Bernie Ecclestone has blamed Turkish officials for the apparent failure of the country's formula one foray.
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(Richmond Hill, ON): Canadian Black Book (CBB) recently presented Mazda Canada with a "Best Retained Value" award for the Mazda3. The award determines 10 winners, in no particular order, and is based on data gathered from four-year-old vehicles, in this case 2005 models.
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Formula 1's reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has joined other drivers and eight current formula one teams in threatening to quit the FIA world championship at the end of the season.
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Climbing into a car that's been parked for a while on even a moderately sunny day can be an uncomfortable experience and is likely to provoke full-blast operation of the air conditioning, using up fuel and increasing emissions.
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HERNDON, Va.,Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that the stylish CC, which was designed and engineered to blend sports car dynamics and dimensions with sedan comfort and functionality, has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK award for 2009. A TOP SAFETY PICK is the highest rating possible from the non-profit research organization.
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According to the Spanish sports newspaper Diario AS, Carmelo Ezpeleta could be the figure FOTA turns to if the major formula one teams decide to quit formula one at the end of the year.
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The Volvo S40 1.6D DRIVe featuring the new Start/Stop technology has scooped the top honour and been named Green Car of the Year at the prestigious 2009 What Car? Green Car Awards. The ceremony took place at London City Hall on Monday night and the award was handed over by Boris Johnson, the mayor of London.
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In a cool and rainy Saturday at Road America, Mat Mladin (Suzuki) continued to roll in AMA Superbike with his ninth victory in the first day of the Suzuki Superbike Doubleheader.
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The Chinese heavy machinery maker that agreed to buy General Motors' Hummer brand may find the biggest roadblocks to the deal in its home country.
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Indiana pension funds asked the U.S. Supreme Court today to immediately delay the sale of bankrupt Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italy's Fiat S.p.A. while they challenge the deal.
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The U.S. automobile industry had quite a party during this decade's credit-infused economic boom, but the hangover could last for years to come.
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Here's a riddle: what has four wheels, sounds like a blender full of cutlery, and spews out more sooty smoke than a tire fire? It's the diesel engine of years gone by! The average North American still equates diesel power to an unrefined, noisy and underpowered driving experience. It's a deserved reputation--as for years, that's just what diesel was like.
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Every carmaker is caught in a fine balancing act between cost and quality. They want happy, loyal customers that have minimal problems and come back down the line to buy another car. But, at the same time, carmakers are businesses--and that means that they have to make a buck.
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It has been a few races that Kyle Busch (Camry No 18) had not won in the NASCAR Nationwide series, mostly due to a series of bad luck, but Saturday evening, he easily beat the competition at the Nashville Superspeedway, a track where he had never won.
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Although Ryan Briscoe had dominated most of the night on the oval of the Texas Speedway, his team-mate at Penske, Helio Castroneves, made an impressive last pit stop to take the victory.
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Vitaly Petrov and Luca Di Grassi each win one round in Istanbul. Petrov takes first position in provisional championship classification.
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With Williams and Force India on the outer after filing unconditional FIA paperwork, the F1 teams' alliance FOTA has moved to ensure its unity is not further eroded. Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Renault and BMW have signed a $50m bond not to jump ship and enter the 2010 championship unconditionally within the next 30 days.
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After falling at the first of qualifying's three hurdles in Turkey, reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton then dropped his guard with the world's media. Until recently the McLaren driver was operating under a press gag, but on Saturday the floodgates truly opened as he contemplated starting the Istanbul race from a lowly 16th.
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Even without current grandees like Ferrari and McLaren, formula one could potentially have yet another famous name on the 2010 grid. F3 team Litespeed intends to race under the famed Team Lotus branding.
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Jenson Button's charge to the 2009 world championship continued in style on Sunday, as pretenders Sebastian Vettel and Rubens Barrichello mounted flawed challenges at Istanbul.
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With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up