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A big hit in Europe, "Mr. Bean's Holiday" seems aimed at an elusive segment of the American audi ence: 5-year-old cinephiles. Adults will begin yawning after their first 10 minutes with the klutzy Mr. Bean, a character introduced by British...

A PENSIONER was dragged from his car and subjected to a frightening assault after confronting the thieves who had broken into his Hambledon home. The man, who is in his 60s, spotted the two burglars as they were leaving with their haul in daylight.

This stylish new SUV has a huge responsibility – it will spearhead the launch of Nissan’s Infiniti premium brand in Europe next year.

Alegria , from Mooloolaba in Queensland, has scored a runaway victory in the inaugural Audi IRC Australian Championship in which 160 boats have taken part throughout the year.

Mosport is home for racing veteran Ron Fellows.

None so far. I preferred this car over Audi A3 and Volvo S40 mainly because of the huge boot, with a very good access. Also I didn't want to spend too much money on the car and I found the Phaeton inspired design very attractive.

Carjackers hold a motorist at gunpoint and forced him to hand over the keys to his Audi convertible.

DISAUTEL, Wash. (AP) -- Eddie Adrian Palmanteer Jr., a longtime Colville tribal leader who helped settle a 40-year dispute over land flooded by the reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam, is dead at 75.

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Ricky Carmichael retired, James Stewart got injured and suddenly the hunt for the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship is awash with not-so-usual suspects.

The innovation and leading-edge, relevant technology that is present in the American Le Mans Series continues to gain attention throughout the entire motorsports community.

A1 Team Malaysia will have to make do with shuffling between Alex Yoong and back-up driver Aaron Lim when the season takes off at the Zandvoort Circuit in the Netherlands on Sept 30.

DISAUTEL, Wash. (AP) -- Eddie Adrian Palmanteer Jr., a longtime Colville tribal leader who helped settle a 40-year dispute over land flooded by the reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam, is dead at 75.

As suggested at the time of its half year production report, Santos was hit by the stronger Australian dollar in the six months to June which trimmed earnings noticeably.

DETROIT — Parts suppliers are atwitter about the prospects for a midengine Corvette. And that discussion — which has occurred repeatedly since the 1960s — is heating up again inside General Motors.

Eddie Adrian Palmanteer Jr., a longtime Colville tribal leader who helped settle a 40-year dispute over land flooded by the reservoir behind...

Eddie Adrian Palmanteer Jr., a longtime Colville tribal leader who helped settle a 40-year dispute over land flooded by the reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam, is dead at 75.

Mercedes-Benz has given the S-Class Convertible, based on the Ocean Drive concept, the green light for production. Many wonder why Mercedes-Benz is building a production version of the Ocean Drive Concept besides the fact that its absolutely drop-dead gorgeous.

Audi abandoned the luxury sport coupe market more than fifteen years ago, but now aims to shake it up again with its new A5. In 1991, when the company discontinued its Quattro Coupe, a ground-breaking car that was among the first high-performance vehicles to include all-wheel-drive, other automakers happily and capably filled the void.

Red Bull Racing’s David Coulthard needled Ferrari’s Felipe Massa at Thursday’s pre- Turkish Grand Prix news conference by questioning Ferrari’s failure to refuel their driver’s car in qualifying for the previous race in Hungary.

LENINGRAD OBLAST (SPT) — A search was launched on Thursday in the Leningrad Oblast to locate a fugitive soldier in possession of a Kalashnikov machine gun, Regnum.ru reported.

Auto-industry inventory numbers do not look terrible, but what if there is a storm coming?

(CP) - Mosport is home for racing veteran Ron Fellows. "The first car race I ever went to was at Mosport in 1969," the 47-year-old Toronto driver said. "The first championship I ever got was there. My first victory in the Trans-Am Series.

(CP) - Mosport is home for racing veteran Ron Fellows.

Two more leading edge Audi FSI and TDI engines join the all new A5 coupé range this week with additional refinements that boost output while at the same time maximising efficiency.

