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Hyundai's upcoming flagship Equus sedan is packed with features to pamper owners and passengers: a rear-seat footrest, rain-repellent window glass, power sun shades, and massage systems built into the driver's seat and rear seat. Full story...

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Driven: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera LP 570-4

If only my high school guidance counselor could see me now.

If only my high school guidance counselor could see me now. I'm roaring down the front straight at the Monteblanco Circuito at a cool 160 mph in the new Lamborghini Superleggera LP 570-4, and part of me was wishing I had his phone number.inline_mediumwraptextright27410000/reviews/driven/1004_2011_lamborghini_gallardo_superleggera_lp570_41004_z_12+2011_lamborghini_gallardo_superleggera_lP570-4+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

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March proved incentives work. Battered by recalls and a tarnished image, Toyota cranked up the cash machine to record levels and all was forgiven. March sales skyrocketed 86.8% compared to February and, adjusted for selling days, finished 35.3% ahead of March 2009 at 186,863 units. Full story…

Ford team-leader Mikko Hirvonen retired from Friday’s competition in the Jordan Rally after crashing on the opening Suwayma test. Full story…

Just like in Australia last week, the McLaren driver is on top of the free practices sessions in Malaysia. Full story…

Although I haven't owned a car equipped with a manual gearbox for quite some time, I always find pleasure in rowing through the gears of a so-equipped tester - and this week's ride is a marvelous example of that. Full story...

New York - At the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, BMW had announced that the BMW Alpina B7 sedan would join the North American BMW product range. This week, at the New York International Auto Show, BMW introduced another variant of this luxury sedan: the 2011 Alpina B7 Biturbo xDrive. Like the RWD version, this new one will be offered with normal or long wheelbase. Full story...

Well, that's all Folks! Day 2 is behind us and the road back towards Montreal beckons us. The second half of the press days still put on a good show. The revised Subaru WRX and new Mitsubishi Outlander Sport are perhaps two of the vehicles that held my attention. Full story...

Vancouver BC - My mission was to reconnoitre the floor of BC Place Stadium in search of the top ten "green vehicles" and the top ten concept cars at the 2010 Vancouver International Auto Show. After stealthily taking inventory, I discovered far fewer than ten examples that I would consider to be new "green vehicles" and fewer than ten concept cars on display. Full story...

F1 teams have been given more time to adjust to the new ban on outboard-mounted rear view mirrors. Full story...

Friday's meeting with Bernie Ecclestone involving all the team bosses was almost exclusively about the tyre supplier situation for 2011. Full story...

Mark Webber had to retire from second practice at Sepang on Friday with a suspected engine failure. Full story...

Prodrive could be set to lodge an application to fill F1's thirteenth team spot on the 2011 grid. Full story...

The 2010 Vancouver International Auto Show opened its doors at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver BC on March 30th this year. Housed beneath the stadium's ageing fabric roof was a massive collection of new cars from manufacturers around the world along with a display of supercars, motorcycles and classic cars. Full story...

The electric car project is fast becoming a reality. That is, if we’re to believe the various automakers and their spokespeople. Nissan, for instance, proudly exhibited and championed the Leaf at the New York International Auto Show. Carlos Tavares, Executive Vice President of Nissan North America, seized the opportunity to meet with a few Canadian journalists and detail his company’s plan for the Leaf — “pending government approval.” Full story…

The New York International Auto Show is the most popular car exhibition in North America -- and for good reason. Not only does it take place in a world-famous megalopolis, but it also sets the stage for non-stop surprises and stimulations. Full story...

Heavy incentives drove U.S. auto sales to a 24 percent gain last month as the industry continued its comeback. Full story...

Mazda Motor Corp., sticking with its plan to limit incentives and focus on retail sales rather than less-profitable fleet business, reported a gain in March sales that again lagged behind the pace of the industry. Full story…

Nissan North America outsold Chrysler Group for the second time this year, another sign of shifting positions in the U.S. industry. Nissan's sales rose 43 percent to 95,468 in March. Full story...