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Audi R18 TDI to debut at Spa while Aston Martin watches from the pit lane

Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Aston Martin, Audi Audi R18 TDI (above) and Aston Martin AMR-One (below right) - Click either image for high-res galleries There's plenty to be excited about in this year's Le Mans racing season, and the new Audi R18 TDI arguably ranks chief among them. Audi's new fixed-roof racer will make its debut at the Spa 1000km race next weekend, showing for the first time what it can do against a competitive field (...)

Chesterfield Twp. soldier killed in Iraqi insurgent attack

Chesterfield Township— The Pentagon says a 21-year-old soldier from suburban Detroit has been killed in an insurgent attack in Iraq.

Bentley Continental GT Cabriolet by Prior Design

Posted on 05.1.2011 12:00 by Simona Filed under: Bentley | convertible | Bentley Continental GT | sports cars | car tuning | Cars | Car Reviews | Bentley Anyone taking on the task of tuning a Bentley Continental GT Convertible better know what they are doing if they want to end up making the (...)

Peugeot EX1 sets fastest electric car lap at the 'Ring

Filed under: Concept Cars, Motorsports, Convertible, Performance, Europe, Paris Motor Show, Peugeot, Electric 2010 Peugeot EX1 Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery The Peugeot EX1 has whirred its way into the record books by lapping the 12-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife with a 9:01.338-minute run. According to Peugeot, that shatters the previous electric vehicle record at the track by an impressive 50 seconds. The fully-electric Pug, which debuted at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, averaged 85 mph (...)

Boss 302 crate engines now available from Ford Racing

Filed under: Aftermarket, Ford Ford Mustang Boss 302 Crate Engine - Click above for high-res image gallery Last year Ford made the Mustang's 5.0L V8 available as a crate engine. Shortly thereafter, many of them found homes in some well-deserving cars. Now, Ford Racing is offering the Boss 302's 5.0L V8 as a standalone purchase through its performance parts catalog, allowing anyone to put the 444 horsepower engine into their own project car. The difference between the (...)

Help Popular Mechanics find the worst road in America

Filed under: Etc. Popular Mechanics is searching for America's worst roads, and it needs your help. Readers from all over the U.S. are encouraged to submit photos showing just how bad their local thoroughfares are. Once the submissions have been evaluated, PM will choose its top five. The "winning" roads will get a visit from the Popular Mechanics crew, who will analyze just how screwed-up it is with a custom data-logging device. Strapped onto a car, (...)

Ad agency Innocean strives to take Hyundai to bigger stage

In-house agency Innocean has helped elevate the Hyundai brand in the U.S. market. After a successful strategy of removing consumer jitters about buying a Hyundai, agency now pitching "pride in ownership."

Berkshire stands by investment in China's BYD

Berkshire Hathaway is happy with its investment in Chinese car maker BYD Co. Ltd., despite product delays and declining sales, Berkshire's vice chairman Charlie Munger said on Saturday.

Saab fans love the product, hope for turbocharged savior

With Saab's latest financial woes once again threatening its future, fans of the brand wonder whether even the newer models could become collectors' pieces sooner rather than later. Saab is still one of Sweden's best-known brands.

Abarth 500 "Motore Centrale R230" by Anzom

Posted on 05.1.2011 06:00 by Kirby Filed under: Abarth | compact cars | hatchback | Top Marques Monaco | Fiat 500 | car tuning | Cars | Car Reviews | Abarth Aznom’s work on the Abarth 500 isn’t so much about the added output the little Italian hatch gets – (...)

U.S. kills Osama bin Laden in Pakistan raid

Washington — Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday

Wings' offense looks for jump-start at home

Two goals in two games isn't going to cut it. The Red Wings know it. They have to score more goals than the one per game they did in these two losses to San Jose, identical 2-1 losses to the Sharks.

Daimler’s first quarter profit nearly doubles

Daimler said Friday that it nearly doubled its profit in the first quarter as sales in China continued to show big gains and the market for heavy trucks recovered. The maker of Mercedes cars and Freightliner trucks, based in Stuttgart, said that net profit rose to $1.75 billion USD, compared to $908 million in the first quarter of 2010. Sales rose 17 percent to $36.6 billion. The figures were in line with expectations, but shares in (...)

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Kyle Busch stretches final tank of gas to deny Denny Hamlin weekend sweep

Busch won the spring race at Richmond for the third consecutive year, needing only to make it to the checkered flag before his gas tank ran dry. Hamlin had already won his charity race, held Thursday night at RIR, and followed it with Friday night's win in the Nationwide Series race.