http://www.driive.com Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:06:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The board of General Motors Corp met on Sunday to review a restructuring plan intended to cut costs and win support for up to $12 billion in emergency funding from the  government. http://www.driive.com/2008/12/01/gm-board-meets-to-review-bailout-request/ Filed under: Etc., GMGM has seven planes (four of them are for sale), and one of them was recently and infamously used for a brief sojourn to Washington for head honcho Rick Wagoner. When the public found out about it, well, let's just say the polling numbers weren't exactly favorable. ... http://www.driive.com/2008/12/01/gm-jets-no-tracking-for-you/ Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, BMWClick above for a high-res gallery of the Brabham BT 92 After seeing a rendering of the M3-based BT 92 from Brabham Racing, we were anxiously anticipating the car's debut at the Essen Motor Show this past week. The real thing didn't disappoint - beautiful carbon fiber ... http://www.driive.com/2008/12/01/brabham-bt-92-debuts-at-essen-sir-jack-brabham-not-so-happy/ Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two WheelsThe Isle of Man hosts a classic and influential motorcycle time trial every year, and 2009 will mark the first year that an alternative class is held in conjunction with the main proceedings (see here for our initial recap). The TTX GP, as it's being ... http://www.driive.com/2008/11/30/ttx01-electric-motorcycle-built-for-ttx-gp/ Filed under: Economy, Japan, Suzuki Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Suzuki Alto Lapin Sporting a name that could roughly mean "high pitched rabbit" is loveably quirky, and so it fits that the name is affixed to a kei car. Suzuki's 660cc microcar, styled in the same idiom that has ... http://www.driive.com/2008/11/30/upgraded-bunny-suzuki-unveils-updated-alto-lapin/ The head of the United Auto Workers union made a public plea Sunday for government help for U.S. carmakers as they put the final touches on stabilization plans to submit to Congress. http://www.driive.com/2008/11/30/uaw-boss-on-auto-rescue-%e2%80%98this-is-not-a-bailout%e2%80%99/ Filed under: Aston Martin, Lifestyle Aston Martin Racing has emerged as the dominant force in sports car racing wherever they've lined up on the grid, and they haven't gotten there without copious amounts of horsepower. And as Aston knows best, all that power needs to be properly harnessed, so for the ... http://www.driive.com/2008/11/30/sabelt-stitches-together-a-pair-of-shoes-for-aston-martin-racing/ Filed under: Ford, Volvo, Earnings/FinancialsThe Volvo Group, successfully spun off ball bearing company SKF in 1927, no longer has much to do with the Volvo brand of cars. While it does build large commercial vehicles, the automotive unit was sold to Ford all the way back in 1999, and the ... http://www.driive.com/2008/11/30/volvo-not-interested-in-buying-back-volvo-cars-from-ford/ Filed under: AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Legislation and PolicyWe're from the government and we're here to help. Those words strike fear into the hearts of conservatives anywhere. Right now those words probably should be terrorizing those hoping for a loan deal for the Detroit automakers as well. Before and after Congress declined ... http://www.driive.com/2008/11/30/congressional-plan-for-green-detroit-could-be-financially-fatal/ Filed under: Sunday Drive Click the map above to view this week's Sunday Drive This week, Autoblog steps out of California for the day, heading due east towards Arizona. That's right, we're headed to Phoenix, and this is the time of year to do it. It may be unbearably hot all Summer, ... http://www.driive.com/2008/11/30/autoblog-sunday-drive-in-the-valley-of-the-sun-part-i/