Alfa Romeo to launch 8 new cars in next 4 years – Alfa MiTo to be dropped

The Alfa Romeo Gloria (pictured) could point to a new Giulia Alfa Romeo has been stuck in the doldrums for quite a while, and is now in the sorry state of having just two cars on sale – the Alfa MiTo and Alfa Giulietta – both compact cars and both with front wheel drive. Not really Alfas, although they’re better than you might expect. But in a brave plan to turn Alfa Romeo in to a proper force again – a plan we reported was on the cards a year ago – Sergio Marchionne has revealed that Alfa is planning to launch eight new cars in the next four years and concentrate on proper RWD cars with proper driver appeal.

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010: live news, photo galleries, reviews

CAR is at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed, and will update this page with news and snippets, photos and video beamed straight from the Earl of March's hillclimb. NB we'll update the latest news at the top of the page in blog format, so if you're reading for the first time start at the foot of the page and work your way up!SUNDAY 4 JULY 20102.45pm: Home timeIt might seem like too soon to leave, but I have been here since 6.30am, and the sad excuse of wanting to beat the traffic means it's time to leave Goodwood once again. Still a great show, even if it is getting too big.

Corvette ZR1 'Blue Devil' freed from sinkhole

Update: Video of the ZR1 removal added below. Workers at the National Corvette Museum have begun removing eight cars from the bottom of a sinkhole that appeared inside the museum's Skydome last month. The first car to make it back to ground level is the 2009 Corvette ZR1 prototype nicknamed "Blue Devil." Incredibly, the ZR1 reportedly cranked right up and even made it to the doorway of the Skydome under its own power.