The 2008 Porsche Cayenne Turbo is a performance powerhouse but a cabin-tech laggard, and while its off-road credentials are unquestioned, it is unlikely they will ever be used. This is one $100,000 mall crawler that owes more to its badge cache than the quality of its interior amenities.

Audi A5 will get new FSI and TDI engines with additional refinements that boost output while at the same time maximising efficiency. The 2.7-litre TDI and 3.2-litre FSI, who will reach their UK customers in late October, are priced from £31,640 (the TDI) and £33,230 (the FSI).

BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) of Germany makes some of the most expensive and technologically baffling vehicles on the planet. It also makes some of the most desirable and best driving cars.

2. Pit stops can be key to success in IndyCar Series title race

The rapid growth of the new vehicle market in China has also boosted used vehicle sales there, according to a local report.

Robbers force driver to hand over key in car park

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Audi A8 L W12 Road Test: How Does It Measure Up?

The beauty of polo is the synchronization of horse and rider, making it the fastest ball game in the world. With the horses topping 30 miles per hour, it is safe to say that the games at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club last Sunday afternoon were moving faster than the thick southbound traffic on nearby Highway 101 through Carpinteria.

%s McLaren remains the likeliest partners for Prodrive’s planned 2008 entry into Formula 1, company boss David Richards insists.

GENDER equality was not under consideration as four female motoring journalists put their heads and their varied driving experiences together to come up with a list of the Women's Car of the Year Awards for 2007, as well as announcing an overall Nedbank Best Value for Money Women's Car of the Year.

The driver of a car which collided with a lorry killing his two passengers dies in hospital.

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A MAN escaped injury when a tree fell on his car.

Poor job performance and a tight budget — not union involvement — led to four Lakeland School District maintenance employees not being reappointed for the 2007-08 school year, district officials contended in Lackawanna County Court on Wednesday.

Just a few years ago, mortgage salesman Terry Orlowski rode the housing boom and a six-figure income down to the car dealership and bought a new Audi A6.

Steven Bustin lives with his wife in a four-bedroom, 2,600-square-foot house in Novato. He drives a gray 2006 Audi A4. He earns more than $200,000 a year in salary and commissions from his job as head of sales for Podaddies, an Internet startup that sells...

BEIRUT: The foreign appetite for Lebanese sovereign Eurobonds and securities diminished to some extent last week although most investors and bankers believe that the new trend has very little impact on local market in general.

Aside from a cash infusion of billions, MGM Mirage is betting new partner Dubai World will bring something else of value: the world itself.

Westborough Police and a regional task force are offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the latest rock-throwing incident along Rte. 9.

Must racing change to survive? (Daily Auto News)

Steven Bustin lives with his wife in a four-bedroom, 2,600-square-foot house in Novato. He drives a gray 2006 Audi A4. He earns more than $200,000 a year in salary and commissions from his job as head of sales for Podaddies, an Internet startup that sells...

SPEEDtv.com's Marshall Pruett continues his fantastic work with a feature on the American Le Mans Series' Vitesse program.

Ever since Hoh Mike came from last to first in little under a furlong to win a Listed sprint at Sandown at June has he looked like he could go all the way to the top of the sprinting division - if not this year then next, writes Marcus Armytage.

POLICE unearthed hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cannabis when they cracked a drug operation based out of an industrial unit in Hatfield. Nearly 48 kilos of the drug was taken out of Unit 8, in Fiddlebridge Industrial Estate and placed into a Transit van for distribution.

The 21,000 job cuts this month are almost equal to the number for all of 2006.

Susan Magnier’s and Michael Tabor’s Irish classic winner Peeping Fawn registered her fourth straight Group 1 victory with an easy win in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Ire-G1) on Wednesday at York.

Madonna almost gets a parking ticket as she hits the gym.

The foreign appetite for Lebanese sovereign Eurobonds and securities diminished to some extent last week although most investors and bankers believe that the new trend has very little impact on local market in general. "Nobody is interested in buying Lebanese sovereign Eurobonds these days.

