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Tom Cruise drives Red Bull F1 at Willow Springs Raceway +video

TC gets tips from DC In case you hadn’t noticed, F1 is heading back to the U.S. and Red Bull are in the States in the F1 summer break glad-handing the locals. Just this week we had DC driving the Red Bull off-road in Texas, and now the team have decamped to California and found themselves a rookie driver – a certain Mr Tom Cruise.

Fancy taking a Volvo up the Goodwood hillclimb?

Volvo V60 at Goodwood - with you driving? Last year saw the Goodwood Festival of Speed open a day early for a car manufacturers preview day, a day which quickly became dubbed the ‘Moving Motor Show‘. For probably the first time – and certainly in such a glorious settings – car lovers got the chance to browse and be hands on with a huge range of cars.

Mercedes-Benz courts Renault for new Smart model based on Twingo

Mercedes-Benz is set to join forces with Renault in a deal aimed at providing its underdeveloped Smart division with a contemporary-engineered front-engine/front-wheel-drive platform as the basis for a frugal new Forfour model. The new Smart, due out in 2013, is planned to sit on a lightly modified version of the Renault Twingo’s underpinnings, complete with a 93.3-inch wheelbase. Speaking about the new car over the weekend, a highly placed Mercedes-Benz official told AutoWeek: “It’s a key component in plans to grow the Smart brand.