2011 Maybach 57/62 It has been reported numerous times that Daimler AG’s Maybach brand will soon die after being starved of new products. That might not be the case anymore with some new leadership in town and some new products in the pipeline. Daimler board member, Joachim Schmidt, who was recently brought back to run Daimler’s sales and marketing,… Read the rest

Ben Collins Ben Collins, who was recently revealed as The Stig on Top Gear , has apparently been fired by BBC and has already been replaced, according to the Mirror . The move comes shortly after BBC has threatened to take legal action against the anonymous driver to prevent him from publishing an autobiography. The Mirror has published two… Read the rest

Gemballa Mig-U1 As announced Friday , Gemballa, the tuning firm that closed its doors after the disappearance of its founder Uwe Gemballa , was scheduled to hold a press conference on the Aug. 23. The move was seen as an opportunity for Gemballa to announce that it was going back into business – well, that’s exactly what happened. Managing… Read the rest

2011 BMW M3 GTS The BMW M3 GTS has been making rounds at the famous Nurburgring track for some time now. According to German publication Sport Auto , the best lap time the M3 GTS returned came in at 7:48. While that’s pretty impressive, many were expecting something better. The lap time is only 2 seconds faster than the… Read the rest

2011 Chevrolet Test 'Solid' test by Dept. 180 We were pretty upset to learn earlier this summer that GM’s new Dept. 180 YouTube series would be taking a break for a couple of months. The show really caught our attention with its unique method of videography to highlight the extreme and unconventional methods that Chevrolet engineers use to test… Read the rest

2010 Kia Soul The Kia Soul is going through a really hard time right now with the NHTSA opening a preliminary inquiry into possible steering loss on the compact car . Kia said that it is actively cooperating with NHTSA and is working with its supply base to track down what caused a driver to lose all steering ability… Read the rest

The folks at Atlanta Motorsports Group are here at Mosport today, getting in a bit of practice leading up to the ALMS weekend here next weekend. These cars look great on track.

Read the original here Mazda teams working hard to get fast

I’m feeling a little guilty these days, as I’ve been negligent in posting here in The Garage. Fear not though as my negligence is in the name of some seriously gnarly gearhead activity. Two days of shooting bikes last week and I’m still not caught up with editing. Today, I spent the day taking pics of Ferrari’s and I’ll… Read the rest

Seems like General Motors’ CFO Chris Liddell is hard at work. According to a report by Reuters , GM has completed the paperwork for an initial public offering and is expected to file with the U.S. securities regulators on Tuesday. Sources familiar with the plans said that the initial prospectus, expected to be for $100 million, is likely to… Read the rest

2007 Mazda3 Mazda has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it will be recalling more than 200,000 Mazda3 and Mazda5 vehicles from the 2007-2009 model year due to faulty power-assist steering pumps and pipes. The letter has not been posted on the NHTSA website but Mazda said that it notified the department of the recall on Thursday.… Read the rest