CarMax Inc. has named its top picks for college students doing back-to-school car shopping, and the Montgomery-made Hyundai Sonata made the list.

Kapow Technologies is a market leader in Mashup Serving, Feed Serving and Web Scraping software that enables companies to deploy content-intensive applications, such as enterprise mashups and Web 2.0 services, at a fraction of the time and cost compared to traditional software methods. Because of these benefits combined with the company's patented, unique visual scripting approach, Kapow ...

Eric Alston believes Reverence is the one to beat in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

POLICE unearthed hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cannabis when they cracked a drug operation based out of an industrial unit in Hatfield. Nearly 48 kilos of the drug was taken out of Unit 8, in Fiddlebridge Industrial Estate and placed into a Transit van for distribution.

Reverence's trainer Eric Alston believes last year's winner is the one to beat in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York tomorrow - as the long as the ground does not dry out too much.

Chapman BMW has broken ground at Ray Road and I-10 and will move its Scottsdale dealership to the location to cluster with other high-end auto dealers.

Superstar filly Peeping Fawn scored her most emphatic win of the season when capturing the Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Eng-I) by an impressive four lengths August 22.

Not for the first time, South Korean carmaker Kia will be showing a sports car concept at a major international motor show.

A MAN escaped injury when a tree fell on his car.

Cumberland's annual July Summer Sizzler autocross usually catches visiting autocross hotshots in their best peak season form.

Just as they lauded Road America two weeks ago, American Le Mans Series drivers are ever eager to heap praise on Mosport International Raceway.

In the executive rankings of German business magazine Impulse, Audi is once again the most successful brand. The Audi A8 in the luxury class and the Audi A6 in the upper mid-size class received most votes from Germany’s senior executives in their respective categories.

Audi will not only be displaying its all-new A1 minicar at October’s Tokyo Motor Show but it will also unveil its new hybrid drive system. Targeted at premium small cars such as BMW’s Mini, the new A1 will come as a three-door hatch and be priced less than €20,000 when it goes on sale in 2010.

Ford has announced its distribution and pricing strategy for its Sync connectivity system.

J.R. Hildebrand, who won 12 races last year to run away with the Formula Ford 2000 championship, will make his Indy Pro Series debut with RLR/Andersen Racing in the doubleheader at Infineon Raceway Aug. 25-26.

Kapow Technologies is a market leader in Mashup Serving, Feed Serving and Web Scraping software that enables companies to deploy content-intensive applications, such as enterprise mashups and Web 2.0 services, at a fraction of the time and cost compared to traditional software methods. Because of these benefits combined with the company's patented, unique visual scripting approach, Kapow ...

Germany-based auto maker Audi will soon launch its new green A3 model, specifically designed for the London congestion.

Not for the first time, South Korean car maker and Hyundai Motor affiliate Kia will be showing a sports car concept at a major international motor show.

Audi has long trumpeted its Quattro all-wheel-drive system's excellence on the track and highway. But now, Audi is adopting it for use off-road, in the new Q7 crossover SUV.

22 August 2007 NEW YORK (Dow Jones)-- Dubai World Dubai World , a holding company for the Persian Gulf state, is making a headliner's entrance onto the Las Vegas Strip with a $5 billion deal to eventually acquire a 9.5% stake in Kirk Kerkorian-controlled MGM Mirage (MGM) and 50% ownership in the company's most ambitious development project, known as CityCenter.

TWO young women killed in an early morning smash in Castleford are believed to have been Eastern Europeans on their way to work. (20/08/2007)

Simon Holt looks ahead to the feature action on day three of the York Ebor meeting.

I think that Nunthorpe Stakes favourite Dandy Man has tremendous speed and is a tough and honest sprinter. He chased home Miss Andretti in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot and then finished fifth behind Sakhee's Secret in the July Cup at Newmarket.

THE driver of a black Audi TT who failed to stop after a collision near Kilsby is wanted by police.

