Alfa Romeo refreshes the 4C Concept for Frankfurt
Alfa Romeo refreshes the 4C Concept for Frankfurt
Updated 4C Concept now shown in a Fluid Metal color

Alfa Romeo has previewed an updated 4C Concept which the Italian brand will be taking to Frankfurt next month.
U.S.-market Alfa Romeo 4C and new SUV delayed
U.S.-market Alfa Romeo 4C and new SUV delayed
Delay means the Alfa Romeo brand won't launch in the United States until 2013
Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris at Pebble Beach
Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris at Pebble Beach
500hp Super SUV

Spyker, manufacturer of high-quality exclusive sports cars, is again present as an Official Sponsor at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Carmel, California, USA, from Thursday August 17 through Sunday August 20, 2006. Spyker has attended this important event since its rebirth in 2000 and is present for the sixth consecutive time. Every year there are collector cars on show.
Pontiac Unveils Its First SUV
Pontiac Unveils Its First SUV
2006 Torrent delivers capability with performance and style
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Short-Track Roundup: Drivers bank nice payouts over Labor Day weekend
Short-Track Roundup: Drivers bank nice payouts over Labor Day weekend
Surprise winners are one of racing's exciting aspects, and fans who attended Saturday night's Black Diamond 125--sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Late Model Series--at West Virginia's Tyler County Speedway saw a shocker.

Local driver Jared Hawkins collected the biggest win of his career, earning $20,000 for winning the 45-lap Sweet Sixteen finale in an event that featured a unique format. The field was split into a pair of 40-lap qualifying features with the top eight finishers in each transferring to the Sweet Sixteen nightcap.

Short-Track Roundup: Gustin wins Super Nationals; more results
Short-Track Roundup: Gustin wins Super Nationals; more results
Six days and nights of racing and a record 843 cars in six divisions ended with Richie Gustin taking the top prize at the 29th-annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals at Iowa's Boone Speedway.

Gustin was crowned champion in the headlining modified division, as drivers from 24 states and Canada competed in qualifying features, heats and last-chance races during the week, vying for the 33 starting spots in Saturday night's finale.

Cody Nielsen topped the hobby stock finale and Scott Davis was best in the SportMod division on Saturday night. Sean Johnson, who also won a qualifying night feature earlier in the week, took the checkered flag in the stock-car finale.

The sport-compact class made its debut on the Tuesday night (Sept. 7) program, with Nathan Chandler the inaugural Super Nationals champion in that division.


Short-Track Roundup: Hafertepe Jr. claims Canadian Sprint Nationals, results and more
Short-Track Roundup: Hafertepe Jr. claims Canadian Sprint Nationals, results and more
The seventh-annual Canadian Sprint Nationals at Ontario's Ohsweken Speedway was one of the biggest sprint-car races of the Sept. 17 weekend.

Texan Sam Hafertepe Jr. sat and watched the first two nights of action at the three-eighths-mile dirt track, saving his equipment for Saturday night's finale.

The move paid off to the tune of $11,000 as the 25-year-old continued his breakout season, which includes his first World of Outlaws victory.
Suzuki X-Head Concept - Auto Shows
Suzuki X-Head Concept - Auto Shows
Suzuki goes macho-cute with its X-Head SUV concept that was arguably one of the show-stealers at the Tokyo auto show in October where it was able to stare down the small and the quirky with which it shared display space.
Electric vehicle battle moves beyond cars
Electric vehicle battle moves beyond cars
By a big margin, Toyota is number one in hybrid car sales and indeed in sales of electric vehicles overall thanks to such things as sales of its electric forklifts, where it is in the top three in most countries.
ABOUT TRUCKS
ABOUT TRUCKS
Today, we look at trucks. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.
What You Should Know Before Buying a Truck
What You Should Know Before Buying a Truck
Size/Market Segment

Most trucks fall into either the compact or full-size category, though "compact" is a relative term nowadays. Most full-size trucks are also available in heavy-duty guise.
NEW KIA SPORTAGE 2011 – TO CAR DEALERS
NEW KIA SPORTAGE 2011 – TO CAR DEALERS
The third presents the Kia Sportage and is the 3th generation for this crossover, completely renovated in shapes, style and content. The Sportage has lost each feature to be a classic off-road, so it have been called CUV (crossover utility vehicle) instead of SUV (S=Sport): there is always, of course, the 4×4 version (with the intelligent all-wheel drive Dynamax, which automatically adapts to the type of road surface), but Kia is focusing also on two-wheel drive versions, with good dynamics and lower prices.
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Here is a short description of greatest series production cars of last time.
The first member of rate is Astrum Meera is a new concept proposal conceived.
Design of car possesses several features that tap into the role of safety, sustainability and practicality. The exhaust of the car has built-in sensors whose purpose is to track the level of CO2 emissions, alerting the driver when they exceed the normal limit. The wheel rims work through magnetic levitation, like train wheels, making the car lighter and faster. The car's side mirrors retract within its body when parked, and they roll out as soon as the engine starts. They each have a build-in camera system, allowing driver to clearly see outside from inside the vehicle with ease.
New concept sport car from German car producer E-Wolf. E-Wolf unveils an EV supercar that’s so sporty. With a top speed of 155 miles per hour and a 0-60 acceleration that clocks in under four seconds, it has the performance to match its Italian playboy good looks, and its all-wheel drive, where each wheel is powered by an independent electric motor, should be able to keep all 2,000 pounds of it on the road. The Ford F650 is a super truck, appeared in 2000. The F650 is designed as a heavy hauler and is often used for towing or as a small dump truck. It is humongous! Its weight is about 160 tons, height is 3.5 meters – like a one-floor house! But then again, with a price tag of $60,000 up to infinity, it’s not like the standard home owner will possess one anyway.
Spyker Cars adopts new 'Swedish' name
Dutch automaker will rename itself Swedish Automobile NV as part of its deal with a Chinese investor
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Car News Test DrivesBefore you and me see new models of cars or modifications of old one, they pass through the stricked control in laboratories, garages, on streets and platforms. Everything thing is called test drives. There cars are tested on a great number of points – power, safety, control, easiness of driving, protect from damages and other features. Tests can be made not only for the whole car, but for its separate parts also – wheels, air bags, hardness of base, suitiness of wheels to the type of road, protect from temperature and many others. For each, even smallest detail, scientists have couple of test.
In special laboratories techniques create situations and observe how car will show itself. How will these situations will influence passengers and driver.
It helps producers to identify all problems and disadvantages due to correct them before mass production. In case of low quality test drives, innocent people can be harmed.
While cars are tested instead of passengers, soft manikins are used. Numerous appliances are based on them, and at the moment of artificial crash it will memorize the force of hit, speed, possible damage on other characteristics, needed to be clarified.
When parts are tested they may be separated from the car structure or be on their place. These test also show what material is better to be used on this or those detail, how long will it serve and how it should be treated.
Nissan Asks Fans to Help Tune the Ultimate 370Z Coupe; How Would You Upgrade it?
For the past decade or so, the 350Z and its successor, the 370Z, have offered mainstream buyers with a regular budget in many markets around the world the opportunity to own a fine-tuned and powerful rear-wheel drive sports car without breaking the bank.