Top gear: bolt test-drives BMW M3 Coupe
THE WORLD record in the men's 100 metres stands at 9.69 seconds, while a BMW M3 coupé is capable of reaching 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds.

Rally drivers optimistic
DESPITE HIS wealth of experience in a number of world rally events, Jamaica's top rally drivers have expressed no fear of their Mexican opponent, Ricardo Trivinio, who is scheduled to arrive in the island later this week for the premier motoring event Rally Jamaica 2008.

November auto sales dreary in US
NEW YORK (AP):As the humbled bosses of the United States auto industry spend the weekend preparing their second case for a federal bailout, their best argument may come in November's auto sales figures.

Mitsy not so 'galant'
SOMETIMES LIFE comes up and hits hard. The ol' one-two, you know? Brian Carless' 1994 Mitsubishi Galant, aka 'Mitsy' - his pride and joy - recently puked a rivulet of coolant on his veranda.

VW building US assembly plant during hard times
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (AP):With huge dirt movers shaping the site of Volkswagen's $1-billion assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Europe's largest automaker says it has no regrets about announcing its arrival as an American employer in hard...