This summer may have been a wash-out, but here is a reason to look forward to the next one. These exclusive spy shots show the Audi A3 Cabriolet on the road for the first time – and it will be here in less than 12 months.

New Ford Fiesta exclusive feature, Citroen C5 cabriolet details, Jaguar XF spied, first UK drive of the Peugeot 4007 4x4, family hatch group test. On sale now.

With a fresh face and a different name, Chevrolet’s Aveo is aiming to set new standards for the firm in the competitive supermini sector.

Bryan Smart hopes supplementing Moorhouse Lad for the Nunthorpe Stakes is rewarded.

Detectives are delivering leaflets to homes in Manchester to try to trace a car used in a drive-by shooting which left a man dead.

Police deliver leaflets to homes to try to trace a car used in a drive-by shooting which left a man dead.

BASEL, Switzerland----Day Software , a leading provider of global content management and content infrastructure software, today announced financial results for the first half of 2007.

Stuttgart - Audi is planning to present its new small car the Audi A1 with hybrid drive at the Tokyo Motor Show later this year, Germany's auto-motor-sport magazine reports. Aimed at its main competitor in the segment, the BMW-MINI, Audi is hoping to...

Ingolstadt, Germany - Audi has announced that it will become the first car maker to install all-LED headlights as an optional extra in the super sports car R8. A special permit from the European Union paved the way for incorporating front-lighting LE...

Butch Leitzinger's affinity for Mosport International Raceway can be traced back to his father Bob's days at Mosport as a racer in IMSA, now the sanctioning body of the American Le Mans Series.

RLR/Andersen Racing will field entries for Andrew Prendeville and J.R. Hildebrand in the Indy Pro Series doubleheader at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., this weekend, team owner Dan Andersen announced.

Canada plays host to American Le Mans Series Second fastest track of the year Turns 1 and 2 are a "big challenge" This coming weekend (24-26 August), the former Grand Prix circuit of Mosport, 60 miles northeast of the Canadian metropolis Toronto in Ontario state, plays host to the American Le Mans Series.

Volkswagen will introduce two models, Eos and Tiguan, to the Chinese market, a senior Volkswagen (China) official announced recently.

Cheveley Park Stud’s Peeping Fawn will seek her fourth consecutive Group 1 victory as she takes on seven challengers on Wednesday at York in the $222,013 Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Eng-G1), a 1 1/2 mile turf race for fillies and mares.

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 21, 2007 -- If your college student's back to school list includes a car, you will want to know which vehicles are recommended for young drivers.

Chapman BMW has broken ground at Ray Road and I-10 and will move its Scottsdale dealership to the location to cluster with other high-end auto dealers.

The so-called four-door coupe -- kicked off in 2004 by Mercedes-Benz' E-class based CLS-class -- has become, along with crossovers, a vehicle type that seemlingly every automaker is rushing to develop.

Annoying rattle from the passenger door release handle (when you push it in it stops). Rear seat needed a new release mechanism. Massive amount of break dust from the front brakes - makes for constantly dirty alloys (and they look so cool when they are clean).

Dindo Capello and Allan McNish may be 2-for-2 together at Mosport International Raceway but it hasn't been easy.

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- If your college student's back to school list includes a car, you will want to know which vehicles are recommended for young drivers.

Volkswagen AG said Tuesday that its July sales were up 10.2 percent on the year, with 522,000 cars sold, putting it on track to sell more than 6 million vehicles by the end of the year.

Achievo® Corporation, the leading global software and information technology outsourcing provider with a local front-end and China back-end service model, today announced that Dr.

The humble VW Golf has come a long way over its 30 year history. No longer just an affordable econo-box, the Golf has grown substantially in both size and weight with each new generation and now comes with niceties you’d expect in much more expensive metal.

Q: We're now entering the last third of the season. Has the team met the expectations it set itself at the start of the year?

Visualization Technology Strengthens Digital Prototyping Solution for the Automotive and Consumer Product Design Industries SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Aug. 20 -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of technology and product assets of Opticore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Design Communication, based in Gothenburg, Sweden. On June 18, 2007, Autodesk ...

