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Italian race car driver Max Papis will drive the No. 33 Rheem/Menards Chevrolet on Road America's road circuit June 23.

Papis, the 2004 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series champion, is driving in NASCAR series and coaching young driver Austin Dillon this season.

A RCR press release says that Papis will drive chassis No. 097 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series stable in Saturday's Sargento 200.

Photo: Richard Childress Racing

Built new for the 2012 season, this RCR chassis will be put through its first competitive laps this weekend at Road America.

Papis will compete against a horde of road racing experts such as Ron Fellows, Jacques Villeneuve and Nelson Piquet Jr.

The latest of the Porsche Cayman will be unveiled in the coming month of November, at the Los Angeles auto show, and will hit dealership starting late 2012 or early 2013.

On the tech side, the Cayman is looking more like the new Boxster, which will debut on June 30th. And just like its sister, the Cayman will be lighter and smaller, yet will still offer more interior room.

The Cayman will be fitted with a 6-cylinder engine which produces 280 horsepower. The same power figure goes up to 330 in the S model.

No word yet on the price.

Source: Automotive News

Tomas Enge has been excluded from racing after being tested positive after the GT1 event in Navarra.

Enge is currently competing in the world GT1 championship aboard a Reiter Engineering's Lamborghini Gallardo alongisde Albert von Thurn und Taxis.

In 2002, the Czech driver already failed a drug test while competing the Formula 3000 championship.

Lamborghini Gallardo. (Photo: TomasEnge.cz)

"This is a shock. After what happened in 2002, I was very careful in everything that could be related doping products," said Enge.

"I have suffered from long-term health problems which is why I recently asked the FIA for an exemption to use drugs that are on the list of prohibited substances. Now I need to consult with expert doctors as to how this situation has occurred. I ask people to understand me and I will give more information upon conclusion of doctors. I have the conscience to say that there is no substance," he added.

The exploding popularity of iPads and increasing sales of hybrid cars is driving up prices of lithium used for batteries.

First Look: 2013 Aston Martin Vanquish

A debonair DBS replacement with a familiar name.

Remember the special edition Aston Martin DBS Ultimate? It turns out its nomenclature wasn't simply marketing hyperbole. Not only did that small batch of sports cars celebrate the end of the DBS model, but also the end of the DBS name: Aston has instead chosen to call its successor the 2013 Vanquish.

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Cologne-based TMG announced as Toyota's official AMG-rivalling tuning arm

Cologne-based TMG announced as Toyota's official AMG-rivalling tuning arm

New Continental GT Speed is the fastest-ever Bentley with a top speed of 205mph

Aston Martin has revealed its stunning replacement for the DBS, and it's powered by a 565bhp V12 engine

Ford, working to fix glitches in dashboard touchscreens, said the software upgrades offered to customers came too late to improve quality scores in J.D. Power's new-vehicle quality survey scheduled to be released Wednesday.

2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 vs 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 - On Track

Maximum muscle cars duke it out on the road course.

Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a three-part comparison test between the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500. Tomorrow, we’ll run the two cars at the drag strip to record quarter-mile times and consistency. The third installment will explore on-road behavior and render our final verdict.

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Toyota will cut its production capacity in Japan by more than 10 percent from current levels to about 3.1 million units by 2014, continuing to reduce its domestic output, the Nikkei said on Wednesday.

The Volkswagen Tiguan.

The Volkswagen Tiguan. Tiguan doesn't just stand apart from the competition, it blows right by.
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Canada, the largest U.S. trading partner, was invited to join nine nations negotiating a Pacific-region trade agreement, a day after Mexico received a similar offer.

Nissan is tweaking its 'Innovation for All' advertising tag line as it launches national marketing today for the 2013 Altima. The new tag line -- 'Innovation that Excites' -- is more than wordplay.

Deeply conflicting views as to whether or not PSA Peugeot Citroen has halted shipments of vital components to Iranian partner, IKCO are being set against a widening clamour in the US for General Motors to put pressure on its new French partner to end the relationship with Tehran.

Vic Elford's 1968 Targa win was one of the greatest in the history of the race. Elford was always very quick on the Targa and set the fastest lap in three Targa events.

A wing mirror that eliminates the blind spot for drivers has received a US patent, writes Matthew Beecham. The subtly curved mirror, invented by Drexel University mathematics professor Andrew Hicks, increases the field of view with minimal distortion.

David Lyon will become the new Vice President, Design, for GM Europe, effectively becoming the new design chief for Opel/Vauxhall.

Toyota is considering building a new factory in Tianjin to raise capacity there, according to a Japanese news agency report.