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This week, Auto123.com features the following road tests: The Kia Soul, the new all-purpose vehicle designed for the young and the young at heart. The Saab 9-3 Aero Sport Cross Wheel-Drive, the Swedish all-wheel-drive sedan that we've been breathlessly waiting for. And lastly, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, the supreme SUV. Also, check out our video on the Suzuki SX4 DDiS, a foretaste of a diesel version - thus more fuel efficient - that will soon be available in Canada. Full story...

German driver Nick Heidfeld of the BMW-Sauber team suspects the sweeping new aerodynamic regulations for 2009 have succeeded in making formula one cars easier to pass. Full story...

German driver Nick Heidfeld of the BMW-Sauber team suspects the sweeping new aerodynamic regulations for 2009 have succeeded in making formula one cars easier to pass. Full story...

An Italian court has closed another chapter of the Formula 1 'spy saga' by fining four engineers of the McLaren team, according to reports emerging from Italy. Full story...

Battle ready and looking for a fight, Audi's TT RS was just confirmed for its world launch at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Initial teaser photos show typical TT styling elements alongside RS4 inspired wheels, "RS" badged brake calipers, slotted rotors and enlarged front-end duct work. Full story...

GM Canada delivered their restructuring plan to Ottawa earlier this week, outlining a transformative path to sustainability that would enable the Automaker to repay Canadian taxpayers. Full story...

The official 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship entry list, featuring Yvan Muller's No 1 Seat Leon 2.0 litre TDI car. Full story...

The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile is set to fine-tune the new Formula 1 engine rule that specifies when a motor can be changes without being given a penalty. Full story...

Things have been going well for Rolls-Royce since the British cult brand was snapped up by the BMW Group. Putting the brand's rich and nearly infinite tradition to good use, the engineers are gearing up to present yet another new concept at the Geneva Show, the 200EX sedan. Full story...

GM is citing a more 'refined focus' on their core products as the reason for temporarily reassigning their High Performance Vehicle Operations (HPVO) team. The team is made up of about 60 engineers based out of GM's Warren Tech Centre. Vehicles under the HPVO umbrella included the V-Series Cadillacs, and the SS variants of both the Chevrolet Cobalt and Chevrolet HHR. Full story...

Canadian race car driver Jacques Villeneuve could miss the Speedcar Series' upcoming races to be held in Dubai this weekend. Full story...

Roger Yasukawa will make a comeback, but for only one race, to the IndyCar series as he will join Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for the Indy Japan 300. Full story...

The official 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship entry list, featuring Yvan Muller's No 1 Seat Leon 2.0 litre TDI car. Full story...

An Italian court has closed another chapter of the Formula 1 'spy saga' by fining four engineers of the McLaren team, according to reports emerging from Italy. Full story...

Honda is yet to find a "serious buyer" for its formula one team, the Japanese carmaker's outgoing chief executive Takeo Fukui told a news conference on Monday. Full story...

German automaker Volkswagen has just announced that they'll be participating in a project featuring fuel cell vehicles started in Sacramento, California. Volkswagen will be hitting American shores with 16 Passat Lingyu prototypes, designed in China and seen for the first time at the Beijing Summer Olympics. Full story...

Kyle Busch's name was on everyone's lips. He so easily won the two NASCAR races Saturday at the Auto Club Speedway (formerly, the Fontana Speedway), the Camping World truck race in the afternoon and the Nationwide race in the evening, that everyone thought it would be a piece of cake for him to do a historical three-peat Sunday afternoon during the Sprint Cup race, driving his No 18 Toyota Camry. Full story...

The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile is set to fine-tune the new Formula 1 engine rule that specifies when a motor can be changes without being given a penalty. Full story...

German driver Nick Heidfeld of the BMW-Sauber team suspects the sweeping new aerodynamic regulations for 2009 have succeeded in making formula one cars easier to pass. Full story...

Formula one drivers have been given advice about how to dismount their cars as the controversial new energy re-use technology KERS is set to be introduced this season. Full story...