Hill wants more support for F1 tracks

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Vergne gets Monza win back

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Tomczyk praying for rain

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New Cars for 2012: Every New Model, All the Updates

Previews, road tests, comparisons, and all the model-change info you’ll ever need to know. In the articles below, our editors and writers run down the new cars for 2012 with previews, road tests, comparisons, and all the model-change info you?ll ever need to know. Read this special section, and it?ll become obvious that downsizing and [...]

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Official: Chevy Sonic officially rated 40 mpg, earns Top Safety Pick [w/video]

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General Motors was proud to show off a bit of recent crash testing done with its 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, and for good reason, too. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has officially highlighted the subcompact cruiser as a Top Safety Pick. To qualify, the Sonic needed to earn 'Good' scores in Frontal Offset, Side Impact and Roof Strength tests. Non-spoiler alert: it earned A-plus marks across the board.

Besides being a small cocoon of safety, Chevrolet is happy to report that the Environmental Protection Agency is listing the Sonic with a 40 mile per gallon highway fuel economy rating. The 2012 Sonic utilizes its turbocharged 138-horsepower 1.4-liter engine and six-speed manual transmission to hit the estimated 40 mpg on the highway and it will return 29 mpg around town. Click past the jump and you can watch the Sonic get smashed up. You know... for science.

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