earned Vincentric’s top honors. BMW and Toyota also had strong showings, with each brand taking home six of Vincentric ... Continue reading

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