Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 10.30.09

Review: 2010 Kia Forte continues string of hits from South Korea

Kia puts out another competent runabout with strong styling, a quality interior and the driving dynamics to match the competition from Honda and Mazda — all for thousands less.

Introduction to Karting – Part 5
The fifth installment of our karting series delves into the trials and [...]

Vroom for Everyone: Local Motors unveiling crowdsourced Rally Fighter at SEMA [w/VIDEO]

Filed under: SEMA Show, Coupe, Off-Road

Local Motors Rally Fighter – Click above for high-res image gallery

The wild things have left the movie theaters and are headed toward Las Vegas. Destination? SEMA. Case in point, the Rally Fighter. Local Motors, the company that plans to build the offroadster, is attempting an industry first: dipping into the [...]

FIA GT1 Championship goes global for 2010

Filed under: Motorsports

2009 FIA GT Championship at Silverstone – Click above for a high-res image gallery

After a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council earlier this month, the FIA GT Championship has announced the expansion of the racing series for next year that includes more races and international locations. The 2010 schedule features four [...]

Funny Car Commercial of the Day: Never judge a book mascot by its cover

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Ford, Humor

Never judge a book mascot by its cover – Click above to watch the video after the break

Ever see those poor men and women out on a hot and sunny summer day dressed up in some ridiculous costume as some sort of promotion their employers are running? We truly feel [...]

REPORT: Fritz says GM doesn’t need any further aid from Washington

Filed under: Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/Financials

Fritz Henderson went to Washington to have a word the folks who wrote the $50 billion check to keep General Motors alive. While there, he answered a few questions put forth from The Washington Post about that investment and the “new” company created with it. His answers are sound, but qualified [...]