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A lightening blue MINI Coupe has rolled off the production line at Plant Oxford in the UK as the first production version of the latest MINI offering in an already star-studded lineup.

BMW's exclusive, rocket-powered luxury spa, the Alpina B7, recently spent a week in your writer's grubby paws for a test drive, review, video shoot and photos.

Pick your jaws up off the floor for a second and consider this; Porsche sales chief, Bernhard Maier, revealed Porsche's plans to develop a supercar that would sit a rung above the already holier than thou 911 GT2 RS.

From June 21st until September 11th 2011, those visiting the Museum in Stuttgart will get to dabble in and experience some of the great Ferdinand Porsche's engineering feats from way back, right up to his impressive undertakings in the 21st Century.

After many exciting fundraising initiatives on and off the track, the Ontario Honda Dealers Association (OHDA) and Honda Canada Inc. announce that, together with generous racing fans, more than $75,000 was raised for Make-A-Wish Canada. This year's fundraising activities included OHDA's Free Friday, Pit Stop Challenges, Paul Tracy's suit-signing and more. This is the second year Honda Canada and Paul Tracy have worked together in support of Make-A-Wish Canada.

When I first laid eyes on the Graphite Shadow grey, aggressive-looking Infiniti waiting in the parking lot for me, I admit I was excited. Once I'd spotted the bright red leather interior and large steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, I had a feeling I'd be in for a good week.

As car manufacturers jump on the hi-tech bandwagon (think Hyundai with the Equus owner manual offered on an iPad that comes with the car), interactivity with your car and your car's company is becoming more and more prevalent.

Penske's Will Power took another pole position, his fifth of the season, on a street course, this time at the IZOD IndyCar Series' Toronto round.

Red Bull chiefs threatened to boycott the British grand prix over the blown exhaust scandal, according to German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.

Confusion surrounding the blown exhaust saga is set to continue, with conflicting reports throughout Sunday about a teams agreement.

Turbodiesel engines are extremely popular in Europe, and even the high-end luxury cars are equipped with them. In the US and Canada, however, very manufacturers dare to offer diesel-powered cars; several reasons could be cited, and one of those is the public's perception of the diesel engine itself.

Esteban Guerrieri earned his third consecutive Sunoco Pole Award in Toronto by taking advantage of a disappointed Stefan Wilson who had his best time canceled because it was registered under a yellow flag.

Red Bull was not far behind with both cars on the podium, but it is Fernando Alonso who won on Sunday his first Grand Prix of 2011, a first for Ferrari as well, amid the exhaust clampdown saga in Silverstone.

Scott Pruett does not count many miscue, which might explain his success in the Grand-Am Rolex series. He had one on Saturday however, in Laguna Seca, and it cost him a victory.

Chris Dyson and his codriver Guy Smith won the American Le Mans Series' race on Saturday, in Lime Rock, after exchanging the lead six times with Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf.

Kyle Busch was so dominant at the inaugural 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the 1.5 mile Kentucky Speedway the result was in doubt for only a blink of the eye.

Jules Bianchi won his first GP2 series race by leading every lap from pole to chequered on a wet Silverstone track on Saturday. And Romain Grosjean further increased his championship lead after fighting his way from 5th on the grid to victory on Sunday's second GP2 series' race in Silverstone.

Two-time NASCAR Canadian Tire Series's champion Andrew Ranger dominated the Streets of Toronto 100 on Saturday en route to a second consecutive win on the temporary road course of Toronto's Exhibition Place.

Partsmaker Valeo, whose management has come under pressure from an activist shareholder, has the support of France's FSI strategic investment fund, FSI's chairman said.

Car sales in China rose 6.2 percent in June from a year earlier, reversing a decline in May, helped in part by the improved availability of Japanese cars as automakers such as Toyota gradually recovered lost output.