Based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, it's the first new GTO from Ferrari in 26 years. Weighing in at about 1,750 kilograms, and powered by a 48-valve, 6.0-litre V12 that develops 661 horses and 457 pound-feet of torque, the 599 GTO should be the fastest street-legal Ferrari ever sold.
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Brownstown Township, Mich. - The Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range will provide customers with an unprecedented, standard, eight-year/100,000-mile warranty on its advanced, lithium-ion battery. It is the automotive industry's longest, most comprehensive battery warranty for an electric vehicle, and is transferable at no cost to other vehicle owners.
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Avalon. It's the name of the mystical site where King Arthur was laid to rest. Toyota chose a bit of a strange metaphor for the name of its largest sedan. Were the automaker's strategists perhaps looking to hint that the car's typical buyer sports a little grey at the temples?
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Here's another video to tantalize your eardrums. This time, we pit the Porsche to a 2010 Audi R8 5.2 to find out which engine melody gives us more chills. In this attack, the cars are evenly matched price, power and prestige-wise. In-house, we're torn between the V10 burble and the flat-6 warble. What do you guys like?
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More, more, more, always more! And they say that the car business is in trouble! Not! Ever-changing and morphing perhaps, but dying, it is not.
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The Indy Racing League announced at noon on Wednesday that the new concept for the 2012 IndyCar would be designed by Dallara. The series will allow teams to develop their own aerodynamic packages, wings and bodywork and mate them to the new spec-Dallara chassis.
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Rumours continue to mount about Flavio Briatore and a major future role for the Italian in formula one.
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Laval - The Smog Alert operation of the Société de transport de Laval (STL) was set in motion on Monday, July 5, and continued on until Friday, July 9. During those 5 days when the air quality was considered to be poor by Environment Canada, the STL dropped the fares on its network to only $1. In so doing, it recorded a total of 15,564 more transit trips than the estimated number. This is equivalent to a reduction of no less than 27.7 metric tons of greenhouse gases discharged into the atmosphere.
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Russian driver Vitaly Petrov's future with the Renault team "is in his hands", according to team boss Eric Boullier.
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F1 Grand Poobah Bernie Ecclestone, three-time F1 World Champion and leading pundit Sir Jackie Stewart and Eddie Jordan, former F1 team owner, have all recently declared that F1's leading personality Michael Schumacher may not be back next year, because of poor results, a bad car, lack of interest or a combination thereof.
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Organisers of the NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented by Dodge race of the NASCAR Nationwide series have confirmed that Canadian driver Andrew Ranger will compete in the event late August.
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General Motors is preparing to announce plans for warranty coverage on the Chevrolet Volt's lithium-ion batteries, The Detroit News reported.
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With summer in full swing, you've probably been to an autocross or an open track day this year. And you're either glad you picked up that new set of tires or really bummed that you didn't.
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Company is exploring cause of unintended acceleration in select models and has recalled more than 8 million worldwide for defects such as pedals that stuck or snagged on floor mats. U.S.
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Toyota said there were only 'sporadic reports' of demonstrations today at Toyota dealerships by the UAW, and dealer groups echoed that assessment.
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Ford Motor Co.'s shipments of the 2011 Ford Fiesta subcompact to U.S. dealerships will be delayed by 10 days to two weeks because of storm-damaged railroad lines.
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Ford Motor Co.'s shipments of the 2011 Ford Fiesta subcompact to U.S. dealerships will be delayed by 10 days to two weeks because of storm-damaged railroad lines.
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In News Brake: Hyundai turbocharges the Sonata, Porsche gives the 918 Spyder a high sticker price, and Bill Gates invests in a new engine design . . . But Wait, There's More!
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