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Wednesday, 30 November 2011
BMW Motorsport looks back on a successful 2011
Ricciardo in 2012 Caterham seat link
Eddie Keizan Al Keller Joe Kelly Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler
Tomczyk to test BMW in December
Geki Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Report
William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III
Daly to test for ART at Jerez
Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota Jason Leffler David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle
Caterham to run in green and gold
Mack Hellings Brian Henton Johnny Herbert Al Herman Hans Herrmann François Hesnault
Penske, Kurt Busch respond to Homestead outburst against Dr. Jerry Punch
Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks
Red Bull sure it can still improve
Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Talladega Superspeedway Offering Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals
William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears
BMW Prices 2012 328i from $35,795, 335i $43,295; M Sport Arriving in July
Walt Hansgen Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi
Porsche Announces Customer Delivery Center and Track in Los Angeles
Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
Webber: Win a good tonic for 2012
Walt Hansgen Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi
Volkswagen to Replace Inline-Five with 1.8-Liter Turbo Four in the U.S.
Kyle Busch Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota
The CAFE Numbers Game: Making Sense of the New Fuel-Economy Regulations
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte
Interlagos considers moving pits
Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings
Brad Keselowski Wins at Homestead in Final Race as Nationwide Series Champion
Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski
Monday, 28 November 2011
Report: Toyota, BMW may build green cars together
Filed under: Hybrid, BMW, Toyota, Diesel
Toyota and BMW have reportedly begun discussions on swapping their signature green technologies. The Japanese automaker would open up its hybrid tech to BMW, while the Germans would provide diesel engines for Toyotas. This is a little different than the recent memorandum of understanding signed between Ford and Toyota, since that partnership - if it comes to fruition - would see both companies jointly developing a hybrid system for trucks.
The BMW and Toyota talks are about swapping tech to save money on "core technologies." BMW's gain would be in the U.S., where hybrids are still much more in vogue than in Europe, while Toyota's interest is in shoring up its diesel position in Europe, where hybrids aren't yet the thing and the company posted a loss through the first half of the year. For instance, of the eight family cars that Toyota sells in the UK, only three can be had with a diesel.
Only talks have begun, so there's no official deal in place while Toyota works to see if BMW diesels will fit in its cars. One also has to wonder how managers at Lexus would feel about seeing their hybrid tech behind a roundel badge.
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Franchitti joins Burns Foundation
Jerry Hoyt Nico Hülkenberg Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison
Next Jeep Liberty: More Carlike, Front-Drive Based, Fiat Engines, Coming in 2014
Max Jean Stefan Johansson Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones
Michael Annett Concludes 2011 Season Ninth in Nationwide Series Championship Point Standings
Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton
Ford NASCAR Nationwide Series Homestead-Miami Speedway Post Race Notes & Quotes: 2011 Champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. And Jack Roush
Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr
Penske, Kurt Busch respond to Homestead outburst against Dr. Jerry Punch
Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther Yves Giraud Cabantous Ignazio Giunti Timo Glock
Liuzzi relaxed about 2012 seat
Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III
Sunday, 27 November 2011
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Report
Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton Johnny Herbert
Mercedes and Renault-Nissan Alliance: What to Expect in the U.S.
