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eBay Find of the Day: Timewarp 1993 Ford F-150 Lightning Long before Ford turned its attention to building one of the most capable production off-road trucks in all the land, the company's SVT engineers spent their time trying to wring the most straight-line speed possible from an F-150. The result was the first-generation Ford F-150 Lightning – a vehicle that still manages to pull at our heart strings eighteen years after it debuted. If you're..

Ferrari and Red Bull withdraw from FOTA The New York Times is reporting that the Formula One Teams Association is losing momentum. Both Ferrari and Red Bull have announced their departure from the organization that was supposed to be a forum for advancing the goals of the sport's teams, big and small. In a statement, Ferrari simply said that the FOTA had "run its course." The organization never quite managed to accomplish its..

2013 Mazda CX-5 Now, before you furiously fire off angry comments about the absolute blasphemy of soiling the Miata's good name in reference to a crossover, hear us out. Mazda has told us over and over again that everything it has learned from the Miata project has directly influenced its new products. Case in point: the Mazda2. It's the least-powerful offering in its class, but we'll go on record as saying that..

GM, Toyota top automakers with biggest ad outlays Four automakers -- led by GM and Toyota -- are among the top 15 global marketers, as ranked by Advertising Age. The automakers spent a combined $10.83 billion on advertising during 2010. The 25th annual report represents figures from 2010 measured-media ad spending, the magazine said. General Motors, Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. ranked fourth, sixth, 12th and 13th,..

House will hold hearings on NHTSA’s silence after Volt fire A U.S. House subcommittee plans to hold hearings in the third or fourth week of January to investigate why the government wasn't more forthcoming about a June fire involving the Chevrolet Volt. The subcommittee -- under the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform -- wants to know whether government officials, including those at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,..

Saab administrator wants to end reorganization Saab's administrator will ask a court to end its voluntary reorganization for the cash-strapped carmaker, potentially opening the door for creditors to liquidate one of Sweden's best-known brands. Saab owner Swedish Automobile said Saab and its creditors have approximately five to six days to submit their views to the district court in Sweden before the court decides whether to end the..

World’s most expensive model car Prefer carats to cars? Have an appalling amount of money? Buy this! It's a 1:8 scale Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 built by Robert Gülpen Engineering. First shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show, it's about to make three entries into the Guinness Book of Records: the most expensive and most precious model car in the world, the most secure showcase - a bulletproof cabinet - and the most precious..

Learning to drift in a BMW 1M Coupe Whatever you think you might know about drifting, chances are you'll be wrong. It's not about a lack of grip, or about using the throttle to control the direction of the car - no, the key thing to remember is that whichever way the front wheels are pointing, that is the direction you'll head in. It's almost best to ignore the slide, because that just confuses things. Remember this, and the rest..

Nasser Al-Attiyah to defend Dakar Rally title in Team Robby Gordon Hummer Nasser Al-Attiyah will defend his Dakar Rally title in January in a Hummer run by Team Robby Gordon. The 40-year-old Qatari won the 2011 event for Volkswagen after triumphing in a tight battle with his team-mate Carlos Sainz, but looked likely to miss next year's rally after the team pulled out of desert raids to focus on its World Rally Championship programme. However, he has secured a late..

Mika Hakkinen completes Mercedes’ DTM test in Spain Former F1 world champion Mika Hakkinen was delighted after completing his test at the wheel of Mercedes's new DTM car in Spain. The Finn, who had last raced at the Zhuhai ILMC event in November, got behind the wheel of the C-Class that will be used by the German car maker during the 2012 season. Hakkinen, the 1998 and 1999 world champion, completed 109 laps of the Monteblanco circuit for a..