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Mazda, Fiat tie up on sports cars, may strengthen link
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp , maker of one of history's most iconic two-seater convertibles, and Fiat SpA are teaming up to produce a new generation of sports cars to revive their flagging fortunes. Automakers around the world have been forging partnerships to share the rising burden of research and development as governments tighten environmental and safety regulations, and to lower ...
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The Fastest and Most Fuel-Frugal Sports Cars
“High performance” and “fuel efficient” need not be mutually exclusive terms, thanks to some truly quick cars that get surprisingly respectable mileage.
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Ferrari recalls 74 sports cars to fix faulty crankshafts
Ferrari says the parts were machined incorrectly in the engines of its 2011 and 2012 California and 458 Italia models, which sell for $200,000 or more. Here's a big oops for Ferrari, the maker of megabucks sports cars: It made a mistake making the crankshafts for the engines in its California and 458 Italia models and now will have to repair or replace them, depending on what the owners prefer.
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10 Cheapest Sports Cars of 2012
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- A good summer sports car will blow other cars off the line. A great one will do it without blowing away your bottom line. That summer sun gives drivers an urge to cruise and a need for speed. Unless you're planning on driving the Grand Prix circuit at Monaco with the rest of the world's high-priced playthings, though, there's no need to drop six figures on a Maserati ...
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10 Fast and Fuel-Frugal Sports Cars
Not all of the quickest cars on the road are gas-guzzlers. We?ve isolated 10 models that are not only speedy ? reaching 60 mph in less than six seconds ? but boast combined city/highway fuel-economy of 22 mpg or better in the bargain.
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Shelby leaves behind smokin' legend of sports cars
So death finally overtook cantankerous ol’ Shel. It was a hell of a contest, begun in the 1950s, when Carroll Shelby, who went on to fame and fortune as a sports-car builder, had to take nitroglycerin tablets while driving race cars to keep his iffy heart pumping.
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Ferrari recalls 56 cars in China
Ferrari's reputation in China took another blow on Friday when the country's quality watchdog said the luxury sports car manufacturer would have to recall 56 imported vehicles because of a defect.
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Best known U.S. sports cars creator Carroll Shelby dies at 89
One of the top race car drivers in the United States after World War II, Shelby turned to building cars starting in the 1960s.
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Sports car legend Carroll Shelby dead at 89
Carroll Shelby, designer of the Shelby Cobra and other sports cars that placed him in the pantheon of auto industry legends, has died at age 89, his company said on Friday.
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Forza Motorsport 4 Porsche expansion pack available
Fans of and Forza Motorsport 4 can now download a new expansion pack that adds a bunch of new sports cars to the mix. The expansion pack in question is called the Porsche Expansion Pack. As the name suggests, it’s pure German Porsche sports car goodness with 30 new vehicles to drive. The expansion pack Read The Full Story
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