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TESTED: 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ ML550 The ML550 is the quickest non-AMG M-class ever. It represents reasonably decent value, with not only more performance but also more standard features than in the ML350 and the ML500 it replaces.
Rains force World Finals cancellation The heavy rains and flooding that has troubled the West over the last week canceled this weeks World Finals at Bonneville..Read On>>
Mustang Super Car Builder Branching Out? Steve Saleen says he might be open to building other niche cars for other car manufacturers, and rumors are afloat that he may wave his magic wand over the Corvette...Read On>>
Racings early days collected in DVD set If youre a fan of the early days of sports car racing in Southern California, Moss Motors has a treat for you:..Read On>>
BMW bye-bye The headline in England's The Independent on Monday, October 9, read, Auf Wiedersehen, Vorsprung Durch Technik, and you'd be forgiven for snickering, but the subject matter was serious...Read On>>
Tune in, zone out Go vintage racing this weekend with your recliner and remote control by tuning in to Speed Channels reruns of the 2006 Monterey Historics...Read On>>
European truck makers at odds The arena of European truck manufacturing just went through a turbulent week, after Volkswagen AG disclosed that it had acquired a 15 percent ownership stake in truck builder MAN AG...Read On>>
Redneck regality Billy Carter occupies an exalted position within the pantheon of neer-do-well presidential siblings, far eclipsing, from the standpoint of unmitigated buffoonery, both Roger Clinton and Neil Bush..Read On>>
Ed Roth film coming to DVD Tales of the Rat Fink, the semi-autobiographical film about Ed Big Daddy Roth, will come to DVD October 31 after finishing its run of art houses and film festivals. ..Read On>>
Hot lapping Germany The October issue of Hemmings Sports and Exotic Car (it has a blue Porsche 930 on the cover) features Editor Craig Fitzgeralds report from the 2006 edition of 2000 Kilometer Durch Deutschland..Read On>>
Hot Wheels offering "mystery" cars in blacked-out packaging You might have noticed that there are some mysterious black packages in the Hot Wheels section of your favorite die-cast model emporium..Read On>>
Vapor emissions In the unending quest for alternative fuels, BMW is going out on a limb to introduce the worlds first hydrogen-drive luxury performance car, the Hydrogen 7..Read On>>
Historic Healey brings $157,400 One of the most coveted of Donald Healeys creations, the first Healey Silverstone production car, has brought a sale price of $157,400 at an auction in Buxton, England..Read On>>
DVIA For car lovers, one of the most enduring memories of last fall's Hurricane Katrina is that of endless rows of storm-tossed cars, as well as stories of car owners and their ruined rides..Read On>>
Glanz und Glamour - dafür sind Automessen bekannt. Neben den neuesten Entwicklungen von Ford, DaimlerChrysler oder Renault posieren schlanke Modells in knappen Röcken und ziehen die Aufmerksamkeit der Messebesucher auf sich. Russland-Aktuell hat sich mit der Kamera unter die PS-Freaks, Hubraum-Junkies und Tuning-Experten gemischt.
Re-tagged originals After hearing about them for many years, but never actually seeing one, a few days ago I got to photograph a 1950 Frazer that was a 1949 leftover..Read On>>
Muscle Cars Big dollar muscle takes center stage The Hilton Head Concours dElegance & Motoring Festival on November 4, will hold an auction on the Honey Horn event grounds..Read On>>
Street Rods and Hot Rods Route 66 Rendezvous inducts four into Cruisin Hall of Fame Many rodders cruise. Its a fact of life for them..Read On>>
Alfa in Paris Alfa Romeos new production supermodel, the 8C Competizione, is set to wow the crowds at the Paris Motor Show at the end of this month...Read On>>
The long way up Sure, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman set out on their fancy-pants BMW R1150GS Adventures and made their way across the Road of Bones in the former Soviet Union in their documentary The Long Way Round ..Read On>>
Desert doings detailed Are you one of the people who gets sick of being stuck behind a Power Stroke V-8, Ram Turbo Diesel or Duramax because you dont think they qualify as real trucks? Heres a book that will help alleviate your pent-up frustrations...Read On>>