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Fuel-economy standards rise to 27.3 mpg for 2011 model year

Fuel-economy standards for all light vehicles will rise 8 percent, to an average of 27.3 mpg for the 2011 model year, under new U.S. rules issued on Friday. The regulations will use a new system that sets standards for individual models based on their size.

New Bentley to launch at Pebble Beach

Latest picture of the new 'Grand' Bentley - this time the back end We also get a new picture, which this time shows the back of the new Bentley (the last picture of the Grand Bentley we were teased with was the front). And it confirms pretty much what we said last week. The shape is reminiscent of the pre VW-era Continentals – the Continental R.

Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart shifts gears, sells his stuff

Ivan “Ironman” Stewart’s high-speed lifestyle of flying through the desert, leaving a rooster tail of dust, is taking a turn down a calmer, gentler road. Stewart, 64, is ready to slow things down and create more time for himself and his family. “I’m not retiring,” he insists, “just changing directions.” Last weekend he sold his off-road racing truck business and everything that goes along with it.