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Top 10 Ugly Cars

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:52:22 +0000

We know styling is subjective, but after driving and reviewing hundreds of cars each year, our editors earned the right to call some out as just plain ugly. We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 ugliest cars from the last 30 years. And because we’re tired of seeing Aztek on lists like this, Pontiac’s homeliest vehicle isn’t on ours.

Check out what made the list.

Obama’s Chrysler 300C Gets No Bids At $1 Million eBay Starting Price

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000

An eBay seller looking to capitalize on President Barack Obama’s former ownership of a 2005 Chrysler 300C with a starting price on the car’s auction of $1 million has ended up with nothing to show for it but a healthy spate of media coverage. The car’s auction history shows no one bid on the car, despite the seller’s declaration that the $1…

Taking Your Wife To Work Isn’t Always A Good Idea: Video

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:45:00 +0000

As a driver for the Action Express Grand-Am team, Joao Barbosa gets paid to drive race cars at speeds that would make most sane individuals clutch upholstery, if not curl into the fetal position (as much as lap and shoulder belts allow, that is). His Corvette Daytona Prototype car is capable of speeds in excess of 185 miles per hour, and a typical…

Michael Shank Racing Wins Rolex 24 At Daytona; Ford Sweeps Podium

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

A total of 58 cars began the 50th anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona, but there could be only one winner. After trying to win this race since 2004 and coming up empty eight times, team owner Michael Shank took his eponymous team to Victory Lane on the strength of a heroic three-hour final stint by NASCAR star AJ Allmendinger, who is also one of his…

Grand-Am Adds B-Spec Competition For 2012

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:17:00 +0000

Grand-Am is adding B-Spec races to its roster of competition. Currently B-Spec racers are being produced by five manufacturers with the following models: Mazda2, Honda Fit, Ford Fiesta, Mini Cooper and Kia Rio. Future manufacturer entries are expected. B-Spec racers are typically an entry level class with modest improvements for safety reasons…

Friday Rolex 24 Notes From Daytona

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Complications from his recent knee surgery have forced the legendary AJ Foyt to miss the 50th anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona, where he intended to be the Grand Marshal of the race. Foyt issued the following statement: “I am really sorry that I can’t be there this weekend for the Rolex 24. I was really looking forward to it because I thought…

Audi R8 Grand-Am Daytona Debut Mega-Gallery

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The Audi R8 is no stranger to racing, having debuted in GT3 and endurance-racing competition back in 2009. The R8 LMS produces in excess of 500 horsepower from its V-10 engine, which sends power to the rear wheels only. While the cars have raced in Europe, they haven’t raced in the U.S.-based Grand-Am Rolex Sports Cars Series, which runs the…

Ex-Obama Chrysler 300C Appears On eBay: Start Bid $1 Million

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:45:00 +0000

It’s not often you get to sit in the same seat once used by a United States President. Statistically, you’re pretty unlikely to find yourself behind the desk in the oval office, but there are other ways of getting that presidential feeling. Like buying a car once leased by 44th U.S. President Barack Obama, for example. The gray 2005 Chrysler 300C…

BMW Motosport Talks 2012 ALMS, Grand-Am Programs

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:30:00 +0000

BMW Motorsport has its tentacles spread throughout the sports car world, from the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series to the American Le Mans Series to DTM and beyond. The 2012 season marks the 40th anniversary of BMW’s iconic M brand and the motorsport branch of the company is refocusing its efforts on product-based motor sport, according to Jens…

Ryan Dalziel Puts Starworks Ford/Riley On Rolex 24 At Daytona Pole

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

The new-look Grand-Am Daytona Prototypes and GT cars (new and old) took their first laps in “official” anger today on the 3.560-mile Daytona International Speedway road/oval course as they prepare for the 50th anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend. Not every Daytona Prototype participated in the 15-minute qualifying session this afternoon…