Off the Bench and Back in the Game (New York Times) With all-wheel drive and 280 horsepower, Saab?s Turbo X is a competitive player in the luxury sports sedan market....more...Driving beyond their means in Cordillera (Vail Daily) A yellow Corvette leaves the Lodge at Cordillera Saturday during the World Class Driving event which gave participants the opportunity to drive high end sports cars....more... Bears' Briggs tries to repair image (Chicago Tribune) Two days before training camp began, Lance Briggs recounted his last 17 tumultuous months that began with a declaration never to play for the Bears again and came full circle after he signed a six-year, $36 million deal this off-season. A mysterious car crash and an ugly paternity battle in between only added to the turmoil the veteran linebacker hopes to avoid in the future. ......more... Drunk teenager smashed stolen car at 107mph (icWales) A DRUNK teenager in a stolen luxury Lexus smashed into a row of parked cars at 107mph ? on the first time he?d ever driven....more... Million dollar auction of cars seized from Oahu man (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) HONOLULU (KHNL) - Shopping for a luxury car or high end exotic sports car? The U.S. Marshal Service may be the place to go. That's because they're auctioning off over a million dollars in seized vehicles the last week of July....more... Lamborghini's expensive oil check trip to London under attack (EARTHtimes.org) London - Environmental groups in Britain reacted angrily to reports Thursday that an unnamed sheik from Qatar had his Lamborghini luxury sports car flown to London and back for an oil change. The Sun reported that the 1,000-kilometre round trip on Qa......more... Driven by luxury (The Star) Fancy label BMW Malaysia expects stellar double digit growth this year in sales. That may appear ambitious but it's already half way there....more... Toyota plans compact car for India (rediff.com) Toyota Motor Corporation, one of the world's biggest automakers, on Thursday set the ball rolling for a compact car for the Indian market by laying the foundation stone for a Rs 1,400-crore (Rs 14 billion) factory near Bangalore....more... Car industry: General Motors announce $15.5bn loss as BMW issue profits warning (Guardian Unlimited) Leading US carmaker announces $15.5bn loss as German group issues profits warning...more... |