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Austin F1 and the U.S. Grand Prix is still alive:

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Austin F1 - Circuit of the Americas

Austin F1 - Circuit of the Americas

That’s right. All the news we are getting now confirms that the track in Austin and the race will happen.

If you have been following along, construction of the 3.4-mile track was halted when the Texas comptroller’s office refused to put up the $25 million it pledged to pay for the F1 sanctioning fee. It seems now that an agreement between F1 and Texas and the date has been set for the Austin race next year.

So construction continues and we hope to he having a big F1 party next year! Keep up to date with more from Austin and the track right here.

2011 Suzuki Swift:

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2011 Suzuki Swift

After seeing the new 2010 Kizashi we are now getting some spy shots of the new 2011 Swift from Suzuki. The swift has been a great selling car in Europe and other parts of the world for a long time now, in 2008 when Suzuki was getting serious about bringing it to the US market. To offer a fuel efficient car in the midst of the fuel crisis would have been the best play for Suzuki but sadly the current Swift would not meet US government restrictions and it was too expensive to revise the current car to meet those standards. So Suzuki put off bringing the Swift to the US till it was time to revise design on all Swifts.

Well it’s that time! We are looking at spy shots of the new Swift in testing. Arguably this vehicle should be ready to take on European, Japanese, and US standards to be a new global vehicle for Suzuki. If they do offer it in the US they will not offer the diesel engines like the other models but it will still be a car to stand in line for.

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The 2010 Suzuki Kizashi:

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Road Race Kizashi

Road Race Kizashi

The official unveiling of the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi took place last week showing off a few of the new sedans by Suzuki. The Kizashi is long awaited in the US from Suzuki, as they haven’t offered a mid-sized sedan in the US since the end of the Verona in 2006.  The Verona was a rebadged Daewoo marketed through Suzuki. It was a horrible failure for Suzuki, not only bringing their quality status down but also pulling away from what they want Suzuki to symbolize. The Kizashi though is a completely different story. Built in Suzuki’s new factory keeping everything under Suzuki’s control the new Kizashi lives up to their “way of life” slogan. Featuring AWD and a 3.6 liter V6 that will put it right at par with some great cars and knowing Suzuki’s handling I’m sure it will be a great driving car.

Want to make your Kizashi even better? Road Race Motorsports has already started developing aftermarket parts for this car!

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What about the design? There have been many comparisons to VW or Audi, or even that it looks too much like a bigger SX4 sedan. I’ll agree that the Kizashi 3 concept was quite more stunning than this production version, but everyone knew it would get watered down in the name of a production car. I think it’s still an attractive car and it gives them something to reach for with the next line up. Let’s just hope it is a success for Suzuki in the hard times of the American auto market.