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Acura Adds TSX Sport Wagon for ‘11

November 2, 2009

The Acura TS-X, which to date has only been available as a four-door sedan, will add a Sport Wagon in the Fall of 2010, to be sold as a 2011 model. When the Sport Wagon goes on sale in 2010, it will be the first wagon Acura has ever sold in their 25 year history. [...]

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Gallery: 2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patrón

October 11, 2009

This final round of the 2009 American Le Mans season was special in a number of ways and yet somehow it all revolved around Gil de Ferran. The Brazilian says this is his last race as a driver. Apparently he wanted to go out on top, as he not only captured the pole but also [...]

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Patron Highcroft Racing rebuilds after massive crash at Road Atlanta

September 26, 2009

First things first; Watch Scott Sharp’s spectacular collision during practice for the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Thursday. The crash occurred when Sharp lost sight of a Porsche that was exiting the pits and tagged it. Apparently this is a blind section of track and Sharp was running at 100% throttle in 6th [...]

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Acura Sheds More Light on New ZDX

August 17, 2009

Not wanting to miss out on the bizarre trend of luxury manufacturers trotting out “four door sports coupes” Acura will offer the new ZDX this winter. Designed and built in North America, the ZDX’s sole drivetrain will be a 3.7L 300hp V-6 mated to a 6-speed automatic, featuring Acura’s Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive. According to Acura, [...]

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Times are tough and the criminals get tougher

February 5, 2009

They’ve called our fair city Toronto The Good for years, because we have so little crime compared to most other cities of it’s size. As economic times get tougher for the legit community, so too does it get tougher for the scumbags.
On Monday, a guy walked into an Acura dealership in Toronto and asked to [...]

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The Ax Falls on New Acura NSX

December 17, 2008

 

The rumormill suggested that the new NSX was edging closer and closer to production, but today Autoblog confirmed that Honda has shelved the project. These are proving to be brutal times for Honda sports car and racing fans, as Honda earlier announced plans to sell its once promising Formula 1 team. 
What the production NSX was [...]

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Forgotten Marques Part III: Sterling

November 7, 2008

Our third installment brings us to Sterling, imported to N.A. by Rover from 1987-1991. But our story starts in 1986. We had been snapping up Civics and Accords as fast as Honda could build them through the mid-1970’s to early 1980’s, and Honda was not content to stand still. Honda wanted to build a larger, [...]

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Gallery: American LeMans season finale at Laguna Seca

October 24, 2008

Not only is friend of The Garage Jon Emerson the Co-Piloto for Team California’s Best, but it seems he’s also a rock star motorsports photographer! While some of the denizens of The Garage are off gallivanting in Mexico chasing La Carrera, Jon was hard at work last weekend at Laguna Seca shooting race cars. I’m [...]

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Gallery: ALMS on track at 2008 Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock

July 14, 2008

I really need to get a digital slr, as my manual focus skills with the FZ-8 are seriously lacking. Of a few hundred on track shots, there are only a few that I’m happy to share. Not to worry though, these few should keep everyone happy until the Girls of Lime Rock set appears!
Oh yes, [...]

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Canadian Motorsports Expo

April 7, 2007

This weekend is the first ever Canadian Motorsports Expo, hosted by Glenn Butt who most enthusiasts know from his involvement with Mosport. With a many Canadian racing stars coming by for autograph sessions, it looked like a promising day, so I took a couple of the kids out for a walk around.
For the first year [...]

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