Best Auto Information
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Dec
For the team that won the 2003 title, the 2007 Champ Car World Series season was something of a mixed bag as Forsythe Championship Racing could count a victory, some podiums, numerous top-10 finishes and few DNFs in its year-end tally.But for the operation whose driver dominated in 2003, the 2007 seasonal results fell below […]
28
Dec
Worldwide Group Sports and Classic Car Auction
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Nov. 3
361-cid V8 engine fitted with two four-barrel Carter carburetors and Torqueflite automatic. Red and white with red vinyl and black cloth interior. Cosmetically restored, with older high-quality paint over smooth bodywork. Panel fit is mostly good, with some problems around both doors and several […]
28
Dec
This could be the story about two teams that decided to become one team, but with each team going its own way late in the season, it seems only fitting to treat each team as a separate entity.Regardless of the arrangement, Rocketsport Racing’s Tagliani began his eighth season of Champ Car competition in fine fashion.He […]
28
Dec
OUR TAKE: With all of the other SUV choices out there, it’s easy to forget about one of the forefathers, but sales for the Explorer brand show that it’s still a player in the SUV market. And just like its sales, this ute is steady and dependable with few surprises.
The interior is clean and […]
28
Dec
Suburbanites who haul themselves to work in the city, and haul stuff home from the hardware store, are the target buyers Toyota had in mind as it created the A-BAT hybrid pickup concept. The A-BAT will be one of Toyota’s two unveilings at the Detroit auto show in January.
The A-BAT is smaller than the Toyota […]
27
Dec
An ethanol-powered Chevrolet Corvette Z06 E85 concept car, piloted by two-time Indy 500 champion Emerson Fittipaldi, will be one of two special Vettes serving as pace cars for the 92nd Indianapolis 500 on May 25, 2008.
Chevy has no plans to sell an E85-equipped Corvette, but it will build 500 copies of the other official pace […]
27
Dec
The Edsel was undoubtedly a better idea when it was conceived in 1955, amid record auto sales led by a boom in the medium-price field, than in the fall of 1957, when it debuted (as a ‘58 model) against a recession combined with a backlash against flashy mid-priced cars.
Its odd looks didn’t help. Designer Roy […]
27
Dec
SENIOR EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: For those looking for just right packagesones that combine value and luxury, form and function, sturdiness and stylishness, snowdrift and dry-pavement traction and handlingthere may not be a better choice than this XC70. Its not a stunner in any way, but it is handsome, its seemingly airy inside (even without the […]
26
Dec
One of the welcome additions for 2007 was the arrival to the Champ Car World Series family of Pacific Coast Motorsports who had competed in the Champ Car Atlantic, American LeMans Series and in the Rolex Grand American Road Racing Series in the last four years.By Champ Car standards, it was a rookie team with […]
26
Dec
Chances are you’ve seen spy photos of Subaru’s 2009 Forester circulating, but here are the first official pictures of the new wagon that will debut at the Detroit auto show.
The third-generation Forester sits on a new platform that is 3.6-inches longer than its predecessor. It moves to a double-wishbone rear suspension for sharper handling and […]