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That number is still fresh in my head from the last time I was really, really impressed with the highway cruising mileage of a big SUV. The model in question was a diesel-powered BMW X5 xDrive35d-- and the figure was recorded after cruising at a sustained 111 km/h between Barrie and Parry Sound, Ontario last fall. Full story...

The 'proximity wing' for 2011 has been designed with safety in mind, FOTA technical chairman Ross Brawn insists. Full story...

Chad Hurley has done little to dampen speculation he is still interested in entering formula one. Full story...

Ho-Pin Tung is set to make his grand prix weekend debut at the wheel of a Renault. Full story...

A furious Fernando Alonso has accused FIA stewards of manipulating Sunday's European grand prix. Full story...

Sebastian Vettel declared on the radio he is "back on track" after winning Sunday's European grand prix. Full story...

Belgian driver Freddy Loix (Skoda Fabia) claimed maiden win on his own soil in Ypres Rally, sixth round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Full story...

Pastor Maldonado and Marcus Ericsson are the winners of both rounds in Valencia. Maldonado pulls away in front of provisional classification. Full story...

The results of Sunday's European grand prix are largely unchanged after a post-race stewards enquiry. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to recall 17,000 Lexus HS 250h vehicles from model year 2010 after discovering excess fuel leakage during government rear-impact crash tests. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to recall 17,000 Lexus HS 250h vehicles from model year 2010 after discovering excess fuel leakage during government rear-impact crash tests. Full story...

Sustainable success for electric vehicles only will happen with better collaboration, a panel of EV experts told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week. Full story...

Former Reagan budget guru and auto industry investor David Stockman is among a growing number of executives who have been indicted for corporate crimes in recent years and then had the charges dropped. Full story...

Under orders from President Takanobu Ito, automaker's engineers are redoubling fuel economy push, exploring stop-start technology, turbochargers and expanding continuously variable transmissions. Full story...

Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch GmbH and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA were honored here this week as the winners of the first annual Automotive News Europe/Automotive Intelligence Center L.E.A.D.E.R. awards. L.E.A.D.E.R. Full story...

The star of Sir Elton John's White Tie & Tiara Ball last night (24 June 2010) was the Audi A1 car - specially spin painted by Britain's foremost contemporary artist, Damien Hirst - which fetched a staggering £350,000 during the auction. Close to 700 VIP guests from around the world converged on the private home of Sir Elton in Windsor, UK, to support his largest annual fundraiser for his AIDS Foundation. Full story...

On and off the course, golf cars have become the new standard for convenient and green transportation. Full story...

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that where used vehicles are concerned, high-end, few-year-old German products tend to appeal more heavily on the bases of styling and driving enjoyment than those of bottom-line pricing and fuel efficiency. Despite expensive repair parts and a reputation for fussy electronics, a 5 or 10-year old BMW, Audi or Mercedes Benz is often a machine with dynamic pros that outweigh any reliability cons. Full story...

In Canada, no convertible can be considered a year-round, practical car unless it is quiet, warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Mercedes has introduced a few novel items on the 2011 E-Class cabriolets that contribute significantly to this type of motoring. Full story...

Even though Juan Pablo Montoya won the pole for the fall NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last year he didn't think he had it again this year. Full story...