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'Ring Leader: Lexus announces return to Nürburgring 24 with new LFA racer

Toyota has announced its racing activities for 2010. And while Formula One has already been removed from the program, the Japanese automaker has plenty going on in other disciplines, including the domestic Super GT series, Formula Nippon, NASCAR and...what's that? The Nürburgring 24 Hours. As you may recall, Toyota's Lexus division took LFA prototypes to the 'Ring in both 2008 and 2009 for the round-the-clock race to help drum up some excitement and give the prototypes some competition testing. Since then, the LFA has gone from ... Read more →

2011 Ford Mustang GT rocks out with 412 horsepower, 26 mpg highway Drew Phillips

When it was first announced that the 5.0-liter engine was making a return to the 2011 Ford Mustang, none of us here at Autoblog were really that concerned with the fuel economy. We were all about ...

Officially Official: 2011 BMW 5 Series Touring [w/video] Sam Abuelsamid

Just as the new sixth-generation BMW 5 Series sedan goes on sale in Europe, a new station wagon variant has been unveiled. Like past editions of the 5 Series Touring, this one is essentially the ...

Spy Shots: Dodge Ram Power Wagon hits the streets in search of Ford SVT Raptor Steven J. Ewing

We just told you that that Chrysler will be launching four new "Moparized" vehicles later this month, and our spies have already caught one of these new vehicles – the Dodge Ram Power Wagon ...

BREAKING: First images of Ford's new Taurus-based Police Interceptor revealed! Sam Abuelsamid

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Know_Your_Enemy_First_snaps_of_2012_Ford_Police_Interceptor'; Later today, Ford will officially unveil its new Police Interceptor at a private fleet sales ...

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Ex-VW exec named head of Fiat North America 10 days ago on Autoblog

Ex-Volkswagen and Ford executive Laura Soave has gone from creating the events that help sell cars to being the one in charge of selling them. Yes, Fiat has named Soave, the woman who helped put together the 50th Anniversary Barbie New Beetle in charge of reintroducing the Fiat brand to the United ...

Source: Next-gen Ford Police Interceptor will debut this Friday in Las Vegas 10 days ago on Autoblog

Hold on to your sap gloves and night sticks – it's that time of the decade! An Autoblog source reveals that Ford is about to release a brand spankin' new Police Interceptor. Not only is this humongous news for our pals in the law enforcement community, but this is 120-point headline font ...

2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon slots in right below ZR1 11 days ago on Autoblog

For the truly hard-core Corvette fanatic who likes to spend weekends thrashing his or her car at the track, there is only one Corvette worthy of consideration: the Z06. However, thanks to the ZR1, the lightweight, normally aspirated 7.0-liter coupe is no longer the absolute quickest Vette, but ...

Video: San Diego 'runaway Prius' has media buzzing 11 days ago on Autoblog

Both the second- and third-generation Prius are part of Toyota's massive recall – the former for floormat problems, the latter for braking issues – but a new incident from California has the automaker looking into more potential issues with the second-generation car. As CNN tells ...

Peekaboo: Cadillac CTS-V Wagon spied in L.A.? 15 days ago on Autoblog

Well, it sure looks like it. All credit for this one goes to one Aaron P., who emailed the following to us: So I was walking down Grand Avenue in Downtown LA, and they were shooting a Caddy commercial. There was a covered car, which I thought was the CTS Coupe, but the wind blew off the cover ...

Hope on the horizon? General Motors reportedly to reinstate more than 580 dealers 15 days ago on Autoblog

According to Automotive News (which is citing four separate yet unknown sources), General Motors is preparing to reinstate more than 580 dealers that had applied for government-mediated arbitration to keep their franchises in the United States. For those keeping track, 580 represents exactly half ...

BREAKING: Lutz to retire from GM... again 17 days ago on Autoblog

It's the end of an era, folks. There are reports this afternoon all over the internet that General Motors' Vice Chairman, "Maximum" Bob Lutz, will officially retire on May 1. Those keeping track will remember that Lutz initially announced his retirement back in February of 2009, but then later ...

Report: Bryan Nesbitt out as Cadillac boss, Mark Ruess consolidates 19 days ago on Autoblog

Most agree that the majority of General Motors' recent products are easily on par with the competition in terms of design, quality and performance. And having shed much of its legacy costs in bankruptcy last year, GM should be making money on those products. However, sales of many of its newest, ...

