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The Fireball Run has begun, and our guys in the Camaro have already had track experience, stumbled across a prototype Mercedes being tested, and spent a lot of time searching for a fire extinguisher. The big news is that after Day Two's track events, High Gear Media edged into the points lead...

We knew the Fireball Run was going to be full of surprises but no one was expecting to see a pair of prototypes turn up on the very first day. In truth, this pair of 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK prototypes wasn’t actually part of the event but just so happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong...

Today was a good day. Fun events, great people, and some awesome cars. Even though we've been at it since six o'clock this morning (it's closing in on 11 p.m. local as I write) we're looking forward to doing it all over again tomorrow. But instead of heading out to a track, we'll be hitting up our...

Today the Fireball Run headed out to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first track challenges of the rally. Both road course and autocross competitions were up for grabs, with the winner taking home 100 points--points that will become key as we head into the mission competition tomorrow. I chose to...

At last month’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance we were treated with the unveiling of the new Infiniti Performance Line (IPL) branding, along with its first model, the 2011 Infiniti G37 Coupe IPL. Today, less than a week out from the 2010 Paris Auto Show, we have a preview of...

I've just threaded through a tightly banked turn called the Half Pipe, on the way toward another area called the Pucker Factor. And I'm behind the wheel of a VOLVO. Truth be told, there's a lot more to Volvo than there used to be: This time, Volvo is looking beyond just those who want style and...

The 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible is on schedule to arrive at dealers by March, and it's as eagerly awaited as the revived 2010 Camaro coupe was 18 months ago. If you're impatient, and want to be the first kid on your block with a cool drop-top bowtied muscle car, pull out your checkbook. You...

Last year we saw the C1-E electric scooter concept from BMW, and just yesterday MINI dropped images of its new Scooter E, and now rival company Daimler has released details of yet another electric scooter concept: the 2010 Smart Escooter. Set to debut next week at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, the new...

A Los Angeles publisher has gotten his stolen Mustang back--35 years later. Jack Klunder, president and publisher of the Los Angeles Daily News, had his 1966 Mustang stolen in 1974 while he was at basketball practice in a gym at Rio Hondo Junior College, where he was a student. Klunder's car was...

As far as streetable open-track cars go, the KTM X-Bow is in a very exclusive class, kept company primarily by the Ariel Atom and the Lotus 2-Eleven. But KTM is planning to up the ante with a new model: the race-bred 2011 KTM X-Bow R. KTM is still in the process of developing the car. The major...

The 2010 Paris Auto Show is less than a week away now so it’s not surprising to see more and more new model and concept debuts planned for the show starting to be revealed. We’ve already seen the Renault DeZir Concept and new Peugeot 508 sedan and now Opel, GM’s European division...

The Paris Auto Show is one of the world's premier automotive exhibitions and competitions and over the years it has been the location for the debut of some of the world's most impressive cars. Now, Ferrari is set to continue that tradition with the unveiling of the hotly anticipated convertible...

The current generation of the SLK roadster has served Mercedes-Benz well over its life since introduction in 2004, and like all cars its once-cutting-edge design has become somewhat tired despite a mid-cycle facelift. An all-new SLK is in the works, however, spotted on numerous occasions testing in...

Nelson and I landed in Las Vegas earlier today for the kickoff of the Fireball Run, which starts with track events at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday morning. The entire day has been pretty much a whirlwind with a few ups and downs. Everything has worked out so far but not without a little brain...

Mercedes-Benz has released the first images of its 2011 model year CL65 AMG sledgehammer, revealing very subtle updates over the outgoing 2010 model and even fewer differences between it and its lesser CL63 sibling. Visually differentiating the CL65 from the CL63 are minor things like a chromed...

The next stage of BMW’s electric vehicle rollout program is about to commence, with the automaker announcing today markets that will participate in the 1-Series ActiveE field trial when it begins next summer. Just as they have for the initial MINI E trial, the New York metro market and the...

Ford has announced a service bulletin for 2011 Ford Mustang GTs with the six-speed manual transmission, to address problems with the clutch sticking to the floor at high RPMs, returning to the normal position only when the engine RPMs drop. The problem affects GTs built before April 25, 2010. It...

It might sound like a response to a question no one was asking, but Mitsubishi Motors CEO Osamu Masuko says he's not even thinking about leaving the U.S. market. Mitsubishi, like many other carmakers, has struggle over the past decade, but Masuko says the U.S. will remain at the core of...

This may be the only lap ever run at the F1 circuit planned for Austin, TX. Planning and progress have been kept very secret, and some have expressed doubt that it's even possible to finish the facility in time to get on the 2012 calendar. Others think it's a sure thing. We're undecided, but after...

Today, the 23rd of September 2010, is a very important date for Jaguar as it marks the 75th anniversary of the legendary British marque. To celebrate the milestone, a group of 75 individually-numbered, iconic Jaguars from across the years embarked on a two-day journey from Coventry to Goodwood. The...