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Ford recalls 485,000 Escape SUVs for unintended acceleration concerns

Ford Motor Company has announced a new recall of select Ford Escape SUVs from the 2001 through 2004 model years over a concern that these vehicles may have sustained damages during previous recall work that could cause the dreaded unintended acceleration.

VW recalling select 2012 Beetle for tire problems

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recall of select 2012 Volkswagen Beetle models that are equipped with summer performance tires over a concern that these tires could lead to an over-loading or under-inflation issue that could increase the chances of an accident.

The driver roster has been set for the 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R ALMS debut

TorqueNews recently brought you the news that the 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R would make its return to racing at the American LeMans Series event on August 4th at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course and today we have a full look at the four drivers who will help reintroduce the Viper to endurance racing.

France going green to cure Peugeot-Citroën malaise

Cars built by certain European brands are sitting about on factory lots as production capacity exceeds demand for automobiles built by Peugeot-Citroën, Volvo and Daimler, with all three showing drops in second quarter sales reports for 2012.

Lightning Motorcycles to race with the sun during e-Power/TTXGP race at Laguna Seca

Lightning Motorcycles doubles down on the teams commitment with zero emissions racing with a pair of trailer-mounted solar panel arrays at this weekends e-Power/TTXGP race at Laguna Seca.

Production begins for the 2013 Cadillac ATS

Today at General Motors’ Lansing Grand River Assembly plant in Michigan, the first 2013 Cadillac ATS intended for public sale rolled off of the assembly line – marking the official beginning of the new sport sedan’s attack on the market segment dominated by the BMW 3 Series.

Top 5 celebrity near cartastophes

Some recent celebrity cartastrophes begs the question "What is the most classic of all bad behavior in a car by a celebrity?"

Virginia Tech Goes TTXGP With Home Built Electric Motorcycle

Going up against MotoCzysz, Brammo and Zero Motorcycles on the TTXGP is no small task. A team from the Virginia Tech College of Engineering will bring their home-built electric converted motorcycle to the North American TTXGP eGrandPrIx competition.

It's official: the Chevrolet Camaro is coming to NASCAR for 2013

Ford and Dodge have been running their respective muscle cars in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for over a year now but General Motors just announced that when the 2013 NASCAR season kicks off next February in Daytona – the NASCAR Mustang and Challenger will be joined by the Chevrolet Camaro.

Brammo Brings In Eric Bostrom In Time For The Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Race

Electric motorcycles have taken the world by storm and nowhere has it been more felt than in the electric motorcycle race world. Now seasoned motorcycle racing veteran, Eric Bostrom joins the Brammo racing team.

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