Mercedes-Benz and AMG have created a monstrous GT3 race car designed to battle against Audi, BMW and Porsche in endurance racing. The SLS GT3 was recently track test by several drivers on the Hockenheim circuit in Germany.
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Daniel Ricciardo is tipped for a seat in the GP2 championship for 2011, but according to his team boss this year, the 21-year-old Australian is ready to move into formula one.
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Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin is due to sign the contract for a 2014 grand prix in the resort city Sochi on Thursday.
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McLaren or Force India have been earmarked as possible new employers for Bob Bell.
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Canadian Bruno Spengler will compete this weekend in Round 9 of the DTM series at the Hockenheimring in Germany. The works Mercedes-Benz driver is still on top of the provisional standings with just three races to go.
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Kimi Raikkonen could lose the sponsorship of Red Bull in the World Rally Championship next year, which could force the Finn to switch team in 2011.
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Alois Ruf and his team were inspired to build the RUF Roadster from a 1967 Porsche Targa. This 911 was equipped with an integrated roll cage which combines the safety of a Coupé with the fresh air feeling of a convertible. The centre piece of the roof could be removed and folded; the flexible plastic rear window can be folded also.
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Sometimes, status quo is best. Sometimes, sleeping dogs should be left to lie. Sometimes, it's wiser to back away from a situation sooner than later. In the hyper-popular and loyal segment of the full-size pickup, it seems as though 3.5 competitors are enough.
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SYDNEY - The all-new Ford Ranger - the latest in a wave of global vehicles - makes its worldwide debut today at the Australian International Motor Show. The all-new Ranger has a powerful presence and promises to give pickup truck owners more can-do capability and a transformed truck ownership experience.
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Mexican Sergio Pérez, who will be racing for the Sauber F1 Team alongside Kamui Kobayashi in 2011 has visited the team's factory in Hinwil, Switzerland on Thursday.
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The Charlotte-based NASCAR announced on Wednesday the second class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
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The announcement of the second class of inductees to the NASCAR Hall of Fame was not without a little bit of a surprise.
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Today's car shopper is a self-centered, fussy and demanding creature: they want it all, they want it cheap, and they want it right now.
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A deal to host at least seven Russian grand prix in Sochi beginning in 2014 has been reached, the country's president Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday.
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BMW is set to announce on Friday its decision to enter the German touring car series DTM in 2012.
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Toyota Motor Corp. will pay affiliate Tesla Motors Inc. about $60 million to develop batteries, motors and other parts for an electric-drive vehicle the companies are collaborating on.
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Toyota Motor Corp. set out to audit suppliers in North America following its biggest recall crisis and discovered testing of components wasn't as rigorous as it expected.
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Steven Rattner, the former head of the U.S. auto task force, is close to settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission over charges he took part in a pay-to-play pension scheme, media reports said today.
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Kathleen Ligocki, a former Ford Motor Co. executive who later led supplier Tower Automotive Inc., is now CEO of a green-vehicle startup. Ligocki, 54, replaces interim CEO Ray Lane at the newly renamed Next Autoworks Co. Lane remains chairman.
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BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer says there is significant room for growth in the U.S. luxury segment but the premium market won't return to the 2 million-unit level until 2013 or 2014.
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