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Fisker, Energy Department face tough Congressional hearing on federal loans

Struggling Fisker Automotive took a bludgeoning Wednesday on Capitol Hill from top congressional Republicans who compared Fisker to failed automotive startups of the past and lambasted the Department of Energy for allowing the electric-car producer to draw down nearly $200 million in taxpayer-funded loans. House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., told Fisker founder Henrik Fisker that he will be remembered fondly for his design work for BMW and Aston Martin. But he compared Fisker to Malcolm Bricklin, John DeLorean and Preston Tucker -- three entrepreneurs known for their failed startup car companies.

Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni: It’s official

The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni has been released in honour of Lamborghini Test Driver Valentino Balboni Our report on Monday on the leaked pictures of the latest Lamborghini – The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 – was right in pretty much every way, but what we didn’t know was that Lamborghini had bestowed the ultimate accolade on their Veteran Test Driver by naming the new car in his honour. So this is officially the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni. So now the world, not just Lamborghini aficionados, know exactly who Valentino Balboni is.

Ford Escort returns – for China: Shanghai Motor Show

The Ford Escort Concept has been built by Ford with the aim of taking a sizeable chunk of China’s compact saloon market – estimated at 5.5 million sales a year – and looks remarkably production viable and far from ‘budget’. Escort is a badge China knows – there are plenty of old Escorts floating around Chinese roads – so it’s a sensible move by Ford to revive a badge that already resonates as a compact, affordable saloon with Chinese car buyers. This new Escort gets a proper version of Ford’s latest design language – including the Aston Martin grill – and has good lines and strong detail including jeweled headlights with the lucky Chinese ’8′ discernible ; it looks entirely cohesive and nothing like a Focus with a boot grafted on.