by Fast Machines | Jun 27, 2012 | Fast And Dangerous
We kill some dampers for your edification. Shock absorbers (a.k.a. suspension dampers) are the unsung heroes of ride and handling. Lacking them, your car would porpoise over bumps and flounder on its springs through bends. As their name suggests, these tubular...
by Fast Machines | Jun 27, 2012 | Formula One Blog
The prosecution claims the banker sold the F1 stake to CVC at an undervalued price of €840m, rather than choosing the right buyer with better potential returns for the German bank. They allege this was done in exchange for a $44m bribe, which also resulted in a $41.4m...
by Fast Machines | Jun 27, 2012 | Spares
The recovery of Toyota from its recall crisis, Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and the strong yen has been well documented by now, but there has been less speculation about the consequences for the competition.It is becoming clear that one of the first...
by Fast Machines | Jun 27, 2012 | Exterior
June 27, 2012 at 5:21pm by Car and Driver On Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. The shift knob pictured to the left clearly was familiar to most of you who accurately pointed out...
by Fast Machines | Jun 27, 2012 | Auto News
A new transportation bill before congress seeks to reward states that ban texting and driving with money, but is it ethical? The major argument against the idea is that this incentive is federal manipulation of state law. But it would undoubtedly cause some states to...