Officially Official: 2011 Porsche Cayenne revealed before Geneva debut [w/video] 23 days ago on Autoblog

Less than 24 hours after leaked shots of the 2011 Porsche Cayenne made their way onto the internet, we now have the official images and details about the third generation of Porsche's love-it-or-hate-it sport-ute. Visually, the new Cayenne gets some obvious Panamera-inspired touches up front ...

BREAKING: GM announces Hummer sale cannot be concluded, brand to be wound down 24 days ago on Autoblog

Although it has been evident for some time that General Motors' sale of its Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd., we didn't expect for word to come down today that the negotiations are dead and the brand will be wound down. Unfortunately, judging by a press ...

Finally Final: Saab sale transfer completed between GM and Spyker 25 days ago on Autoblog

After a Mullholland's worth of twists and turns, the sale of Saab Automobile AB to Spyker Cars is complete. The official transfer of ownership from General Motors to the Dutch supercar concern occurred earlier today, and now Saab will get down to the difficult business of becoming profitable. ...

Report: Toyota bragged about saving $100M by avoiding, limiting recalls 26 days ago on Autoblog

If you saved your company $1 million, you'd brag about it, right? How about $100 million? Certainly you'd be looking for a few pats on the back for such a massive sum of loot. A report in The Detroit Free Press reveals that Yoshimi Inaba, chairman and CEO of Toyota Motors Sales in the U.S., ...

Leakage alert: Audi RS5 brochure images surface ahead of Geneva 28 days ago on Autoblog

The next über-model from Audi's Quattro GmbH division won't officially debut in Geneva for another week, but images from its brochure have already made their way onto the web. The Audi RS5 coupe will no doubt take the performance of Audi's B8 platform to levels beyond the much-loved and ...

**BREAKING: Three Tesla employees die in Palo Alto plane crash *UPDATE** 1 month ago on Autoblog

A small, twin-engined Cessna crashed this morning in an East Palo Alto neighborhood, killing all three passengers on board. According to reports, the plane was owned by Doug Bourn, a senior electrical engineer for Tesla Motors, and all three occupants were high-ranking officials at the electric ...

Report: Mark Fields tells dealers new compact Mercury is coming in 2011 1 month ago on Autoblog

At the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Orlando, FL on Sunday, Ford's President of the Americas Mark Fields announced the first new product for Mercury in several years. The fate of Ford's middle brand has been in doubt for over a decade as models like the Tracer, Sable and ...

All-new Nissan Patrol unveiled in the UAE 1 month ago on Autoblog

Nissan pulled the wraps off the all-new, upsized Patrol SUV today in Abu Dhabi, and the big Toyota Land Cruiser competitor has ripped a page from its rival. Gone is the ruggedly utilitarian Patrol that looked right at home in white paint with a giant "UN" on each door. In its place, Nissan has ...

Gilles: Fiat 500 on sale in U.S. by the end of 2010 1 month ago on Autoblog

Ralph Gilles, Dodge CEO and Chrysler Group design head, has just wrapped up an address to the Chicago Economic Club that was peppered with several choice quotes and quips. You can read the Chrysler's PR-filtered version on its Twitter feed, but here are our favorites: From the true: "Brands and ...

Officially Official: 2011 Volkswagen Touareg [w/videos] 1 month ago on Autoblog

We weren't expecting to see the new second generation Volkswagen Touareg until the beginning of March at the Geneva Motor Show, but VW rolled out its big SUV at an event in Munich earlier today. The basic shape and proportions of the exterior haven't changed much, but the body sides are now ...

Officially Official: 2011 Audi A1 finally arrives [w/video] 1 month ago on Autoblog

After two concepts and an insufferable amount of teasing, the 2011 Audi A1 has officially arrived with its sights set squarely on the Mini Cooper. Inspired by the Metroproject Quattro from 2007, the all-new A1 is a faithful recreation of its conceptual predecessor, complete with a squat ...

Officially Official: Toyota recalls 2010 Prius and Lexus HS250h for ABS fix 1 month ago on Autoblog

In what is perhaps our least surprising announcement of the young day, Toyota has officially announced that it will recall 2010 model Prius and Lexus HS250h models globally along with the Toyota Sai in Japan to fix an issue the performance of their braking systems. The latest in a series of ...

