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The Fusion mid-size sedan has been around since the 2006 model year, and although it hasn't yet received a full redesign, Ford is constantly improving it every year. As a result, it doesn't seem to age as quickly as it should, and stays competitive against the likes of the Honda Accord, the Toyota Camry and the Hyundai Sonata.

Flavio Briatore, who is not rulling out a role at Ferrari, says Formula One needs to be taken from the engineers and given back to the drivers.

Bernie Ecclestone has slammed suggestions the F1 teams will negotiate changes to the 2012 grand prix calendar.

After failing to win a race in July, Sebastian Vettel had a keen look around parc ferme at the Hungaroring.

Citroen's Sebastien Loeb has extended his lead at the top of the FIA Word Rally Championship to 27 points following a stunning second win on Neste Oil Rally Finland. Here are the best images from the event...

The Honda CR-Z Mugen RR concept was initially unveiled in early July in the Moving Motor Show area of the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Red Bull driver Mark Webber's plans for 2012 could be decided this week, but it might not be public knowledge for "months", the Australian driver suggested on Tuesday.

Bugatti is, well, Bugatti and they can do whatever they want. And, they want to build and bring to a very select group of bazillionnaires the opportunity to own the irrefutable Queen of all luxury, the Galibier.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled a system which enables electricity to be supplied from the lithium-ion batteries installed in Nissan LEAF to ordinary households, as part of its comprehensive efforts toward the realization of a zero-emission society. The new system was unveiled at 'Kan-kan-kyo'*1, a house built in front of the Nissan Global Headquarters by Sekisui House Ltd. Nissan will continue development and study how it can be fully aligned and connected with current power systems. Working with a wide range of partners interested in both its development and sales, Nissan aims to commercialize the system during this fiscal year.

This is the end of an era or quite nearly. Although the V12s are still on the docket for the S-Class and CL-Class, they've been dropped from the SL-Class' menu.

When Chrysler first debuted their Eight Mile Style LLC ad during the Super Bowl earlier this year, the world was impressed. Finally, one of the Big Three was making a major comeback in a way that was right up their Detroit-bred ally. The ad featured Eminem and made quite the statement; it also launched their "Imported from Detroit" tag line.

IZOD IndyCar series' driver Danica Patrick is the third highest-paid female athlete at $12 million, according to earnings estimates by Forbes.com.

Race car drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Alex Tagliani Tuesday expressed their frustration and incomprehension in regards to the decision taken by the governments not to financially help the Montreal NASCAR Nationwide race.

The recent blogs posted by my Auto123.com colleagues, Matt St-Pierre and Miranda Lightstone, on the bewildering differences between driving practices in North America and the rest of the world got me to thinking how those disparities apply to the world of motorsports as well.

I was born in the early 1970s, and during my youth I witnessed a few "outstanding exploits" perpetrated by some of my neighbours and their muscle cars. They left a profound mark on me, and I realized then that it wasn't blood running through my veins but in fact 10W-30.

I am quite stunned by the way things are done so differently here in North America in comparison to Europe.

Citroen's Sebastien Loeb has extended his lead at the top of the FIA Word Rally Championship to 27 points following a stunning second win on Neste Oil Rally Finland. Here are the best images from the event...

Honda, still struggling with supply shortages of the redesigned 2012 Civic after the March earthquake in Japan, took a slap in the face today when Consumer Reports rated the new Civic 'too low to be recommended.

Ford is recalling 1.1 million pickups to fix fuel-tank straps that can corrode and possibly break.

Chrysler Group LLC wants to train its Tier One suppliers how to adopt its production system, dubbed World Class Manufacturing.