Zagato?s TZ3 Stradale is a Dodge Viper?Based Homage to Alfa Romeo

Italian design and engineering house Zagato has released a second TZ3 model, the TZ3 Stradale following a gorgeous one-off called the TZ3 Corsa, revealed last year. A little background for those who don?t read Small Italian Coachbuilders Weekly: Zagato?s TZ3 models are being built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Alfa Romeo, and pay homage [...]

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Why Obama's plan to tax cars by the mile is wrong [Feature]

A draft of a transportation bill written by the Obama administration sets out a plan for taxing drivers for every mile they drive. The idea has backers in Congress who say fuel taxes won't keep paying for roads much longer. It won't work. But here's a plan that will. Update! More »

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Chrysler pulls the plug on its GEM EV operations

In a move aimed at allowing it to better focus energies on core automotive business concerns, the Chrysler Group has entered into an agreement to sell virtually all assets in its GEM (Global Electric Motorcars) and NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle) operations to Polaris Industries.

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What Falling Down a Mountain Looks Like: Terrifying [Video]

If you've ever wondered what the view is careening down a snow-driven slope with total lack of control, first chasing after a snowmobile and then being chased by one, glad tidings! You'll never have to try it yourself for reference, thank to one terribly unfortunate Frenchman with a helmet cam. More »

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Cadillac Working on Softtop Convertible to Slot Between the ATS and CTS

After ending production of the XLR following the 2009 model year, Cadillac is planning to re-enter the convertible market with a distinctly different approach. Twice, Cadillac has aimed high, first with the Pininfarina-bodied Allanté that went out of production in 1993, and then with the XLR, a folding-hardtop roadster that shared much of its architecture [...]

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2012 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 / ZR1 ? Car News

Grippier tires and?finally!?grippier seats mark the C6?s last full year of production. Regular (and even irregular) readers already know this, so for those who are unfamiliar with this institution, an introduction: Hi, we?re Car and Driver, and we hate the seats in the Corvette. Today, Chevy?s plastic fantastic isn?t so much a sports car as [...]

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