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Austin's F1 track gets laid out
Filed under: Motorsports 2012 Austin F1 Track - Click above for image gallery Here it is. Race promoter Tavo Hellmund has pulled back the sheets on the Austin formula one track, and the course looks damn impressive at first glance. The 3.4-mile course packs in 20 turns, a total change in elevation to 133 feet and a back straight that's a full three-quarters of a mile long. What's more, the circuit is designed to promote passing (...)
2010-09-01 13:57:00 | AutoBlogUS: Kia to build Hyundai Santa Fe with Sorrento
Hyundai Motor, which has been gaining market share in the US, is moving production of its Santa Fe SUV from its Alabama plant to the new Kia plant in Georgia, a Hyundai spokesman said.
2010-09-01 13:51:00 | Just-AutoApple CEO Jobs announces new iPod lineup
San Francisco -- Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced a new line of iPods on Wednesday, including a Nano model that has a touch screen and lacks buttons.
2010-09-01 13:47:00 | DetNews.comBig Ten to reveal divisions Wednesday night
The Big Ten plans to announce Wednesday night how it will break up into two divisions, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
2010-09-01 13:46:00 | DetNews.comCalif. Volt owners to gain access to carpool lanes in 2012
California owners of the Chevrolet Volt will get unrestricted use of carpool lanes -- but will have to wait until 2012.
2010-09-01 13:44:00 | DetNews.comConan O'Brien's new show on TBS: It's 'Conan'
There's Madonna, Oprah and now ... "Conan." Conan O'Brien took the simple approach Wednesday in announcing the name of his new talk show on TBS.
2010-09-01 13:32:00 | DetNews.com
Report: Aston Martin Cygnet could come to the States
Filed under: Hatchback, Aston Martin Aston Martin Cygnet - Click above for high-res image gallery We aren't quite sure why the Aston Martin Cygnet exists. What was once an economical Toyota iQ is now a fuel-sipping Aston Martin (weird) with a lavish interior and a price tag that will make your heart skip a beat. We understand that vehicles like this work well in the congested, small-car-friendly cities of Europe, but it remains to be seen (...)
2010-09-01 13:28:00 | AutoBlogLivonia zooms to top of speed trap lists
And the "award" for the Michigan municipality with the most notorious speed traps goes to... Livonia! Not just once, but in two different categories.
2010-09-01 13:27:00 | DetNews.comChrysler sales up 7%; Ford, GM drop
Chrysler reported a 7% sales increase in August while crosstown rivals Ford and General Motors saw declines for the month compared with a year ago when products were flying off the lots due to Cash for Clunkers.
2010-09-01 13:27:00 | DetNews.comLynn Henning: MSU, Notre Dame could be big surprises this season
The bet here is that two football teams from our back 40 are, in most eyes, being undersold heading into a new season. The Spartans can go 9-3 unless their kicking game betrays them, which is possible. Notre Dame has a new coach, a new quarterback -- and a mean schedule in the first six weeks (Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford, Boston College, and Pitt).
2010-09-01 13:27:00 | DetNews.comMichigan RB Michael Shaw eligible to play in opener
Fitz Toussaint, however, will not be able to play and is considered doubtful for the opener with a knee injury. Shaw missed some of camp while finishing his academic work.
2010-09-01 13:22:00 | DetNews.comLake Michigan drowning numbers highest in 8 years
Drownings in Lake Michigan have skyrocketed to their highest level in eight years even before the busy Labor Day weekend, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
2010-09-01 13:17:00 | DetNews.comDetroit police make arrest in slain father case
The family of a man who died protecting his autistic son while stray bullets rained around them thanked police today during a tearful press conference for arresting a man investigators believe committed the crime. Dave Adams, 35, was fatally shot March 16 in the front yard of his home on the 14000 block of Littlefield as he tried to get his 13-year-old son inside. The son was unharmed in the incident.
2010-09-01 13:17:00 | DetNews.com$20K reward offered for information on death of Farmington Hills man
Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who killed a 38-year-old Farmington Hills man in March 2009.
2010-09-01 13:17:00 | DetNews.comYemenis freed after terror scare
Dutch prosecutors say two Yemeni men arrested amid fears they were conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack have been freed without charge after investigations turned up no evidence to link them to a terror plot.
2010-09-01 13:17:00 | DetNews.com