Clear some disk space on the TiVo - lots of racing coming up this weekend! U.S. TV coverage

According to GermanCarBlog, VW will be building 500 special edition Fox cars that come with 2GB iPod Nanos (times must be tough if the company couldn't spring for the 4GB model) and a Blaupunkt Calgary MP3 stereo. The iPod-infused model will simply be called the iFox (no kidding) and be adorned with an "iPod inside" logo like a cheap pair of ear bud headphones. The sticker will be 300 more Euro ($360US) than a st

General Motors' all-new 3.9L V6 has been honored with a Breakthrough Technology award by Popular Mechanics for its innovative use of variable valve timing in an overhead valve engine. For ages GM has continually developed its line of overhead valve engines and the addition of VVT is an industry first, adding a dose of sophistication to an old school architecture. The powerplant develops a healthy 240 horsepower and can be had in the 2006 Impala, Monte Carlo, Malibu SS, Malibu Maxx SS and

A: Way off, at least according to a series of articles recently published by Consumer Reports. Fivecentnickel.com reports on the consumer watchdog rag's findings that state of the vehicles CR surveyed, 90% got worse mileage than their EPA estimates. In some cases the real world mileage was 50% below the EPA's numbers. The big

In the same week that Peter DeLorenzo at Autoextremist takes GM to task for its poor PR efforts, the company decides to grow a pair. Not content with lashing out at Toyota over relative quality rankings, GM took its newfound attitude to Washington to complain about unfair Japanese trade practices. Specifically, allegations of currency fixing were aired. Did I just step into a early '90s time warp? Japan's yen has maintained its weakness compared to the dollar for many years, which means t

Carjackers are lame. Carjackers who can't figure out how to drive a manual are even more lame. An employee of a Kansas software company was approached by someone with a shotgun who was looking to borrow the victim's Chevy Camaro. Our would-be carjacker fled the scene after finding that his new ride had a third pedal. This marauder strikes me as someone who's poorly trained for his chosen profession, so hopefully he finds a career change in the future. I figure there's probably a position

Bob Lutz, in a move perhaps intended to get on the good side of the man who might soon be his boss, has stated his belief that Kirk Kerkorian is not a "rapacious raider". He goes on to state that Kerkorian is simply looking to get into the company at the right time. This is somewhat different than the conventional wisdom that makes Kerkorian out as the Viking pillage-and-plunder sort. The two men do have somewhat of a shared