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Subaru Debuts 2011 WRX STI-based Rally Cars for X Games Thursday, 29 July 2010, 3:46 pm

The Subaru Rally Team is back with three new cars based on the revised 2011 Impreza WRX STI. The cars have been prepared by Vermont SportsCar and will compete in X Games 16 rally events in Los Angeles this weekend. The transformation begins with a 2011 WRX STI just like the ones you can buy [...]Related posts:

Car and Driver Blog | Jake Holmes

2010 Mazda 3 s 5-Door Grand Touring – Long-Term Road Test Update Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 9:25 pm

Update Two: Our Mazda hatch has us still wondering why anyone would need more.Date: July 2010Months in Fleet: 9 monthsCurrent Mileage: 20,118 milesAverage Fuel Economy: 25 mpgAverage Range: 398 milesService: $130Normal Wear: $0Repair: $0Although our long-term Mazda 3 s Grand Touring hatchback isn’t as brightly colored or feisty as our other long-term Mazda hatch—the eye-searingly [...]Related posts:

Car and Driver Blog | Mike Sutton

Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Confirmed for Production – Car News Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 5:13 pm

Perhaps the most wicked hybrid ever, the 918 Spyder concept will become a roadgoing reality.When the Porsche 918 Spyder concept was revealed to the press the evening before the 2010 Geneva auto show in March, it was with the tacit understanding that the car was bound for production. After all, Porsche had never shown a [...]Related posts:

Car and Driver Blog | Eddie Alterman

Chevy Volt Pricing: How Does it Stack Up? Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 4:49 pm

After Chevy announced the Volt’s pricing yesterday, we decided to put the numbers in some context. Below are the purchase and lease prices for the Volt and its upcoming fuel-sipping challenger, the Nissan Leaf—though they are very different cars indeed. We’ve thrown in the standby yardstick, the Toyota Prius, for good measure. We’ll steer clear [...]Related posts:

Car and Driver Blog | Justin Berkowitz

U.S. Grand Prix Circuit to be Built 20 Miles South of Austin Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 8:28 pm

The organizers behind the planned Formula 1 track in Austin, Texas, have bought 900 acres of land on which to build the all-new racetrack. The location, represented as a red rectangle on the above interactive map, is about 20 miles south of the center of Austin (denoted by the green pin stuck in the word [...]Related posts:

Car and Driver Blog | Jake Holmes

2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG / CL65 AMG – Official Photos and Info Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 8:19 pm

New style, more power, and extra gadgets for the go-fast CL63 and CL65.Low-flying private jets, tire-liquefying gentlemen’s expresses—whatever you call Mercedes’ CL63 and CL65 AMG models, they’re going to take more names and kick more assumptions to the curb after a 2011 refresh. There are the expected visual tweaks, but the real action is under [...]Related posts:

Car and Driver Blog | Jake Holmes

European and U.S. 2011 Volkswagen Jetta: The Differences Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 8:16 pm

Haven’t had enough 2011 Jetta? Dive back into our impromptu Jetta Week coverage for our first drive, a spin in a GLI prototype, hybrid news, info about the next SportWagen, and some more tidbits hidden in The Continental. Or don’t—Ed. At $16,755, the Jetta is “surprisingly priced” according to VW PR. Unsurprisingly, such a price [...]Related posts:

Car and Driver Blog | Jens Meiners

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