Bulgarian law enforcement and customs agencies seized 24 kilograms of heroine in the town of Kyustendil near the border with Macedonia, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

Mazda6 redesigned DURBAN. — It has been completely redesigned. It’s due at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s the new Mazda6. Drive to arrive alive Another holiday just gone by and once again, precious lives lost on the country’s roads.

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POMONA - An attorney for the driver accused of killing a Bonita High football player has entered a not-guilty plea for his client on one count of vehicular manslaughter.

Schreiber shoved one male photographer, swore at others and chased two down a busy road. “Are you out of your mind!” Watts, surrounded by about 40 paparazzi, said as she tried to leave Tony’s Taverna, a popular Greek restaurant in Malibu, yesterday.

A LUNCH by the seaside at Malibu turned violent for Australian actor Naomi Watts, her partner Liev Schreiber and their newborn son when paparazzi surrounded, taunted and threatened them.

If I use the words "environment" and "racing" in the same sentence, how many of you will click to another story? Tell you what…give me two minutes to try and make that subject half-way interesting.

Here is the first look of BMW’s upcoming Audi R8 competitor. We’re not sure exactly what BMW is going to this car so we’re going with Automotive News on this one.

Following closely behind the swift yet sparing A3 1.4 TFSI that also opens for order this month, the even more acutely economy and efficiency-focused TDI model has been developed on the foundations of the existing A3 1.9 TDI.

POLICE investigating a four-vehicle crash in which an Epping man died want to speak to the driver of an Audi TT car who they say may have "vital information" about what happened moments before the collision.

ASPEN — It’s not unusual to see a Ferrari or a Porsche cruising Aspen’s streets, but though there are likely more expensive cars here than in most counties, the most popular make of personal automobile is a Toyota.

If Dyson Racing could race 12 times a year at Mosport International Raceway, it probably would. And why not?

Blog: C30 'Efficiency' version lives up to name, and Volvo says other 2008 models will also see fuel-sipping improvements.

POLICE investigating a four-vehicle crash in which an Epping man died want to speak to the driver of an Audi TT car who they say may have "vital information" about what happened moments before the collision.

A NUMBER of vehicle crimes took place across The Vale last week and over the weekend, police have revealed (20/08/2007 13:56:25)

A Sat Nav was taken from the glovebox of a VW Passatt in Station Road, Marsh Gibbon overnight on August 16. An Astra was broken into overnight on August 16 in Prospect Place, Wing. The glovebox was found open but it is not known at this time if anything was stolen.

The photos represent the first spy photos with the new convertible coming from the German automaker Audi. We can see that the new version will be a 4-seater cabrio with the back headrests acting as roll-bars.

Hot peppers play a key role in international cuisine. If you’re a chili pepperaficionado, chances are they find their way into almost everything you eat.

Linux Networx, an award-winning provider of Linux-based, production-ready High Performance Computing solutions, today announced the availability of Clusterworx Advanced, its new, comprehensive cluster management software.

HUNDREDS of Ismaili Muslims yesterday thronged Entebbe Airport to welcome their spiritual leader, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan.

Happy hunting ground Mosport beckons for Dyson Racing.

On the 4th and 5th of September, the 6th annual Telematics Europe business conference will run inside IFA – the world’s largest consumer trade fair that attracts more than 200,000 trade and consumer visitors.

CEO Wendelin Wiedeking's savvy approach is allowing the automaker to deliver more car for the buck, but potholes could lie ahead

New ‘greener’ version of Audi hatchback with 119g/km CO2 output will be exempt from proposed congestion charge.

Autodesk, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of technology and product assets of Opticore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Design Communication, based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

A Sunday Times and Markinor quest to establish South Africa's top brands has named the most sought-after carmakers too.

‘Phonesprung durch Technik. Yes indeed.

