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Apr
10th

F1: HRT would have missed Bahrain season opener

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The cancellation of the 2011 Bahrain season opener was a god-send for the HRT team, technical boss Geoff Willis has admitted.
Apr
10th

Star Mazda: Tristan Vautier masters the Barber Motorsports Park

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Frenchman Tristan Vautier finished what he had begun in pre-season testing: he won the second round of the Star Mazda Series, in Barber Motorsports Park, where he had completely dominated both in qualifying and before the season kicked-in.
Apr
10th

2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Comfortline Review

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When talking about the Volkswagen Jetta, in our collective consciousness we're on the verge of a luxury vehicle. The car that slotted in between the fuel-efficient Golf and the larger Passat played a key role in the automaker's ascension, offering a middle ground between the two. Which, sadly, was evidenced by a slightly exorbitant price tag.
Apr
9th

SWEDEN: Saab "story" must be finished next week says suppliers body

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Saab says it is continuing to talk to Sweden's Debt Office with the crisis gripping the manufacturer leading the major suppliers association to call for a resolution to the situation by next week.
Apr
9th

By Design: 1932 Ford Hot Rod

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By Design: 1932 Ford Hot Rod
1932 Ford Hot Rod - By Design - Automobile Magazine
A surreal, iconic archtype..

By definition, every hot rod is unique, configured and constructed to the ideas and ideals of an individual owner. At the same time, hot rods are tightly constrained by a set of not-quite-rigid rules tacitly agreed on by participants. The car featured here is a Platonic ideal of a hot-rodded 1932 Ford roadster. It's not real-not an authentic Southern California car from the immediate post-World War II period when old Ford roadsters were still being used as daily drivers, changing hands for a hundred bucks or so. Rather, this is a surrealistic evocation of all that was considered cool in 1945-54, i.e., before the small-block Chevrolet V-8 changed everything forever.


Photo Gallery: 1932 Ford Hot Rod - By Design - Automobile Magazine


Apr
9th

Chinese firm buys majority stake in German auto supplier Preh

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China's Joyson Investment Holding will take a majority stake in German auto supplier Preh GmbH, creating a global firm worth an estimated 500 million euros ($721.8 million). Under the agreement Joyson will have a 74.
Apr
9th

Quake-damaged Merck pigment factory to restart in June

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Merck KGaA, the German paint pigment maker whose lost production prompted some automakers to stop taking orders for certain color vehicles, is repairing its earthquake-damaged plant in Japan and expects to resume production around June 1.
Apr
9th

Talks to end Saab’s cash crunch fall short

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Talks to end the cash crunch at automaker Saab have been unsuccessful so far, the Swedish Debt Office said on Friday. The automaker is struggling to find funds to meet unpaid supplier bills and resume output.
Apr
9th

Chrysler says global vehicle sales rose 24% last month

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Chrysler Group, the U.S. automaker operated by Fiat S.p.A., said global auto sales in March rose 24 percent from a year earlier while growth outside of North America slowed from February.
Apr
9th

Daimler CFO tells paper that company has no plans for large takeover

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Daimler is not interested in large takeovers and will focus on cooperation deals on a project-by-project basis, finance chief Bodo Uebber told German daily Die Welt.
Apr
9th

Daimler, Bosch to develop electric motors, report says

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Daimler AG has chosen automotive supplier Robert Bosch GmbH as a partner for developing electric motors, according to a German daily newspaper.
Apr
9th

Audi Q3 crossover will debut in Shanghai

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Audi plans to introduce its latest crossover -- the entry-level Q3 -- at the Shanghai auto show later this month and launch the car in Europe in October.
Apr
9th

Ferrari’s $300,000 meat eater rips asphalt, churns guts

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Ferrari keeps its secrets better than a Cold War spy agency. No one saw the radically shaped, four-seat Ferrari FF coming.
Apr
9th

F1: Drivers back moves to change deadly Interlagos corner

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GPDA president Rubens Barrichello has backed efforts for a change to the Curva do Cafe corner at Brazilian grand prix venue Interlagos.
Apr
9th

F1: Pirelli’s tire degradation reaches new levels in Malaysia

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Fernando Alonso said a Sergio Perez-style one stopper will be "impossible" on Sunday, and Pirelli's motor sport boss Paul Hembery said a "normal" dry race will see three stops.
Apr
9th

IndyCar: Will Power tops first day at Barber

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At the end of both practice sessions for the upcoming IndyCar Honda Grand Prix of Alabama, Penske's Will Power top the charts in his Darrara Honda No.12.
Apr
9th

Grand-Am: Series of first as Antonio Garcia grabs the pole in Barber

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Antonio Garcia claimed a first pole position in Grand-Am Rolex on Friday. It was also a first DP pole for his team, Spirit of Daytona Racing, and the Coyote chassis they race with.
Apr
9th

F1: Ferrari expects tough race with very big gap to fill

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Ferrari's drivers were disappointed at Sepang to learn that pole, victory and even a podium on merit are out of reach at present.
Apr
9th

F1: Vitaly Petrov, Sergio Perez and David Coulthard tell detractors to shut up

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Vitaly Petrov and Sergio Perez are tired of pay-driver talk. "If someone says this, I say 'Shut up! I don't want to listen to this'," said Petrov. As for David Coulthard, he's had enough of the flexi-wing saga: "either copy it (the wing) - if you can - or challenge it if you think it is illegal. Put up or shut up".
Apr
9th

Indy Lights: Peter Dempsey the fastest on the track in Barber

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Peter Dempsey (O2 Racing) topped the combined time sheet of the two practice sessions on the 2.38-mile, 17-turn Barber Motorsports Park course in preparation for the 40-lap Indy Light event in Alabama.
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