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0Video: Watch tangled motorbikes tango mid-race 1308846720
If you're like us, you probably don't admit to watching So You Think You Can Dance, yet you quietly enjoy (and even critique) the dancers on the hit reality show. We'd probably feel better about admitting our viewership if they replaced the Quickstep with the Two-Bike Tango. It's a brand new ...
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Report: NASCAR racer Michael Waltrip headed to Le Mans 1303819260
In NASCAR, they say that "rubbin' is racin'", or at least "they" do in Tom Cruise's vision of NASCAR. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, rubbing could lead to serious trouble when you are approaching warp speed on the Mulsanne Straight. Still, over the years a handful of NASCAR drivers have ventured ...
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French government doesn't want to "destabilize" Renault, eases pressure on Ghosn 1301052540
The situation at Renault/Nissan has been a bit of a mess lately. Nissan's sales have been lackluster, with extra incentives needed to move metal. French investors have recently shot down CEO Carlos Ghosn's six-year plan for Renault. Then there is the espionage case that rocked Renault. The case, ...
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Video: See and hear P4/5 Competizione on track from the driver's seat 1300465860
We've seen the P4/5 Competizione take to the track on clear days as well as days mired in fog. Now the team is out on the Paul Ricard Circuit in Le Castellet, France. Rather than watch from the outside as the James Glickenhaus-owned racecar tears up the course, we are treated to an in-cabin view ...
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Report: Renault admits wrongful termination in espionage case *Update 1300131120
Renault says it wrongfully fired three of its executives, Michael Balthazard, Bertrand Rochette and Matthieu Tenenbaum, on suspicion of industrial espionage. The admission comes after French authorities looked into the company's dismissal of the men and determined that Renault's accusations ...
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Mini puts the Cooper under wraps in France for special Mat Edition 1296133200
Mini Cooper Mat Edition – Click above for high-res imageThe Mini Cooper may be as German these days as it is British, but it's proven popular all around the world. Like in France, for example, where the BMW division has announced a special Mat Edition. The special factory offering is ... -
The Triumph of Zoe: Renault cleared to use Zoe Z.E. name 1289676900
Renault Zoe Z.E. concept – Click above for high-res image galleryRenault had ideas of giving its new electric vehicle the name Zoe Z.E., but a French lawyer, David Koubbi, sued to stop that kind of obvious lunacy. Koubbi represents a group of parents who have daughters named Zoe, none of ... -
Straight to the Finnish line: Kimi Raikkonen wins his first rally 1284930360
Okay, so it wasn't a championship-level international stage, but just the same, Kimi Raikkonen has won his first rally. The event in question, called Rallye Vosgien, forms part of the French national series, and was contested by Kimi's Citroën Junior Team as practice ahead of the WRC Rally ...
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Autoblog attends 2010 Le Mans Classic, celebrates 80 years of legendary racing 1279324860
2010 Le Mans Classic – Click above for high-res image gallery, and help us caption some of the cars!Every two years in July, hundreds of vintage race cars gather at the famed Le Mans race circuit in France to fire up their engines and relive the glory days in the historic corners and long ... -
MotoGP 2010: Action continues at LeMans, no letup in sight [spoilers] 1274740740
As the action continues relentlessly in the premier venue of motorcycle racing, round three took us to the land of champagne and baguette, as the French race lent the first glimpse of clarity into how the championship fight might turn out. Straight out of the chutes, Fiat-Yamaha rider and ...
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Video: Jay Leno's Garage welcomes Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport 1264442340
Jay Leno holding court in his personal Bugatti museum – click above to watch the videoRemember last week's Conan O'Brien stunt where he decided that the best way to get even with NBC for forcing him out of his dream job was to create insanely expensive bits? He dressed a Bugatti Veyron up ... -
Report: Peugeot, Citroën get new design chiefs 1263055020
Hope for France: Left to right, Gilles Vidal, Jean-Pierre Ploué and Thierry MetrozThere was a time when "France" and "design" were nearly synonymous, at least in the automotive sphere. Delahaye, Voisin, Bugatti, Talbot-Lago (including the high-water mark Figoni et Falaschi "Tear Drop" ... -
Très Exclusif: French Abarth importer creates special edition Cinquecento 1257771600
Fiat 500 Abarth SpeedGrey par Neubauer – Click above for high-res image galleryThe Fiat 500 Abarth is a pretty sweet little retro rocket all on its own, but the Italian automaker's performance division hasn't stopped churning out a seemingly endless stream of special editions, from the ... -
VIDEO: Citroën remixes its 90-year history for celebratory commercial 1254855480
Citroën celebrates 90 years -- Click above to watch videoCitroën is perhaps the wackiest mass-market auto manufacturer still in business (have you seen the 2CV, C-Cactus, and that dancing robot?), and this year, the company celebrates 90 years of mercantilism. In celebration of that ... -
Concours d'LeMons Worst of Show: stone-driven 1980 KV Mini 1 1251068640
Worst of Show 1980 KV Mini 1 - click above image to see the stone drivetrainMan, talk about an honor. We knew going in how special the first annual Concours d'LeMons would be (just check out the classes). What we didn't know exactly was just how horrible the cars would be. Turns out, pretty dang ... -
Follow-up: Toyota may not produce hybrid Yaris after all 1248904680
2009 Toyota Yaris - Click above for a high-res image galleryA Toyota insider is countering yesterday's report that the automaker is planning a Yaris-based hybrid to be built in France. Such a vehicle would be unnecessary, according to the unnamed source. Today's Toyota Yaris is already a fuel ... -
REPORT: French workers vote against blowing up plant as long as their demands are met 1248215220
Workers at French car parts maker New Fabris (its main clients include Renault and Peugeot-Citroen) have voted down immediate plans to explosively send the roof of their plant into the troposphere, as long as talks with aides to Industry Minister Christian Estrosi are in the works. It seems that ...
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French unions try a new negotiating tactic: kidnapping 1239795060
Parts suppliers are experiencing just as much trouble as the automakers they supply. Employees at one company, though, have taken a tip from Somali pirates and upped the anger stakes. When Faurecia felt it had been wronged by Chrysler, it took Chrysler to court. When Faurecia's employees in France ...
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France's Sarkozy urges verification that U.S. auto aid jibes with world trade rules 1235827380
The European Union made noises last year about having the WTO verify that the U.S. auto industry assistance package doesn't violate any international trade rules. Now French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he will ask the World Trade Organization to stick their hands into the matter. Critics ...
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REPORT: French government calls for auto execs to forego bonuses 1232580540
The French government has put €6 billion ($7.79 billion USD) on the table for car companies. And as part of the effort to make sure that every drop of the money goes toward maximizing performance and retaining jobs, the French government has asked that Peugeot/Citroen and Renault company ...