What things have gone wrong with the car? We considered a 1.1GSi Getz 5 door on special offer at £6995 with 3 years servicing included, but decided against it after the test drive.

Nothing as yet. Although I have done a relatively low mileage and the car is still under warranty, Citroen has a reputation for unreliability, although I would argue that gremlins of the past have in the main been banished these days.

Audi's A5, laun-ched in Europe in mid-June and expected here before the end of the year, gets a boost in the engine line-up department.

STCC: Both Thed Bjork and Frank Stippler scored points for Audi in round eight of the Swedish Touring Car Championship at Karlskoga. Defending Champion Bjork had a turbulent Sunday which started with an engine fire in the test session. His Audi A4 STCC was repaired just in time for qualifying.

THE 22-year-old man who died in a four-vehicle crash on Epping Road, Epping - between the Wake Arms roundabout and Bell Common - in the early hours of Saturday has been named by police.

THE 22-year-old man who died in a four-vehicle crash on Epping Road, Epping - between the Wake Arms roundabout and Bell Common - in the early hours of Saturday has been named by police.

A 22-year-old man killed in a crash involving four cars in Epping is named by police.

If you're looking to buy a German automobile for performance reasons, then this is not the car for you. It is heavy, accelerates slowly, and is greatly underpowered. However, the car is extremely comfortable to drive, and is loaded with features.

We considered a 1.1GSi Getz 5 door on special offer at £6995 with 3 years servicing included, but decided against it after the test drive.

A MAN has died and a woman was seriously injured in a crash involving four cars between the Wake Arms roundabout and Epping early this morning (Saturday).

A MAN has died and a woman was seriously injured in a crash involving four cars between the Wake Arms roundabout and Epping early this morning (Saturday).

The word limousine, which comes from the name of the French region Limousin, and is associated with the long cloaks, is a uniquely-designed long luxury car, sporting traditional black or white colors, and most commonly driven by chauffeurs and is often related with the wealthy.

Two women die and a man is badly injured when a car and lorry collide on an industrial estate.

There were lingering questions about how Norman North would fair after starting quarterback Tyler Tettleton went down with a season-ending knee injury. Some of those questions were answered Friday.

The Funds for Education golf tournament, sponsored by Merrimack County Savings Bank, was held Aug. 8 at Beaver Meadow Golf Course in Concord.

Detectives from the Halton police's Burlington Criminal Investigation Bureau want the public's help in finding two Grey Cup rings stolen during a home break-in in the city last weekend.

A MAN has died and a woman seriously injured following a four-car crash between the Wake Arms roundabout and Epping early this morning (Saturday). Police said they were in a VW Polo car which collided with an Audi being driven in the opposite direction, towards Epping.man.

In my new film I play a crackhead. Before I started filming I spent some time with two guys living in Brixton, one addicted to crack, the other to heroin. I expected them to be totally spaced out - but we had debates about loads of things.

Mazda6 redesigned DURBAN. — It has been completely redesigned. It’s due at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s the new Mazda6. Drive to arrive alive Another holiday just gone by and once again, precious lives lost on the country’s roads.

A MAN has died and a woman seriously injured following a four-car crash between the Wake Arms roundabout and Epping early this morning (Saturday). Police said they were in a VW Polo car which collided with an Audi being driven in the opposite direction, towards Epping.man.

Here is a comparison test done by German magazine Autozeitung. They test the Audi S5 with the BMW 335i coupe. Unlike the previous comparison test that placed the BMW 335i coupe ahead of the Audi S5, Autozeitung chooses the Audi S5 over the BMW 335i.

A familiar name returned to the motor industry this week when Lind Approved Used Cars opened for business in Norwich. The new enterprise, which specialises in all brands of prestige cars, began trading from the former Lind used BMWs site in Ber Street on Monday.

One person dies and several others are injured after four cars are involved in a collision in Essex.

After privateer Francois Duval surprised by topping the charts at the end of the opening day of Rally Germany, things went back to normal early on Saturday as tarmacmeister and defending event winner Sebastien Loeb regained the top spot.

