Volvo to Offer New Small CarThe Swedish automaker unveils a

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
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U.S., South Korea Begin Free Trade Talks (AP via Yahoo!

U.S., South Korea Begin Free Trade Talks (AP via Yahoo! News)
South Korean cars, cell phones and other consumer goods should drop in price if the United States and its Asian partner complete the biggest free trade deal since America tore down barriers with Mexico and Canada.

Car Customization Catching On (The Auto Channel)
Washington DC February 3, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that more cars are being customized to specification of car buyers who order particular parts in advance and are willing to wait, reports USA Today.

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
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2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Coverage of the world's toughest sports car endurance race.
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Auto-industry obituary for West? Not so fast (International Herald Tribune)
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U.S., South Korea Begin Free Trade Talks (AP via Yahoo!

U.S., South Korea Begin Free Trade Talks (AP via Yahoo! News)
South Korean cars, cell phones and other consumer goods should drop in price if the United States and its Asian partner complete the biggest free trade deal since America tore down barriers with Mexico and Canada.

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Crash woman Pc 'driving too fast' (BBC News)
A female police officer is charged with careless driving after the death of a man struck by her patrol car.

Mussel Boys: New Zealand's official fast food (Stuff)
Matt Lint is passionate about molluscs - not just any mollusc, that is, but green-lipped mussels from the Marlborough Sounds.

Death crash police officer 'driving too fast' (icWales)
A female police officer was driving too fast when her patrol car hit an elderly couple on a 999 call, a court heard today. Pc Vicky Richards, 29, was charged with careless driving following the crash in Eastbourne in which pensioner David Lloyd, 83, suffered multiple injuries.

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
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Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'
The luxury carmaker claims to have the world?s best car in an all-new flagship.
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Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
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Wallace leaning on fast friends (Indy Car)
Rusty Wallace spent the past 22 years racing a 3,400-pound stock car, winning 55 NASCAR races and a season championship along the way. Now that he has retired as a driver and is heading to the television booth to serve as an analyst of ABC and ESPN broadcasts of the 1,525-pound winged cars of the IndyCar Series, he knows he has to get up to speed.But Wallace has some excellent teachers ready

Bush Touts Competitiveness Initative (AP via Yahoo! News) President Bush,

Bush Touts Competitiveness Initative (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Bush, focused on America's ability to keep pace in a fast-changing world economy, urged Congress on Thursday to permanently renew a now-expired tax break for U.S. companies' research and development projects.

Death crash Pc 'driving too fast' (BBC News)
A female police officer goes on trial charged with careless driving over the death of a man struck by her patrol car.

Honda Valencia test summary 2006-01/02-31/02 (Motorsport.com)
The Honda Racing F1 Team moved to Valencia this week for the second test with the new RA106 cars. The main focus of the test programme was putting more mileage on the two new chassis, together with tyre and engine development work.

Crash woman Pc 'driving too fast' (BBC News)
A female police officer is charged with careless driving after the death of a man struck by her patrol car.

Cheap and hot: Battle of the low-priced roadsters (CNN Money)
The Mazda MX-5 (formerly known as the Miata) has been tops on my list of affordable sports cars since it arrived in 1989. Now serious competition has emerged in the swaggering Pontiac Solstice.

2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Coverage of the world's toughest sports car endurance race.
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'Overhaulin' Turns Cars Into Art (AP via Yahoo! News)
Jay Leno says it's easy to spot the difference between the Chip Foose "Overhaulin'" dream-machine transformations and those from other car rehab shows.

Death crash police officer 'driving too fast' (icWales)
A female police officer was driving too fast when her patrol car hit an elderly couple on a 999 call, a court heard today. Pc Vicky Richards, 29, was charged with careless driving following the crash in Eastbourne in which pensioner David Lloyd, 83, suffered multiple injuries.

