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Alfa Romeo plans 'affordable' halo car

Alfa Romeo plans to build a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive coupe that would become the brand's halo car. Fiat's struggling sporty brand aims to complete a concept car for the innovative lightweight coupe for a planned Geneva auto show debut next month. The concept is set to be built as the 4C GTA and go on sale for about $55,000 (40,000 euros).

One Lap of the Web: Classic Mustang road trip, V4 engines and the flaming Viper

-- In honor of the Ford Mustang and it's upcoming 50th anniversary, Hagerty is taking a cross-country trip in a 1964.5 Mustang coupe. The car is solid but not exactly show-worthy, plus it has a three-speed manual transmission. In other words, all the ingredients for a really long road trip.

Toyota’s Hiromu Naruse dies in LFA Nurburgring accident

Hiromu Naruse dies in LFA Nurburgring Frankly, we’re not too sure of all the details, but it appears that Hiromu Naruse, Toyota’s Chief Test Driver – and Akio Toyoda’s personal driver – has been killed on a public road near the Nurburgring whilst at the wheel of a Lexus LFA Nurburgring Special. The reports coming in  state that Naruse collided with a BMW being driven by two test drivers. Neither of the test drivers in the BMW was killed, although it seems that one has life threatening injuries and is in a critical condition.