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| Aussie Briscoe pipped for pole Australia's Ryan Briscoe has missed out on pole position for this month's Indy 500, beaten by Brazilian teammate Helio Castroneves. foxsports.com.au |
Teammate says Bourdais is being replaced by Toro Rosso Sebastien Bourdais' stint with Toro Rosso is over, according to teammate Jaime Alguersuari. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford's New C-Max and Grand C-Max Frankfurt--Ford Motor Co. today said today that it is not only showing the new Ford C-Max, which will go on sale in Europe next year, but a second all-new design, the Grand C-Max (pictured above), which will be sold in Europe and other markets, including North America, in 2011.The new C-Max, the original design of which launched with great success in Europe in 2003, looks very much like the big sibling of the Ford Fiesta. Pursuing Ford's kinetic design scheme, the five passenger C-Max has a muscular, almost chiseled look, but comes across as the nimble utility runabout that it is.The news for the U.S. though, is the addition of the Grand C-Max to the lineup in 2011. The regular five-door C-Max may not come, because when the new Focus arrives in the U.S. next year it will have a five- door version that is probably too close to the C-Max in price and package.The Grand C-Max, though, is a longer and slightly taller version of the C-Max, also built off the new global Focus vehicle platform. It has three rows of seats, and seats seven. It also has two rear-sliding doors, but without the slab-side appearance of a minivan.Ford has been out of the minivan business since discontinuing the Freestar minivan. But many families, especially those with just one or two kids, like the sliding door for getting kids in and out of carseats in cramped parking lots.There isn't much room behind the third seat when it is in use, based on the photos made available. But Ford says there is enough for a few pieces of luggage, a stroller and the like.The real selling point of the Grand-Max, Ford believes, is the versatility in a smaller, more fuel efficient package. People with large families are still going to opt for minivans and SUVs. But there is a trend in the U.S., as well as Europe, to smaller one and two child families. And Ford's global product boss Derrick Kuzak said Ford designed the Grand C-Max specifically to offer utility, versatility and the sliding door, "without resorting to the vehicle looking like a refrigerator on wheels." rss.businessweek.com |
One week trimmed from Indy 500 schedule for 2010 The month of May is getting shorter as it relates to the Indianapolis 500. Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials confirmed Tuesday ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Keselowski hopes to lighten mood of Penske team Brad Keselowski is taking credit for his new boss wearing blue jeans. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |