LOS ANGELES - September 1, 2010 - The Targa Trophy Triple Crown Series, North America's premier automotive lifestyle rally event, presented by NOS Energy Drink continued the season with Event #2 the Bay Area Rally Fest. Alex Andonian took the victory in his 2008 BMW 335i with navigator Alain Gulezyan, while Radoslav Kalla, winner of Event #1, retains the lead in the Triple Crown points chase for the championship.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes motor racing star Jenson Button picked up his exclusive Mercedes-Benz C-Class DR 520 Estate car from Mercedes-Benz World on 24 August 2010. The reigning 2009 Formula One™ World Champion has snapped up one of only twenty DR 520s made, and they are only available from the ‘Specialist Products Division’ at Mercedes-Benz World.

Pebble Beach, 26 August 2010

• Debut of a new worldwide sports car racing series
• Focus is on innovative drive concepts
• Audi Sport Team Joest to compete with two prototypes

Following the successful North American debut of the McLaren MP4-12C at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, McLaren Automotive will begin a launch tour of its selected North America dealership locations. Prospective customers will have the opportunity to see the 12C in the metal and speak to the team responsible for groundbreaking newcomer.

• The CLS brings refined sportiness to life
• Visualisation of the Mercedes-Benz brand values
• Athletic proportions, perceptible design idiom
• Expressive front design features central star in the grille
• Dynamic, feature line flowing back towards the rear
• Elegance with handcrafted details in the interior

• Powered by a 2.0 litre 163 bhp HDi diesel engine and a 37bhp electric motor
• Potential 74.4mpg, with 99g/km of CO2
• All electric mode (Zero Emission Vehicle)
• A maximum combined power output of 200 bhp

In the same year as Janis Joplin penned the famous line, “Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz”, the finishing touches were being applied - by hand - to a stunning 280SE 3.5 litre Cabriolet, which has now become the latest showpiece to be consigned for sale by Historics at Brooklands at their forthcoming auction on September 25th.

Replacing the Race Touareg 2, twice winner in 2009 and 2010 of the gruelling Dakar Rally and the first diesel-powered vehicle ever to win the event, the new Race Touareg 3 promises to be faster and more efficient while retaining the immense strength and durability of the outgoing car.

• 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholarship Programme unveiled
• Two ambitious young drivers will each receive a £50,000 cash injection into their racing budget for the 2011 Carrera Cup GB Championship
• Drivers will race 450 hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car

Finished in striking silver metallic with a special red design feature on the tridion safety cell, the gb-10 edition is a fitting tribute to the brand’s shining performance since its UK launch in October 2000.

Jaguar is launching an armoured version of its stunning new XJ luxury sports saloon at the 2010 Moscow International Motor Show.

The life of Graham Nearn, rescuer of the legendary Seven sportscar and founder of Caterham Cars, will be celebrated with a ‘Memorial Blat’ next month.

• Global sales of over 23,000, with V6 model showing early success
• Powerkit now available on Turbo models raising output by 40 hp to 540 hp
• Optional Sport Design Package, 20” Panamera Sport wheels offer exterior styling upgrades
• Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus available as an option on V8 models, further optimising the chassis dynamics

This year’s smart festival is on a charge to be the best ever thanks to exclusive test drive opportunities of the smart fortwo electric drive and an appearance by 2008 Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton.

(Pebble Beach, CA) Bentley Motors is displaying the company’s new limited-edition Continental GTC and GTC Speed 80-11 models, designed exclusively for the North American market, on the Concept Lawn at the 60th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Both of these new cars combine the legendary performance, luxury and craftsmanship for which the 91-year old Bentley marque is renowned, as well as the added exclusivity of being commissioned for a single market. The 80-11 designation underlines just how limited these luxury British convertibles will be with Bentley building only 80 examples of each drophead in 2011.

As part of the year long celebration of Jaguar's 75th anniversary the Jaguar design team has created the XJ75 Platinum Concept, a one-of-a-kind design project on display at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance Concept Car Lawn this weekend.

Hot on the heels of Vauxhall’s announcement last week that it is to provide a lifetime warranty on all its new cars, the Luton company is planning to capitalise on the news with a primetime TV ad which will air for the first time on Monday, August 16.

Since its market launch in 1974, the Scirocco compact sports coupé has been the most successful Volkswagen in its segment: 795,650 vehicles were sold up to 1992. Currently, the third generation is being manufactured.

Fans of Top Gear can now see three new cars from the presenters’ latest challenge, in the World of Top Gear exhibition at Beaulieu.

Gaydon, 11 August 2010. Aston Martin’s Design Director, Marek Reichman is to embark on his maiden race in a Vantage GT4 competing in the Aston Martin GT4 Challenge of Great Britain at Oulton Park on Saturday 21 August.

BMW or Mercedes Benz? Concours d'Elegance or Vintage Racing? NASCAR or F-1? Debates that keep car guys up at night. eBay Motors wants to settle this…or at least give it a shot.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – August 5, 2010 – RECARO, the international leader in automo-bile, racecar and child safety seat technology and a leading innovator in side impact pro-tection, is introducing the ProSERIES line of car seats to protect your most precious pas-sengers. The ProSERIES is the latest addition to the popular car seat manufacturer’s line of child seats based on RECARO’s race-track proven mobile seating technology.

The 4th Annual Targa Trophy's second stop to the San Francisco Bay Area is around the corner! The Bay Area Rally Fest will take place on Friday, August 27 and Saturday, August 27 and will be hosted by W San Francisco and W Silicon Valley. Reserve your spot now to be a part of the premier lifestyle Triple Crown rally series!

• The first open-top Audi supercar will begin at $161,000 MSRP
• The V10 Audi R8 Spyder achieves 525-hp and a top speed of 195 mph
• Planned arrival for the RS5 Coupe in the U.S. market is 2012