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Rolex 24 at Daytona - Mazda Prototype team led the race before misfortune struck -

Rolex 24 at Daytona - Mazda Prototype team led the race before misfortune struck -

- IRVINE, Calif. (January 31, 2016) – The Mazda Prototype team opened the 2016 season with a new race engine - the MZ-2.0T - and high expectations for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The gas-fueled engine performed well, powering into the lead of the race three times with the No. 55 Mazda Prototype, before mechanical iss ... Continue reading

Mazda RX-VISION named most beautiful concept

Mazda RX-VISION named most beautiful concept

Mazda’s new sports car concept takes grand prize at the Festival Automobile International RX-VISION on display at Hôtel National des Invalides exhibition in Paris until 31 January Photos(1) Festival de l'Automobile Paris 2016 Jan 29, 2016 Download: Hi Res (1.3 MB) CLOSE Paris / Leverkusen, 27. January 2016. The ... Continue reading

STROLL RECORDS FANTASTIC ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA TOP-FIVE RESULT

STROLL RECORDS FANTASTIC ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA TOP-FIVE RESULT

Daytona January 31, 2016; Canadian teenager misses out on rostrum finish on sports car debut in maiden 24 hour race Lance Stroll recorded an impressive fifth place in the Rolex 24 At Daytona that finished in Florida today (31 Jan) to become one of the youngest highest-placed drivers in North America’s toughest spo ... Continue reading

Hands-On Winner Announced! Hands Over Keys to His Mother!!

Hands-On Winner Announced! Hands Over Keys to His Mother!!

Washington Auto Show January 31, 2016; The only thing more stunning than the moment that William Holmes picked the lucky key that switched on the ignition of his brand new Hyundai Tucson was what happened moments later. After six days and five nights of nearly continuous contact with the prize vehicle in The Washington ... Continue reading

BMW Team RLL - 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona - Four Hour Report

BMW Team RLL - 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona - Four Hour Report

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – January 30, 2016… Four hours into the 2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona the No. 100 and No. 25 BMW M6 GTLM racing cars stand 5th and 8th respectively in the GTLM class. John Edwards started the No. 100 M6 from the third position and ran three stints in the opening two-hours-and-twenty-two minute ... Continue reading

Risi Competizione 18-Hour Report - Rolex 24 At Daytona

Risi Competizione 18-Hour Report - Rolex 24 At Daytona

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ RISI COMPETIZIONE 18 HOUR REPORT - ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTLM No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Toni Vilander (FIN) Davide Rigo ... Continue reading

Rolex 24 - Thoughts From Frankl @ 6 Hours In

Rolex 24 - Thoughts From Frankl @ 6 Hours In

Initial thoughts on the racing capital. WOW. it's good to be at the legendary grand daddy of Nascar and sports car racing in the USA. Never been before and never been to the 24hrs of Daytona. Flying in is easy, as the airport is adjacent to the track. ... Continue reading

Spirit AeroSystems and Boeing Celebrate 737 MAX First Flight

Spirit AeroSystems and Boeing Celebrate 737 MAX First Flight

WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 29, 2016 -- Spirit AeroSystems Inc. [NYSE: SPR] and Boeing celebrated the first flight of the 737 MAX 8 — the first member of Boeing's efficient 737 MAX family — today when it took to the skies from Renton Field near Boeing's 737 Final Assembly plant in Renton, Washington. Spirit AeroSyste ... Continue reading

United Airlines to Operate Longest Scheduled Flight Between San Francisco and Singapore

United Airlines to Operate Longest Scheduled Flight Between San Francisco and Singapore

CHICAGO, Jan. 28, 2016 -- United Airlines today announced that it will introduce daily nonstop flights between its San Francisco International Airport hub and Singapore's Changi Airport, effective June 1, 2016 (westbound), subject to government approval. United will be the first airline to offer nonstop service between ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Announces Voluntary Safety Recall for Certain Firestone FS561 Commercial Truck Tires

Bridgestone Announces Voluntary Safety Recall for Certain Firestone FS561 Commercial Truck Tires

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 29, 2016 -- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is recalling one size of its Firestone FS561 tire sold in the United States and Canada between April 2015 and January 2016. The voluntary safety recall is limited to FS561 tires in size 255/70R22.5 and only those tires that are installed in ... Continue reading

First 2017 Acura NSX Scores Record Auction Price of $1.2 Million at Barrett-Jackson

First 2017 Acura NSX Scores Record Auction Price of $1.2 Million at Barrett-Jackson

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 30, 2016 -- At the auctioneer's final call, the next-generation 2017 Acura NSX supercar tonight smashed the record for a vehicle auction at Barrett-Jackson for the highest-selling designated vehicle identification number (VIN) 001 with the final hammer price set at $1.2 million. Winning bidder R ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 25-31, 2016: Recalls, F-150 Diesel?, GM Transportation?, Dart and 200 Buh Bye? Fiat Popemobile Sells

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 25-31, 2016: Recalls, F-150 Diesel?, GM Transportation?, Dart and 200 Buh Bye? Fiat Popemobile Sells

* The 2016 World Car of the Year will be selected from ten finalists and announced at the NY International Auto Show in March. The finalists are: Audi A4 Sedan / Audi A4 Avant, BMW X1, Hyundai Tucson, Jaguar XE, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Mazda CX-3, Mazda MX-5, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Skoda Superb and Toyota Prius. * Janu ... Continue reading

2016 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Platinum Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2016 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Platinum Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Toyota's Highlander Hybrid is all about efficient, un-ostentatious luxury. And function...plenty of function. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS As one of the first car-based crossovers in the days of truck SUVs, Toyota's Highlander was almost revolutionary when it made its debut fifteen years ago. Three generations ... Continue reading

Jeep Wrangler "Willys Wheeler Edition" Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

Jeep Wrangler "Willys Wheeler Edition" Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2015/2016 Jeep Wrangler Willys Wheeler Edition Review by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_3278) More often than not, timing is everything. In one particular case for me my scheduled drive of the 2015 Jeep Wrangler Willys Wheeler happened a few weeks before the 2015 MAMA Fall Rally. ... Continue reading

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