BMW Introduces the 328 Hommage, Inspired by the Classic 328, at the Villa d?Este Show

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of its beau ideal 328 sports car, BMW is going full force. As if opening the archives and sending 12 historic examples to the Mille Miglia rally wasn’t enough, the company has created the 328 Hommage, a modern interpretation of the 328. Using the company’s recent Vision ConnectedDrive concept car [...]

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Webber sets sights on second Spain win

Mark Webber is targeting a second straight win at the Spanish Grand Prix after securing his first pole of the season on Saturday. The Australian beat team-mate Sebastian Vettel to the top spot to end the German's run of poles, although the world champion was unable to use KERS during qualifying. Webber, the winner of the Barcelona race last year, insisted he has his sights set on victory now

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Grand Marshals Named for NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star RaceTwo lucky Sprint customers will deliver the most famous words in auto racing at the Sprint Showdown and NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race tonight at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Katie Snead from Richmond, Va. will serve as the Grand Marshal for the Sprint Showdown and Aaron Thomas from Calhoun, Ga. will be in...more»

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Hyundai Debuts Production Genesis Prada Sedan in Seoul, Purse Not Included

The Hyundai Genesis sedan is the company?s first foray into the luxury segment?but even if it won over Lexus buyers, it wasn’t fit for Monaco chauffeur duty. With a fresh injection of Prada luxury, will the Genesis finally be chic enough to satisfy the world’s ultraluxury consumers? Er, no. But it’s pretty awesome. Hyundai showed [...]

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The Continental: More Audi E-Tron Details, Hyundai i40, and Stability-Control Doomsday Looms in Europe

Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. Audi e-tron Bits Audi has disclosed a little bit more about the R8 e-tron, although not [...]

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Today?s Headlines

Internal Affairs Will Be Keeping an Eye on Traffic Court to Stop Cops From Fixing Tickets (NYT, News) NYPD “Integrity Officer” Made a Copy of His Placard for Mom (News) Queens CB12 Members: Jamaica Bus Lanes Need Real Enforcement to Work (News) Days Are Numbered for the Gas Station at Broadway/Lafayette and All Its Curb Cuts (Observer) Responding to [...]

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Report: Toyota and Subaru to unveil production sport coupes in Tokyo?

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The wait is over... almost. According to a report from Inside Line that jives with what we've been hearing ourselves, Toyota (or Scion, or both) and Subaru are set to use the Tokyo Motor Show to jointly unveil the hotly anticipated rear-wheel-drive sport coupes that they have been working on together since what seems like the beginning of time.

Yes, that means we need to sit back and keep waiting until December, but at least it's some sort of real real date to mark on the calendar, right? Until then, you'll just have to be content with what is sure to be an endless series of spy shots and leaked information on the affordable sportscar duo.

Inside Line also offers something of a timetable for production, saying that the Scion FR-S will hit American shores sometime in 2012 (rather nebulous, no?) while the unnamed Subaru version will begin production in the spring of the same year.

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Video: Watch the Ferrari Superamerica 45 flip its lid

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It's a real shame that Ferrari is only building one Superamerica 45, because the car is gorgeous. Besides the lovely Blu Antille paint, the flying buttresses that mold the roof structure into the rear bodywork, and the body-colored wheels, this thing has one of the slickest roof mechanisms out there.

Hit a button, and the lid on the 599 GTB Fiorano-based roadster does a full backflip, executing a perfect landing on the car's rear deck. It's quick and sleek, and really helps sell the entire package. Like we said earlier, the Superamerica 45 is a one-off, built especially for collector Peter Kalikow.

Kalikow commissioned the car to be a modern version of the 1961 Ferrari Superamerica 400 that graces his collection. Color us envious. Check out the video after the jump.

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Spain Saturday quotes: Pirelli

Paul Hembery: "We'd like to congratulate Mark Webber for his first pole position with us. Like a number of other drivers he was able to use the new PZero Silver hard tyres to get through the first qualifying session and also save a set of PZero Yellow soft tyres for the race, making use of what appears to be the perfect strategy so far. "But Mercedes have also put a very interesting plan in place by running Michael Schumacher on the PZero Silver tyres in Q3: it will be fascinating to see how he gets on in the race.

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