Ford produces 9 millionth Mustang

It's hard to believe that since 1964 Ford has produced 9 million Mustangs. Having hung on long enough to become Ford's longest running car nameplate. The Mustang has always been popular, except maybe when the Mustang II came out in the 70s. But we'll fogive Ford for that mistake. A milestone like this makes you sit back and think about how the new CAFE standards will affect a car like the Mustang. We're still waiting for our 08 Bullitt.Source: Ford...

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Audi packs 1 2 punch at Long Beach

I an astounding 3rd race of the season, Audi has pulled of another win in the American LeMans Series at the Long Beach Grand Prix. This time a one, two win of Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner(Audi R10 TDI #2) and Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro (Audi R10 TDI #1). Not only that, it also marks two historical achievements for Audi. It marks the first victory for the R10 at Long Beach. And the second consecutive victory on a street circut. Both Audi teams...

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Danica Patrick wins Indy Japan 300!!!!

Let's face it. If you're a car guy. You can't honsetly say that you don't find Danica Patrick stunningly beautiful. Heck if she wasn't already married, I'd have my proposal in already.This is a histroic win for Patrick, as it is her first win while racing in the Indy Racing League. She pulled off an astoundign finish against Helio Castroneves, passing him with 2 laps left of the 200 lap race at the Twin Ring Motegi raceway in Japan. Congratulations...

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Official pics of the new 2009 Audi Q5

There is not much more to really add to the new Q5 that the press release doesn't already give us. So this one will be short. Essentially what the Q5 will be is Audi's alternative to the VW Tiguan. But the styling is fresh for Audi, and it looks much better than the Q7, and will likely fit in the garage quite a bit better than the Q7 as well. We'll take ours with the S-line package.Source: AudiPress Release: The new Audi Q5: Sporty and versatile*...

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In the garage: 2008 Mini Cooper, 2008 Honda Civic

We recently picked up our first long term test cars for review. So expect to see much more about both cars in the coming weeks. First is a 2008 Mini Cooper. We opted to test the base Cooper rather than go with the Cooper S that you see tested every where else. The second long term tester is a 2008 Honda Civic. Both cars will be tested in real world circumstances. To give you a real world idea of how both cars stack up. Look for future updat...

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Chicago area tourist attraction offered on eBay

Just about everyone has seen images of the Berwyn Car Spindle statue on their tv screen while watching Wayne's World. For the last 20 or so years, the statue in the parking lot of Cermak Plaza Shopping Center near Chicago has been entertaining shoppers, movie buffs and car enthusiasts alike. The statue by artist Dustin Shuler contains 8 cars stacked on top of one another looking as though they are stuck on a giant nail.Now a Walgreens(as if we DON'T...

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