Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 102: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG

On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. Almost everyone who commented guessed that this week?s sound came from a V-8?powered Mercedes-Benz AMG product, and a few of you correctly identified the car as a 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG. Like that sound? Download [...]

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BBC to face MP questions over F1 deal

BBC chiefs are to face questioning from MPs about the controversial move to share Formula 1 coverage with Sky from 2012, following a furious backlash from fans about the broadcast plans. Ahead of a meeting of the Commons' Culture, Media and Sport select committee next month, where it is understood the subject of F1 will be discussed with seniors BBC figures, the corporation's director general Mark Thompson has now been asked by a senior MP to come clean about the background to the deal. Don Foster MP, the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Culture, Media and Sport, has written to Thompson to seek answers about how the BBC/Sky contract came together - and especially if the BBC acted in the best interests of the fans

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BBC to face MP questions over F1 deal

BBC chiefs are to face questioning from MPs about the controversial move to share Formula 1 coverage with Sky from 2012, following a furious backlash from fans about the broadcast plans. Ahead of a meeting of the Commons' Culture, Media and Sport select committee next month, where it is understood the subject of F1 will be discussed with seniors BBC figures, the corporation's director general Mark Thompson has now been asked by a senior MP to come clean about the background to the deal. Don Foster MP, the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Culture, Media and Sport, has written to Thompson to seek answers about how the BBC/Sky contract came together - and especially if the BBC acted in the best interests of the fans

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Chrysler?s Eight-Speed Transmission to be Standard on Most V-6 300 and Charger Models

Later this month, six-cylinder Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300s will begin arriving at dealers with eight-speed automatic transmissions. Until now, the Charger and 300 used an older Mercedes-Benz-designed five-speed autobox?and it performed well enough in our evaluations?but like all automakers, Chrysler has to pursue better fuel economy, as well as better acceleration and more bragging [...]

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2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Q&A with Ford Racing Driver, Marcos Ambrose

Marcos Ambrose pushes car - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCARMarcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion, is one of four drivers with an opportunity to win $3 million in the Sprint Summer Showdown Sunday night. Ambrose was part of a press conference this afternoon that talked about his chances for...more»

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2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Q&A with Ford Racing Driver, Marcos Ambrose

Marcos Ambrose pushes car - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCARMarcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion, is one of four drivers with an opportunity to win $3 million in the Sprint Summer Showdown Sunday night. Ambrose was part of a press conference this afternoon that talked about his chances for...more»

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Capirossi announces retirement

Loris Capirossi will retire from motorcycle racing at the end of the season. The 38-year-old Italian made the announcement at Misano during the build-up to the San Marino Grand Prix, almost breaking down in tears at the time. "It's difficult for me to say this, because after 22 seasons this will be my last race in Italy because at the end of the year, I will retire," he said, before receiving a standing ovation in the circuit press room

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Bentley CEO: 12-Cylinders are ?Important,? Plug-In Hybrids Coming, Diesels Looking Good

When it comes to future Bentleys, we can safely assume they will stay traditionalist in offering stately styling and the world’s finest leathers, woods, and metals. But underhood, updated and cutting-edge technologies will help Bentleys achieve their characteristic fleetness and refinement, while also acknowledging global emissions and efficiency regulations and giving a slight nod to [...]

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Land Rover DC100 Concept Debuts at Frankfurt Auto Show: Meet the Next Defender

You thought reinventing the Beetle or Mini was tough? Try the Defender. Land Rover will need to make use of its renowned off-road prowess to extract itself from the dilemma on which it?s now metaphorically high-centered. The company?s core product, the Defender, is due for replacement in 2015, but its archetypical appearance has historically evolved [...]

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Land Rover DC100 Concept Debuts at Frankfurt Auto Show: Meet the Next Defender

You thought reinventing the Beetle or Mini was tough? Try the Defender. Land Rover will need to make use of its renowned off-road prowess to extract itself from the dilemma on which it?s now metaphorically high-centered. The company?s core product, the Defender, is due for replacement in 2015, but its archetypical appearance has historically evolved [...]

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