Geki Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini
Renault says driver decision imminent
Max Jean Stefan Johansson Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones
2013 BMW M5 Tested: 3.7 to 60, 12 Flat in the Quarter
Howden Ganley Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner Tony Gaze Geki
Manager denies Kubica will miss 2012
Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks
Nissan NV Food Trucks Compared: Coolhaus vs. The Grilled Cheese Truck
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte
Daytona International Speedway Offers ?Black Friday? and ?Cyber Monday? Ticket Specials
Jo Gartner Tony Gaze Geki Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George
Saturday, 26 November 2011
New F30 BMW 3-series to Offer Diesel Engine in U.S.?Eventually
Tony Gaze Geki Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard
Alonso hoping for rain on raceday
Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard
Brian Scott Closes Out 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Season With Top-10 Finish At Homestead-Miami Speedway
Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling
Tony Stewart Wins 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship
Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori
Four Series Champions Honored At Awards Banquet In Miami Beach
Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer
Ogier joins Volkswagen?s WRC team
Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne
BMW SIGNS MARTIN TOMCZYK AS WORKS DRIVER
Billy Garrett Jo Gartner Tony Gaze Geki Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené
Vettel happy tyre failure not his fault
Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill Phil Hill
Friday, 25 November 2011
2013 BMW M5 Tested: 3.7 to 60, 12 Flat in the Quarter
Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines
Tony Stewart 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship Teleconference
Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis
Huff: I did all I could to win title
Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin
Special Tuning eyes WTCC expansion
Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis Hans Klenk
Renault not put off radical designs
Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino Jerry Hoyt Nico Hülkenberg Denny Hulme
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Petrov: No resentment after outburst
Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood
Brad Keselowski Wins at Homestead in Final Race as Nationwide Series Champion
Cecil Green Keith Greene Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim
Joey Logano and GameStop Team Grab Top-10 Finish to Round Out 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Season
Taki Inoue Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson
Massa advises Barrichello to retire
Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill Phil Hill
Mikkelsen stays with Skoda UK
Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V
Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS Ford 400 Post-Race Recaps
Graham Hill Phil Hill Peter Hirt David Hobbs Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann
Taking Stock of NYC Streets and Transit at Stringer?s Transpo Conference
Times have changed since Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer hosted a conference on transportation reform in 2006. Five years ago, New York City appeared to be on the verge of shaking off [...]
Jean Pierre Jarier Max Jean Stefan Johansson Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Race Car Goes Testing, Still Looks Ferocious
Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Mikkelsen stays with Skoda UK
Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall
Name That Shifter, No. 51: 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva SCX
Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien
Brian Scott Closes Out 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Season With Top-10 Finish At Homestead-Miami Speedway
David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch
Heroy Named Crew Chief of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet
Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton
Keselowski Wins Homestead-Miami NNS Race, Stenhouse is Champion
Yuji Ide Jesús Iglesias Taki Inoue Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin
Johnny Sauter wins Miami Truck race, Austin Dillon is the 2011 Champion
Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra
Manhattan CB 2 Votes Unanimously for Hudson Street Bike Lane Upgrade
The full board of Manhattan Community Board 2 voted unanimously last Thursday night to endorse a community-generated plan to convert the buffered bike lane on Hudson Street to a parking-protected lane.
The new protected lane would extend the protected Eighth Avenue bike lane down to [...]
Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther Yves Giraud Cabantous
NASCAR cuts 3 from 2012 Truck Series schedule
William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Giving Thanks For NASCAR Now And Next Year
Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen
Team South Africa Set The Pace In Practice!
Joe Kelly Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen
The 2013 Lincoln MKT Gets a New Face and Loads of Tech
Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori
Official: 2013 Chevy Mailbu Eco will start at $25,995* and offer 38 highway mpg
Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Chevrolet
Who will want to buy a brand-new, nicely equipped 2013 Chevy Malibu Eco for $25,995? If you peruse General Motors' press release, then you may think it's people who are cross-shopping a Volkswagen Passat TDI or a Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, a Toyota Camry Hybrid or a Ford Fusion Hybrid. These are the vehicles that GM helpfully points out cost more than the new Malibu, and the green competition is completely intentional. The Eco trim level, coming in the first quarter of 2012, will be the first 2013 Malibu released and gets 26 miles per gallon in the city and 38 mpg on the highway (GM estimates). The other trim levels for the 2013 model year - LS, LT and LTZ - are not coming until the summer. Until then, the 2012 model will still be produced.