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
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GM system lets cars talk to each other (Detroit Free Press)
Slip behind the wheel, twist the key and sit back and relax. All you have to do is point the wheel in the direction you need to go, and ample warning will be given if you are about to hit another car or if another car is about to hit you along the way. Soon, those who repair car bodies will find themselves playing cards with typewriter fixers.

First Showing for New Subaru Rally Team USA Nets Podium

First Showing for New Subaru Rally Team USA Nets Podium (The Auto Channel)
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Feb. 1 -- Subaru Rally Team USA debuted its new 2006 Impreza WRX STI Open Class rally cars for the very first time at Round 1 of the Rally America Championship, the Sno*Drift Rally in Atlanta, MI. Team drivers Travis Pastrana and Ken Block placed an impressive second and fourth place and netted five fastest stage times each in the debut rally, with Pastrana narrowly missing

Businesspeople want turnpike fixed fast, right (The Jakarta Post)
Feeling the heat from regular closures of a section of the Cikampek-Purwakarta-Padalarang turnpike, Bandung businesspeople have urged toll road operator PT Jasa Marga to make sure the current repair work is permanent.

Caught in the Path of a Subway Train? Risks Loom

Caught in the Path of a Subway Train? Risks Loom in Every Direction (New York Times)
Short of "stand away from the platform edge," there are no hard-and-fast official guidelines to survive an oncoming New York City subway train.

Report slams Kenyan buying of luxury cars (Gulf Times)
NAIROBI: Kenya s government, already criticised over allegations of high-level corruption, faced another blow to its credibility yesterday after a report accused it of blowing state funds on expensive cars for its ministers.

Day 2: McMurray fast; Dodges gain (Fox Sports)
Teams continued to search for speed Tuesday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, on the second day of NASCAR's western pre-season tests. Two such season warm-ups are scheduled, the first coming at Daytona Jan. 9-11 and Jan 16-18.

Bush sees green in future of Big Three (Detroit News)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Tuesday called for stepped-up government research into alternative fuels for American cars and trucks, saying this could help dramatically reduce U.S. dependence on oil imports from the Middle East.

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Teams outside top 35 sacrifice drivability for speed (Fox Sports)
Larry McReynolds says drivers who aren't locked into the top 35 in owner points, like Scott Riggs, have to search for speed which may hurt the drivability of their cars during tests.

Gadget Corner: Role to Play (State Press)
Picture extreme high-speed racing featuring top-notch, tricked-out cars joined with brutal fast-paced blood sports. Sounds terrific, right?

Caught in the Path of a Subway Train? Risks Loom in Every Direction (New York Times)
Short of "stand away from the platform edge," there are no hard-and-fast official guidelines to survive an oncoming New York City subway train.

Our shifty love affairs (Sun-Sentinel)
She hadn't been my first. Wasn't particularly flashy or fast. But was always reliable and faithful. The perfect match for a guy seeking a little stability in his life.

Key Points, Proposals in Bush's Address (AP via Yahoo! News)
Key points and initiatives in Bush's State of the Union address:

2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Coverage of the world's toughest sports car endurance race.
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Vote for Your Favorite!Vote now for the best concept car

Vote for Your Favorite!
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Rage On The Run (CBS News)
The 1995 murder of a bodybuilder in Florida would reveal a tale of a love triangle and steroids. Fast forward eight years, and the murder of a British policeman would be linked to the Florida murder in a bizarre twist, Susan Spencer reports.

Report slams Kenyan buying of luxury cars (Gulf Times)
NAIROBI: Kenya s government, already criticised over allegations of high-level corruption, faced another blow to its credibility yesterday after a report accused it of blowing state funds on expensive cars for its ministers.

Highlights From the 2006 NAIAS
MSN Autos highlights the eight things you should know about this year's show in Detroit.
Ann Job

Daytona 24: TRG Porsches hour 12 report (Motorsport.com)
Daytona Beach, Florida m- TRG's four Porsches are currently running in 4th, 13th, 17th and 23rd, in the 44th running of the Grand American Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Reserve Rolex 24 at Daytona.Cyrille Sauvage is getting used to the traffic in the number 66 Comfort Systems/TRG/Porsche 997. "There are a lot of cars on the track and those DP cars come up on you very fast.

