Armando Fitz, co-owner of FitzBradshaw Racing, and Joel Kauffman, driver of the team’s No. 12 Dodge Charger, Friday announced a mutual decision to limit the number of races that Kauffman will participate in for the 2006 Busch Series season.
At Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, Tracy Hines will replace Kauffman in the No. 12 Dodge in […]

Standard Equipment
•160-amp high-output alternator
•160-mph or 260-km/h (certified) calibrated speedometer
• 18×7.5-inch steel wheels
• 3.5-liter V6 engine with 250 hp @ 6,400 rpm and 250 lb-ft of torque @ 3,800 rpm
• 800 CCA battery
• AM/FM stereo radio with CD player, changer controls, four speakers, and clock
• Bright hubcaps
• Cloth front bucket seats with manual lumbar and rear […]

Among upwardly mobile young professionals, those who work long and hard hours in an effort to fight for their rung on the ladder, there are few items that better demonstrate their success than a new ride. In keeping with their newly adopted corporate culture, said vehicle must be an upscale, quality machine that would […]

Ford’s Econoline (E-Series) full-size van has consistently been a big seller for the company, despite redesigns that have been few and far between. Ford moved 179,543 Econolines last year, which was its best year since 2000. The Econoline is easily the most popular van in North America. In comparison, Chevy only sold 127,585 vans in […]

Honda introduced the production version of its Acura RDX at the New York Auto Show earlier this month. But it still hasn’t unveiled the RDX’s sibling, the Honda CR-V. But here is a spy photo of the next-generation CR-V undergoing testing in Australia.
Not that this is a surprise, but the new CR-V will grow in […]

General Motors and partners BMW and DaimlerChrysler have unveiled a state-of-the-art full hybrid system that integrates electric motors with a fixed-gear transmission.
The two-mode system, which employs low- and high-speed electric continuously variable transmission (ECVT) modes, should be ready for production in 2007, the partners said.
The system incorporates four fixed gear ratios in addition to the […]

NaikPasar Lesu, Penjualan Honda Merangkak Naik
Meski pasar otomotif di Indonesia mengalami masa yang sulit selama tiga bulan pertama di tahun 2006, Honda berhasil menduduki peringkat ketiga untuk penjualan mobil secara nasional di kuartal pertama tahun 2006. Bulan Maret 2006 lalu, menurut rilis yang dikirim PT. Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), mencapai jumlah 3.014 unit. Sepanjang 2006 […]

Dark clouds, cooler temperatures and a short period of rain in the afternoon did not drown out Panasonic Toyota Racing’s second day of testing at Paul Ricard.
Ricardo Zonta hit the track later in the morning to work on set-ups and a tyre programme, while Jarno Trulli was able to continue working with the B-car package […]

Hydrogen reformers for automobiles may be just what the car doctor ordered for better gas mileage and cleaner air. Toyota featured this technology when they introduced their FCHV-5 SUV back in 2001. The FCHV-5 offered a CHF (clean hydrocarbon fuel) reformer.
According to Toyota, “Seen as the next generation liquid fuel, CHF can be produced from […]

Under its former name of BAR the team now known as Honda was the surprise of 2004, claiming second place in the World Championship behind Ferrari. That momentum was lost last season as the team got off to a poor start, and then stumbled through the Imola controversy. However, it recovered ground later in the […]