As it was getting the new Malibu Eco ready, GM looked at who buys green cars, and they found are people who tend to like a little bit of fancy technology inside. That's why, Russ Clark, GM's Director of Marketing, Midsize and Performance cars, told AutoblogGreen, the main marketing message will be that the Malibu Eco offers a compete technological package, combining good fuel economy (thanks to eAssist) and an infotainment system that is more commonly found in higher-end models. "It really is an outstanding package of fuel economy and price," Clark said.
Nonetheless, even with the Eco label, the 2013 Malibu Eco certainly doesn't have the same green cred that a car with the hybrid label does. Clark said that "Someone who is dead-set in their mind that they have to have a hybrid," will be difficult to persuade, but that, "this kind of technology [eAssist] will continue to grow over time. It's something that people will become more familiar with."
This is similar to how the Chevrolet Volt is being received. People don't necessarily know everything about the Volt's powertrain, but they may come into the dealership to find out. Once there, they may purchase a Volt or a Cruze or, soon, a Malibu Eco. "With new technology, you will attract people to your products," Clark said.
*Pricing includes a $760 destination charge.
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Piquet adds Nationwide programme
Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines
Audi launches new R8 LMS Ultra
Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis
Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS Ford 400 Post-Race Recaps
Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard
Edwards ?ready? for title
Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott
Monday, 21 November 2011
Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Ford 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Al Herman Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill
Hamlin Finishes Fifth in Season Finale at Homestead
Keith Greene Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean
Caraviello: Stewart claims third title by winning it the only way he could (NASCAR.com)
Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot
D.C. Planning Chief Urges New York City to Scrap Parking Minimums
Yesterday, the Department of City Planning asked experts from around the country how to make a more sustainable zoning code. Their response? Scrap parking minimums.
The recommendation came during a major conference held yesterday by DCP [...]
Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero
2012 Hyundai Azera Gets Complete Makeover, Debuts at L.A. Auto Show
Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich
Mica Warns Boxer on Highway Trust Fund; House Plans Hearing on ?Drill Bill?
Rep. John Mica says Boxer's bill will bankrupt the Highway Trust Fund. Photo: Alex [...]
Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover Oswald Karch
One of Merhi?s penalties dropped
Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble
Edwards handles defeat with grace (Yahoo! Sports)
Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford
Sunday, 20 November 2011
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Young Driver Test - Day Three
Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
Kangaroo Express Sponsors NASCAR?s No. 84 Cole Whitt
Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James
Dale Earnhardt Jr. willing to accept another No. 3 (Yahoo! Sports)
Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford
Wittmann flies to Macau pole
Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould
Suzuki withdraws from MotoGP
Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori
Saturday, 19 November 2011
Wittmann flies to Macau pole
Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick
Scuderia Toro Rosso Young Driver Test - Day Three
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner
We Build the Chevy Spark EV?s AC Permanent-Magnet Motor
Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins
Vergne ready for F1 after test
Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard
Today?s Headlines
Shocker – Headlines About Confused Riders on First Day of New SBS Service (DNAinfo, Metro)
AAA: Traffic Crashes Cost NYC Region $30 Billion a Year (MTR)
MTA Experiment: Get More Track Work in By Shutting Lines Down Longer (NYT, NY1, 2nd Ave Sagas)
Lhota Makes Overture [...]
Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan
Friday, 18 November 2011
2013 Porsche Panamera GTS Announced: Like a Panamera Turbo Without the Turbo
Johnny Herbert Al Herman Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill
2011 NASCAR Race #35 Results, Chase Race #9: Phoenix
Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet
Vergne remains on top in Abu Dhabi
Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther Yves Giraud Cabantous Ignazio Giunti
Face-Lifted 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: 271-hp Four, 345-hp V6, Eight-Speed Auto
Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill Phil Hill
Edwards matches Stewart in war of words (Yahoo! Sports)
The Chase title comes down to Sundays race, and the two leaders engaged in verbal jousting while seated side by side.
Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin
2011 NASCAR Race #35 Results, Chase Race #9: Phoenix
Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard