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Ford Mustang Boss 302 gets track mode

Getting the upcoming 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 ready for track duty can be as simple as using the correct key. Ford on Thursday said it will offer a TracKey option for the Mustang Boss 302, which goes on sale next spring. Starting the car with the red-colored TracKey prompts the powertrain control module to a separate, more-aggressive set of software--changing more than 200 settings from street mode.

Day 59 and counting for General Motors: Fritz says it like it is

With less than two months remaining to determine its fate, newly christened General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson held a press conference Tuesday to show Wall Street and Washington that the buck stops with him. He did a creditable job. No, he did not remind viewers of Alexander Haig so much as he played the part of confident commander in charge.

Off the line: Fun cars and social responsibility Autoweek op-ed stands the test of time

It's been almost 21 years to the day that Autoweek printed Matt DeLorenzo's column “Off the Line: There's room for fast, fun cars in diet of social responsibility.” And in those two decades plus, not much has changed except the vehicles themselves. For example, sports cars like the Bugatti Veyron and Pagani Huayra have astronomically high performance and safety levels; similarly, sport-utility vehicles that haul entire families (and most of their earthly possessions) achieve fuel economy similar to that of 1970s midsize sedans. To read all of DeLorenzo's thoughts and his case for automobiles, click the links to download the article.