TOP 10  -  Porsche makes me feel like a pro

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. -When I was a little girl, I never fantasized about being whisked away on a white horse. Far sexier, thought I as a young woman, would be a white Porsche and enough horsepower to speed right past the pony express.I recently had the chance to participate in Porsche's first-ever women-only track day at Mosport International Raceway and I was whisked away in a beautifully engineered Porsche 911 Carrera S. It was silver, but it was still faster and more powerful than any horse. In fact, at 355 horsepower, it would be like having an entire herd at my command.

[ Source : nationalpost ]

TOP 9  -  Mini skirting around fuel issue

Technology that carmakers say holds the key to more efficient motoring without the expense and weight of petrol-electric battery packs will go on sale in New Zealand within the next six months under the bonnet of the new diesel-powered Mini Cooper.The BMW Group's two-door will be the first model in the country to use the Start/Stop system, which automatically switches off the engine to save fuel and cut exhaust emissions when the vehicle is stationary, like at traffic lights.

[ Source : nzherald ]

TOP 8  -  2009 Mercedes-Benz SL550

Maybe we've been driving too many very nice cars lately, but the 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL550 didn't excite us much when it arrived in the garage. It's hard to follow acts like the Maserati GranTurismo and the BMW M6, and we tend to like shorter, more nimble sports cars. But the SL550 won us over with its handling on winding mountain roads and its striking looks with the sun blazing overhead and a nice ocean-scape in the background.

[ Source : cnet ]

TOP 7  -  Twin Turbo Lamboghini

The other day we posted a video of a Lamborghini making dyno pulls on a chassis dyno. It featured a Pro Line-built Lambo engine and Underground Racing was responsible for the tuning and all the work. The exotic ride posted an insane 1,026 rwhp. The shop decided to take it out to the local drag strip and show off its capabilities. WOW, is all I can say. The Lambo blasted to a 10.47 at 139 mph! Crazy.

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TOP 6  -  Dramatic rise for Kia franchise in Sewells’ Dealer Attitude Survey

The appeal of the Kia franchise has dramatically improved amongst dealers according to the latest Sewells’ Dealer Attitude Survey with the brand shooting up to a ranking 15 out of 34 marques.Kia Motors (UK) Limited Managing Director Paul Philpott said the results showed that the focus on developing support for the network and building the strength of the brand in the market-place had paid off as the company rose from being one of the least appealing marques over the last two years.

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TOP 5  -  Federal judge approves Ford health care trust

Ford Motor Co. says a federal judge has approved a trust fund set up by the automaker and the United Auto Workers that will pay retiree health care bills for union members.Dearborn-based Ford says Friday that the fund, called a voluntary employees beneficiary association, will cover about 200,000 UAW-represented Ford retirees and their surviving spouses in the United States.

[ Source : businessweek ]

TOP 4  -  Fiat may delay launch of Linea Grante Punto

The reason attributed to the likely postponement of Linea’s launch is that there are too many car launches in September. The company thinks that it is wiser to wait a bit to ensure sufficient customer attention for the launch, according to Fiat officials. Toyota, GM, Ford and Honda are reportedly preparing to launch their products in September, the beginning of the festival season.

[ Source : thehindubusinessline ]

TOP 3  -  Ferraris for everyone

THERE are a few fortunate enough to have driven a Ferrari and even fewer who own one, but many nonetheless dream of being behind one of these Italian thoroughbreds. Now that dream can be a reality with System 3’s new PS3 Racer Ferrari Challenge (Trofeo Pirelli), with 32 models lovingly re-created to keep us dreamers happy.

[ Source : nst ]

TOP 2  -  Landlord accused of ID theft for BMW

A Queens landlord swiped his tenant's identity to buy $50,000 worth of high-priced goodies, including a BMW - and an E-ZPass account to go along with it, prosecutors said.Phivos Ioannou, 47, of Astoria, was caught when victim Jorgji Glekas, 48, started getting a host of credit card bills from accounts she hadn't opened - then grew suspicious when Ioannou asked if she had received any mail that didn't belong to her, prosecutors said.

[ Source : nydailynews ]

TOP 1  -  Audi ALMS Qualifying Recap - Drivers Facing Difficult Task

Like last year, the Audi drivers are facing an extremely difficult task in the race of the American Le Mans Series on the "Belle Isle Street Circuit" in Detroit (U.S. state of Michigan). Team Audi Sport North America’s pair of Audi R10 TDI prototypes will start Saturday’s race from the fourth and fifth row of the grid on the bumpy city street circuit. The track at Detroit is considered to be one of the most challenging for the cars of the LM P1 class. In 2007, the gap between the two Audi R10 TDI prototypes and the ligher LM P2 cars was similar to that set today. From starting positions seven and eight, however, the two diesel-powered sports cars moved up to second and third place in the race. Compared to last year’s Friday practice, this year the conditions were even worse due to changing weather. Both free practice sessions took place in the rain making a proper set-up work impossible. It was dry for qualifying but the track was extremely slippery due to the previous rain.

[ Source : paddocktalk ]