NOVI, Mich. If I told you that General Motors was selling a wagon that barely had space for five people and not much room for their luggage, a wagon that got 25 miles per gallon on the highway sucking premium unleaded gasoline and that had a base price of nearly $35,000, most of you would laugh, or shake your heads in pity and start counting the days until GM went out of business.

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The Fuel injection has flooding problems. The Transmission has shift problems going into 4th gear. The steering box has a major leak. The timing chain knocked a hole in the valve cover.

Audi has long trumpeted its Quattro all-wheel-drive system's excellence on the track and highway. But now, Audi is adopting it for use off-road, in the new Q7 crossover SUV.

Mazda6 redesigned DURBAN. — It has been completely redesigned. It’s due at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s the new Mazda6. Drive to arrive alive Another holiday just gone by and once again, precious lives lost on the country’s roads.

Education and training remain strong points of the area’s economy, even as new industries and new employment opportunities continue to expand.

This is huge news for any BMW fans in the audience, because the German automaker is reportedly planning an all-wheel-drive version of their hugely popular 3-series coupe.

It is no accident that "Small is Beautiful" is a book with few followers in China. The citizens of the Middle Kingdom prefer things large.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The all-new 2008 Audi A5 doesn't arrive at U.S. dealerships until this fall, and already spy photographers are projecting what the future Audi A5 cabriolet will look like.

It is no accident that "Small is Beautiful" is a book with few followers in China. The citizens of the Middle Kingdom prefer things large.

German car manufacturer Volkswagen is celebrating record January to June vehicle sales. It delivered 2.11 million vehicles worldwide during this period, an increase of 7.9 per cent over 2006 figures.

%s The FIA has announced that the International Court of Appeal will meet on Wednesday September 19 in Paris to consider McLaren’s Hungarian GP penalty.

A huge fire that gutted an entertainment complex in one of England's most famous seaside resorts could have been started deliberately, police said on Friday.

Rotterdam street demonstration : Dutch Champ Car star Robert Doornbos is set to entertain his local fans when he hits the streets of Rotterdam aboard a 2006 Champ Car at the Bavaria City Racing event this Sunday.

A teenager dies and another is injured in a collision while going to collect their exam results from college.

Our spies caught the Avant estate version of the awesome Audi RS6 testing on track.

Required expenses such as gas and insurance -- plus depreciation -- can make a big difference after you take your four-wheeled baby home.

Acting Inspector-General of Police, Sir Mike Okiro, yesterday paraded six armed robbery suspects who allegedly owned up to have killed nine policemen during robbery operations between 2003 and 2006.

A 21-year-old Stevens Point man still is sought on a warrant after being charged with helping a 14-year-old steal from a number of cars and joy ride during an 11-day period in April. The boy, whose name the Journal is withholding because of his age, also allegedly stole a 1990 Audi V-8 Quattro twice in one afternoon April 27.

Hey guys today I went to the Audi Driving Experience at the Autobahn Racetrack in Joliet Illinois. It was a spectacular event. I thought you guys might want to see some of the pictures. When it comes to your town you have to go its a blast.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 16 -- BorgWarner's recently introduced variable turbine geometry (VTG(TM)) turbocharger improves the fuel economy, emissions and performance of the Hyundai Grand Starex, newly launched for the business van market.

Revenge is a dish best served full of horsepower, which brings us to the Tire Rack's testing facility in South Bend, Indiana, not only for Infiniti's high-horsepower return, but for the arrival of another muscular model seeking some of BMW's sweet sports coupe pie - Audi's S5. The company's track provides a neutral ground for the BMW 335i (up 75 horsepower from the previous-generation 330Ci) and ...

Development work for Audi’s “wolf in sheep’s clothing” RS6 line is nearing completion, but until it arrives this new rendering gives an accurate look as to how the new Avant version will be styled.

Acting Inspector-General of Police, Sir Mike Okiro, yesterday paraded six armed robbery suspects who allegedly owned up to have killed nine policemen during robbery operations between 2003 and 2006.

