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MCG Executive Briefing for August 9, 2013

Posted on August 9, 2013 by MCG

With a fourth straight record sales year, Audi of America (R8 Coupe and Spyder shown here) is on pace to top 150,000 units in 2013, says CEO Scott Keogh. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

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MCG Car Spotter’s Guide to the 1958 to 1960 Edsel

Posted on August 8, 2013 by MCG

Metaphor for corporate failure or fairly decent automobile? Both. Mac’s Motor City Garage explores the three years of Edsel. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Car Spotter's Guides | Tagged Edsel

Another Look at Vintage Racecar Transporters

Posted on August 6, 2013 by MCG

There was a time when the vehicles that tugged, towed, and carted racecars to the track were often as interesting as the racecars themselves. Let’s take a look back. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Motorsports | Tagged race transporters, Renntransporter, Tommy Ivo

Video: A lap with the 2014 Mercedes F1 Turbo V6

Posted on August 5, 2013 by MCG

Get your geek on. We’re going for a simulated lap of Monza with the 2014 Mercedes-Benz F1 engine. It turns 15,000 rpm and it’s turbocharged. Oh, and they said you should turn up the sound.  Continue reading →

Posted in Motorsports, Technology | Tagged F1

MCG Executive Briefing for August 5, 2013

Posted on August 5, 2013 by MCG

In response to rising import taxes, Daimler AG reportedly will build a new plant in Brazil capable of building 20,000 Mercedes C-class cars per year. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

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Saturday Morning CarTune: Forty Miles of Bad Road

Posted on August 3, 2013 by MCG

With one of the most infectious guitar licks ever conceived, here’s Duane Eddy, the grand master of twang, with this morning’s CarTune, “Forty Miles of Bad Road.”  Continue reading →

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More from the 2013 St. John’s Concours: the racers

Posted on August 2, 2013 by MCG

Capping off MCG’s coverage of the 2013 Concours d’Elegance of America: a big gallery of vintage racecars.    Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Events | Tagged St. John's Concours

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