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Ganassi's Dario Franchitti will be starting from the front line as he earned pole position for the upcoming IndyCar's first race in the Toronto double-header.

Franchitti clocked a time of 59.5756s, which was definitely good enough to let Sebastian Bourdais (Dragon Racing) finished second just 0.09s off Franchitti's lap.

Will Power (Team Penske) finished third while KV Racing's Tony Kanaan will start from fourth in front of James Jakes (Rahal Letterman Lanigan) who will probably get a 10-place grid penalty for an unauthorized engine change.

Franchitti's teammate Scott Dixon completed the top six.


Qualifying results - IndyCar (Toronto, ON)
Pos Driver Team/Engine Time Gap
1. Dario Franchitti Ganassi/Honda 59.6756s
2. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon/Chevy 59.7701s +0.0945s
3. Will Power Penske/Chevy 1m00.0612s +0.3856s
4. Tony Kanaan KV/Chevy 1m00.1179s +0.4423s
5. James Jakes Rahal/Honda 1m00.1430s +0.4674s
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Honda 1m00.3228s +0.6472s
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Chevy 1m00.1954s Round 2
8. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevy 1m00.2866s Round 2
9. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda 1m00.2954s Round 2
10. Ryan Briscoe Panther/Chevy 1m00.3843s Round 2
11. Marco Andretti Andretti/Chevy 1m00.6027s Round 2
12. Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda 1m02.3831s Round 2
13. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda 1m00.4303s Group 1
14. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Chevy 1m00.5083s Group 2
15. EJ Viso Andretti/Chevy 1m00.4556s Group 1
16. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Honda 1m00.6569s Group 2
17. Alex Tagliani Herta/Honda 1m00.4586s Group 1
18. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda 1m00.6868s Group 2
19. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda 1m00.5822s Group 1
20. Mike Conway Coyne/Honda 1m00.9526s Group 2
21. Tristan Vautier Schmidt/Honda 1m00.9053s Group 1
22. Simona de Silvestro KV/Chevy 1m01.1553s Group 2
23. Ed Carpenter Carpenter/Chevy 1m01.2367s Group 1
24. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon/Chevy 1m01.2939s Group 2

Caterham has launched a new version of the Seven dubbed the 620 R, and it will be shown to the public for the first time this weekend at the

The Auctions at Amelia Island

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Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz probably won't win the luxury car sales race in the United States this year, CEO Dieter Zetsche said.

Hyundai is raising prices on the refreshed 2014 Equus by 3 percent, or $1,750, to reflect additional standard equipment on the luxury sedan.

General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky reiterated that the automaker doesn't plan to invest further in PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and called speculation about expanding ties between the automakers a distraction.

General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky reiterated that the automaker doesn't plan to invest further in PSA Peugeot Citroen and called speculation about expanding ties between the automakers a distraction.

General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky reiterated that the automaker doesn't plan to invest further in PSA Peugeot Citroen and called speculation about expanding ties between the automakers a distraction.

Toyota, seeking to raise awareness of the Prius Plug-in hybrid's fuel economy, this week launched the second phase of the Prius Plug-In MPG Challenge, a 30-day contest among seven eco-friendly groups and individuals to achieve the highest overall...

After Robert Doornbos took home the 2007 Champ Car World Series trophy at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant, second-place finisher Sébastien Bourdais cried foul.

General Motors announced that its president of GM Southeast Asia, GM Thailand and Chevrolet sales in Thailand will leave the automaker at the end of the month to pursue other interests.

Posting an ad from a dearly departed automaker is always bittersweet. Though it pains us to recall the Nashes and

During the glory days of Alfred Sloan's "Ladder of Success" for General Motors marques, the

Remember Fiat's 2011 Super Bowl commercial, "Seduction," in which a beautiful woman turned out to be a Fiat 500 Abarth? Well, you won't be fooled this time.

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In-car technology has advanced so quickly that a new Chevrolet Spark makes some five-year-old luxury cars feel quaint. Enter the aftermarket.

In-car technology has advanced so quickly that a new Chevrolet Spark makes some five-year-old luxury cars feel quaint. Enter the aftermarket. Although no one yet offers an all-in-one solution -- there's no BMW iDrive retrofit kit for a 1989 7-series, for instance -- these products can meet or beat some of the features in new vehicles.

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Hyundai is "on track" to see sales rise 4.4 percent to 734,000 vehicles in the U.S. this year, even as factory capacity constraints have limited the automaker's sales growth to just 1.2 percent in the first half, the carmaker's U.S. chief said today.

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The Godfather of the F-Body: Scott Settlemire

In the real world, Scott Settlemire is a midlevel, fifty-nine-year-old General Motors lifer who manages auto shows.

In the real world, Scott Settlemire is a midlevel, fifty-nine-year-old General Motors lifer who manages auto shows.

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Daimler on Friday said preliminary EBIT for the second quarter of 2013 was "above expectations". Group revenue was EUR29.7bn while EBIT including special items was EUR5.2bn.

All Car Design is Local: 2015 Volkswagen Golf

Automakers are more global than ever, but government regulators haven't caught up.

Consumers around the world are buying cars that are more alike than ever -- from Volkswagen Golfs to Ford Fiestas, but national regulations still vary in bizarre, costly ways.

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