Gadget Corner: Role to Play (State Press)
Picture extreme high-speed racing featuring top-notch, tricked-out cars joined with brutal fast-paced blood sports. Sounds terrific, right?

2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Coverage of the world's toughest sports car endurance race.
Editors of MSN Autos

High-End Luxury Vehicles Without Rival
Luxury automobiles priced above $100,000.
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It's not easy to live life in a parallel universe (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
Toyota and Lexus are both rolling out cars that can parallel park themselves automatically. My guess is that the target demographic would be 16-year-olds about to take their driver's test.

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

Buick Enclave DebutThis luxury crossover SUV with high-tech features, which

Buick Enclave Debut
This luxury crossover SUV with high-tech features, which debuted at the auto show in Detroit, should be in production during 2007.
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First time's the charm: 6-year-old Cub Scout's Pinewood Derby car has the stuff of champions (Herald & Review)
DECATUR - Feynman Eilts said he knew he had a fast car at the start of the racing Saturday afternoon.

Fast Chat: Hearing Voices (Newsweek)
Feb. 6, 2006 issue - About 1,250 people from around the country auditioned to have their voices recorded and repeated when the doors of Washington, D.C.'s Metro cars open and close. Ron Holzer, Door Closing Voice 2006 contest organizer, will announce the winner this week. He spoke to Robert Stein.

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

Daytona 24: TRG Porsches hour 12 report (Motorsport.com)
Daytona Beach, Florida m- TRG's four Porsches are currently running in 4th, 13th, 17th and 23rd, in the 44th running of the Grand American Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Reserve Rolex 24 at Daytona.Cyrille Sauvage is getting used to the traffic in the number 66 Comfort Systems/TRG/Porsche 997. "There are a lot of cars on the track and those DP cars come up on you very fast.

Gadget Corner: Role to Play (State Press)
Picture extreme high-speed racing featuring top-notch, tricked-out cars joined with brutal fast-paced blood sports. Sounds terrific, right?

Commodities: Zinc price likely to extend gains on global shortage

Commodities: Zinc price likely to extend gains on global shortage (International Herald Tribune)
Zinc prices have risen so fast that Robin Bhar, a metals industry analyst for 22 years, is about to raise his forecast for the second time in two months.

South Korean cars gaining fast (Seattle Times)
Hyundai, once a car that cash-strapped consumers bought as a last resort, now competes with Japanese brands renowned for their quality.

Fast cars, cocktails and tropical beaches: life in the DTI fast lane (Guardian Unlimited)
A "culture of excess" at the Department of Trade and Industry is laid bare in a confidential report leaked to the Guardian which shows officials spending nights in expensive hotels, hiring BMW cars, having unrestricted use of government mobile phones and consuming large quantities of cocktails at taxpayers' expense.

Fast, spectacular and challenging! (Rally-Live)
Just two weeks after Monte Carlo, the points hunt for Red Bull Skoda continues in the Extreme North of Sweden. The second WRC event, a genuine winter rally, poses one of the season's toughest challenges to the entire crew.

Dream Cars 2006: The Year's Wildest Rides (Fox News) Whether

Dream Cars 2006: The Year's Wildest Rides (Fox News)
Whether they boast German engineering or Italian elegance, the "it" cars of 2006 have two things in common: they burn pavement and a big hole in your wallet.

Highlights From the 2006 NAIAS
MSN Autos highlights the eight things you should know about this year's show in Detroit.
Ann Job

Daytona 24: MSR/Fusion Racing Friday report (Motorsport.com)
(Daytona Beach, FL) 27 January 06-- Graydon Elliott Fusion Racing with MSR posted the fastest lap in final practice for the Rolex 24 At Daytona, as Paul Tracy topped the sheets with a fast lap time of 1:44.933-seconds at Daytona International Speedway on Friday.

