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Geneva Show 2014: Adam gets hot

VAUXHALL’S stylish baby car has appeared in a more performance-oriented form at the Geneva Motor Show. The Adam S uses the familiar 1.4-litre engine already seen in the standard Adam but here it comes in turbocharged form to release 148bhp and 162lb.ft of torque, significantly more than the current most powerful Adam model. As with other sporty Vauxhall models the Adam S has chassis upgrades including bigger wheels and tyres, stiffened and lowered suspension and high specification brakes.

Pebble Beach concours sets 2012 schedule and ticket info

Tickets for the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance that takes place on Aug. 19 are now available at www.pebblebeachconcours.net. Club D'Elegance tickets cost $600 and include: -- VIP patron badge -- Concours program -- Concours poster signed by the artist -- 2012 dash plaque specially designed for each concours entry -- Other commemorative gifts -- VIP parking -- Shuttle service -- Buffet breakfast -- Buffet lunch -- Wines -- Cash bar -- Executive restrooms -- Coat and package check General-admission tickets cost $200 and include: -- Entry badge -- Parking -- Shuttle service -- Concours event program The concours is on Sunday, but as enthusiasts know, the events start as early as the previous Monday.

Forecasters see slow auto-sales recovery through 2011

U.S. auto sales in 2010 and 2011 will continue to crawl -- not walk or run -- out of last year's recession, according to forecasters at the Auto Industry Hot Topics Conference here. “It's going to be a long crawl out of this, but we're crawling in the right direction,” said David Wyss, chief economist for Standard & Poor's, which co-sponsored the conference along with J.D.