It has no roof, no windshield and no doors. It doesn’t matter. The Ariel Atom is the absolute perfect way to experience the simple pleasure of a day at the race track on four wheels. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: 2013 Ford Fusion campaign will feature ‘Idol’s’ Ryan Seacrest
Just when you thought you could get away from Ryan Seacrest… The host of Fox’s “American Idol” will be featured in an upcoming advertising campaign that will pitch the 2013 Ford Fusion. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Aston Martin celebrates millionth Facebook fan with DB9 1M
Aston Martin has racked up one million fans on Facebook, and the company has marked the occasion by building a DB9 configured by the masses. Every last option on the coupe was picked by the company’s teaming horde of fans, including the interior options and the, um, unique vinyl wrap outside. There’s no word on what the automaker will do with the DB9 1M, but we doubt we’ll see a special edition version make it to dealers anytime soon. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Bugatti looking into hybrid tech for next-gen Veyron?
Fast. Powerful. Opulent. There are any number of descriptors one could use to describe the Bugatti Veyron. But along with them is “heavy” – including heavy on fuel consumption. That’s just the way it goes when you’re dealing with a sixteen-cylinder, quad-turbo beast of a supercar. But that could change, if the latest output from the rumormill proves accurate. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Hyundai pondering new large crossover?
According to a report in Ward’s Auto, the pale fortunes of the soon-to-depart Hyundai Veracruz aren’t stopping Hyundai from considering another dedicated seven-seat crossover. Although the new Santa Fe will usher in a long-wheelbased sibling that can seat seven, Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik advises Ward’s to “stay tuned for future details on a potential premium crossover” that could be a dedicated – read: Veracruz replacing – CUV for seven. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: UK gets Mazda MX-5 Miata Kuro special edition
The word “kuro” means “black” in Japanese, and several special edition kuro models have made there way to the UK from Japanese automakers in the past few years: the Nissan Juke Kuro last year and the Mazda RX-8 Kuro in 2007. Mazda has gone back to black with the MX-5 Kuro, but unlike those other cars, this one is oddly available in Crystal White Pearlescent, as well as Velocity Red Mica and Brilliant Black. Funk Flex
