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Mercedes reportedly considering V8 Supercar entry Down Under ?? AutoMK

Mercedes-Benz C-Class DTM

Mercedes C-Class DTM – Click above for high-res image gallery
While American racing fans remain enamored with stock car racing, road course-bound touring car series continue to draw big crowds overseas. In Europe there’s the World Touring Car Championship. DTM is one of the most popular forms of motorsport in Germany. The Japanese have [...]

American Le Mans Series approves butanol, Dyson-Mazda to go first ?? AutoMK

Dyson Racing B09/96 running at Mid-Ohio – click above for high-res image gallery

The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and its technical operations affiliate, International Motorsports Association (IMSA), has formally approved a butanol blend as the fifth energy source for race cars in the series. ALMS entrants are already running on E10 (10 percent ethanol), cellulosic [...]

Report: California prosecutor sues Toyota, alleges automaker ignored defects ?? AutoMK

The hits keep on coming for Toyota, with reports of unintended acceleration multiplying like rabbits with aphrodisiacs and grandstanding of all sorts going on at every level. Orange County, California District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has added another layer to the cake with a lawsuit alleging Toyota sold cars it knew had problems.
DA Rackauckas (great [...]

Audi R15 “plus” TDI shows off new, more aerodynamic nose ?? AutoMK

2010 Audi R15 plus – click above to enlarge

Testing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans doesn’t begin until mid-June, but that doesn’t mean that Audi isn’t already hard at work bettering the chances of their diesel-powered R15 TDI racer.
Thanks to a belated rule change for the LMP1 class designed to hamper the dominance [...]

Is the Chevrolet Camaro cannibalizing sales of the Corvette? ?? AutoMK

Last year was brutal for the auto industry, with sales down by 21 percent versus 2008. Sports cars were hit even harder, as many customers shied away from spending big dollars on what typically amounts to a second or third vehicle. The Chevrolet Corvette was no different, as America’s sports car saw sales plummet 48 [...]

Study: Hyundai customer loyalty upends Toyota, Honda, takes #1 ?? AutoMK

2011 Hyundai Sonata – Click above for high-res image gallery

It’s no secret that Hyundai has been enjoying a healthy dose of praise lately, especially with fresh new products like the Genesis, Tucson and Sonata garnering a lot of media attention. But it isn’t just the press that thinks Hyundai is on a roll – Kelley [...]

Out With A Bang: Hummer dealer giving away free shotgun with every new vehicle purchase ?? AutoMK

Lynch Hummer dealership in Chesterfield, Missouri – Click above for image gallery

You’ve heard of art imitating life? Well how about life imitating war? That’s another story entirely, but not so far fetched when it comes to the Hummer. The sport-’ute that met the public eye during Operation Desert Storm has all but completely gone through [...]

Faster Downloads: Exotic Racing Series DLC coming to NFS Shift [w/video] ?? AutoMK

Need for Speed SHIFT Exotic Racing Series DLC – Click above for high-res image gallery

Playstation3 gamers: If you were disappointed that only XBox 360 players got the Ferrari DLC package for Need for Speed SHIFT, take heart, because the next one’s got your name on it, too. The Exotic Racing Series pack is being released [...]

Report: Saab pondering tech partnership with Germans, picks GMAC as official financer ?? AutoMK

2010 Saab 9-3X – Click above for high-res image gallery

While newly emancipated Saab has some fresh product in its near-term pipeline, it’s fair to say that the biggest challenge for the Swedish automaker over the long haul will be the development of costly new technologies and platforms. To that end, Spyker CEO Victor Muller has [...]

A Life Bus in Pictures: The Volkswagen Type 2 turns 60 ?? AutoMK

Volkswagen Type 2 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Many automakers will build cars for decades and never create a product that can truly be considered a cultural icon. Few that do produce multiple such models. One of those is Volkswagen.The original Beetle/Bug/Type 1 is recognizable almost anywhere and even by people that know nothing [...]

USF1 reportedly still holding out hope for 2011 ?? AutoMK

Easy come, easy go. Only it was anything but an easy arrival for USF1, the highly anticipated and much-hyped American grand prix team that was slated to hit the grid this past weekend for the start of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. And in the end, much as Bernie Ecclestone predicted, the team [...]

Anthony Lo, Saab Aero X and Opel Flexstreme designer, leaves GM for Renault ?? AutoMK

Anthony Lo (center) works on the design for the Saab Aero X Concept

According to a report from Car Design News, Anthony Lo, Director of Advanced Design at General Motors Europe, has resigned his post to join Renault as Vice President of Exterior Design.
Lo has been credited with such interesting and well-regarded concept vehicles as the [...]

Everyone Says They’re Impossible To Find: Junked Datsun 810 Wagon – Datsun 810 – AutoMK

Fans of Malaise Era Japanese iron often tell me they’d love to do an 810 wagon project, but claim they can’t be found these days. Here’s one that made it past the auction process and into The Crusher’s waiting room.

I found this car in the same East Bay wrecking yard that gave us yesterday’s ‘70 [...]

Forget About Imports and Put On Your Dacron Bell-Bottoms: 1977 Olds Cutlass Salon! – Oldsmobile Cutlass – AutoMK

More headroom than the Volvo 242! A longer wheelbase than the VW Dasher! Crypto-fastback styling!
Judging from the crazy diving under heavy braking near the end of the ad, it also had a bouncier suspension than a Wells Fargo stagecoach, but we still love the Cutlass Salon. Standard engine was the good ol’ 231-cube Buick V6, [...]

American Le Mans Series 2010 season preview ?? AutoMK

ALMS at Laguna Seca

2009 ALMS Monterey Sports Car Championships – Click above for a high-res image gallery

Spring is nearly upon us, and that means it’s time for the races. Here in North America, the top rung of the sports car ladder is the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), which, as always, kicks off its season with the 12-hour [...]

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