Fast Chat: Hearing Voices (Newsweek)
Feb. 6, 2006 issue - About 1,250 people from around the country auditioned to have their voices recorded and repeated when the doors of Washington, D.C.'s Metro cars open and close. Ron Holzer, Door Closing Voice 2006 contest organizer, will announce the winner this week. He spoke to Robert Stein.

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
Editors of MSN Autos

Daytona 24: MSR/Fusion Racing Friday report (Motorsport.com) (Daytona Beach, FL)

Daytona 24: MSR/Fusion Racing Friday report (Motorsport.com)
(Daytona Beach, FL) 27 January 06-- Graydon Elliott Fusion Racing with MSR posted the fastest lap in final practice for the Rolex 24 At Daytona, as Paul Tracy topped the sheets with a fast lap time of 1:44.933-seconds at Daytona International Speedway on Friday.

Fast past: Historic display at international auto show features race cars with ties to Portland (Portland Tribune)
Twenty years ago at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races, legendary Argentine-born Grand Prix driver Juan Manuel Fangio took some parade laps in a Mercedes-Benz he had driven to victory decades before.

Flashbacks (The Columbus Dispatch)
Fast. Relevant. Local. In the Spotlight: Health , OSU Plus 7 Days of News.

Fast cars, cocktails and tropical beaches: life in the DTI fast lane (Guardian Unlimited)
A "culture of excess" at the Department of Trade and Industry is laid bare in a confidential report leaked to the Guardian which shows officials spending nights in expensive hotels, hiring BMW cars, having unrestricted use of government mobile phones and consuming large quantities of cocktails at taxpayers' expense.

Bryan Bell: A fast lane to success (Fayetteville Observer)
Bryan Bell will race anything. Bikes, cars, trucks, four-wheelers, you name it. I ve been around racing all my life, he said. About two years ago, Bell got into slot cars, which are electronically-powered model cars that race on a track with a groove or slot to guide them.

Fast Chat: Hearing Voices (Newsweek)
Feb. 6, 2006 issue - About 1,250 people from around the country auditioned to have their voices recorded and repeated when the doors of Washington, D.C.'s Metro cars open and close. Ron Holzer, Door Closing Voice 2006 contest organizer, will announce the winner this week. He spoke to Robert Stein.

Dream Cars 2006: The Year's Wildest Rides (Fox News)
Whether they boast German engineering or Italian elegance, the "it" cars of 2006 have two things in common: they burn pavement and a big hole in your wallet.

South Korean cars gaining fast (Seattle Times) Hyundai, once a

South Korean cars gaining fast (Seattle Times)
Hyundai, once a car that cash-strapped consumers bought as a last resort, now competes with Japanese brands renowned for their quality.

Four games give N-Gage new life [2005-03-09] (T3)
Drive fast cars, conquer the Caribbean, raise and race a thoroughbred horse and be a pinball wizard, all on your N-Gage QD. [ more ] Ultra-thin Cyber-shot T7 unveiled [2005-03-09] Sony shows off the digital camera equivalent of Kate Moss, the extremely-skinny-but-still-damned-sexy Cyber-shot T7.

GAME REVIEW: Game's lapses seem criminal (Victoria Advocate)
Here's a game that has everything. Powerful guns, fast cars, swaggering streetwise cops, maniacal bad guys and an all-star cast of voice talent. And for your playground: the Big Apple, one of the most interesting and diverse urban scenes on the planet.

Train accident killed 'a great kid' (CentralOhio.com)
Do not walk or drive any vehicle on or near rails or climb on railroad cars. Never drive or walk around gates or flashing red lights. If the gates are down, stop and stay in place. Do not cross the tracks until the gates are raised and the lights have stopped flashing.

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'
The luxury carmaker claims to have the world?s best car in an all-new flagship.
Editors of MSN Autos

Dream Cars 2006: The Year's Wildest Rides (Fox News)
Whether they boast German engineering or Italian elegance, the "it" cars of 2006 have two things in common: they burn pavement and a big hole in your wallet.