Subaru is the latest automaker to jump on the Apple iPad bandwagon with newly released app for the popular personal tablet device. Consumers who own Apple's iPad or iPad2 can now download a free digital brochure of the 2011 Subaru Outback, Forester and WRX/STI, which will include many features found on Subaru's website.

Turns out the Toyota Sequoia can get glammed up if it wants. Although it's far from the prettiest sport/ute out there, the 2011 Toyota Sequoia Platinum is at the beck and call of consumers looking for an upscale alternative in the full-size SUV market (a field that has long been a domestic specialty).

We'd posit the hypothetical flannel-wearing lumberjack enjoys the simpler things in life. But for $17,150 over the base SR5, Toyota will throw in an all-inclusive Platinum package that should satiate any wood-splitting feller with more discriminating taste. Opt for the stout Multi Mode (part-time) four-wheel drive system for another $3225 and you get our Silver Sky Metallic, $61,380 Sequoia Platinum (includes $975 destination charge) test vehicle.

MERCEDES GP PETRONAS driver’s, Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, qualified in seventh and eighth places today at the Valencia Street Circuit during Saturday’s European Grand Prix qualifying for Round Eight of the 2011 Formula One World Championship.

The 2011 European Grand Prix weekend began today at the Valencia Street Circuit with two uninterrupted and busy practice sessions, held in warm but overcast conditions. Both MERCEDES GP PETRONAS drivers ended the day in the top ten after P2.

Pure heart, pure soul

Ferrari has taken the wraps off the new 458 Italia Grand Am race car.

Photos of the upcoming next-generation M5 leaked from a German car magazine

These leaked photos of the upcoming 2012 BMW (F10) M5 were first published in the German car magazine Auto Zeitung.

The photos show a very muscular M5 wearing 20-inch wheels and dressed in the color of Monte Carlo Blue. Feel free to compare the differences between this 'official' M5 and the M5 Concept from a couple of months ago.

Wandering at our leisure, with only the blue lines on our road map as our guide, we headed for the Rocky Mountains and the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado. A Class C motorhome would be our habitat on wheels and provide all our beloved creature comforts, enabling us to make choices on the fly. We especially appreciated these comforts in winter camping conditions amidst the Rocky Mountains.

In the latest offering from Born Free Motorcoach (a 22-foot Rear Side Galley Class C Motorhome), enjoying the RV lifestyle is like being a turtle. Carrying our shelter with us, we could stop for the night wherever we decided the day should come to an end; bring our favorite foods with us; and sleep in our own bed.

San Diego will be the first North American city to have a 100-percent electric vehicle (EV) carsharing program from car2go N. A. LLC, a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, Nicholas Cole, President and CEO of car2go N. A. LLC, and Jonathan Read, CEO of ECOtality, made the official announcement at a news conference today at the El Cortez this morning.

The Suzuki GSX1250FA is the bike a discerning motorcyclist will pick out of a line-up of overly specialized sportbikes or portly sport-tourers emphasizing the latter part of the compound title. Besides its standard equipment anti-lock brakes, the GSX1250FA is elemental in its construction and built to be ridden anywhere, anytime by a motorcyclist who values versatility over hyperbole.

Stripped of its Bandit moniker, in use since the Bandit 400’s U.S. introduction in 1991, the GSX1250FA also differs from its predecessor by way of full-fairing cosmetics. Less obvious upgrades include heavier fork springs and firmer rebound damping, and an additional radiator fan to compensate for the loss of airflow from the full-coverage bodywork.

The world's largest gathering of smart fans is taking place in Italy for the first time in 2011, it has been confirmed.

In the seaside resort of Riccione, the European smart community will come together from August 4th to 7th. smart has also confirmed that the event will take place in a different country each year, which reflects its expanding importance.