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  • List: Top Ten Formula 1 Drivers To Watch This Season (92 views)

    By John Beltz Snyder on March 09, 2010 3:36 p.m.

    Every season has its surprises, but these ten drivers are definitely ones to watch closely over the next several months, beginning this weekend at Bahrain.

  • Quick Drive: 2010 Dodge Challenger SE (203 views)

    By Winding Road Staff on March 09, 2010 2:57 p.m.

    It may look the part of American muscle, but the V-6-powered Challenger is truly dull in comparison to its brethren.

  • Ask It: 2010 Buick Enclave CXL-2 FWD (135 views)

    By Brandon Turkus on March 09, 2010 2:06 p.m.

    It’s a beautiful day in Southeastern Michigan, and there is a White Diamond Buick Enclave sitting in our sunlit parking lot.

  • First Look: Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 (1016 views)

    By Brandon Turkus on March 05, 2010 2:59 p.m.

    Another major auto show, another new Lamborghini variation. The Superleggera name returns, this time attached to the new LP 570-4 version of the much loved Gallardo.

  • Geneva 2010: Ferrari 599 Fiorano HY-KERS Concept (860 views)

    By Brandon Turkus on March 05, 2010 2:04 p.m.

    Quick, name something the Toyota Prius has in common with Ferrari. Tough one? The answer (as of now) is hybrid drivetrains. Ferrari took the wraps off its new hybrid 599 HY-KERS at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show, and it’s as green as Ferrari can make it. Featuring a bit of traditional hybrid tech and a healthy dose of Formula1 witchcraft, Ferrari has manufactured a car that loses none of the dynamic performance of its gas-only brethren.

  • Driven: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 CGI BlueEfficiency, E550 Convertible (889 views)

    By Matt Davis on March 05, 2010 1:57 p.m.

    Two generations ago—the A208 CLK-Class convertible of 1996 to 2002—this was a masculine-looking car. Today’s recently discontinued generation A209 CLK convertible was more leaning toward the feminine side with nearly 65 percent of purchases having been made by the fairer sex worldwide.

  • List: Top Ten Spring Break Cars (10317 views)

    By Seyth Miersma on March 03, 2010 8:43 a.m.

    It’s about that time of year again; if you’re a member of the 21-or-close-enough set, you’re likely to be planning some kind of splashy road trip to the sun-drenched lands. Florida, Mexico, it doesn’t matter, you’ll still need some wheels that look decent and have at least some room for a few of your closest party people. Our top picks for Spring Break cars put an emphasis on image, with a bone thrown in for practicality, occasionally.

  • Driven: 2010 Scion xB (2545 views)

    By Brandon Turkus on March 02, 2010 11:14 a.m.

    When Scion was launched in 2003, its mission was to bring younger buyers who were looking for an edgy alternative to the economy and compact cars that were currently on the market. Although the success of this mission is debatable, there is one thing that is not, and that is the success of original xB. Upon its launch, the xB was lauded for its style and affordable entry price. For model year 2008, the second generation of the psychedelic little box was released. Unfortunately, the new model grew fatter in every dimension and lost the sharp boxiness of the original.

  • Sneak Peek: Mercedes-Benz AMG Shows Off New Engine, New “Red Pig” (11121 views)

    By Matt Davis on March 02, 2010 8:57 a.m.

    Out here on the flight-connection expressway, we’re right now in Stuttgart just before the Geneva auto show. We’re at this stop first and foremost to see Mercedes-Benz’s new direct-injected and twin-turbo engine called M157 that will fully replace the current M156/M159 (the latter in the SLS) within two years’ time. It’s still a big-cylindered V-8, but it’s now an all-aluminum AMG-specific version from scratch of the former Benz 5.5-liter motor that AMG had been using for a long time in previous-gen models (and still uses in the SLK etc).

  • Keepers: Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1—Community (1495 views)

    By Christopher Smith on March 01, 2010 9:21 p.m.

    Those who read the last two Keepers segments on the ZR-1 (here and here if you missed them) already have some familiarity with the premier Corvette ZR-1 enthusiast group, ZR-1 Net Registry. Aside from flooding our inboxes with gorgeous ZR-1 photos, the experts at the Registry are, well, experts. We’re not just talking about folks who may have owned a ZR-1 here or there, or host occasional backyard ZR-1 cookouts—ZR-1 Net Registry is also home to several members with various ties to the original ZR-1 program, and being affiliated with that kind of knowledge only makes ZR-1 ownership that much ...