by Fast Machines | Jun 22, 2012 | Fast And Dangerous
Audi’s four-cylinder A6 model is on the cusp of moving from anonymity to relevance in the U.S.: Quattro all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission are coming to the A6 2.0T. Until now, the entry-level A6—you may not even have known it existed—has been...
by Fast Machines | Jun 22, 2012 | Formula One Blog
Both Button and Whitmarsh believe that the 32 year-old’s performance in Canada, where he started 10th but finished a distant 15th in the same machine as the race winner, was down to the wrong set-up, which was itself the result of a lack of running during Friday...
by Fast Machines | Jun 22, 2012 | Spares
Dealers will modify an engine shield that could create a fire hazard.NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — General Motors is recalling 413,418 Chevrolet Cruze small cars to modify an engine shield that could create a fire hazard.The engine shield, a large plastic piece that is...
by Fast Machines | Jun 22, 2012 | Exterior
June 22, 2012 at 2:42pm by Alexander Stoklosa Following an announcement for Europe, BMW has confirmed that the output for the U.S.-spec V-8–powered iterations of the 2013 5- and 6-series will increase by 45 hp and 30 lb-ft of torque. Specifically, the 2013 550i, 550i...
by Fast Machines | Jun 22, 2012 | Auto News
A stockpile of about 900 Saabs is finally set to be sold off after having sat in three U.S. ports since December 2011 as collateral in the company’s financial snafu. Half a year later the small army of Swedish cars is finally going up for auction, though not to the...
