Thursday, October 25, 2012

2013 Cadillac XTS Review By Carey Russ

2013 Cadillac XTS American expectations for a luxury car are not what they once were. The extra-large, softly-suspended, V8-powered insulating cocoon on wheels -- exemplified most recently in the Cadillac line by the late DTS, and DeVille and Fleetwood before it -- is gone. Today's luxury car buyer is more likely than ... Continue reading

Subaru of America Hits One Million Facebook Fans

Subaru of America, Inc. has surpassed one million Facebook fans on its official Facebook page. "Subaru has some of the most passionate owners and now, more than a million Subaru fans are following us on Facebook," said Dean Evans, chief marketing officer for Subaru of America. "The Subaru Facebook page is all fan engag ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Past Martinsville Success An Opportunity For Johnson

Martinsville, Oct. 24, 2012: For Jimmie Johnson, Sunday’s Tums Fast Relief 500 represents a huge opportunity – the opportunity to return to the lead of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ and take a major step toward a sixth series championship. With the postseason winding down – just four races re ... Continue reading

NHRA Pro Stock - Five-time Vegas Winner Coughlin Hoping To Continue Run Of Success

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 24, 2012: Buoyed by a strong semifinal finish at the last NHRA race in Pennsylvania, five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. is excited about this weekend's trip to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 12th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals. Coughlin, a 68-time national event winner with five ... Continue reading

WEC - Khron Race Preview Shanghai

Shanghai, Oct. 24, 2012: As the FIA World Endurance Championship finale descends upon the Shanghai International Raceway, the popular Krohn Racing GTE-Am team hopes to ascend to the top of the podium for its first victory of the season. The layout of the 5.451 km (3.387 mile) circuit, located in the Jiading District of ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Stewart Race Report Kansas

Kansas, Oct. 24, 2012: Tony Stewart drove from the back to the front three times to finish fifth in the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Stewart, the driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), started 33rd in the 43 ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - Toyota Tidbits Martinsville Preview

Martinsville, Oct. 24, 2012: Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. registered a runner-up result in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway. It was his second straight runner-up result at the track after a second- place finish in April. Truex's MWR teammate Clint Bowyer (sixth) also earned ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive Report: October New-Vehicle Retail Selling Rate Expected to Remain above 12 Million Units

New-vehicle retail sales in October continue the robust pace from September, with another month of strong double-digit year-over-year growth, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates' Power Information Network (PIN) and LMC Automotive. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales October new-vehicle r ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Corporation Takes The Strain Out Of The Daily Commute

Volvo Car Corporation takes the strain out of the daily commute with a technology that automatically follows the vehicle in front ... Continue reading

Great Wall's Chinese Revolution Rolls Into Northern Ireland

Great Wall, the first major Chinese manufacturer to commence volume vehicle sales in the UK, has begun its expansion into Northern Ireland with the addition of Londonderry-based Eakin Bros Ltd within its dealership network. ... Continue reading

Maserati And La Martina Present The New "La Martina By Maserati" Collection

Maserati and La Martina reinforce their collaboration with a much wider range, where the elegance and sportiness of Polo joins the Trident passion to create this exclusive new line. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Secures Third Consecutive Manufacturers' Title

Chevrolet has secured its third consecutive WTCC Manufacturers' title at Suzuka after four Cruzes topped the qualifying session ahead of the Race of Japan. They then went on to celebrate in the best possible way by taking another 1-2-3 win in Race 1, and all Chevrolet drivers finishing Race 2 in the points as well. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Confirms 2012 Goals

The Volkswagen Group maintained its positive trajectory in the first nine months of 2012 despite difficult conditions. ... Continue reading

IRC - Andreas Plans Ultimate Celebration Run In Cyprus

Skoda UK Motorsport's Andreas Mikkelsen is planning the ultimate celebration run on the Cyprus Rally (November 2-4), as the 23-year old Fabia S2000 pilot is set to become the first driver to retain the Intercontinental Rally Challenge title. ... Continue reading

Fire Fighters Try Out Twizy

The Twizy prototype was co-developed by Renault, Renault Tech, the company's vehicle conversion subsidiary, and the Paris fire brigade. The special model was designed for early interventions ahead of the arrival of further equipment, if needed. ... Continue reading

Audi Partners with a Brand New Film Experience - with a Retro Twist

Audi will sponsor a brand new drive-in cinema experience to be held at Carriageworks in Eveleigh, just three kilometres from the Sydney CBD. For four nights cinema-lovers will have the chance to experience the unique Downtown Drive-In season which runs from 29 November to 2 December 2012. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Reveals New Crossover HB20X at 2012 Sao Paulo Motor Show

Hyundai Motor Brazil (HMB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company, today unveiled its latest Brazil-exclusive model, HB20X, at the Sao Paulo International Motor Show, accelerating the company's commitment in one of the world's fastest-growing auto markets. ... Continue reading