Archive for January, 2010
2010 Sno*Drift Day 1 – Ice, Ice, Baby!
The first round of the 2010 Rally America Championship rally series, Sno*Drift is the only snow rally on the calendar. Taking place near Atlanta, Michigan, competitors attack 130 stage miles over the span of two days.
Extra! Sno*Drift Preview, 2009 WRX Revisited
In this episode we have a first look at Ken Block’s Monster World Rally Team Ford Fiesta, give a preview of Sno*Drift (Rally America – Round 1) and we take another look at our long-term 2009 Subaru WRX test car.
Toyota Expands Recall – 8 Models Off The Lots
Toyota announced today that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models involved in the recall for sticking accelerator pedal, announced on January 21
Motorsports Contingency Payouts Rise For 2010
Racing has never been cheap, but it’s getting a little easier in 2010. Motorsports-related companies are stepping up in a big way this year to help amateur and pro racers stay on track.
It’s no surprise that Mazda is leading the way - the company is world-famous for its support of amateur and pro racing. Winners [...]
Ken Block’s Fire-Breathing Ford Fiesta
A couple weeks ago we broke the news that Ken Block made a jump from the Subaru Rally Team to the new Ford-backed Monster World Rally Team. Announcements are fine, but we wanted to see the car! Voila – here it is in all its Monstery goodness. In case there was any doubt, this isn’t [...]
Ford Fiesta Super 2000 For The Monte Carlo Rally Win
Mikko Hirvonen debuted the new Ford Fiesta Super 2000 rally car in the IRC Monte Carlo Rally and rallied the hot new hatch through the snow for the win. Leading from the start, the Finnish rally star easily overcame the challenges of changing road conditions from the ice in the mountain passes to the dry [...]
Buick Challenges Acura, Lexus with 2010 LaCrosse
This time last year, journalists, pundits and economists were taking bets on GM’s future, and whether a division like Buick could survive the economic meltdown of the American automobile industry. But here we are at the end of the year and GM has not only survived, but Buick has its new LaCrosse sport sedan on [...]
Conan Presents the Bugatti Mouse (Video!)
Even if you were under the influence of illegal substances on Wednesday night and you tuned in to NBC’s Tonight Show, what you saw was very real and not a hallucination. Yes, that was a Bugatti Veyron dressed up as a mouse.
Thanks to Conan O’Brien’s ongoing dispute with NBC and his eminent departure from the [...]
Mazda Set To Unveil New Mazda5 in Geneva
Mazda will reveal the all-new Mazda5 microvan at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show on March 2 and 3. As with all their 2010 offerings, Mazda has refashioned the Mazda5 with their signature Nagare design cues. The press release is all aflutter about it: “The new Mazda5 features an emotional design that blends elegance with a [...]
MINI Brings Forth An SUV
In the brave new world of the second decade of the 21st century, SUVs are still out of fashion. That being said, they’re still popular. These days, people just want an SUV that’s not stinky with the stigma of a Hummer. Now here comes MINI with an SUV that they hope will carry the brand’s [...]
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