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Bottom Line: Ford the Most Profitable Brand So Far This Year

Kate Middleton to ride in the Queen’s classic 1977 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI

Kate Middleton will arrive for her wedding to Prince William pulled by 200 horses. She’ll leave as a Princess, but drawn by just four horses. Kate, the commoner, has chosen to ride to the church — Westminster Abbey — with her father in the Queen’s classic 1977 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI (200 hp.). She’ll leave a Princess, with husband Prince William, in the 1902 State Landau carriage drawn by four-horse hitch led by a big gray (...)

2011 Cadillac Escalade ESV: Driven

When driving the Cadillac Escalade—even in the context of the same trip—it's quite easy to feel both reverence and revulsion. At close to 19 feet long, the Cadillac Escalade ESV is one of the longest normal passenger vehicles you can buy. It's a couple of inches longer than the longer 'L' version of the Lincoln Town Car, and only about...

Mini to use Goodwood like JCW

The Goodwood name look set to become Mini’s flagship brand for high-end, customer-specified luxury versions, company sources have revealed.

Mercedes C63 AMG Safety Car

Posted on 04.28.2011 21:00 by Simona Filed under: AMG Mercedes | sedan | sports cars | Mercedes C-Class | DTM | safety | Cars | Car Reviews | Mercedes While taking a trip as a medical car for the 2011 Formula One season in Estate form, the Mercedes C63 (...)

Odometer Fraud Is Still Rampant: Look Out For These Signs

Newer vehicles are a lot more secure. But that's not true in all ways; used-car shoppers still need to watch out for some of the same old sleazy strategies: namely, odometer tampering. Earlier this month, federal agents brought charges against four who were involved in an organized crime ring—based in the Seattle area—that involved at...

Wayne Co. sheriff's raid nets $1 million in pot plants

Detroit— Wayne County Sheriff's deputies confiscated marijuana plants valued at $1 million in a raid of a building in an industrial area on the city's west side Thursday.

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 takes to the track

Filed under: Coupe, Videos, Porsche 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 - Click above to watch the video after the jump The 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 certainly has the stats of a kick-ass track car. Who can argue with a naturally aspirated, 4.0-liter flat-six with 500 horsepower, an 8,250 rpm redline and a Nürburgring time of 7:27? Just as exciting is the fact that the GT3 RS 4.0 weighs only 2,998 pounds soaking wet, (...)

VOLVO TRUCKS’ DELIVERIES : FIRST QUARTER 2011

@VolvoTrucksUK global deliveries in the first quarter of 2011 were 81% higher than in the same period last year

BEAULIEU SPRING AUTOJUMBLE – 14TH AND 15TH MAY 2011

This year’s popular @Beaulieu_Hants Spring AutoJumble takes place on the 14th & 15th May.

Porsche Reveals New 911 GT3 RS 4.0

The 911 GT3 RS, one of Porsche’s most popular, coveted and successful track-inspired production cars, has been given a final, thrilling injection of thoroughbred motorsport technology resulting in the 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0. Limited to 600 vehicles worldwide, the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 brings together in a sports car the attributes that have [...]

NEW ALFA MiTo RANGE GOES ON SALE IN MAY

The new Alfa MiTo range will shortly become available through @AlfaRomeoUK 52-strong UK dealer network.

Rally Cross to be held outside on streets of LA for X Games 17

Filed under: Motorsports, Racing X Games 16 SuperRally - Click above for high-res image gallery RallyCross and the X Games were made for one another, and X Games 17 will feature one of the coolest tracks ever. The games, which will run from July 28 through July 31, will include a first-ever rally street circuit in downtown Los Angeles. Three-time rally gold medalist and Top Gear U.S. host Tanner Foust sounds pretty excited about the development, and (...)

INFINITI JOINS RED BULL FORMULA ONE SHOW RUN TORINO 2011

@Infinitinews today announces participation in the Red Bull Formula One Show Run Torino 2011.

What you missed on 4.28.11

Review: 2011 Lexus CT 200h Lexus may be onto something here, if for no other reason that it's better to drive than most everything else the marque offers, and that it's the cheapest way to park an L-badge in your driveway. Video: Lamborghini Aventador pairing frolics in the Italian countryside Wonder what life would be like if you and your significant other managed to fork over the ransom necessary to bring not one, but two examples of (...)