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Avoid being bumper-to-bumper this Memorial Day weekend

Nothing burns gasoline better--or in more irritating fashion--than getting caught in stop-and-go traffic. And this is The Weekend to take to the road. There are the 32.1 million Americans traveling over the holiday, and 87 percent are driving, according to AAA.

New Suzuki Swift Sport in 2012

Suzuki Swift S-Concept - expected to become the 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport There was a time when the little Suzuki Swift was the biggest oxymoron in motoring. But things have improved a lot and the Swift is now a fun and lively little car; perfect for city buzzing. But back at Geneva in the Spring Suzuki showed the Swift S-CONCEPT, a hot-hatch update on the latest Swift which we assumed would make an appearance at some point as the new Suzuki Swift Sport.

Volkswagen hits back, weighs making a bid for Porsche

Volkswagen is considering an audacious reverse-takeover bid for its majority shareholder, Porsche, in a twist in the drawn-out struggle for control between the two German carmakers. The Volkswagen Group's supervisory board is said to be weighing the possibility of purchasing Porsche AG, in a move that would relieve its holding company, Porsche SE, of massive debt that industry analysts suggest the company may not be able to fund should the world's financial crisis drag on well into 2010--a scenario put forward this week by the International Monetary Fund. The secret plan emerged as shareholders were set to convene at Volkswagen's annual meeting on Thursday, and it comes after Porsche revealed that it is carrying some 9 billion euros ($11.73 billion) in debt, most of it owing to interest on loans taken out to purchase its 50.8 percent stake in VW.