Hey guys today I went to the Audi Driving Experience at the Autobahn Racetrack in Joliet Illinois. It was a spectacular event. I thought you guys might want to see some of the pictures. When it comes to your town you have to go its a blast.

KEMPTON, Germany — Famed Volkswagen Group tuning house Abt Sportsline is turning up the wick on the Audi S3. Focusing initially under the S3's hood, Abt has tuned the 2.0-liter TFSI four-cylinder engine to deliver 310 horsepower, up 45 from the factory-standard 265 hp, and has boosted torque from 258 to 310 pound-feet.

It's an optional feature, but if you're in the market for a new Audi, they may have a pleasant iPhone-powered surprise in store for you.

Our friends over at CarMagazine have caught the Audi RS6 doing high-speed testing at the Nurburgring. The Audi RS6 is expected to be powered by a 5.2 liter V10 engine that produces 530 horsepower, well over BMW M5’s 500 horses and Mercedes E63 estate’s 514 horsepower.

George Bernard Shaw once said that England and America are two countries separated by a common language, a comment that is also true for car crash-test assessments.

"Saabaru - Love it for ever!" What things have gone wrong with the car? General comments?

MARION - It doesn't matter that it isn't Friday yet. Jordyn Flowers is already up and dancing.

A man is in a critical, life-threatening condition, after suffering serious head injuries.

A 21-year-old Stevens Point man is still sought on a warrant after being charged with helping a 14-year-old boy joyride and steal from a number of cars within an 11-day period in April. That boy, whose name the Journal is withholding due to his age, went on to steal an 1990 Audi V-8 Quattro twice in a single afternoon on April 27. Riccardo A. Dufek is charged with operating a motor vehicle ...

The German tuner, Hofele, might be the first tuner who wanted to give a special look to the new coupe from Audi. The A5 receives special lamellas in the R8 style which give the new coupe an aggressive look.

Investors appear to be lining up after Aguri Suzuki revealed his intention to sell a minority stake in his Super Aguri Formula 1 team to keep the operation running, after it was made public that title backer SS United has defaulted on sponsorships payments.

Adecade ago the new Vauxhall Antara, a five-door, five-seat SUV, would have been a minority interest but today it competes in a class gaining members faster than the Lewis Hamilton fan club.

Henri Pescarolo is looking for a Spa victory - or rather victory of the petrol-powered entries anyway...

-- It was a great assignment. So good, in fact that I had to fight the other reporters in the office to do it: Drive an Audi at the Autobahn County Club -- as fast as you want.

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Federal regulators have stepped up an investigation into 98,454 Lexus ES 350 sedans after amassing 40 reports of unintended acceleration, including eight crashes and 12 injuries, along with cases in which drivers said their cars stopped only after an accident.

Carl Linnaeus, known today as the inventor of the system of biological taxonomy, was a brilliant man. Despite said brilliance, Linnaeus was astonished to discover you couldn't grow coffee and bananas in Sweden. His Lutheran minister father could only roll his eyes. What made me think of dear, dead Linnaeus? The new-for-2008 Volvo C30. Like fellow Swede Linnaeus, Volvo is attempting to cultivate a ...

Auto manufacturer Audi has unveiled a new optional Music Interface for its A5, A6, A8, and Q7 cars that allow owners to fully integrate Apple's iPhone into the vehicle for hands-free calling and music playback. The mobile phone support offered by Audi allows users to accept or reject a call, and displays signal strength as well as the provider's na...

Audi’s cheapest A3 comes with a 1.6L engine but this is soon to be replaced by an even smaller 1.4L model fitted with a turbocharger. Despite the smaller capacity, the 1.4L TFSI delivers 125hp and 200Nm of torque (respectively 10hp and 45Nm more than the outgoing engine).

Audi’s A5 is now available with Bang & Olufsen’s (B&O) latest stereo systems, an international award winner that’ set to take on the superb Mark Levinson systems found in other luxury makes.

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