Is The Ford Fiesta ST The Best Subcompact Hot Hatch In The World?

The subcompact hot-hatch market is finally percolating in the US. First came the Fiat 500 Abarth and Chevy Sonic RS, and now the Ford Fiesta ST. Here's what the ST is like to drive.

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Could NASCAR Use Turbo V6s And Carbon Fiber Frames By 2017?

After the success of NASCAR's "Generation 6" program (which has accomplished it's main goal by creating more unique cars for each brand while also accomplishing the auxiliary goal of making passing easier on bigger, more aero dependent tracks), the stock car racing sanctioning body has already begun to look towards what …

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Turbo V6 Powered Beetle, Meet Telephone Pole

There is something about the Volkswagen Beetle that brings out the Mr. Hyde in normally mild mannered people. Perhaps it is purgatory-slow speeds and clack-ity-rackity noise from the stock Beetle engine that drives its owners mad and convinces them to transform the egg shaped coupes into wheel-standing coffins.

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The BMW M5: A Retrospective

BMW says the M5 has been the standard for high-performance sedans since its release in 1985. We’d be inclined to agree. We drove the six-speed-equipped 2013 BMW M5, its TwinPower turbo technology delivering 560 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque, earlier this year, and decided it was the best one yet.

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