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Kia Proceed GT (2013) first specs of Kia's warm hatch

Here are the first official specifications of Kia's warm hatch, plus a new sketch: the Proceed GT. Following on from last week's sketch, Kia has confirmed the car will get over 200bhp, and boast a 7.9sec 0-62mph time. Kia Proceed GT: the new details With 201bhp, the Proceed GT sits a rung below the Focus ST and Vauxhall Astra VXR on the hot hatch ladder.

Cash for clunkers plan revives trade fight

Import brand automakers and dealers warned on Thursday that a vehicle scrappage proposal before the Senate would violate trade agreements and could weaken the economy. The Senate could vote on the plan on Thursday, which would offer $10,000 to any moderate- or low-income consumer who trades in a car or truck that is at least 10 years old and buys a new one that is more fuel-efficient and "assembled in the United States." The trade-ins would be scrapped rather than resold. The U.S.-made mandate "smacks of the protectionism that led to the Great Depression," said Barbara Nocera, the top Washington lobbyist for Mazda North American Operations.

Family Affair: Rod and Rhys Millen return to Pikes Peak, together

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is a month away, which means most teams are starting to feel the pressure of challenging one of the oldest races in the world. There might be a little extra anxiety this year for Hyundai driver Rhys Millen, whose father, Rod Millen, will make his return to the 156-turn mountain course. Rod Millen held the world record at Pikes Peak for 13 years with a time of 10 minutes, 4.06 seconds.