Sneak Peek: 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 w/ SVT Performance Package [w/video] 1 month ago on Autoblog

The latest Ford Racing email newsletter contains some juicy stuff for Mustang fans. It confirms that the 2011 Shelby GT500 will be revealed this coming Monday, February 8, at 1:30 PM Eastern time via a live webcast, during which FoMoCo VP for global product development, Derrick Kuzak will also ...

Report: Ford issues TSB fix for brake pedal on Fusion/Milan Hybrid models [w/video] 1 month ago on Autoblog

It would seem that Toyota isn't the only automaker with braking issues on its hybrid vehicles, as Ford has reportedly issued a technical service bulletin (or "Customer Satisfaction Program" in Ford-ese) outlining a software update for its 2010 Fusion Hybrid and Mercury Milan Hybrid sedans. The ...

**Toyota admits Prius had a braking problem *UPDATED** 1 month ago on Autoblog

Toyota has received a lot of negative publicity for its sticking accelerator pedal and floormat recalls, and now brake problems with the Prius can be officially added to the list. While there were reports of some serious concern about the brakes in the best-selling hybrid, Toyota has now ...

BREAKING: LaHood says stop driving recalled Toyotas until they're fixed [UPDATED: LaHood retracts statement] 1 month ago on Autoblog

Appearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation this morning, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that Toyota owners should "stop driving" their recalled vehicles until they're fixed. "We need to fix the problem so people don't have to worry about disengaging the ...

LaHood: Getting Toyota to recall took "enormous effort," calls automaker "a little safety deaf" 1 month ago on Autoblog

Man, when it rains, it absolutely pours. Especially if you're a carmaker called Toyota and are already embroiled in a credibility-killing (and sales-smothering) gas pedal recall plus another for defective floor mats. According to the Detroit Free Press, none other than U.S. Transportation ...

Toyota's remedy for recalled pedals announced, dealers to remain open extended hours [w/video] 1 month ago on Autoblog

Toyota announced early this morning exactly how it's going to repair 2.3 million Toyota brand vehicles affected by its latest sticking accelerator pedal recall. The fix involves installing a "precision-cut steel reinforcement bar" into the pedal assembly that will reduce friction between a shoe ...

Tesla to kill the Roadster in 2011, new version coming in 2013? 1 month ago on Autoblog

You read that right. Tesla Motors will stop building the Roadster in 2011. Wired's Autopia was digging through the papers filed by Tesla to the Securities and Exchange Commission for its IPO and came across with this nugget: "We do not plan to sell our current generation Tesla Roadster ...

Breaking: House to hold hearing on Toyota recalls 1 month ago on Autoblog

As it's wont to do, the U.S. House of Representatives has decided to investigate Toyota over its recent recalls involving possible unintended acceleration caused by both floor mats and defective accelerator pedal mechanisms. The House Energy and Commerce committee will hold a hearing on February ...

Report: Toyota to take pedal recall global 1 month ago on Autoblog

TheDetroitBureau.com is reporting that Toyota is currently in discussions with other world governments and safety agencies about expanding its latest recall involving defective accelerator pedal mechanisms that may cause unintended acceleration. Eight models are included in the current U.S. ...

**BREAKING: Toyota temporarily halts sales of selected models *UPDATED** 1 month ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Toyota_temporarily_halts_sales_of_selected_models'; Toyota has announced that it will halt sales of eight models due to its ongoing problems with unintended acceleration. At issue are accelerator pedal mechanisms that could get stuck in the open position ...

BREAKING: GM reaches agreement to sell Saab to Spyker! 1 month ago on Autoblog

What a long, strange trip it's been. Every thriller must have an endgame, although whether the guy gets the girl in the end or just plain "gets it" is often in doubt right until the final frame. This afternoon, after a most improbable and tortured saga, General Motors has finally agreed to sell ...

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Autoblog Podcast #170: The Hooniverse Visits

Jeff Glucker and Tim ODell join Chris, Sam, and Dan on this episode of the Autoblog Podcast. They share what's in their garage (much cooler) and we mull some of the week's news.