With the success of the MINI Cooper, Smart ForTwo, and other small-but-very-fuel-efficient cars, the news that an American version of the Italian-spec 2011 Fiat 500 may be coming to the U.S. as early as the end of 2010 has caused more than a few automotive reviewers to stop and think. Will the tiny car be a hit with American… Read the rest

Leaving your car with valet parking attendants? It’s likely it will be responsibly parked, with the keys placed on a wall or in a drawer. But if you’re not as lucky—or if you drive something irresistibly flashy like a Porsche 911 Turbo or a Lamborghini Gallardo—it could turn into a scene right out of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. CBS… Read the rest

In a taped interview, Top Gear ‘s Jeremy Clarkson talks frankly about the Ben Collins/Stig controversy and shares how hurt he was by Collins. At the same event he also called him “The Greedy Twat” instead of The Stig. More

Nevada, where America dumps its nuclear-proof refrigerators , retirees and certified used strippers, needs cash like a penny slot addict. One gubernatorial candidate says giving drivers a 24-hour pass to travel 90 mph could gin up $1 billion. Color us intrigued. More

Video of the Transformers 3 accident that put extra Gabriela Cedillo in a coma was leaked to RadarOnline . The footage shows Cedillo’s car being pulled along a barrier, but does it contradict the studio’s claim she wasn’t in the shoot? More

Dhiaa Al-Essa, a 21-year-old engineering student, drives a personal fleet of 30 supercars, including three Lamborghinis and five Ferraris. After getting a Koenigsegg Agera for next year’s 22nd birthday, his garage will be worth $12 million. Slack jawed yokels, behold. More

The SSC Ultimate Aero II , which you saw exclusively first on Jalopnik , is aiming for a Bugatti-besting top speed of 275 mph with the help of a 6.8-liter twin-turbo V8 according to Top Gear . More

This is the first glimpse of what’s rumored to be the Murciélago-replacing, 700-hp Lamborghini Jota , set for a debut at the Paris Motor Show. Angular. More

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Filed under: Motorsports , Honda , Racing 2010 Kentucky Indy 300 from Kentucky Speedway – Click above for high-res image gallery For the IRL IndyCar Series , the 2010 Kentucky Indy 300 was all about the number “200.” It was the 200th race in IRL history. The drivers would be running 200 laps around the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway. And… Read the rest