Published January 27, 2012 | 
Crazy Car Project converts iconic 2000GT into solar-electric sportster Gizmag The undeniably gorgeous two-seater 2.0L sports car has since become a valuable collectors item. Some 45 years later, the Crazy Car Project - led by Toyota and made up of over 50 engineers, enthusiasts and tinkerers from car dealers, parts suppliers, ... |
Published January 27, 2012 | From 'super car' to electrics, auto show offers full lineup Knoxville News Sentinel (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL) From Buick to Volkswagen, dozens of the latest domestic and imported cars displaying the latest in high gas mileage and high performance are on display at the 2012 News Sentinel Auto Show this weekend. |
Published January 27, 2012 | 2012 Mazda3: It's light, not lite Washington Post That “loss leader” strategy was meant to meet government demands for higher sales-fleet fuel economy while satisfying consumer desires for the pickup trucks, sport-utility vehicles and high-performance machines that produced profits. |
Published January 27, 2012 | The CEO Bankruptcy Bonus Wall Street Journal By MIKE SPECTOR And TOM MCGINTY On the way to bankruptcy court, Lear Corp., a car-parts supplier, closed 28 factories, cut more than 20000 jobs and wiped out shareholders. As companies struggle through bankruptcy court, many still pay significant ... |
Published January 27, 2012 |  Newsday | Buy diesel engine for big towing jobs Newsday Cars Newsday > Classifieds > Cars Car Nation Join Newsday's car culture discussion. « Previous postTop ugly cars from Cars.com View all posts Buy diesel engine for big towing jobs 1:29 PM By Junior Damato Dear Doctor: We are looking for a new American ... |
Published January 27, 2012 |  Torque News | Intriguing German Electric PG Elektrus Roadster Torque News ... and its Lotus Elise size, this high-performance EV is bound to appeal to many with numbers designed to raise our adrenaline. PG is following a delicate path where if it succeeds, could have its name immortalized in the electric car, EV pantheon. |
Published January 27, 2012 |  SPEEDtv.com | VINTAGE: 1912 Hispano Suiza Sports Car SPEEDtv.com The 1912 Hispano Suiza Jaquot Torpedo was one of the oldest cars driven in the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance. (Photo: Wouter Melissen) One of the early vintage highlights of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in August was this Hispano Suiza Alfonso ... |
Published January 27, 2012 | Lamborghini Aventador by Prindiville Design [video] WorldCarFans.com Continuing with the lightweight theme, Prindiville Design has also engineered titanium high performance exhaust systems for each of these cars, which are approximately 80% lighter than the standard items. Uprated ECUs and high-flow induction systems ... |
Published January 27, 2012 |  BBC News | TV Policeman writes off £40000 'supercar' Elephant.co.uk The crash was filmed by an officer who was driving another high performance car as part of the trial. PC Fletcher had previously appeared in the BBC show 'Car Wars', in which cameras filmed the GMP during high-speed car chases. Sports car crash officer was on BBC police pursuit show £33000 VW Golf R sports car crash officer PC Fletcher was featured on BBC ... |
Published January 27, 2012 |  New York Times (blog) | Wheelies: The $2 Billion Addition Edition New York Times (blog) (The Detroit News) • BMW released details this week about its first M Performance vehicles, conceived to fit between the high-performance cars of the M division and their standard equivalents. Dave Buchko, a BMW of North America spokesman, ... |
