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Mercedes Reveals 2014 Turbo V6 F1 Engine Note

Starting next season, all F1 cars will use new turbocharged V6 engines, and the Mercedes AMG Petronas team is the first to offer up a sample of what the new powerplants will sound like.

Filed under: Featured Articles German Mercedes-Benz
Tags: 2014 F1 season, f1 racing, mercedes f1 cars, Mercedes petronas f1 team, New F1, New F1 engine sounds, New F1 engines, New F1 regulations

By Stephen Elmer Aug 02 2013

Top 10 Cars for Summer Under $30,000

The U.S., Japan, Italy, Britain and even Germany; they all have something in store for buyers who want performance without going particularly spend-crazy. From hot hatches to sports coupes and full-on convertibles, there’s nothing quite like having a performance machine to play with in the summer. You might be surprised by the choices under $30,000...

Filed under: Featured Articles Top 10
Tags: affordable cars, affordable fun cars, affordable summer cars, cars under $30, cars under 30 grand, cars under 30k, cheap fun cars, convertible, Convertibles, fiat, Ford, fun summer cars, Jeep, Mazda, MINI, new cars, Nissan, Scion, Sports Cars, Subaru, summer cars you can buy, Toyota, Volkswagen

By Luke Vandezande Aug 02 2013

Alfa Romeo 4C Hits the Track in New Video

The Alfa Romeo 4C is on its way to North America, and before it arrives the brand is doing its best to drum up interest and excitement for the small sports car.

Filed under: Alfa Romeo Featured Articles Italian Sports Cars Videos
Tags: Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo 4C

By Stephen Elmer Aug 02 2013

Toyota Reports 93% Profit Increase Over Last Year

Toyota released its first quarter results today, revealing a 93 percent increase in income over the same period last year.

Filed under: Featured Articles Japanese Toyota
Tags: big profit increase, Japanese, profit, quarterly sales, sales, Sales increases, u.s sales

By Luke Vandezande Aug 02 2013

2015 Smart Fortwo, Forfour Concepts to Bow at Frankfurt Motor Show

Once the buzz of the auto industry, the Smart car is now as stale as the week old donuts the finance team left uneaten in the boardroom.

Filed under: Featured Articles SMART
Tags: 2013 frankfurt motor show, 2015 frankfurt auto show, 2015 Smart ForTwo, SMART

By Colum Wood Aug 02 2013

Watch the Gazoo Racing Lexus LFA Lap Nurburgring and be Amazed

At the 24 Hours of Nurburgring this year, Gazoo Racing’s Lexus LFA finished 37th overall and second in the SP8 class as tough weather conditions prevented the team from climbing further up the grid through the race.

Filed under: Coupes Exotics Featured Articles Japanese Le Mans Lexus Luxury Cars Modified Import Race Cars Sports Cars Videos
Tags: 24 hours of nurburgring, gazoo racing, gazoo racing lexus lfa, gazoo racing lfa, Lexus, lexus lfa, lfa, Nurburgring, Nurburgring 24 Hours

By Jason Siu Aug 02 2013

Toyota Profits Forecasted to be Triple that of GM

Toyota is expected to report $4.5 billion in profits for the quarter ended in June, which would be triple General Motors‘ announcement of $1.4 billion.

Filed under: American Featured Articles GM Japanese Toyota
Tags: general motors, GM, gm profits, GM sales, Toyota, toyota profits, toyota sales

By Jason Siu Aug 02 2013

Toyota Donates its ‘Kaizen’ to Improve Food Bank Efficiency

Toyota decided to donate its engineers to the Food Bank for New York City, finding ways to improve its efficiency with “kaizen,” a Japanese word for continuous improvement.