 Motor Trend Classic resurrected, goes quarterly
 10.03.2010 23:31  0 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Special, Vice, Media, Mars, Henry, Times, Also, Pleads, Class, Sets, Meet, Classic, Motor, Filed, Mar 2010
Filed under: Classics, Convertible 
We were just talking with a friend about his Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI. "How on earth did you afford that?" is the highly sanitized version of the question we posed to him. Answer: He bought used, and then explained to us that he would never buy a new car again, no matter what. A decision that's fine by us, but which buff book is our pal going to read if he's unwilling to ever walk into a new car dealership again?
Meet - or re-meet as the case may be - Motor Trend Classic. The fine folks at Motor Trend tried their hand at this classic car thing a few years back in 2005 but were forced to shutter the magazine in 2006. But that was then (and they were trying to sell 12 issues a year. Correction: Motor Trend Classic launched with two issues in 2005 and then went to six issues for 2006). Motor Trend Classic every three months is now. The cost to entry is a good bit higher than your standard car mag (roughly three times). However, the new magazine is (thankfully) largely free of advertising and it features a unique format and higher quality paper. Hence the high price: $14.95 per issue.
Also of note, Motor Trend will be using this weekend's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance to relaunch the Classic magazine. In fact, Amelia Island will feature a special "Motor Trend Class" devoted to cars found on the cover of Motor Trend, including the gorgeous streamlined Norman Timbs Special seen above that graced the cover of the October 1948 issue. Pretty nifty, no? Make the jump for the press release and a complete list of the Motor Trend Class cars.
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| Toyota’s ‘Bargains’ May Boost Sales 30%, Edmunds Says (Update4)
10.03.2010 22:26 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: Toyota, March, Salt, Sales, Boots, Motor
Toyota Motor Corp., buoyed by an incentive campaign, may report a 30 percent jump in U.S. sales in March after recalls of millions of vehicles damped deliveries for two months, industry researcher Edmunds.com said. Czytaj więcej »
| Videos: Dacia Duster looks good in motion
10.03.2010 21:29 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: Vice, Wash, Stress, Pleads, Sets, Motor, Filed, Geneva, Wall Street, Mar 2010
Filed under: SUV, Renault 
By and large, the Geneva Motor Show isn't like U.S. auto shows in that grandiose press conferences just don't exist like they do here. Or, at least, like they used to here. Most vehicles just show up on the show floor and we snap photos at a fevered pace in an effort to get those pics to you as quickly as possible. The upside for us is that we can rip through posts at a fevered pitch for your enjoyment. The downside is that every once in a while we miss something, and this year we forgot to cover the Dacia Duster, though we did tell you about it in advance. Still, our bad.
Renault's Romanian-bred SUV is built to be affordable, attractive and capable, with a 30 degree approach and a 36 degree departure for relatively some serious off-roading. The Duster even comes diesel-ready, with a 105 horsepower, 266 pound-feet of torque powerplant that we'd love to try for ourselves. And if an earlier report from The Wall Street Journal is correct, Renault is even pondering bringing the Duster to U.S. shores.
Until that happens, we have to make do with a couple of videos showing off just how capable the Duster is. The first spot shows us how the Dacia handles off-road chores and the second seeks to illustrate that it isn't a dud on dry pavement, either. Hit the jump to watch the two videos for yourself.
[Source: Dacia via YouTube]Continue reading Videos: Dacia Duster looks good in motion Videos: Dacia Duster looks good in motion originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Czytaj więcej »
| Carl Edwards gets three-race probation for intentional wreck
10.03.2010 19:58 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: March, Four, That, Paid, Vice, Carl, New York, City, Brad, International, Fall, Dark, Pleads, Mich, Sets, Rough, Tools, Jake, Motor, Filed, SCCP, Mar 2010
Filed under: Motorsports 
NASCAR handed down its ruling yesterday on Carl Edwards' retaliatory wreck of Brad Keselowski during the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway last Sunday. The Roush Fenway Racing team driver will be subjected to a three-race probation that covers the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 21, the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 28 and the Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway on April 10.
What does probation mean for Edwards? Not a whole hell of a lot. The best description we could find of this peculiar punishment was "little more than monitoring actions." That is to say, unlike a suspension, Edwards will race the next three Sprint Cup races. The fact that Edwards won't face much consequence for his actions last Sunday is in keeping with what NASCAR officials said in January about putting more responsibility in the hands of the driver. That said, NASCAR president Mike Helton remarked that, "... there is a line you can cross. When you cross that line in our opinion, we're going to get involved with you."
In addition to the probation, NASCAR plans on getting Edwards and Keselowski in a room together along with team owners Jack Roush and Roger Penske to iron out this feud. We don't know about you, but that sounds close enough to the plot of Days of Thunder that an epic rental car race on the beach is almost certain to occur on the way to dinner afterwards.
[Source: NASCAR, The New York Times | Image: Geoff Burke/Getty]Carl Edwards gets three-race probation for intentional wreck originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Czytaj więcej »
| Report: Porsche really, really wants to build 918 Spyder. Really.
10.03.2010 17:38 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: These, Vice, Michael, Pleads, Sets, Concept, Macau, Motor, Filed, Geneva, Mar 2010
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Hybrid, Performance, Porsche 
We still haven't stopped drooling over the Porsche 918 Spyder concept, a car that debuted at this year's Geneva Motor Show. It's a sexy infusion of both Boxster and Carrera GT influences, with a dash of hybrid power thrown in for good measure. What's not to love about a 500-horsepower, V8-powered roadster that can hit 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds? Oh, and did we mention that, because of its additional electric motors, Porsche claims that the 918 can also achieve up to 78 miles per gallon? We highly approve.
According to Autocar, we aren't the only ones swooning over the 918. In fact, Porsche is apparently fully committed to building a serial version of the Spyder. No official confirmation has been made, but in speaking to Autocar, Porsche boss Michael Macht says, "There is no one inside Porsche who doesn't want to build the 918," later adding, "The 918 Spyder proves the answer to whether there can be high-performance cars in the future." If this concept does get the green light for production, we could likely see it hit the streets within the next five years. We'll do our best to remain patient.
[Source: Autocar]Report: Porsche really, really wants to build 918 Spyder. Really. originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Czytaj więcej »
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